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I don't think Toronto and Waterloo have a lot in common, and I don't think Toronto's traffic is because it lacks a few needlessly wide one-way streets cutting through its downtown so much that it is a huge city. Most very big cities have intense traffic- Manhattan does, too, and it also has plenty of one-way streets.
The volume of traffic on Erb and Bridgeport could be carried by a pair of normal two-way streets. Those streets would still carry traffic, and there would be no "traffic chaos," but the traffic would be at much more human speeds and the streets could do all of the other things that streets should besides just "letting traffic move."
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The reconfiguration of Bridgeport/Caroline from King to Erb requires there to be two westbound lanes on Bridgeport. You also have a fun design to set up at Moore/Bridgeport/Laurel.
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My concerns about two way Erb / Bridgeport are parking related. Right now there's hazards (parked cars) allowed on both sides of that street. This is generally manageable at present because traffic can usually flow around a solitary car but using the other two lanes.
Residents will obviously not give up their "right" to have on street parking, so how will things flow when the single lane is mostly blocked?
Are there comparable streets elsewhere in the Region we can look at for comparison?
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02-16-2016, 10:39 AM
(This post was last modified: 02-16-2016, 10:55 AM by MidTowner.)
Queen Street South carries about as much traffic as either of Erb or Bridgeport, and does it with one lane each way and alternating between a centre boulevard and centre turn lanes.
Edit: Sorry, that example doesn't address your concerns about potential outcries about loss of street parking. I'm not sure of a Regional road with comparable volume that accommodates on-street parking as well.
How much street parking is on Erb and Bridgeport exactly? It's restricted at many times, I think.
Another edit: We've strayed off of the purpose of this thread (and it's my fault). Maybe the last few posts related to this could be moved to the Erb/Bridgeport/Caroline reconfiguration thread, or General Roads Discussion, or whatever is most appropriate?
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Happens in Toronto often enough.
Do the legwork to get the zoning change, and then resell at a higher value thanks to the higher density zoning.
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Noticed in the City of Waterloo meeting agenda is a pending approval to add full size LAV III to the cenotaph between Paul Puncher and City Hall:
http://calendar.waterloo.ca/Module/Calen...84f5b85502
Everyone move to the back of the bus and we all get home faster.
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It is surprising to me that the prime minister statute project seemed more controversial than this.
Everyone move to the back of the bus and we all get home faster.