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Technical Bulletin B-104: SpeedCheck Battery Charge Controller Update
Carmanah’s technical bulletins are intended to provide updates, clarification, and guidance on the installation and maintenance of our products. They convey relevant technical product information to our partners and customers. Please contact us if you have any questions about the content of this bulletin. Product Applicability This bulletin applies to the follow products: · SpeedCheck-15/18 radar […]
Hanover, NH boosts safety day and night with RRFBs and crosswalk lighting
Location: Dartmouth College / Hanover, NH Project size: 1 x SC315-G solar-powered crosswalk system Client: Town of Hanover Background In many ways, the town of Hanover, NH, is a pedestrian paradise. The downtown core is compact and accessible. The campus of Dartmouth College, which occupies half a square mile of the town’s five-square-mile total area, […]
RRFB Crosswalk Bootcamp Self-Paced Learning Series
RRFB Crosswalk Bootcamp 2020 Self-paced Learning and Industry Resources Marked crosswalks are a clear benefit to pedestrians, but using them isn’t without risk. Rectangular rapid-flashing beacons (RRFBs) can help, making crosswalks and/or pedestrians more visible, increasing safety and decreasing crashes by up to 47%, according to the FHWA. Want to learn more? Take our RRFB Bootcamp […]
Carmanah flashing beacons provide reliable solar solution for shady, busy crosswalk
Location: Vancouver, BC Project size: 1 x SC315-G RRFB crosswalk system Client: City of Vancouver Background Vancouver, BC may be Canada’s third largest city, but when it comes to walkability, it’s far and away number one. That’s according to data from Walk Score, which recently awarded the picturesque westcoast city of 2.5 million a score […]
Rapid-flashing beacons help Everett, WA create a safer, more walkable downtown
Location: Everett, Washington Project size: 3 x SC315-G RRFB crosswalk systems Client: City of Everett Background Everett, WA is growing. Over the past decade, the metropolitan center has added approximately 1,000 housing units and the City expects more than 15,000 to 20,000 people to move to the area within the next 20 years. To support—and […] Technical Bulletin B-105: Carmanah Square/Round Cast Mount Release
Carmanah’s technical bulletins are intended to provide updates, clarification, and guidance on the installation and maintenance of our products. They convey relevant technical product information to our partners and customers. Please contact us if you have any questions about the content of this bulletin. Product Applicability This bulletin applies to the following products: · E / […]
RRFBs overcome high speeds and curves to keep youth safe in Midlothian, Texas
Location: Midlothian, TX Project size: One crosswalk with 3 solar SC315s and 2 solar R920s Client: First Baptist Church of Midlothian / City of Midlothian Background Located at the junction of two major U.S. highways, the city of Midlothian, TX is a place thousands of people pass through every day on their way between Dallas, […]
Considerations for ensuring accessible, ADA-compliant crosswalks
By now, most of us have probably encountered an example of a pedestrian accessibility enhancement in our neighborhoods. Whether it’s a curb ramp or an audible countdown timer, these engineering and technological advancements function to make pedestrian facilities usable by people of all ages and capabilities. Many of these now-familiar advancements are a result of […]