After concluding an $800,000 pilot program that began back in 2006, the DOT is ready to start installing thousands of countdown clocks at busy intersections in all five boroughs. After analyzing ...

You’re less than halfway across a busy intersection when the “Walk” signal suddenly becomes a flashing red “Don’t walk.” Should you turn back or make a ...

Funded by a $170,000 grant from the Federal Highway Safety Improvement Program, the Redmond downtown crosswalk upgrade will convert the crossings at 19 signalized intersections from simple parallel ...

WESTLAND, Mich. – The city of Westland, which was awarded $670,000 through an MDOT program, will help increase the safety and ease of getting around more than 40 spots in the city. Studies have shown ...

Riddle me this, O Answer Man: Why did the city go to the expense of installing the countdown timers on several of the crosswalks, but then set the lights to change at other than zero on the countdown?

The traffic engineers at first thought the idea was a bit gimmicky, but they nonetheless went along with a signal that displays large numbers to tell pedestrians how many seconds they have to cross ...

“Wait,” the automated voice from the crosswalk button declares. My friends laugh and repeatedly press the button until it says: “Burlington, walk sign is on to cross Burlington.” The crosswalk light ...