06-15-2021, 10:55 AM
(06-14-2021, 10:33 PM)danbrotherston Wrote:(06-14-2021, 10:00 PM)dtkvictim Wrote: Raised crossings would be great, but I don't really get the complaint about the curves. It adds, what, half a second to your trip? But it makes it a little more interesting! I see historically the curve existed to accommodate on-street parking which is frustrating, but now it provides space for some trees (and is the only block next to the LRT with trees), which I would gladly have a little curve for.
If you're alone on the trail, they're not much of a problem when walking or on a bike, but if you are on a bike and there is another trail user, either going the opposite direction, or walking in the same direction, it's awkward and tight. I know from experience. You'll notice on streetview, the new curves are even tighter than the old ones. If you wanted keep some curves, they could have been wider, with greater trail width at the curve, or the trees could have gone on the other side where they would be less likely to interfere with the LRT and the trail would have been straight.
Yes, it's really a question of sufficient width. I, too, like curves.
But then I also like biking (and walking) on unpaved trails. There are some (unofficial?) dirt trails on the Mill Race Trail in Cambridge, on the 401 side, that I was very happy to discover. Very little traffic so the single-bike width is still quite manageable, just need to pull over if someone is coming the other way.