Town gets rid of stoplights and sidewalks in order to increase traffic safety

In a move that flies in the face of traditional wisdom regarding traffic control, the little English town of Poynton has gotten rid of traffic lights and sidewalks and has reverted to a style of urban design known as shared space. The new strategy is to manage traffic similarly to how it was managed a hundred years ago, which is to say, very little…

The basic theory is that shared space reduces accidents because it changes how everyone behaves in settings where pedestrians and vehicles have to interact. You can read more about Poynton’s move to shared space and see a longer documentary about the experiment at The Atlantic.

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Homeless Chicago man talks about his life and how he wishes he was treated

This is an incredible interview….

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Extremely simple 2-man con for stealing cars

Note: Shut your car off when you get out, no matter what.

(via Voices)

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Pro-literacy ads use their own design to show the need for literacy [5 pictures]

These creative ads in promotion of literacy were originally in French and have been translated to make them more sharable worldwide…

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The story of Ryan White, 1980′s teenage spokesman for HIV awareness

A 3-minute documentary about Ryan White who in 1984 as a young teenager contracted AIDS from a blood transfusion. Over the next 5 years he would became a celebrity activist promoting AIDS research and education…

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