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By colinjdavis on 21/05/2020

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Comfortable crossings can be elegant as well as safe for pedestrians

Street corners and safe crossings can be made to help pedestrians

In the longer term new spaces can be created

Bearing in mind the local road safety records, it is possible to reconfigure road layouts to combine road safety and amenity  

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