Exciting stuff on the street

On another front, there are some interesting, exciting things happening on the street level.

A countdown crosswalk at 6th Avenue and 8th Street. Even without the digital countdown, the adjusted timing between pedestrians and cars is much improved for this confusing intersection.



Also on 6th Avenue and 10th Street, there's a bicycle crossing. This is one of those spots where the street is marked for bikes to be on either side (look to the way left of the image for the other bike marking). What's the thinking behind this?