Strata | 16 & 22 fl | Proposed

[ijmorlan]

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 this is the best option as well. It would mean sacrificing on-street parking though (seriously, we have on-street parking on these roads?), which is always a sticking point for some reason.

I would love to see these roads reduced to two lanes each, with a separate two-way cycle track built alongside each.

There isn’t on-street parking in Uptown, however, except for the bit on Erb just east of Caroline (am I forgetting something?).

The street parking is east of Weber I think. In that area, I think we could pretty much leave it up to residents whether they prefer 3m of lawn, or street parking. Actually you could almost go so far as to let each property decide, depending on the exact design.

Although I want to know the traffic counts. What if the streets were just a single lane, but with turn lanes and rules (may only turn where there is a turn lane and only if you fit into the turn lane) such that the single lane is never held up by turning traffic, only traffic signals? Then put a green wave so the traffic moves without stopping at exactly whatever speed we want (try to go faster, you get a red). The existing road space is used very inefficiently, even by vehicular standards: traffic regularly clogs up where right- and left-turning vehicles are waiting, so the actual road capacity is way below the raw capacity of 3 lanes.