I thought of it as flawed too, but it might have a helpfully unintended benefit of keeping pedestrians/tourists aware of where where they are relative to bicyclists and the street. Especially if people will be looking at their phones while walking, the color change in their periphery could help.
gko2408 t1_iw8qrcf wrote
Reply to comment by MichaelRahmani in 9th Ave redesign by MichaelRahmani
I thought of it as flawed too, but it might have a helpfully unintended benefit of keeping pedestrians/tourists aware of where where they are relative to bicyclists and the street. Especially if people will be looking at their phones while walking, the color change in their periphery could help.