Re: Pedestrian Buttons Disabled Downtown (fwd)

[robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

Cool.  Bicycle-friendly, too!

 > From: Noelle <noelle>
 > Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 08:12:06 -0700 (PDT)
 >
 >  > Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 14:57:45 +0000 (UTC)
 >  > From: "Nextdoor Japantown" <http://www.rs.email.nextdoor.com/~reply>
 >  > 
 >  > Nextdoor Nextdoor Japantown
 >  > 
 >  > Pedestrian Buttons Disabled Downtown
 >  > 
 >  > Council Assistant Bridget B., San José District 3 AGENCY
 >  > 
 >  > To avoid requiring people to touch shared surfaces, the Department of
 >  > Transportation is making pedestrian signals "touch-free" in San José's
 >  > downtown core. Beginning today, pedestrian buttons at over 100 intersections
 >  > will be disabled, and the signal to cross the street will activate
 >  > automatically on a scheduled cycle. Previously, dozens of downtown 
 >  > pedestrian
 >  > signals were automatically activated between the hours of 7 AM and 7 PM on
 >  > weekdays - today's update expands those hours of operation to 24 hours a day,
 >  > seven days a week, and includes more intersections. With the expanded hours,
 >  > audible pedestrian signals will now be regularly activated throughout the
 >  > night.