04-10-2024, 02:39 PM
(04-10-2024, 02:30 PM)the_conestoga_guy Wrote: Honest question, how difficult would it be to modify the existing bridge to improve the pedestrian and cycling experience? If we just focused on the south side, for instance, we could raise the cycling lane to be even with the sidewalk and turn it into a MUT. Put in a concrete barrier (even one of those half-height ones) along the stretch and suddenly you have a really solid option for active transportation.
Installing a brand new bridge always felt a bit wasteful when compared against the option of fixing the existing bridge. It doesn't even take much of an imagination to work up a good solution. It has to be incredibly embarrassing for our city officials and engineers to see bridge proposals being put forward to "fix" the issues you created with your 10 year old bridge 50m away. I just hope they have the courage to recognize their mistakes and move forward with fixing them.
All the talk about building a new bridge only existed because everyone involved knew that the real solution: reducing existing vehicle lanes to make safe routes for others, was never going to happen. The MTO just confirmed something we all knew: vehicle throughput is officially more important than safety and equality.
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