3D crossings

Only vaguely related, but carrying the same risk that pedestrians would be hit while stopping to take selfies.
Roderick.

Sydney Morning Herald New rainbow crossing at Taylor Square 'a victory' for LGBTIQ community 21 June 2018.
Taylor Square will get a new rainbow pedestrian crossing under plans proposed by the City of Sydney council, five years after the original was deemed a safety risk and controversially ripped up.
The first rainbow crossing was painted across Oxford Street in 2013 to mark 35 years of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. It lasted one month before it was destroyed amid community outcry.
Video Rainbow crossing returns to Taylor Square.
The rainbow painted across Oxford St in 2013 will be reborn on the corner of Bourke and Campbell streets, with creation due to commence in October. Vision: City of Sydney.
Lord mayor Clover Moore said on Thursday that the crossing would be reinstated nearby at the corner of Bourke and Campbell streets this year in "a victory" for the LGBTIQ community.
The safer new location is at the southern end of Taylor Square in Surry Hills.
“Our beautiful Oxford Street rainbow crossing became a global sensation in 2013 and it was devastating when it was removed with no warning in the middle of the night,” she said.
“The news that it will be reinstated is incredibly significant on the eve of the 40th anniversary of the first Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras on June 24 and a powerful acknowledgement of the importance of our LGBTIQ community and
history."
Cr Moore will ask the council next Monday to endorse funding for the rainbow markings, at an estimated cost of $24,000.
Sydney Mayor Clover Moore and NSW MP Alex Greenwich revealed plans for the new crossing on Thursday. Photo: Janie Barrett
“I am excited that we are so close to achieving the outcome we have worked so hard behind the scenes to achieve – the rainbow crossing returned as a permanent pride artwork in Sydney.”
The original rainbow crossing was trialled for one month before it was tarred over late one night at the direction of then NSW roads minister Duncan Gay. The removal cost $30,000.
Road experts supported the move, saying the crossing, on which people had been seen lying down and taking photos, breached safety guidelines.
But the council said an independent safety audit found the rainbow had not caused any accidents nor injuries.
The crossing was destroyed at night, inflaming tensions between the City of Sydney council and state government. Photo: Supplied
Its removal sparked widespread outrage and prompted a flurry of impromptu rainbow flags and DIY chalk crossings across Sydney. A petition to keep the crossing attracted 16,000 signatures.
Fallout from the rainbow crossing's destruction also inflamed tensions between the council and state government, with Cr Moore criticising the removal as "mean and miserable".
Cr Moore on Thursday said current Roads Minister Melinda Pavey had been involved in plans for the new crossing.
Roads and Maritime Services will review the crossing after six months and, if considered safe, it will become a permanent fixture at the site.
An artist\'s impression of the new rainbow crossing planned for the corner of Bourke and Campbell streets in Darlinghurst. Photo: Supplied
Cr Moore said the crossing would also include a trial of new sensor technology to prioritise pedestrian movements and safety upgrades.
“Not only will this crossing be a colourful celebration of our LGBTQI community but it will also be a trial of new sensors to give pedestrians as much crossing time as possible.”
Residents and businesses in the area will be consulted on the proposal in August. A report will be prepared in time for the council's traffic committee meeting in September.
Work is expected to begin in October and construction is expected to take three months.
The rainbow markings are expected to be added towards the end of the project.
New rainbow crossing: Corner of Campbell and Bourke streets, Surry Hills. Photo: Yahoo maps
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Painted potholes have been used to slow down drivers and then move them around
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Another rainbow one.
Roderick.

Port Phillip council votes to paint $28K rainbow on St Kilda street
Port Phillip Leader 4.7.18.
video: Gay conversion therapy still exists in Australia.
PORT Phillip council will spend $28,000 to paint a stretch of St Kilda road rainbow in support of “diversity and inclusion”.
Councillors last night unanimously voted in favour of the project, which will result in 100m of Jackson St — neighbouring the future Victorian Pride Centre on Fitzroy St — being splashed with the colours of the rainbow flag.
The four-day paint job is expected to start later this month.
It comes almost a year after councillors unanimously voted to investigate painting four pedestrian crossings on Fitzroy St, home of the annual Pride March, in the gay pride colours as part of the council’s campaign for same-sex
marriage.
Cr Louise Crawford said the rainbow road would ‘add a further bit of colour’ to Fitzroy St.
According to a council officer’s report, VicRoads did not consent to painting works on Fitzroy St last year “due to the political nature of the plebiscite debate”.
Jackson St is a council-managed road meaning no external consent is required to undertake the rainbow transformation.
Cr Louise Crawford said the colourful road would “add a further bit of colour” to Fitzroy St, which has in recent times been plagued by a serious downturn in trade.
“We are an electorate (Melbourne Ports) in which 83 per cent voted to support marriage equality so this (rainbow road) is a symbol of the kind of community we are and want to continue to be,” she said.
Cr Crawford also said it could be a boon for tourism, with people expected to flood social media with ‘selfies’ taken at the site.
Cr Marcus Pearl said the “power of the selfie” had convinced him to vote in favour of the project.
St Kilda Town Hall has previously been lit up in rainbow colours in support of the LGBTIQ community and marriage equality.
“I don’t think $28,000 necessarily represents great value for ratepayers’ money but you’ve convinced me on the back of the selfie culture,” he said.
Cr Andrew Bond, who called for the investigation into painting the pedestrian crossings last August, said it was “important for our community” to see a rainbow road next to the future Pride Centre.
The officer’s report said Jackson St was an appropriate location because it was a “highly visible site to people walking, bike riding, driving and using trams”.
Nearby businesses and residents affected by the upcoming works are expected to be notified in coming days but the council has assured local access to Jackson St will be maintained.
PORT PHILLIP COUNCIL BACKS MARRIAGE PLEBISCITE.
FITZROY ST TO HOUSE AUSTRALIA’S FIRST PRIDE CENTRE.
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RE: Painted potholes
we don't need Painted potholes
our pothold roads R disguised az normal Rds :evil:
LOL
cya
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