A new “continuous sidewalk” in #Kitchener. The design differs from regular sidewalks in that it doesn’t dip down to road level at intersections. It continues at an uninterrupted height. This slows cars turning onto the street + reinforces pedestrian priority through the intersections. Same at the driveways, so you don’t get the up-down “roller coaster effect” when you’re #walking, #cycling or using a wheelchair.

#safestreets #urbanism #accessibility

@JasonThorne appreciate that they still have "sidewalk Braille" so that you do get an indicator that you're at an intersection on the sidewalk part.
@geonz Yes, that’s an important feature.
@JasonThorne
And FYI its called tactile paving: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:tactile paving (always mappable with @streetcomplete, which I can recommend).
@geonz