A short online news article about the first "Walk/Don't Walk" sign caught my eye this week. The date of installation seemed fairly recent and surprising, so I did some searching.
A researcher at the Federal Highway Administration discovered the beginning timeframe of the walk/don't walk sign to be between 1938-1940, but not the location of the first sign. Check out the origin of pedestrian safety and the pedestrian scramble.
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