14 supporters
Goal: 50
Action Plan
Once we reach our goal of 50 supporters we will present this campaign to Village of Oak Park leadership.
Oak Park, IL
“Beg buttons” are located on traffic signal light polls and, when pressed by a pedestrian, trigger an eventual walk signal. Besides the fact that they prioritize car movement over pedestrian movement (drivers have no equal task), they require a person to touch a button that has been touched by any number of others amidst our battle with COVID-19.
The Village of Oak Park should disable all beg buttons and convert to automatic signals to improve the safety of pedestrians.
Click the *Link* button below to learn how Minneapolis is converting 450 of their signals.
Click the *Video* button below to view a video by Dr Brian Doucet, Associate Professor at the School of Planning at the University of Waterloo, that describes the concept of 'beg buttons' and how they make it difficult and time-consuming to cross the street
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Permanently remove beg buttons at crosswalks to improve walkability & prevent spread of COVID-19
Oak Park, IL
Description:
“Beg buttons” are located on traffic signal light polls and, when pressed by a pedestrian, trigger an eventual walk signal. Besides the fact that they prioritize car movement over pedestrian movement (drivers have no equal task), they require a person to touch a button that has been touched by any number of others amidst our battle with COVID-19.
The Village of Oak Park should disable all beg buttons and convert to automatic signals to improve the safety of pedestrians.
Click the *Link* button below to learn how Minneapolis is converting 450 of their signals.
Click the *Video* button below to view a video by Dr Brian Doucet, Associate Professor at the School of Planning at the University of Waterloo, that describes the concept of 'beg buttons' and how they make it difficult and time-consuming to cross the street
14 supporters
Goal: 50
Action Plan:
Once we reach our goal of 50 supporters we will present this campaign to Village of Oak Park leadership.
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