City Cuts Pedestrian Wait Times by 93% at Standalone Crossings

0:00It's April 5th. I'm Cory with the story. This is Edinburgh News Today, driven by AI. City Council just dropped some good news on pedestrian safety. They've slashed wait times at standalone crossings across the city, hitting 93% of them down to just 20 seconds. That's out of 378 total spots. All thanks to recent tweaks. Now they're turning to the bigger challenge, junctions with full signal systems. Officers say it's way more complex, juggling detectives for pets, trams, cars, and all that urban chaos. But they promise improvements are coming, even if it takes extra time. In the last six months, they've already fixed two junctions near schools. Those changes cut weights during peak kid commute hours, and smoothed out signals overall. Folks are breathing easier with safer crossings for families. Meanwhile, crews are deep into refurbishing traffic signals citywide. Maintenance keeps everything running smooth, preventing breakdowns that could drag weights back up. Bottom line,

1:00the city's on track to make walking quicker and safer everywhere. Step by step, these upgrades are hitting the streets.