01-06-2016, 09:42 PM
(01-06-2016, 09:17 PM)timc Wrote:(01-04-2016, 01:57 PM)ookpik Wrote: Similarly for the Iron Horse Trail crossing on Park St even though it's only one lane in each direction. What were they [not] thinking when they dug up and redid Park St a few years ago?
I was on the trails committee a few years ago, but I can't remember all that clearly. The problem at that crossing is that it really is too close to a signalized intersection to put a pedestrian signal there. I also don't think that part of Park Street was redone at that time. There was a proposal to do *something*, but I can't remember what it was. Putting better signs would be a good start, but any changes were likely delayed until after the trail is uprooted for 155 Uptown (whenever *that* happens).
Yes, it's close to John St. Rather than signals they could have put in a small refuge island between the two lanes so that pedestrians and cyclists would only need to cross one lane of traffic at a time. And yes this section was part of the Park St project a few years ago. Hopefully they'll revisit this when they reroute the IHT for the 155 Park project.
In a similar vein, there's also a need for a better/safer crossing of the IHT at Victoria near the City Cafe. What's the point of having a trail system, especially a major one like IHT, when users have to make 100m detours to cross streets safely?