08-09-2016, 11:53 PM
(08-09-2016, 10:16 PM)Canard Wrote: So add a pushbutton signalized crosswalk with no delay at the onset of the request to cross, 15 second crossing time, and a recycle timer of some reasonable amount (30-45 seconds?). Problem solved.
Why should there be beg buttons in a public park, it should be the realm of people, not of cars. The idea that the park is bisected by a street is absurd, and the only reason people argue for it is because it's there now and you're used to it. You could also create a convenient route by bisecting the park the other way with a road, but nobody's arguing for that because it's silly.
When it comes right down to it, the road isn't necessary, and cars do drive too fast, it's a contentious issue, but it frustrates me how many people support having a road carrying lots of traffic through the park, isn't the park where you go to get away from traffic.