08-24-2015, 09:12 AM
(08-24-2015, 07:24 AM)jamincan Wrote: I think the master plan shows the parking lots between the Ring Road and Columbia/University eventually being built on.
Honestly, I can only see the proposal making the situation less attractive to pedestrians. Right now, Ring Road isn't attractive at all for people wishing to get from University to Columbia or vice versa by car. The proposal would change that and therefore introduce many more opportunities for vehicle/pedestrian interactions and therefore accidents as well. Improvements like the speed bumps work and the university is introducing more of them.
Agreed. I'll occasionally drive between Columbia/University on the ring road to see what changes have happened on campus but its a really slow route and not one many people would take even though the stretch between Westmount and Philip street is relatively long.
The regridded map has a connection from Columbia that goes through the campus and connects to Seagram drive. I think that would be mighty tempting for anyone trying to for from North/West of the campus to South/East.