Came across this today and is related to a topic I've been wondering about on almost every trip out to lunch during the week:
https://denver.streetsblog.org/2018/...e-pedestrians/
Can someone to explain to me why we still have pedestrian scrambles in the CBD? I know it's a leftover from the Barnes Dance crossings, but it makes it take more time for everyone to get around to have three cycles at every light, especially when walking diagonally through the city (where in a normal two cycle intersection you can at least cross one way at all times). I don't recall ever having to deal with them in New York, London, or Chicago which have orders of magnitude more pedestrian traffic than Denver. Is it just due to the huge length of crossings and limited experience drivers have dealing with peds downtown compared to other cities?
I find it especially puzzling considering they're looking to limit turns in the future which further reduces the conflicts for peds and turning vehicles.