Mike Lilly

A raised crosswalk is "traffic calming device" like speed bump with a
crosswalk on top, but it is a little flatter than a typical speed bump. It
is not elevated. See link below for a picture and description.
http://www.trafficcalming.org/raisedcrosswalks.html
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Mike

Stephen Hemminger

Remember bike friendly usually is target at families or occasional riders.
Most "bike paths" are just glorified sidewalks.

Jorgensen's

I would hesitate to characterize a raised crosswalk as an insanity. It is
all about context and where they are placed. They can be quite effective to
calm traffic speeds and provide a safer pedestrian environment, while still
being safe for road users when installed in the correct situation. Being in
Bend, I am not familiar with Sunset so I can't comment on that application.
General info can be found here:
http://www.streetfilms.org/raised-crosswalk/

and here:
http://www.trafficcalming.org/raisedcrosswalks.html

Steve

----- Original Message -----
From: "mohair"
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Sent: Saturday, February 27, 2010 3:17 PM
Subject: [OBRA Chat] definition needed

>
>
> I was plodding through Portland Online to see what other insanities the
> city is planning in the name of "bike friendly" and found a planning map
> at :
>
> http://www.portlandonline.com/transportation/index.cfm?c=50518&a=256175
>
> This shows a "raised crosswalk" going across Sunset Blvd by the library.
> What is a "raised crosswalk?"
>
>
> I'm assuming that not even PDOT would be stupid enough to install an
> elevated walkway spanning Sunset, but I've been wrong before.
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mohair

I was plodding through Portland Online to see what other insanities the city is planning in the name of "bike friendly" and found a planning map at :

http://www.portlandonline.com/transportation/index.cfm?c=50518&a=256175

This shows a "raised crosswalk" going across Sunset Blvd by the library. What is a "raised crosswalk?"

I'm assuming that not even PDOT would be stupid enough to install an elevated walkway spanning Sunset, but I've been wrong before.