tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-284066677721121509.post8661270444921447477..comments2019-01-09T00:44:48.397-06:00Comments on Winnipeg Dreams: The Day They Closed Portage and MainUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-284066677721121509.post-70854556745426002322008-01-22T13:42:00.000-06:002008-01-22T13:42:00.000-06:00An alternative proposal might be to install what i...An alternative proposal might be to install what is called a "Barnes Scramble" at the intersection. A Barnes Scramble means that you have 3 phases of lights instead of 2, whereby Pedestrians are not allowed to cross at the first two, but the third one, all traffic from both directions is stopped and the pedestrians are allowed to cross in any direction (including diagonally) that they wish. <BR/><BR/>They are being used increasingly around the world in dense cities as a solution to the Pedestrian/Traffic mix, with Toronto most recently proposing the idea for Bloor and Yonge, as well as Bay and King.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com