Pedestrian, or Walking: Impossible December 1, 2009

Who: Brian Feldman Projects (sleepwalk, Brian Walks, Barefoot in the Park)

What: Pedestrian, or Walking: Impossible Redux

When: Tue 1 Dec 2009 from 7am - 7pm

Where: Central Florida’s 12 Most Dangerous Intersections (Orlando-Kissimmee)

Metro Orlando’s just been named the most dangerous major U.S. city for walking!* “What are you going to do next?” “I’m going to avoid those intersections!”

Originally intended as a 79 hour project (over 12 days), Pedestrian, or Walking: Impossible was suspended at approximately 9:30am on Mon 23 Nov 2009 after only 15 hours, when Brian’s friends Rachael & David Rogers staged an unexpected intervention at the intersection of S Orange Blossom Trail & W Holden Ave in Orlando, which sketch artist Thomas Thorspecken had called for with his blog post following Day 1**.

The project is now being resumed, in a revised form, on Tue 1 Dec 2009.

Over 12 hours, Brian Feldman will travel to the 12 most dangerous intersections in Central Florida***, warning pedestrians of the dangers they face by walking across them. He will then attempt to cross each intersection at least once. 79 pedestrians were killed in vehicle crashes at all 12 intersections in 2007 and 2008.

Walking is Brian’s primary mode of transportation. However, due to the time constraints of this one day project, he will be driving to all 12 intersections.

This independent project is not sanctioned, endorsed or sponsored by Transportation for America or Orlando Sentinel.

Complete Schedule (Hours / Intersections / Maps / Stats):

#12: 7:00am
W Colonial Dr & N Pine Hills Rd Orlando
http://bit.ly/intersection12 [Google Maps]
51 Pedestrians struck / 5 Pedestrians killed

#11: 8:00am
W Colonial Dr & N Hiawassee Rd Orlando
http://bit.ly/intersection11 [Google Maps]
51 Pedestrians struck / 5 Pedestrians killed

#10: 9:00am
W Oak Ridge Rd & S Texas Ave Orlando
http://bit.ly/intersection10 [Google Maps]
50 Pedestrians struck / 5 Pedestrians killed

#9: 10:00am
S Orange Blossom Trail & W Holden Ave Orlando
http://bit.ly/intersection9 [Google Maps]
60 Pedestrians struck / 6 Pedestrians killed

#8: 11:00am
E Colonial Dr & N Goldenrod Rd Orlando
http://bit.ly/intersection8 [Google Maps]
61 Pedestrians struck / 6 Pedestrians killed

#7: 12:00pm
E Colonial Dr & N Alafaya Trail Orlando
http://bit.ly/intersection7 [Google Maps]
60 Pedestrians struck / 6 Pedestrians killed

#6: 1:00pm
N Orange Blossom Trail & Clarcona-Ocoee Rd Orlando
http://bit.ly/intersection6 [Google Maps]
60 Pedestrians struck / 6 Pedestrians killed

#5: 2:00pm
E Colonial Dr & N Semoran Blvd Orlando
http://bit.ly/intersection5 [Google Maps]
60 Pedestrians struck / 6 Pedestrians killed

#4: 3:00pm
W Vine St & N Hoagland Blvd Kissimmee
http://bit.ly/intersection4 [Google Maps]
80 Pedestrians struck / 6 Pedestrians killed

#3: 4:00pm
Silver Star Rd & N Hiawassee Rd Orlando
http://bit.ly/intersection3 [Google Maps]
72 Pedestrians struck / 7 Pedestrians killed

#2: 5:00pm
S Orange Blossom Trail & Sand Lake Rd Orlando
http://bit.ly/intersection2 [Google Maps]
100 Pedestrians struck / 10 Pedestrians killed

#1: 6:00pm
Silver Star Rd & N Pine Hills Rd Orlando
http://bit.ly/intersection1 [Google Maps]
110 Pedestrians struck / 11 Pedestrians killed

*http://t4america.org/resources/dangerousbydesign
**http://bit.ly/thorwalk
***http://bit.ly/osped1 (Source: Orlando Sentinel research)

Links:
http://brianfeldman.com (Brian Feldman)
http://twitter.com/BrianFeldman (@BrianFeldman on Twitter)
http://bit.ly/ped2fb (Facebook Event)
http://bit.ly/ped2rls (Media Release | Google Docs)
When referencing on Twitter, please use #pedestrian #walking

Brian Feldman Projects is Central Florida’s premiere experimental time-based art. Dinners on stage with real life families, leaping off ladders for 24 hours, group tours in Google translated Swedish through IKEA®, finishing crossing if started - this is what we do.

Official Website: http://brianfeldman.com