Comment 53653

By John Neary (registered) | Posted December 23, 2010 at 10:28:11

but isn't that part of the point of redeveloping downtown into a people-friendly place? James should be a pedestrian-first street.

Yes, but restricting turns doesn't really advance that goal. It inconveniences local traffic (e.g. driving to the market parkade from the North End) and prioritize through traffic (e.g. using James as a route from Cannon to the mountain). It also makes motorists drive around in crazy loops trying to get to their destinations (e.g. James - King William - Hughson - Wilson to end up on York St. westbound), which increases the overall burden of traffic.

Allowing turning in both directions on a green light should be the standard, but if any turn is restricted it should be the left turn, not the right. If pedestrian traffic is heavy enough to cause traffic jams, then a pedestrian scramble would help.

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