Wednesday, January 3, 2018

Sun Glare and Traffic Safety – December 2017

Two drivers blinded by sun in Anglesey fatal collision sentenced https://t.co/zDNv0X8IEq #sunglare #roadsafety


Sun glare suspected >

Three people rushed to hospital after horror smash on Irish road https://t.co/AuOaNiN5t8 #roadsafety



Driver had green light but didn't see pedestrian due to sun glare >

President of Ramapo College strikes pedestrian with his car https://t.co/fRu8htfQjE



Sun glare to blame >

Chelsea Kindergartener, Mom Hit By Car - https://t.co/Ja3YFCM6Ez https://t.co/nfTuy8yhRP #roadsafety


Good call by @ColoradoDOT >

It was so sunny, CDOT closed a Colorado interstate https://t.co/V1hxNhBeR8 via @Coloradoan https://t.co/cLjthLqhHe


Good advice here >

Five Ways To Beat The Sun Glare On Colorado highways https://t.co/RfXulISH1M #roadsafety #sunglare


Sun glare not ruled out >

French investigators struggling to explain 2016 spy-plane crash https://t.co/ZkwsY02VLd #sunglare #crash


RT @Walk_TO: Walk Toronto's @DaniellaLevyP comments in @TorontoStar on another bad year in Toronto for pedestrian safety, and the shortcomings of Toronto's "Vision Zero" plan



Glare from the sun likely contributed >

Man struck and killed in Pleasant Grove on Christmas Day identified https://t.co/knZfqu7uxS


Cheers, Ralph

Sun and Shade in Urban Development – December 2017

Units Pitched for Everett St at Gove St Assoc https://t.co/JYbcwqavp7 #Boston #urban #development #shadow

Neighbours worried about shadowing from proposed 4-storey condo building in Boston.


Neighbors object to high-rise shadows https://t.co/wZTqPI7SEh #urban #development #shadow

Neighbours worried about shadowing from 17-storey apartment building proposed by the Trammell Crow Company in Evanston, Illinois.


Record-breaking heights in global skyscraper construction - Construction Canada https://t.co/qyyFS7LGve #urban #development

More skyscrapers (>200m tall) were built in 2017 than in any previous year – 144 worldwide, up from 127 in 2016, and almost double the 2013 figure.


Cheers, Ralph

Miscellaneous Sun and Shadow Items – December 2017

Nice, in 9 days (on Dec10th) the sun begins setting later in #Toronto http://www.sunposition.com/suntables/TorontoRS.html


One hour to #wintersolstice2017 - Dec 21 11:28 AM EST


Dec 21 - The good news... the days start getting longer now. #wintersolstice2017 #solstice
Cheers, Ralph