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

As a wheelchair user, I wonder if it has the width to cope with wheelchairs meeting. One of the two could safely get off the path at a driveway, but I am not sure about sideroads. An ordinary path should be OK. And there are other wheeled things that carry small children.

I need 30-inches, the wheelchair plus clearance.