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10/19/2012 11:53:43 AM

A pedestrian tunnel would be the most effect solution, but the cost would be prohibitive. Also, it would prolly turn into a rape tunnel.

A ped bridge would work, but there would be very long ramps on either side of Western to accommodate handicap access.

A exclusive ped crossing phase is a decent solution, but most peds get impatient and won't wait for the ped phase to come up.

It's just a bad intersection. Maybe an exclusive ped crossing signal could be installed at a midblock location to help disfuse the peds at af & w.

10/19/2012 12:04:42 PM

People who won't walk to a crosswalk aren't any more likely to walk to a bridge; so unless you're going to install three per block don't even bother. The last thing you want to do is spend a million dollars on a bridge only to use it as an observation deck for the real life game of Frogger taking place below.

actually that sounds pretty cool...

[Edited on October 19, 2012 at 12:11 PM. Reason : l]

10/19/2012 12:09:08 PM

let natural selection take care of kidz that can't cross the road at the proper place and time

10/19/2012 12:14:10 PM

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"my dog just shit in my carpet"

That's impressive...most animals just shit on the carpet

10/19/2012 1:45:43 PM

^^unfortunately, that process damages vehicles and endangers others

10/19/2012 1:51:22 PM

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"A ped bridge would work, but there would be very long ramps on either side of Western to accommodate handicap access. "

Couldn't they do switchback ramps or something to minimize space?

10/19/2012 1:55:54 PM

http://www.wral.com/planners-put-pedestrian-bridge-on-wish-list-for-western-boulevard/11768860/

11/14/2012 10:09:54 AM

I vote for gondolas.

11/14/2012 10:37:44 AM

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"wish list"

11/14/2012 10:55:45 AM

I vote for a human catapault, they can put a huge swimming pool or airbags on the other side to land on.

11/14/2012 11:23:40 AM

Or

an Epic Water Slide that crosses at avent ferry.

11/14/2012 11:26:35 AM

A tunnel would be the best, but people really aren't going to like the traffic disruptions to build it

11/14/2012 11:29:01 AM

How about an elevated shuttle train that just goes back an forth?

11/14/2012 12:21:28 PM

[Edited on November 14, 2012 at 12:30 PM. Reason : foo]

11/14/2012 12:27:11 PM

Make the whole thing like a ramp so handicap people can also use?

11/14/2012 12:32:32 PM