11-13-2020, 10:41 PM
(11-13-2020, 10:29 PM)tomh009 Wrote:(11-13-2020, 10:23 PM)danbrotherston Wrote: The fifth bay is inaccessible, because of the GO transit platform extension, there is no way to leave that bay without driving on Gaukel which is closed.
I don't think you're going to get a line of cars two wide, it would completely block the roadway meaning it would be impossible for any vehicle to leave if there was a situation. There are two bays, and the suggestion is that one would be used for the first step, the second for the second step, as I understand is happening at Glasgow, which again comes back to room for 20-25 cars. Maybe their operation has been streamlined and they could have 40-50 cars.
Forgot about the extension, my bad. But while the two lines (in one bay) wouldn't allow anyone to exit rapidly, the same is true at 137 today once you are lining up. Or at a Tim Hortons drive-through. Or any highway on/off-ramp at a rush hour. I think that's a reasonable compromise.
Or they could reopen the last 10m of Gaukel for exiting traffic. Not ideal, but it would address the capacity concerns.
I realize we're a car centric city in a Tims centric country, but I don't know of any Tims drivethrough which holds 50 cars...if there was an emergency, it would be a quick thing to get out. At 137, are there curbs blocking in the cars in the lanes? I feel like they could have a car exit if necessary. With curbs and walls, it would be physically impossible. And yes, I occasionally do feel claustrophobic in highway traffic jams, but there's little you can do there, I've only twice ended up on the shoulder with an emergency.
I'd be quite frustrated if Gaukel was re-opened.
In any case, based on descriptions, I think the 20 (or 40) car storage would be enough, provided they manage it as well as has been described, but suffices to say, I don't particularly trust people in cars to behave well in general.