Tag: Walkability & Advocacy
Grants in Washington State for School Zones Available Now
Apply for school zone walk improvement project grants and law enforcement grants for school zones in Washington state The Washington Traffic Safety Commission (WTSC) offers grants to keep kids safe when traveling to and from school, and a deadline is approaching for one of these funding opportunities. The WTSC offers three types of grants: School […]
Spotlight on Orlando: Shifting from car-centric to multimodal design and mindset
Orlando, Florida, was built with car-centric transportation in mind. Learn what this metro area is doing to improve multi-modal transportation, and how Carmanah's solar flashing beacons can help.
Building Crosswalks for Walkable Communities Video
Why solar-powered rectangular rapid flashing beacons (RRFBs) are the answer RRFBs are now an essential part of the toolkit of engineers, planners, and active transportation advocates looking to improve pedestrian safety and build complete streets in their communities. These pedestrian-activated, high-intensity warning lights notify drivers when a pedestrian enters the crosswalk and can be installed in […]
Building a Walkable Future: Columbus Puts Crosswalk Beacons on Its Forward-Thinking Agenda
What do crosswalk beacons have to do with building a vibrant community? Columbus, Ohio, can tell you. Each year Columbus, Ohio receives more than 60 requests for crosswalk improvements across the city. For the officials considering these requests the crosswalks represent more than just pedestrian safety, they represent an opportunity to help the community achieve […] Safe Journeys to School Report Spurs Crosswalk Safety Action in St. Albert
Despite infrastructure and safety measures implemented in St. Albert, Alberta, Canada, pedestrian-vehicle incidents still happen here, in the northwest of the Edmonton Capital Region. The city decided to review the problem beyond just the engineering aspect, and this cohesive approach created the Safe Journeys to School project, which reviewed activities, infrastructure, and measures to take a community […]
The History of the RRFB
MR. R.D. JONES – INVENTOR OF THE RRFB (RECTANGULAR RAPID FLASHING BEACON) In 2018, Mr. Richard D. “Rick” Jones decided to sell his patents to Carmanah Technologies Corp. so that Carmanah could disclaim these patents. By disclaiming the patents, Mr. Jones’ lifesaving RRFB technology was placed in the public domain. Now, all manufacturers of traffic […]
Improving Walkability within Existing Urban Design
Building Community Vitality with Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon Technology Walkable Streets – The Way of the Future Ideas about urban transportation and planning are changing. For many areas of the country, road and highway infrastructure is at or over capacity. In addition, demographics are changing and with that change comes the demand for greater […]