07-11-2019, 08:16 AM
(07-11-2019, 07:53 AM)MidTowner Wrote: Markster has a good thread highlighting all of the access issues at the stations.
One that I can't believe I wouldn't have thought of, but know I would never have: Northfield can only be accessed from the north end, and is fenced in to the south. If you are accosted on the platform (which obviously is unlikely, but possible), there is no escape route. I guess that sort of thing is a blind spot for me; it never would have occurred to me.
Anyway, some good points about various stations.
I believe the path on the east side of the tracks is the official second exit — cross the tracks at the south end of the platform, walk up the path. There is a similar arrangement at Mill. But obviously, in the situation you are talking about, this form of second exit doesn’t really do the job.
There should be crossings to the west, directly into the Northfield Station development, at both ends of the platform. That would be convenient for people using that location and would also provide a real second exit.