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Countdown walk signals in NYC? Fughetaboutit

New Yorkers apparently don't need a timer to cross the street. Or do they?

Countdown signals at busy intersections are used in San Francisco, Boston, Washington DC, and a number of other cities, but don't expect them to take over New York anytime soon.

First installed in late 2006 at Avenue of the Americas and 8th Street in Manhattan and at four intersections in the other boroughs,...

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