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By hshields (registered) - website | Posted May 06, 2013 at 20:03:21
I'm very pleased to see so many people interested in this little section of road - clearly it is a vital link in the west end and the City should plan carefully what they want to do to balance the needs of motorists, cyclists and pedestrians.
Thanks for the updates on the roundabout. It appears the roundabout option is a done deal but final design (including possible crosswalk lights and ramps) is still up for discussion. I really do hope contact their councillors and city officials and urge them to consider opportunities to stop traffic at this roundabout so cyclists and pedestrians can move safely across the area.
We've seen that, with Law Enforcement diligently enforcing the law, people's behaviour does change and changes quickly. The Cootes example is a good one. The basic infrastructure hasn't changed (save for a new light). Motorists' behaviour has changed. The same principles can be applied to Longwood. Again, a new set of lights combined with heavy law enforcement blitz and you'll get a windfall for the city in tickets but most importantly, the behaviour of motorists will change. If people say behaviour hasn't changed, I say stand at the top of the overpass over Cootes and you'll see the difference.
What Cootes does have, and Longwood desperately needs but propbably won't get unless we demand it, is cycling lanes, trees and better, more distanced, pedestrian sidewalks. That is the definition of mixed use and attractive streetscapes. Having a cruiser parked outside the Careport Centre for months on end maybe paying for itself in tickets but that's not the point of this exercise - I was lead to believe.
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