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Textured & Colored Crosswalks:Textured & Colored Crosswalks:Are they worth the trouble & expense?Are they worth the trouble & expense?

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Textured crosswalks:In theory – more visible. In reality?

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Bird’s eye perspective - before

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Bird’s eye perspective - proposed

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What the pedestrian seesWhat the pedestrian sees

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What the driver seesWhat the driver sees

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What the pedestrian seesWhat the pedestrian sees

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What the driver seesWhat the driver sees

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What the pedestrian seesWhat the pedestrian sees

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What the driver seesWhat the driver sees

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Brick crosswalks: prone to failure, hard on wheelchair usersBrick crosswalks: prone to failure, hard on wheelchair users

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Concrete crosswalk: more durable, less visible,Concrete crosswalk: more durable, less visible,hard to buildhard to build

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Concrete crosswalk: hard to maintain joint between Concrete crosswalk: hard to maintain joint between concrete & asphalt.concrete & asphalt.

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Mitigation measures for Mitigation measures for colored crosswalkscolored crosswalks

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Supplement textured crosswalks with white lines Supplement textured crosswalks with white lines to increase visibilityto increase visibility

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Brick street with asphalt crosswalksBrick street with asphalt crosswalks

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Idea: imbed white crosswalk within contrasting color

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Driver perspective: crosswalks show up wellDriver perspective: crosswalks show up well