03-04-2019, 06:34 PM
Buffalo tried something similar when they opened up their metro, by closing some DTB areas to cars. I don't have a lot of detail, but this is from Wiki:
As for comparing Kitchener to Denver, I don't think that's a good metric. I am not saying it wouldn't work, but the two cities are very different.
For example, Denver's average Dec-Feb high is 7 degrees, versus the -1 in Kitchener (minus extremes). Buffalo is much closer to our temps, with about +1 being the average between Dec-Feb.
As for the city itself:
Denver Pop: est 704,000 -- Metro -- 2,888,000
Buffalo Pop: est 258,000 -- Metro -- 1,134,000
Kitchener Pop: est 248,000 -- Metro -- 540,000
Other issue: No LRT in DTK. It's off to either side. If the rails were running right down the King St, then perhaps the idea *might* fly. But even if Buffalo, a much larger urban centre, didn't have success, I just don't see how it might work here.
Quote:In April 2011, the group stated that the 600 block of Main Street, which has Shea's Performing Arts Center along with hotels and bars, should be converted into a mixed automobile and rail system. The 600 block was re-opened to automobile traffic in 2015.
As for comparing Kitchener to Denver, I don't think that's a good metric. I am not saying it wouldn't work, but the two cities are very different.
For example, Denver's average Dec-Feb high is 7 degrees, versus the -1 in Kitchener (minus extremes). Buffalo is much closer to our temps, with about +1 being the average between Dec-Feb.
As for the city itself:
Denver Pop: est 704,000 -- Metro -- 2,888,000
Buffalo Pop: est 258,000 -- Metro -- 1,134,000
Kitchener Pop: est 248,000 -- Metro -- 540,000
Other issue: No LRT in DTK. It's off to either side. If the rails were running right down the King St, then perhaps the idea *might* fly. But even if Buffalo, a much larger urban centre, didn't have success, I just don't see how it might work here.