08-10-2016, 09:00 PM
(08-10-2016, 07:21 PM)BuildingScout Wrote: I also disagree that we wouldn't have this discussion if the road wasn't there. With King St slowing down, there are no North-South roads between Westmount and Weber. We would certainly be looking into connecting Courtland and Park. This wouldn't be the first time we have connected streets in town through a green area. Just recently someone here suggested extending Homer Watson through Lakeside Park.
The speed isn't dominated by either, they both play a part. And it actually reinforces mine, you can change light timing and intersections to optimize for specific traffic, thus reducing the wait times at those elements.
And yes, someone did make that argument, and how much support did it get? Very little. And lakeside is more of a natural area, not even remotely as busy as Waterloo or Victoria Park. I just pointed out a suggested route through Waterloo park that would be very useful, but nobody would argue for it.
The loss of King is temporary. But even if it was, I really don't believe for a moment that we'd be seriously considering putting a road through the park.
When it comes to the state of the road, I don't think we're going to reach any agreement, I think a road through the park is in no way justified by the convenience which I find minor (even as a frequent user). You disagree.
More generally, routes matter more, if you design wayfinding and optimize intersections you can build a route out of different roads. Just look at waterloo with Park/Caroline/Erb/Albert, not that such a design is very conducive to pedestrians, but it is very friendly to cars, and yet not a continuous road.