Comment 93905

By kevlahan (registered) | Posted October 29, 2013 at 13:27:41 in reply to Comment 93902

Given the the position of the island and off set of the streets, the island does not provide an effective refuge, especially as the "exits" from Queen North and South to Herkimer going east are designed for high speeds (not a right angle intersection).

This view shows how what should be an intersection designed for a dense urban neighbourhood with lots of pedestrians and cyclists has in fact been designed like a mini freeway interchange with large radius off-ramp style exits north and south:

https://maps.google.ca/maps?q=google+map...

This design greatly increases the crossing distance and the position of the island makes it useless as a refuge for pedestrians crossing either Queen St or Herkimer street. And allowing motorists to turn without slowing down appreciably is terrible design for an urban neighbourhood!

I live just around the corner, and can confirm that this intersection, even in its dangerous and inconvenient state, is well used by pedestrians. It does need to be reconfigured as a proper intersection with right angle turns and crosswalks.

Comment edited by kevlahan on 2013-10-29 13:28:52

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