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Another such spot is the crosswalk between Johnston Gate and the Unitarian Church that crosses Mass. Ave. and Garden Street...
...starting measure, "Yield to Pedestrians" signs, such as the sign in the Garden Street Sheraton Commander Hotel crosswalk, are necessary in all of Cambridge's crosswalks. These highly effective signs are relatively cheap from the city's point of view, and create a safer traffic situation for everyone involved. Additionally, more clearly marked stop signs, traffic lights and count-down walk signs are needed in the Square to protect the pedestrians and drivers of Cambridge. By taking these steps the city will create a more secure traffic environment...
...theory, crosswalks are supposed to allow for safe street crossings. But many, such as those on Mount Auburn Street, are placed in locations where cars are moving at such great speeds that they may not be able to stop abruptly for a pedestrian, let alone a pedestrian who walks into a crosswalk from behind a van. The Massachusetts Avenue crosswalk in front of the Harvard Bookstore is directly after a 90-degree curve, where neither speeding cars nor talking pedestrians can see each other. This situation is not safe for anyone...
...uninhabited island in the South China Sea. For instance, didn't the tribal decision to kick off Sonja, 63, and B.B., 64, early in the competition make you feel a little better about incessantly honking at that poor old man who took a couple seconds too long in the crosswalk? Didn't the wacky exploits of Brown graduate Greg convince you the liberal Ivy League university could use a core program that features mandatory classes on how not to be so goddamn annoying...
...afternoon, at the intersection of 13th and Arch Streets--just outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center that housed many convention activities--about 25 protesters, all white youths, squatted on a crosswalk with their arms linked, stopping traffic...