Zebra crossing ＂plastic surgery＂

Unreasonable location, blocked by green belts, ambiguous … These "faults" on the zebra crossing affect citizens’ daily travel and bury potential safety hazards. In order to facilitate citizens’ travel, urban management departments in many places have repaired and rectified the zebra crossing with problems and improved the level of urban refinement.

Migrate the "problem" zebra crossing

Land planning, cleaning marking, paint setting … After some professional operations by field workers, a brand-new zebra crossing on Donggang North Road in Xiamen, Fujian Province was completed. Previously, the only zebra crossing in this section was unreasonable, with one end connected to the sidewalk and the other end connected to the wall of the exit passage of the underground parking lot.

"After this zebra crossing, not only can you not go directly to the entrance of the opposite health trail, but you will also be stopped by the wall and become nowhere to go." Mr. Wang, a citizen, said that the zebra crossing points to a dead end. If you want to lead to the opposite side, you can only find a passable section nearby, which is time-consuming and laborious.

For the convenience of the map, some pedestrians choose to avoid this impassable zebra crossing and cross the road directly. However, there are many tourist buses and network cars in the surrounding sections, and people and vehicles are mixed, which has no small security risks.

After receiving the feedback from the masses, the urban management department of Xiamen immediately coordinated and promoted and carried out related work. The Road Traffic Comprehensive Improvement Section cooperated with the Road Safety Command Office, Port Command, Xingang community staff and the third construction party to check and discuss the solution on the spot, and finally decided to cancel the original zebra crossing and set up a new zebra crossing at the end of the sidewalk of Donggang North Road, effectively connecting the two ends of the road in series.

Adhering to the working principle of "improving efficiency quickly, making a statement and grasping rectification", the road traffic comprehensive improvement section coordinated the construction party, seized the fine weather in time, and carried out the zebra crossing relocation and renovation work as soon as possible. Soon, the original zebra crossing was cancelled, and the new zebra crossing began to be planned, and the construction was completed soon.

After the completion of the new zebra crossing, citizens and tourists can quickly reach the entrance of the health trail, public toilets and stations across the street. The trouble of detours is gone, and the phenomenon of pedestrians crossing the road at will has disappeared. The sanitation workers nearby said that it was particularly inconvenient to pass through here before. Now both sides of this new zebra crossing are connected and it is safer to work.

In addition, a time-limited parking space is planned next to the new zebra crossing to facilitate people such as car drivers to use public toilets. The relevant person in charge said: "In the follow-up, the existing zebra crossings, signs, parking spaces, etc. will be thoroughly explored to promote road circulation, optimize the traffic environment, and prevent similar problems."

Remove the "blocking" green belt

The zebra crossing is set up on the road to facilitate pedestrians to cross the road safely, but in some places, the zebra crossing is blocked by the green belt, which causes citizens to walk along the motorway to bypass the green belt or directly trample on the green belt after crossing the sidewalk, which has potential safety hazards. Recently, relevant departments in many places have rectified the phenomenon that "green belts hinder sidewalks".

"After the opening of the green belt, it will be smooth after crossing the zebra crossing." 30 meters east of Yanzhou South Road and Huizhou Road in Rizhao City, Shandong Province, Mr. Zhu, a citizen who is crossing the zebra crossing, told about the changes of the zebra crossing. "I used to take this zebra crossing to the sidewalk and was blocked by a green belt. Crossing the green belt will damage the green belt. Walking on the motorway for a distance to the entrance will be mixed with motor vehicles, which is not safe. " Mr. Zhu said that recently, he found that there was a passage opening in the middle of the green belt that blocked the zebra crossing, which solved his concern about crossing the zebra crossing.

The zebra crossing is a safe line for pedestrians and a civilized line for cities. Due to the different construction time and design standards, the zebra crossing, which should be safe and unobstructed, was blocked, which brought inconvenience to residents.

"To make it no longer dangerous for pedestrians to cross the road, there should be a trade-off between zebra crossings and green belts." In response to the demands of the masses, the relevant departments conducted a comprehensive investigation of zebra crossings within their jurisdiction. "A total of four areas, including Chongqing Road and Zhenjiang Road, Huizhou Road and Yanzhou zebra crossing, have been identified, and the rectification work has been completed." The relevant person in charge said that in view of the problem that the zebra crossing is directly connected to the green belt, the green belt with a width of 2 meters will be removed uniformly, and paving bricks will be laid here to ensure the harmony and unity with the surrounding environment after rectification and facilitate the passage of the citizens.

