Everybody's Wrong But Me

A terrible tragedy, that cost the lives of two people, happened near Granville Island a few weeks ago:
http://www.vancouversun.com/life/in-the-garden/dead+near+Granville+Island/1267133/story.html

Back in November, I sent an email to the city of Vancouver about the same dangerous pedestrian crossing.  You can read the correspondence here:
http://blog.vancf.net/2008/11/22/an-example-of-bureaucratic-efficiency/

The City fixed the problem quickly. But, this crossing remains dangerous and is an example of urban design oriented toward car-friendly urbanism. Which happens to be often pedestrian-unfriendly design.

I do not know exactly what happened on that tragic day, I did not witness this terrible tragedy and I can not remove the responsibility of the driver, who was impaired at the time of the accident.

I can only send my condolences to the family and friends of the victims.

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