02-15-2016, 12:08 PM
I think much would depend on whether Erb and Bridgeport were expanded to 4 lanes, shrunk to 2 lanes, or kept as 3 lanes.
As a pedestrian in that area, I think 4 lanes on each would be a step back from what we have now. They would be much harder to cross, and the small separation between sidewalk and road would probably shrink.
At two lanes each, there would be enough space for separated bike lanes. That would encourage cycling, tie in nicely with the Bridgeport/Albert/Erb improvement and increase separation between cars and pedestrians.
3 lanes would be strange, but would allow 2-way flow on each street without losing any lanes, while also not requiring any expansion.
I can't imagine businesses would be happy losing 50% of the lanes coming from the highway, and I'm not sure 3 lanes would be worth the trouble and 4 would hurt walkability. How would you see a 2-way conversion?
As a pedestrian in that area, I think 4 lanes on each would be a step back from what we have now. They would be much harder to cross, and the small separation between sidewalk and road would probably shrink.
At two lanes each, there would be enough space for separated bike lanes. That would encourage cycling, tie in nicely with the Bridgeport/Albert/Erb improvement and increase separation between cars and pedestrians.
3 lanes would be strange, but would allow 2-way flow on each street without losing any lanes, while also not requiring any expansion.
I can't imagine businesses would be happy losing 50% of the lanes coming from the highway, and I'm not sure 3 lanes would be worth the trouble and 4 would hurt walkability. How would you see a 2-way conversion?