{"id":7887,"date":"2012-02-09T12:00:12","date_gmt":"2012-02-09T17:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingottawa.ca\/?p=7887"},"modified":"2013-01-21T09:26:31","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T14:26:31","slug":"urban-planet-pedestrian-signals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/2012\/02\/09\/urban-planet-pedestrian-signals\/","title":{"rendered":"Urban Planet: Pedestrian Signals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w5smHgToSJI\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/?attachment_id=25153\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-25153\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"feature-urban-planet\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/feature-urban-planet.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"63\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Urban Planet is\u00a0a daily roundup of\u00a0\u00a0blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We\u2019ll be on the lookout for websites outside the country that approach themes related to urban experiences and issues.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/images\/line-grey-1pixel-600wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Walk. Don&#8217;t Walk. Could urban designers get a bit more creative when it comes to pedestrian signals? This cute animation by designer Li Ming Hsing illustrates the possibilities when pedestrian signals are given free reign. (<a href=\" Walk. Don't Walk. Could urban designers get a bit more crafty when it comes to pedestrian signals? This cute animation by designer Li Ming Hsing illustrates the possibilities when pedestrian signals are given free reign.  http:\/\/modernottawa.blogspot.com\/2012\/01\/playful-traffic-light.html \">Modern Ottawa<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><em>Video from\u00a0<a dir=\"ltr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/radhikarajivseth\" rel=\"author\">radhikarajivseth<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><\/em><em>For more stories from around the planet, check out Spacing on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Spacing\/111174192229238\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/Spacing\">Twitter<\/a>.\u00a0 Do you have an Urban Planet worthy article you&#8217;d like to share? Send the link to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:urbanplanet@spacing.ca\">urbanplanet@spacing.ca<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Urban Planet is\u00a0a daily roundup of\u00a0\u00a0blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. 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