Have to agree with Londondrz.
There are lights for humans and lights for vehicles. The ones for humans are in the shape of humans to make it a bit clearer for those confused by all the lights.
We could always ask for a permanent crossing guard, just to make sure people don't get too confused.
With regards to the Google Maps image. Note the man in orange, crossing towards you in the picture. He has NO clear view of the red light behind his head, there is no confusion there by the signals, just assumption and impatience.
Many crossings have the traffic signal visible to the pedestrians, but then many pedestrians know the light is NOT for them, and wait til the light that is, changes. I am not sure how this crossing is so different to others that it requires a complete rethink.
I know its a serious issue, but because people "assume" a traffic light turning red means they can cross, there is something wrong or badly planned about the crossing? Seriously?
Maybe some tuition signs would help "How to use a crossing" ? Or get the Green Cross Code man down there for a few weeks?
The herding of people in the tiny islands is stupid, totally agree. And I don't know if anyone else has noticed, but the permanent placement of the new poles for the lights and WAIT button squeezes the island even more, I'm not sure a double buggy would make it through, nor some electric wheel chairs.
The islands are the biggy for me, and possibly the re-phasing of the final sequence before crossing is allowed. A wide island, and a single crossing movement from W H Smiths to Pedder worked well for years, but I guess has an impact of traffic flow. But reintroducing it would sure as heck eliminate the need to have a human pen in the middle of the road while people wait for the second side to be safe to cross.
Oh and yes, countdown timers to next crossing phase would work much better than "quick, not much time left, ruuuuuuuun" timers too, I agree. Was saying this to the better half only the other day.
Well that's my opinion. I'm sure I will be disagreed with in a number of ways, maybe even belittled, but hey, democracies are great, right 
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