02-17-2019, 10:54 AM
(02-16-2019, 10:59 AM)ijmorlan Wrote:(02-16-2019, 08:37 AM)Canard Wrote: Pedestrian island being considered where Spurline Trail crosses Union Street in Waterloo - CBC.ca
I don’t know whether to be pleased that they are doing it, or annoyed that they dismissed that suggestion from me when I made it at a public meeting about the trail before construction (and started blathering something about pedestrian crossovers instead). It obviously should be done; and even if later an official crossover or signals are installed, the island would still make sense.
Now I just hope they build it big enough. Anybody want to start a pool on whether it will actually be big enough? Recent precedent is not encouraging.
Aw jeez. I didn't think of that. I'll be pleasantly surprised if it's large enough for a human to cram next to a stroller, let alone a person with a bike, or two.
I'm in favour of cluttering up Union with anything that can be dreamt up. A PXO would be great, an island would be great. Anything. The road is way overbuilt east of Moore, and that's the reason the trail crossing doesn't work, and the intersection at Moore can feel so unsafe. I think the trail crossing would need no special infrastructure, if it weren't for motorists getting ready for a road that suddenly allows them to drive really fast.