Comment 72948

By jason (registered) | Posted January 10, 2012 at 20:55:14 in reply to Comment 72929

I'd be fine if it went down to 1 live lane at time. And I don't like it when buses have to pull out of traffic. Traffic should stop behind buses. The fact that Hamilton city hall is 100% fixated on high speed traffic flow is the main reason I prefer two-way conversions. Even though they can still botch them, like the recent Wilson St example...it should have street parking on both sides, 24-7 but of course it doesn't because we operate under the mandate of high speed traffic 24-7. Still, it's slightly better than 3 or 4 lanes one-way eastbound like it used to be. I know my above photo wouldn't last in Hamilton. Soon the parking would be gone on one side, bike lanes would disappear, trees would come down, sidewalk narrowed and next thing you know it would be back to 3 or 4 lanes one way. At least once we make a 2-way switch there is no going back. Being home to some of the worst engineered roads in Canada with a city administration that doesn't see any problem puts me firmly in the camp of two-way conversions.

Comment edited by jason on 2012-01-10 20:55:48

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