Edinburgh's Pedestrian-Friendly Traffic Signal Upgrades

0:00Edinburgh City Council just wrote out big changes to traffic signals, prioritizing pedestrians with quicker crossing times. They reviewed all 378 standalone pedestrian crossings, and now 93% cap weights at 20 seconds after you hit. The button. That's a solid win for folks dodging cars on foot. In the last six months, they upgraded two key junctions at Daukey Throad and East Preston Street, plus Gilmore Place and View 4 Terrace to Slash. Those weighed times even more. Council staff are tweaking signals everywhere possible, especially boosting green lights during school rush hours for safer kid commutes. These updates make streets feel more walkable, cutting frustration for pedestrians who used to stand around forever. No major backlash reported, but it's already easing daily flows in a busy city like Edinburgh, where every second counts for getting around. On-going, there's a full program to refurbish signals city-wide and swab out old pelican crossings for smarter puffin and two can ones.

1:00Puffins use sensors the whole lights longer if you're moving slow, or cancel if you bail, while two cans welcome bikes too. Counselors gear up to review it all at the Transport and Environment Committee on April 2nd, so expect more pedestrian friendly tweaks rolling out. Soon. I'm Corey with the story. That's your Edinburgh news today update. AI powered and always on.