History of The Junction's "Walks All Way" crossing

[marco]

Hi,

I noticed a new “Walk All Way” crossing today at 1st & Cherry http://i.imgur.com/pj5Ht.jpg

I vaguely remember that there was something special about the “Walk All Way” crossing at The Junction. When I googled it, all I found was that it was the first such crossing in Seattle in 1952.

http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=8725

Does anybody know more?

Thank you!

Marco

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[Smitty]

Historically known as the “pedestrian scramble”!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedestrian_scramble

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[JayDee]

I like the fact this is one of the few. I don’t care how much it fubars California through-traffic. Everyone driving California knows it is here and they come anyway. As a buddy says “It’s all good.” Now the 1st and Pike crossing is scary–too many tourii and uptight folk there. It’ll be interesting to see how 1st and Cherry is received.

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[ellenater]

love it.

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[Smitty]

I love all-walks.

I can’t tell you how frustrating it is trying to turn right on GREEN downtown. Pedestrians (myself included, I’m sure) somehow manage to spread themselves out perfectly so that only one or two cars actually get through per cycle.

I have gone through the 1st & Cherry, and the only problem is drivers getting used to not taking a “right on red”. Even with signage it’s a hard habit to stop (even happens in the Junction now and again).

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