Comment 116103

By mdrejhon (registered) - website | Posted January 17, 2016 at 23:04:26 in reply to Comment 116098

I checked prices on concrete jersey barriers. In a good quantity, you only need to spend a few hundred thousand for the length of Claremont to fully protect the lane (aren't you pro-separation? Jersey barrers would pretty much create a complete separate, protected area)

I also checked prices of bike lifts / incline liefts / bike-friendly gondolas -- they seem to be costing much more in the "millions" league.

Isn't it possible that creating a theoretical "Keddy Cycleway" on Claremont out of simple jersey concrete barriers -- may actually be the cheapest and most cost-effective way to add another cycle route up the escarpment? It's separated after all, it doesn't create Niagara Escarpment Commission concerns (cutting down trees to prevent leaves jamming a bike lift; or keeping the lift clean/working -- consider that another taxpayer maintenance cost). With a strong concrete jersey barrier like Terry Whitehead seems to be suggesting (he said it would not be just a pained line), it's full traffic separation which you have said in the past, that you prefer?

Also while Rail Trail is fun, it's not necessarily the fastest way to get to many points of the mountain. There needs to be multiple ways for bikes to get up/down at different points of the escarpment. Consder Mohawk University students, as an example. The rail trail goes in the opposite direction away from the University, to literally the opposite side of the city at the top of the escarpment.

No comment on the rest of your commentary, except to neutrally provide the above data/info for due consideration, and let the city experts decide prudently.

Comment edited by mdrejhon on 2016-01-17 23:11:09

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