12-01-2017, 02:03 PM
Downsizing a significant percentage of (non-arterial) residential streets is probably a non-starter even in the medium-long term. Maybe someday, but for now the combination of costs and resident resistance would surely kill any such initiative.
We do have traffic data for city streets. I think I might want to do some data exploration over the holidays to see whether there is another way. Even if your employer is on Weber St, for example, doesn't mean that you need to ride on Weber to get there, if there are other good alternatives. As an existing example, I can ride on Iron Horse Trail rather than on Park or Courtland. A little bit less direct if my employer is on one of those streets, but not that far out of the way. Non-arterial neighbourhood streets could nicely complement a decent trail network.
We do have traffic data for city streets. I think I might want to do some data exploration over the holidays to see whether there is another way. Even if your employer is on Weber St, for example, doesn't mean that you need to ride on Weber to get there, if there are other good alternatives. As an existing example, I can ride on Iron Horse Trail rather than on Park or Courtland. A little bit less direct if my employer is on one of those streets, but not that far out of the way. Non-arterial neighbourhood streets could nicely complement a decent trail network.