02-23-2017, 02:19 PM
(02-23-2017, 10:28 AM)danbrotherston Wrote:(02-23-2017, 10:12 AM)ijmorlan Wrote: I think they always put the OCS poles as far from general traffic as possible. Everywhere I’ve looked they are never on the road lane side of the tracks. This would help keep them away from being affected by wayward drivers, although I can’t say for sure that this is the reason for the placement.
I don't mean the OCS poles, they're actually relatively close to the road. I meant the street light poles in the picture, and also the ones outside the Bauer building, they seem to be unnecessarily in the way.
Sorry, I didn’t understand. Yes, I agree the street light poles would be better where they don’t take up sidewalk space, whenever possible.
On the plus side, at least they are using the OCS poles where possible — there is also lots of traffic signalling equipment supported on them. I agree the colour mismatch isn’t ideal but I think it’s better than having yet more poles. I was worried the ION people wouldn’t coordinate with the other people who need stuff supported by poles. I thought I heard about this being a problem in Toronto sometimes.