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Stephen Edwards

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Gender Male
Age 52
Date of birth February 15,1972
Zodiac sign Aquarius
Born Saugus
Massachusetts
United States
AlbumsRequiem for My Mother
GenresClassical
Jazz
Dance/Electronic
Record labels MovieScore Media
Machiavelli Records
Songs The Room Upstairs
Goodbye Louise
Night Mists
E-Flat Piano Trio
Requiem Aeternam
The Portrait
Le Petit Nicolas
Sanctus
Sentimental Walk
Cocktail Lullaby
Song for Dixie
Brooks Was Here
You're What I Need the Most
In Paradisum
The Reunion
Come See Me Tonight
Melrose Plaza
I Love so Much About You
Lover's Glance
Anthony and Cleopatra's Love
52nd Street
Kyrie
See Me Cry
Bossa Del Breezy
Main Title Theme / Toto's Theme / Love Theme
End Credits Theme
You Were Always Meant For Me
To Kokomo
Little Children
Playing Love
New Fish
Claire De Lune
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Green man could stay on longer for pedestrians in England

Feb 16,2020 2:49 am

By Paul SeddonPolitics reporter

The Green Man could stay on longer at pedestrian crossings to give people longer to cross The Road in England.

Transport officials are considering a change that would mean people have around seven rather than Six Seconds to cross the typical road.

The guidance for local councils is meant to help people with disabilities, and older people.

Campaigners welcomed the idea, saying millions of people currently struggled to cross when the Green Man was lit.

Current UK-wide guidance for traffic engineers assumes an average walking speed of 1. 2 metres per Second - a figure first calculated in the 1950s.

It was updated in 2019 to specify that councils could reduce this to 1 metre per Second , either on a " site‑by‑site basis or as an area‑wide policy".

Now Active Travel England (ATE), an executive agency of the Transport Department , is considering adopting 1 metre per Second as its standard recommendation for councils in England.

The Change will be subject to consultation from interested parties. If approved, it will be included in new advice expected to be issued to English councils before The End of the year.

Local authorities are in charge of traffic management, but Active Travel England factors in adherence to its recommendations when allocating funding for schemes to boost walking and cycling.

Research published by University College London in 2012 found that 76% of men and 85% of women had a walking speed lower than the 1. 2 metres per Second standard.

The average walking speed for men was calculated as 0. 9 metres per Second , and 0. 8 metres per Second for women.

An ATE spokesperson said making crossing times " inclusive" was a big part of its plans to boost The Number of people making short journeys on foot.

" Crossing times can be a challenge, particularly for elderly and disabled people, and a bad experience is enough to put someone off doing it, " they added.

Living Streets, a charity that promotes everyday walking, welcomed The Proposal , saying it recognised walking speeds in the UK's ageing population.

" Millions of older people, disabled people and families with children struggle to cross The Road in The Time given, " added chief executive Stephen Edwards .

" If people don't feel safe crossing The Street , they simply won't make The Journey or will make it in a less sustainable and less healthy way, " he added.

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Source of news: bbc.com

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