Need Statements

A way to minimize pedestrians time crossing so that they do not spend excessive amounts of time on the roadway interacting with flowing traffic

A way to ensure pedestrians accessing a building can do so in a way that does not interfere with traffic nor endanger the pedestrians themselves

A way to provide a clear path to pedestrians crossing the street so that they do not stray from their crosswalk due to a sidewalk or crosswalk blockage

A way to prevent pedestrians from stopping on the center of the street while crossing when there is no facility to do so

A way to coordinate uncommon and large vehicular traffic smoothly so that these vehicles do not slow an intersection

A way to minimize the risk of being hit by traffic faced by pedestrians when crossing large stretches of road

A way to ensure roundabouts are designed to accomodate all types of vehicles that are present in traffic flow so that no specifc type of vehicle hinders the intersection flow

A way to ensure sidewalk disruption does not divert pedestrians in a space of vehicular traffic thereby compromising their safety.

A way to ensure sidewalks can be used by all types of pedestrians ( cart pushers, wheel chairs, walking bicyclists, etc) so that marginal groups are not forced to walk in the street.

A way to decrease traffic flow interruptions (intersections or congestion) so that roads with high traffic volume run more smoothly and have less delays.

A way to quickly remove broken down vehicles from traffic flow so that the time of lane inhibition is kept to a minimum

A way to make parking near intersections more available so that vehicles are less inclined to stop in the road and inhibit traffic flow