“Barnes Dance” Pedestrian Scramble Catching on in Los Angeles

Although it sounds like a dance you might have learned back in your middle school gym class square dance days, the Barnes Dance is actually a pedestrian crossing technique. Also known as a Pedestrian Scramble, the movement allows pedestrians to cross an intersection diagonally while all vehicle traffic is stopped. These crossings are most frequently deployed at signalized intersections with high pedestrian traffic, but Los Angeles just opened a Scramble at a stop-controlled intersection.

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