Dear Cliff:
With the assumed heavy traffic, footbridges might not be too bad. The
distance one has to walk may be long enough. Of couse, even in such cases,
ramps can cause problems.
In such instances, one possible solution is to have independent glazed
elevators at several places (above glade).
One point of caution: In Hamamatsu City where my university is situated,
the city has arranged below glade pedestrian (very wide and bright,
completely different from traditional underpass) against a major road.
Elevators were installed, but what has happened twice is that heavy
torrential rain got into the machine room. Until the trouble is fixed, the
below grade passage is unusable for wheelchairs, prams and seniors who
cannot walk stairs.
Satoshi
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>at grade pedestrian crossing not possible?
>On 31 Jul 2005, at 20:32, Cliff Croft wrote:
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> > Hello all
> > Our Local Authority is proposing to install a footbridge adjacent to a=20=
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> > Roundabout, over a Dual Carriageway Clearway that divides a housing=20
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