{"id":31222,"date":"2017-12-19T12:00:46","date_gmt":"2017-12-19T20:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/?p=31222"},"modified":"2018-04-19T01:45:39","modified_gmt":"2018-04-19T08:45:39","slug":"video-vancouver-road-signs-suck-got-rid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2017\/12\/19\/video-vancouver-road-signs-suck-got-rid\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Vancouver: Road signs suck. What if we got rid of them all?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18200\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2013\/02\/video-van_feature-VAN.gif\" alt=\"Video Vancouver\" width=\"600\" height=\"72\"><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VUbsFtLkGN8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/2017\/11\/24\/16693628\/shared-space-design\">Vox<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>Shared space designs, explained with <a href=\"https:\/\/99percentinvisible.org\/\">99% Invisible<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Some cities in Europe are undergoing a fascinating transformation: they\u2019re getting rid of all of their road signs. That\u2019s thanks to a design concept called \u201cshared space,\u201d where urban planners drastically lessen the presence of traffic lights, signs, and barriers, encouraging all forms of transportation to share the road. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arrowtruck.com\/docs\/used-freightliner-trucks.aspx\/\">Used freightliner trucks for sale<\/a> can also help in transporting products in bulks form that will help not congest the road. There\u2019s evidence that drivers often totally ignore road signs, so the heightened risk forces commuters to remain on high alert as they pass through an intersection,&nbsp;in theory leading to safer travel. But by stripping cities of their traditional traffic control systems, they leave disabled residents in the dark \u2014 and that\u2019s sparked a powerful debate of how to balance ease of movement with all residents\u2019 needs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Via Vox: Shared space designs, explained with 99% Invisible. 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