There's an economic cost for making pedestrians wait at stoplights, according to a new study.
"Pedestrian congestion" is costing Auckland $186 million every year, reports James Pasley.
Pasley is sharing the results of a new study called "Investigating the Economic Value of Walking in the Auckland City Centre," which was presented to the Auckland Council recently. The study put a monetary value on the time pedestrians spend waiting at stoplights.
Commuters in Auckland have been choosing non-automobile modes of transportation at levels not seen since the 1950s, according to the article. In many parts of the city center, pedestrians far outnumber cars. Planners in the city have already responded: "Six out of eight of the key objectives in Auckland's 20-year "city centre masterplan" were around improving pedestrian connections in the city," reports Pasley.
Hat tip to Angie Schmitt.
FULL STORY: Auckland's poor pedestrian flows cost $186m every year
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