05-18-2021, 08:04 PM
(05-18-2021, 06:42 PM)Bytor Wrote:(05-18-2021, 04:29 PM)goggolor Wrote: Is the "Cyclists dismount" sign existing, or part of this project? Hoping this isn't like the Caroline St MUT where legally you're supposed to dismount and walk your bike across every intersection.
Isn't there something in the HTA that makes those signs invalid or even illegal?
The sign exists in the design standards but it is "explicitly counterindicated" in that location. It is suggested ONLY for use in explicitly pedestrianized only areas.
Staff explained that they have leeway to implement things that are against the recommendations, and they were doing it to see if it improved safety...of course they gave no way to meaningfully measure safety, or even compliance, nor did they explain why they have leeway to break the rules when putting up threatening signs, or when building substandard ped and cycling infra, but could not possibly conceive of narrowing a vehicle lane below 40 cm OVER the "recommended minimum" width in the TAC guide.
Of course, I didn't say that part out loud, but these days I kind of wish I had.