L.A. Café Crash Serves as Sobering Reminder of Poor Parklet Design
Parklets Design & Benefits Cities across the U.S. with limited sidewalk space are gaining the benefits of parklets in their urban street design concepts. Parklets …
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Security and Safety Bollards Application Review
The Difference Between Bollards & Barriers Bollards are vertical posts installed in a concrete footing to provide a barrier which deters or prevents unauthorized vehicle incursions. Being vertical, the spaces between each bollard allows passage to pedestrians, bicycles, shopping carts, wheel chairs, and so on. Barriers are most often horizontal fabrications or construction elements which […]
Venice Beach Tragedy – How To Improve Pedestrian Safety On The Venice Boardwalk
A recent crash has caused a woman to lose her life and the City of Venice to begin examining how to properly protect the millions …
Parking Garage Safety Increased By New Innovative BarricAide™ Product That Creates A Safety Zone To Protect Pedestrians
Thanks to some innovative design work and fabrication by Blockaides, pedestrians at the recently revitalized FIGat7th parking garage in downtown Los Angeles are better protected …
Safety Solutions Article Series – A Series Introduction
The Safety Solutions Article Series will include monthly articles that will cover a variety of different topics that are dedicated to helping increase safety. Some …
Actively working with ASTM on new low impact test standard specifications
Blockaides experts are actively working with ASTM to specify a new low impact crash testing standard for bollards and barriers used in municipal, commercial, and …
Little Girl Saved By Bollards
A little girl in Washington State is saved by bollards outside convenience store when a car crashes into the building. You can see from this …
Pedestrian Friendly Streetscapes
The project showcases several innovative design features including; removable bollards to allow for flexible sidewalk/parking and road closures.
The use of bollards becomes a key safety decision when you consider some of the major events that take place in the downtown core including; Cruising on King Street, Bluesfest and Oktoberfest.