08-24-2020, 04:14 PM
Wow...City of Kitchener social media account for the win, they have finally gotten back to me with dimension of the planned island.
It is more or less as bad as expected, well below the standard width of 3 meters, and frankly, partially below the minimum width of 2.5 meters.
I have no doubt the vehicle lanes will continue to meet or exceed the standard lane widths of 3.35 meters, (the minimum there by the way is 3.25, and the region will build 3.0 meter lanes in a pinch--just in case you think there is no room for widening).
The existence of the bike lanes helps the region maintain the curb-curb minimum distance of 4.5 meters they require in order to ensure their plow operators don't have to slow down...of course that means the bike lane will be unprotected and cars will swerve into the bike lane in order to achieve a dangerously high speed through the crossing.
Ugh...
It is more or less as bad as expected, well below the standard width of 3 meters, and frankly, partially below the minimum width of 2.5 meters.
I have no doubt the vehicle lanes will continue to meet or exceed the standard lane widths of 3.35 meters, (the minimum there by the way is 3.25, and the region will build 3.0 meter lanes in a pinch--just in case you think there is no room for widening).
The existence of the bike lanes helps the region maintain the curb-curb minimum distance of 4.5 meters they require in order to ensure their plow operators don't have to slow down...of course that means the bike lane will be unprotected and cars will swerve into the bike lane in order to achieve a dangerously high speed through the crossing.
Ugh...