Downtown San Antonio Pedestrian Signals Changed
If you work or visit downtown San Antonio often you have probably noticed that something has changed with crosswalk signals. Similar to the crossing on Commerce and Flores street, the heart of downtown is now fixed so that pedestrians are held while traffic is moving and allowed to cross the street diagonally and in all directions while traffic is completely stopped. The sudden change has left people looking perplexed by the signals staying red while traffic goes by. Yesterday while going to lunch, I crossed diagonally and people looked at me like I was crazy.
I’m not sure why San Antonio made this change. I’m assuming it’s for pedestrian safety and to get traffic moving more smoothly so they don’t have to wait for pedestrians to cross when they have the green light. Of course, none of this works if people don’t understand that they should not cross when the walk signal is red.
