Patent ID: 8232896

Claim:
A pedestrian traffic control system disposed between first and second sidewalks, the system comprising: a first pedestrian light signal disposed at the first sidewalk for directing pedestrian traffic from the second sidewalk to the first sidewalk and for displaying information to pedestrians waiting at the first sidewalk to cross over to the second sidewalk, the first traditional pedestrian light signal comprising: a first housing defining a street side and an opposed pedestrian side, the street side having a lightable walk indicia and a lightable stop indicia, the lightable walk indicia being lighted for a first period of time to direct pedestrians to cross from the second sidewalk to the first sidewalk, the lightable stop indicia being lighted for a second period of time to direct pedestrians to wait at the second sidewalk until safe; a first video screen disposed on the pedestrian side of the first housing to display information to pedestrians waiting at the first sidewalk to cross over to the second sidewalk; a second pedestrian light signal disposed at the second sidewalk for directing pedestrian traffic from the first sidewalk to the second sidewalk and for displaying information to pedestrians waiting at the second sidewalk to cross over to the first sidewalk, the second traditional pedestrian light signal comprising: a second housing defining a street side and an opposed pedestrian side, the street side having a lightable walk indicia and a lightable stop indicia, the lightable walk indicia being lighted for a third period of time to direct pedestrians to cross from the first sidewalk to the second sidewalk, the lightable stop indicia being lighted for a fourth period of time to direct pedestrians waiting at the first sidewalk until safe; a second video screen disposed on the pedestrian side of the second housing to display information to pedestrians waiting at the second sidewalk while waiting to cross over to the first sidewalk.