Thanks for posting this Canard!
Well, lesson learned re whatever compound was used to paint or adhere the first application. It'll be redone in the spring, hopefully with something more durable.
The fact that the asphalt was new last year may also have affected things.
(02-24-2019, 01:40 PM)KevinL Wrote: [ -> ]It'll be redone in the spring, hopefully with something more durable.
That's good to hear, thanks for confirming!
Right; the crosswalks they laid down during LRT construction started coming up about ~6 months in, too...
(03-12-2019, 01:23 PM)KevinL Wrote: [ -> ]A relatively small connection, but one that was promised in earlier diagrams - a trail from the south corner of Barwood up the hill to the main McLennan park facilities has just started work. Location: https://www.google.com/maps/@43.4190584,...a=!3m1!1e3
These kind of small connections are hugely meaningful, because they really improve the walking conditions. However, they're usually very hard to retrofit, because they require land. I wonder why this section of land that the city apparently owns exists.
And on that point, they should also connect the parking lot of the Newport towers to the south.
But I could probably come up with a list of hundreds of other examples where this type of enhancement would be helpful.
For that matter, many others around that side of McClellan park alone. Of course, there's also this beauty:
https://www.google.com/maps/@43.415355,-...312!8i6656 . which has no sidewalk on either side...very confusing.
(03-12-2019, 01:23 PM)KevinL Wrote: [ -> ]A relatively small connection, but one that was promised in earlier diagrams - a trail from the south corner of Barwood up the hill to the main McLennan park facilities has just started work. Location: https://www.google.com/maps/@43.4190584,...a=!3m1!1e3
It's a curious improvement. It doesn't really improve connectivity for anyone but those on the crescent who already had reasonably good access to the trail network from the bike lanes on Strasbourg.
(03-12-2019, 01:30 PM)danbrotherston Wrote: [ -> ] (03-12-2019, 01:23 PM)KevinL Wrote: [ -> ]A relatively small connection, but one that was promised in earlier diagrams - a trail from the south corner of Barwood up the hill to the main McLennan park facilities has just started work. Location: https://www.google.com/maps/@43.4190584,...a=!3m1!1e3
These kind of small connections are hugely meaningful, because they really improve the walking conditions. However, they're usually very hard to retrofit, because they require land. I wonder why this section of land that the city apparently owns exists.
And on that point, they should also connect the parking lot of the Newport towers to the south.
But I could probably come up with a list of hundreds of other examples where this type of enhancement would be helpful.
For that matter, many others around that side of McClellan park alone. Of course, there's also this beauty: https://www.google.com/maps/@43.415355,-...312!8i6656 . which has no sidewalk on either side...very confusing.
There are plenty of other examples of this. It seems the developer made provisions for a connection and paved their part, but that the City never followed through on their land. The example at the end of Dunsmere is particularly egregious as it's a key missing link in a series of paths connecting the west side of that neighbourhood to the greenway.
(03-12-2019, 01:58 PM)jamincan Wrote: [ -> ] (03-12-2019, 01:23 PM)KevinL Wrote: [ -> ]A relatively small connection, but one that was promised in earlier diagrams - a trail from the south corner of Barwood up the hill to the main McLennan park facilities has just started work. Location: https://www.google.com/maps/@43.4190584,...a=!3m1!1e3
It's a curious improvement. It doesn't really improve connectivity for anyone but those on the crescent who already had reasonably good access to the trail network from the bike lanes on Strasbourg.
It's not the most widespread improvement (it only helps those on the crescent), but it's more of a walking/all ages biking issue. Most parents would not let their children bike on Strasbourg, and certainly not make the left onto the crescent. And it cuts off about 3 minutes from the 7-10 minute walk to the park.
Like I said, the meaningful change is if you make this improvement in every neighbourhood for every amenity.
(03-12-2019, 02:08 PM)danbrotherston Wrote: [ -> ]It's not the most widespread improvement (it only helps those on the crescent), but it's more of a walking/all ages biking issue. Most parents would not let their children bike on Strasbourg, and certainly not make the left onto the crescent. And it cuts off about 3 minutes from the 7-10 minute walk to the park.
Like I said, the meaningful change is if you make this improvement in every neighbourhood for every amenity.
And the motor vehicle equivalent (paving every street, in front of every house, to a full 2-lane width, and then plowing it every winter) happens without question, even though it costs way more.
(03-12-2019, 05:08 PM)ijmorlan Wrote: [ -> ] (03-12-2019, 02:08 PM)danbrotherston Wrote: [ -> ]It's not the most widespread improvement (it only helps those on the crescent), but it's more of a walking/all ages biking issue. Most parents would not let their children bike on Strasbourg, and certainly not make the left onto the crescent. And it cuts off about 3 minutes from the 7-10 minute walk to the park.
Like I said, the meaningful change is if you make this improvement in every neighbourhood for every amenity.
And the motor vehicle equivalent (paving every street, in front of every house, to a full 2-lane width, and then plowing it every winter) happens without question, even though it costs way more.
Indeed!
And more like 3 lane width because parking is also sacrosanct.