12-29-2015, 12:36 PM
Cyclists would be very unlikely to use a bridge.
The island on University, near Carter, is great. However, traffic gets so backed up heading south on Weber that an island in this area would see a lot of cars for any pedestrians or bicycles to weave through, a great risk for getting lost.
My dream would be to see an underpass, like at Lexington, that would hook up to either the adjacent sidewalk (tricky), or that followed either side of the creek on over to either side of the bridge at Moses (expropriation and NIMBY concerns).
In all likelihood, there's likely only enough political will for an island, and we'll see pedestrians and cyclists struck when crossing the southbound lanes to the island, as a driver in one lane will stop for the crossing, but the other lane will not be able to see anyone who is crossing, and will speed into them at 60km/h.
The island on University, near Carter, is great. However, traffic gets so backed up heading south on Weber that an island in this area would see a lot of cars for any pedestrians or bicycles to weave through, a great risk for getting lost.
My dream would be to see an underpass, like at Lexington, that would hook up to either the adjacent sidewalk (tricky), or that followed either side of the creek on over to either side of the bridge at Moses (expropriation and NIMBY concerns).
In all likelihood, there's likely only enough political will for an island, and we'll see pedestrians and cyclists struck when crossing the southbound lanes to the island, as a driver in one lane will stop for the crossing, but the other lane will not be able to see anyone who is crossing, and will speed into them at 60km/h.