11-08-2018, 12:00 PM
(11-08-2018, 10:49 AM)MidTowner Wrote: I don't think Barnes dances/scrambles are a very good example of a quick win. I can see a lot of opposition to such a plan at the intersections where it might make sense in the Region (the only one that really comes to my mind is King and University).
They're cool and I like them and it would be neat to see a few in the Region, but I also don't see them as a widespread solution to the stated problem- motorists turning right and running people down crossing with the right of way. A much better way of doing that would be disallowing right turns on red lights, either in small or larger areas of the Region. This would see a lot of opposition as well, but I think Kitchener or Waterloo could feasibly implement it in their downtown cores. The cost of the signage I think would still qualify the solution as a "quick win."
Phillip and University could definitely use a scramble, possibly event moreso than King and University. Part of the problem is that the pedestrians don't really care about the pedestrian signals and just cross until the last possible second, and then some.