Strata | 16 & 22 fl | Proposed

[ijmorlan]

It doesn't have to be though; the road can, and should, be rebuilt at a more human(e) scale that would fit better with the building. The current state of the road isn't a good reason not to build the building though.

We could start by trying to convert Bridgeport and Erb back to two-way streets. One way roads are terrible... especially for pedestrians and cyclists.

I don’t see why they have to be. Reduce the number of general traffic lanes to 2, install bicycle lanes in both directions, adjust intersection design.

I think the bad reputation of one-way roads comes from the design goals, which in the cases I think you’re thinking of consist of trying to jam an expressway through a city core. That is, what they really want to do is push an expressway right through downtown, but that is infeasible so instead just take two existing streets and make them the two directions of a pseudo-expressway. If the design goal instead were to provide a high-quality urban design for pedestrians and cyclists while still providing vehicle access, I think the outcome might be very different.

Personally if it were up to me I would reduce King and Regina to one lane, one way each — King St. southbound, Regina northbound. This would be from William to at least Erb and possibly further. This would leave lots of space for excellent bicycle facilities in both directions on both streets as well as wider sidewalks.