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  2. Curb cut effect - Wikipedia

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    A curb cut. The curb cut effect is the phenomenon of disability-friendly features being used and appreciated by a larger group than the people they were designed for. The phenomenon is named for curb cuts – miniature ramps comprising parts of sidewalk – which were first made for wheelchair access in particular places, but were also welcomed by people pushing strollers, carts or luggage.

  3. Raised pavement marker - Wikipedia

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    The orange markers separate opposing traffic lanes. The blue marker denotes a fire hydrant on the left sidewalk. A raised pavement marker is a safety device used on roads. These devices are usually made with plastic, ceramic, thermoplastic paint, glass or occasionally metal, and come in a variety of shapes and colors.

  4. City block - Wikipedia

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    with sidewalks: using a direct geometric representation of the usual concept of city blocks. Not only sidewalks, but also inner alleys, common gardens, etc. Some street parts, such as a street greenway, isolated and with no related lot, can be also represented as a block without sidewalks.

  5. Curb cut - Wikipedia

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    A pram ramp with tactile paving that connects a sidewalk to a road. A curb cut , curb ramp, depressed curb, dropped kerb , pram ramp, or kerb ramp is a solid (usually concrete) ramp graded down from the top surface of a sidewalk to the surface of an adjoining street. It is designed primarily for pedestrian usage and commonly found in urban ...

  6. Woman Gets the Most Bittersweet Surprise When She Tries the ...

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    One day, Anna Costley stumbled upon TikTok videos of people participating in the Google Maps trend, in which users reminisce over photos of their old homes taken from satellite images over the years

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    Aces around, dix or double pinochles. Score points by trick-taking and also by forming combinations of cards into melds.

  8. Daily walk may prolong lifespan

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    Glatt further explained that other forms of exercise can be more daunting or difficult for people who are generally not physically active. But the overall benefits to walking are enormous, he noted.

  9. Tactile paving - Wikipedia

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    A set of yellow truncated domes on the down-ramp in a parking lot. Tactile paving (also called tenji blocks, truncated domes, detectable warnings, tactile tiles, tactile ground surface indicators, tactile walking surface indicators, or detectable warning surfaces) is a system of textured ground surface indicators found at roadsides (such as at curb cuts), by and on stairs, and on railway ...