Comments on: geneva – a pragmatic city with european warmth http://younghee.com/2008/02/17/geneva-pragmatic-with-european-warmth/ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 08:52:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Boris Anthony http://younghee.com/2008/02/17/geneva-pragmatic-with-european-warmth/comment-page-1/#comment-325 Boris Anthony Sun, 02 Mar 2008 17:58:45 +0000 http://younghee.com/2008/02/17/geneva-pragmatic-with-european-warmth/#comment-325 Pedestrian right of way is in effect in more than a few places, generally low density medium sized cities where right-of-way legilsation needs making, and automobile traffic is not high enough for it to be considered more important than pedestrians by that community. I think of Cambridge, Massachusets as an example. I literally stopped traffic by stopping on the sidewalk to look across the street! :D Can you explain your take on the street light with garbage can? It's just another practical place to hang a trashcan from (Something Tokyo needs more of!!) Pedestrian right of way is in effect in more than a few places, generally low density medium sized cities where right-of-way legilsation needs making, and automobile traffic is not high enough for it to be considered more important than pedestrians by that community. I think of Cambridge, Massachusets as an example. I literally stopped traffic by stopping on the sidewalk to look across the street! :D

Can you explain your take on the street light with garbage can? It’s just another practical place to hang a trashcan from (Something Tokyo needs more of!!)

]]> By: Younghee Jung http://younghee.com/2008/02/17/geneva-pragmatic-with-european-warmth/comment-page-1/#comment-322 Younghee Jung Sat, 01 Mar 2008 21:28:24 +0000 http://younghee.com/2008/02/17/geneva-pragmatic-with-european-warmth/#comment-322 thank you so much for the expert information! interesting legislation, now wondering what triggered it. been in brasilia briefly and found it very strange that pedestrian crossing lights are really rare AND cars have priority. certainly i wont complain about switzerland's approach! thank you so much for the expert information!
interesting legislation, now wondering what triggered it.
been in brasilia briefly and found it very strange that pedestrian crossing lights are really rare AND cars have priority. certainly i wont complain about switzerland’s approach!

]]> By: Gael http://younghee.com/2008/02/17/geneva-pragmatic-with-european-warmth/comment-page-1/#comment-303 Gael Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:32:51 +0000 http://younghee.com/2008/02/17/geneva-pragmatic-with-european-warmth/#comment-303 I would say the metallic bins are there just for the rubish removal day. About the pedestrians' priority over cars it is law since about 1998 or so, it was said to be much more respected by Swiss Germans in the beginning. The "YES TO ALL" is an art installation by Sylvie Fleury, I think there are other light installations in and around the Plainpalais park. I would say the metallic bins are there just for the rubish removal day.
About the pedestrians’ priority over cars it is law since about 1998 or so, it was said to be much more respected by Swiss Germans in the beginning.
The “YES TO ALL” is an art installation by Sylvie Fleury, I think there are other light installations in and around the Plainpalais park.

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