11-18-2019, 06:59 PM
(11-18-2019, 02:17 PM)tomh009 Wrote:(11-18-2019, 01:47 PM)MidTowner Wrote: 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.
"Traffic would not disappear" the everpresent unjustified assumption. Traffic is in fact flexible, if driving was made more difficult, there would be less of it....maybe not 14,000 fewer trips, but certainly there would be less.