Comment 51611

By seancb (registered) - website | Posted November 16, 2010 at 08:57:09

I think that the inlaid crosswalks look decent, and if the price point meant that our choice was "two white lines" vs "fake inlaid cobblestone", I'm glad we got the inlay instead of nothing.

I think many here are understating the importance of York as a pedestrian (and cyclist) route. Not everyone will be arriving to the market/library from the south and/or east. There is a large (and growing) population living north of York who will access the library and market via York.

People who access the market and city centre from within the mall may also want to ste pout to James North, and we are (Correctly) encouraging that through the York streetscaping.

York was previously a nightmare for cyclists because the one-ways forced huge detours in order to access much of the area legally, especially if coming from the north end.

York has also historically been very pedestrian unfriendly - using its past as a car-centric "urban highway" is not a fair or accurate method of predicting the future pedestrian traffic.

York is an important street for connecting the strathcona neighbourhood to the market and to James north and beyond.

The recent construction has been great for pedestrians and cyclists. Wilson (York) and James has been a pleasure to cross since traffic has been slowed, and I hope that the comfort continues after the construction is done.

I'd even say a scramble would be great at that intersection. It would not have to be a long cycle but it would make things much more pleasant for pedestrians, who should be given absolute priority on all of our downtown streets.

I vote down for offensiveness and up for humour. I cast no votes based on my level of agreement.

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