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
Wait, you get nice things in Kitchener? Who approved this? You're supposed to be car dependent sprawl, not making us in Toronto look bad!
@triddles @JasonThorne Don't worry. I was there in the winter. It's still mostly a car dependent sprawl that doesn't make Toronto look bad.
(Also, super weird to see this story about Kitchener because it was retooted by fellow Japan-based nerd @rdviii who has no idea I was born there.)
@stagerabbit @JasonThorne @rdviii
I'll always celebrate the good and mourn the bad, even if I joke about jealousy. Even if they've only done this in a single place it's still a bit of good planning I didn't expect to see in Ontario yet, and they can roll it out to the rest of the city next.
Hopefully people from other cities go look and try and realize yes, this is better.
@triddles Oh indeed, I hope this means that they've turned a corner and that Kitchener City Planning is no longer an oxymoron. (I might be bitter because they tried to put the Fairway road bridge right down the middle of my family's farm. ) @JasonThorne