Green Crosswalks...

[thenetwork]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/deltaankle/517884175/

When I was young and living in Northern Ohio, many municipalities (and larger shopping centers) had green crosswalks (see pic).  Over the decades, green crosswalks (or variations thereof) have fallen by the wayside -- many as a result of cost-cutting moves or the use of longer-lasting brick or pressed concrete forms.

Are there still municipalities in your area which still maintain green crosswalks?

[roadman65]

That is unusual to see one of green.  I have seen odd striping and even bricks, stones, and concrete. This one has to be the neatest.

[deathtopumpkins]

These are VERY common in Massachusetts. Quite a few towns use them. I've also seen yellow and blue.

[Big John]

For the 2010 reconstruction of Military Ave in Green Bay, they used red colored concrete to indicate the crosswalks with white paint on the outsides.

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=green+bay&hl=en&ll=44.523779,-88.064024&spn=0.001036,0.001198&hnear=Green+Bay,+Brown,+Wisconsin&t=h&z=20  (Satellite view of an intersection post construction, as street view shows the intersection prior to the reconstruction)

[Zmapper]

As of the last few years, green has come to be associated with bicycle traffic. Red is most commonly used for pedestrians and bus traffic. Along Colorado Blvd in Denver, the city enhanced crosswalks at major intersections with red thermoplastic.

[DaBigE]

As of the last few years, green has come to be associated with bicycle traffic. Red is most commonly used for pedestrians and bus traffic. Along Colorado Blvd in Denver, the city enhanced crosswalks at major intersections with red thermoplastic.

Madison, Wisconsin has been doing the same thing lately with green thermoplastic. It all started with Bike Boxes a couple years ago, and lately has expanded to full bike lanes/bike lane crossings at intersections.

[Zmapper]

Is it true that Madison first started with red thermoplastic before switching to green?

[Scott5114]

At my workplace, the crosswalks are just a field of yellow paint. It is difficult to tell that it's meant to be a crosswalk without the huge blinking LED pedestrian signage they put in. It doesn't last that long either as the paint chips off from people driving over it. A standard crosswalk would be better, IMO.

[DaBigE]

Is it true that Madison first started with red thermoplastic before switching to green?

Yes. News story with photos