Kraus Development (525-565 Conestogo Road) | 3-35 fl | Proposed

[danbrotherston]

Stairs, yes, an elevator...gosh, you want to talk about expensive, now you have to maintain a climate controlled building.

Why? Elevators (and escalators) can be built outdoors as well, even in a climate that has snow.

Ultimately, the key to any solution is that the priority be on it being good for the users, rather than cheap for the developers. There are plenty of examples of bad overpasses AND underpasses that don't get used because they are inconvenient, poorly designed, unpleasant, and unsafe, all in the name of minimizing cost.

Yeah, I agree with this.

While the box or stairs for humans can be exposed to the elements, AFAIK the machine rooms for elevators and escalators must be safe from the elements and heated in this climate. But I'm not an "elevator consultant" so perhaps it's possible and just uncommon.