A lot of time was put into making this have as little delay for pedestrians and vehicles as possible, while simultaneously protecting two difficult crosswalks. Watch it work. If there is a specific comment on operation, other than, "It looks confusing," please feel free to make contact. A one-on-one conversation might be more productive than comments on a public forum, if there is genuine interest in the "why" of things. There is more going on here than would be seen from only a quick glance. The Department of Public Works has resolved this request. Thanks for helping to keep Burlington a great place to live and work.

Ok, more specifically then:
When crossing Maple from North to South, on the east side of the intersection, the pedestrian signal does not sync with the north/south green light, which is what most people (both drivers and pedestrians) expect to happen. As a pedestrian, you press the button and wait. Drivers cueing on Maple to turn right and head up Battery make eye contact with you and expect you to cross when they have the red and the n/s approach has the green, and often seem bewildered/exasperated when you don't cross.
Drivers who have the green on Battery SB turning left onto Maple see you waiting at the crosswalk, and assume they have to yield to you since you're in a crosswalk so they sometimes stop & gesture for you to cross, even though you're looking at a "don't walk" signal.
I'm not saying it looks confusing, I'm saying based on walking through the intersection multiple times since it was finished, that it is confusing, especially for drivers. I'd encourage you to walk back and forth a few times, using the signal & making eye contact with drivers. They're definitely confused by the way the pedestrian signals are set up, and on more than one occasion I've had a westbound driver end up blocking the crosswalk once the no right turn on red sign lights up and the pedestrian signal actually activates.

Here is a graphic taken from a PDF showing the phasing. Some drivers were stopping on green when it was first turned on, expecting it to still be flashing. It will take a little while for everyone to get used to it. Don't assume, don't expect, and don't look at the vehicle signals when crossing, follow the pedestrian signals. The pattern has changed from the previous operation. The dominant traffic flow is southbound left turns and westbound right turns, so the north and east crosswalks cannot run parallel with the major directions. If they did, we wouldn't have solved anything, and would be back to the same problem of turning cars versus pedestrians. The new operation provides a good solution to the previous problem. You shouldn't be *in* the crosswalk unless the signal is showing "walk." If you are walking toward the intersection in such a way that drivers suspect you might walk out in front of them, be glad your neighbors are watching out for you! It is an unusual pattern for an unusual intersection. People will get used to it, and it will work far better for everyone than the previous version without pedestrian signals.

The Department of Public Works has resolved this request. Thanks for helping to keep Burlington a great place to live and work.

Agree to disagree I guess. I didn't assume anything, especially the first few times I crossed. I stopped, pushed the button & waited... only crossing when I actually had the walk signal.

As I said, I felt that it was confusing for drivers who saw me standing there waiting to cross. I was at the crosswalk, still on the sidewalk after pushing the button. Several times, drivers advanced into the crosswalk only to have the no right turn on red signal then come on... so as a pedestrian you end up having to go behind them.

I understand the logic you're using, and understand the ideas behind the signal phasing. Some drivers don't though, which I've observed and pointed out.

Unfortunate that the crosswalk is sometimes blocked. The No Right Turn sign comes up 5 seconds before the north and east crosswalk walk signals come on, kind of like a yellow light, giving drivers a fair shot at seeing, recognizing, and reacting to the restriction. Hard to imagine that new sign, bright and highly visible, is being missed. Hmmm, might try something...

Is there a specific reason that traditional LPIs that sync with the green lights wouldn't work here? That seems to be what most users anticipate...

Agreed, if the turn movements were occasional and not dominant, LPIs would be the superior method. LPI might work for southbound left turn (SBLT) versus east crosswalk, but would prefer SBLT to not be so heavy. Westbound right turn (WBRT) versus east AND north crosswalks, right on red being almost a continuous movement, needed a No Right Turn (NRT) sign to make it workable. A partial NRT during LPI would not work against a constant WBRT. For a few more seconds of delay to drivers, we completely protect two formerly difficult crosswalks. From the amount of complaints received, justifiably so, doing anything less would not have been adequate for the problem. This most restrictive phase, which stops all four directions, is also skippable. It is relatively short (short distances, small intersection), and comes up only on demand. WBRT is largely unimpeded except when this phase is called.