11-18-2019, 02:17 PM
(11-18-2019, 01:47 PM)MidTowner Wrote:(11-18-2019, 12:27 PM)tomh009 Wrote: Back in my car-commuting days I drove this stretch daily. And it's definitely busy. The street closure is a pain when it happens, but it doesn't stop people from using it for the rest of the day.
The region's traffic count data shows an average of 36,000 cars on Lancaster St at Victoria St N. That's a very high count, on par with the busiest stretches of roads like Weber St, University Ave and Fischer-Hallman Rd.
That's the figure for the intersection with Victoria...
The 2015 Regional traffic count shows 14,115 on Lancaster between Breithaupt and Victoria. That's not insignificant, but it's not high, and I think that number would support ijmorlan's assertion that the idea should at least be seriously considered.
Ah, I see, I misinterpreted the number. So using the "between" numbers from Union to Victoria, Lancaster carries between 15,000 and 18,000 cars per weekday. That's still similar to Ottawa St S or Westmount Rd S.
It might "eliminate the traffic insanity" but that traffic would not disappear, it would move somewhere else, so a new "insanity" would pop up, whether on Margaret, Wellington or elsewhere.