Remove kerbs, demolish some green belts, clean up sundries, tamp subgrade, and lay sand … In the east section of Jianshe Road, Pingdingshan City, Henan Province, the workers of the municipal maintenance team are transforming the green belts on the zebra crossing.

According to reports, the north side of this zebra crossing is facing the gate of a primary school. Students or pedestrians can successfully walk on the zebra crossing from the intersection, but when they walk to the south side of the road, the zebra crossing is completely cut off by the green belt, and students and pedestrians can only be forced to walk out of the zebra crossing, bypass the motorway or walk directly on the green belt to the sidewalk.

Where are the flowers and plants? Faced with the doubts of the surrounding citizens and students, the staff of the municipal maintenance team replied: "The trees and flowers in the green belt have been removed by the garden department."

Also in Pingdingshan City, a zebra crossing on the development road will be blocked by a green belt when pedestrians walk to the east of the road. "The green belt and the zebra crossing’ fight’ and pedestrians suffer." Mr. Li, who is crossing the road, said that he passes by here every day when he goes to work. If he wants to enter the opposite sidewalk, there are only two choices: First, walk south along the road, but it will be mixed with motor vehicles, and there are many big cars here, which is very dangerous; The second is to cross the green belt, which means that the green belt will be damaged. "To make it no longer dangerous for pedestrians to cross the road, there should be a trade-off between zebra crossings and green belts." Mr. Li said that he was very grateful to the municipal maintenance team for solving the zebra crossing problem in time.

According to the relevant person in charge, in order to completely eliminate potential safety hazards, Pingdingshan City has recently rectified nine zebra crossings with the problem of "green belts blocking traffic" according to previous inspections and public feedback.

"touch up makeup" for the crossing line

Due to the increasing traffic flow in some sections of urban roads, zebra crossings have been worn and blurred, which has certain security risks. Organize municipal maintenance teams in many places to redraw the severely worn crosswalk lines.

"At present, the re-zoning of zebra crossings in areas such as the intersection of Chian Avenue and Shanhe Road, the intersection of Chian Avenue and Funing Avenue, along the expressway and around the moving station has been completed, with a total area of more than 1,600 square meters." The relevant person in charge of the urban management department of Xiapu County, Ningde City, Fujian Province said that the road markings redrawn in the county are neat, clear and beautiful, which effectively improves the level of road traffic management, standardizes the traffic order, beautifies the urban environment and makes the urban road traffic smoother, more civilized, more harmonious and safer.

In Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province and other places, digital urban management helps zebra crossings "refresh".

In order to reduce traffic safety hazards, the urban management department of Hangzhou launched a special rectification campaign for zebra crossings, organized digital urban management collectors to conduct a comprehensive investigation of zebra crossings, and carried out "makeup-up" rectification of ambiguous zebra crossings.

During the inspection by digital urban management collectors, it was found that the zebra crossing line was not clear in front of the ramp halfway around the northern line of the city. It is located at the lower ramp of the northern line of the city, with frequent traffic of large-scale engineering vehicles and no traffic lights, so it is difficult for drivers to notice the zebra crossing with unclear road surface, which has great safety hazards.

The collector reported the case file at the first time, and the disposal department immediately went to the scene to check and repaint the zebra crossing after unified command and dispatch by the municipal digital urban management platform. In less than 24 hours, the zebra crossing returned to its original appearance and became clear and eye-catching. "It’s much safer to finish painting!" Passers-by citizens repeatedly praised.

[Edited] Focusing on "Small Incision" to Improve the Level of Urban Fine Management

Zebra crossing is an important part of urban traffic, which is not only the guiding line and prompting line of urban traffic order, but also the safety line and lifeline for pedestrians crossing the street. Recently, the urban management departments in Xiamen, Fujian Province and other places have solved the zebra crossing problem in a meticulous way, which has been affirmed by the surrounding residents.

Precise management of zebra crossing is a timely response to social concerns, conforming to the people’s will, and it is also a vivid footnote for all localities to achieve good governance in big cities in recent years, reflecting the concept of truly serving the people. Through a series of micro-changes and micro-innovations, urban management departments in many places learn to calculate big accounts and long-term accounts in social governance with tireless spirit and pattern, making governance more refined, advancing with the times, more in line with people’s wishes and feelings, and making cities more comfortable and livable.

It is expected that more cities can promote development with precise thinking, benefit from refined governance, and write wonderful governance answers in more urban management fields.