02-17-2017, 10:43 AM
(This post was last modified: 02-17-2017, 10:44 AM by danbrotherston.)
(02-17-2017, 10:36 AM)tomh009 Wrote:(02-15-2017, 11:17 PM)taylortbb Wrote: The region would never approve a condo development shutting down a major road for two years just because it makes their development easier.
A major road? How many people per day use the IHT at this end of the trail?
And has someone from the city said that the trail will be closed for two years?
There is a new building where the trail was. There's a construction trailer where it's going. It's a logical conclusion that it will be closed for the duration of the construction. But if you want to be technical about it, nobody from the city has said anything. But that point seems to support the position of double standard even more.
As for trail usage, I have no idea, there's no trail counter at that location, but other nearby locations gets around 500 people on average in the winter, and around 1500 people on average in the summer I believe. Someone can look up more specific numbers.
But I don't think the numbers matter as much as the image. This the main trail through the city. I cannot imagine anyone arguing this isn't a "major trail", probably even the main active transportation link in this part of the city. Maybe fewer people use it than would because it's continually closed with little warning and no acceptable detour.