05-03-2017, 09:54 PM
I was around there today too and was surprised at how quickly everything is progressing along that stretch.
I was wondering though, why does William have a "no right turn on red sign" and not the big black LED signs to limit turns like at Willis?
Conversely, why doesn't Willis have a "no right turn on red sign"? Why would it be safe to turn right on a red at Willis, but not at William? The visibility is actually better at William.
Also, I think the Willis Way stop's accessibility is lacking. Consider if you are walking west along Willis toward Caroline and the Ion stop. If you need an accessible route to the Ion platform you either need to:
1) Walk 40m north (away from the platform) to Father David Bauer, cross Caroline (unassisted – no signals, although refuge is another 20m north), then walk 75m south back to the platform (~130m total)
or
2) Walk 110m further south (the length of the platform and then some) toward Alexandria and cross Caroline to the platform entrance (~120m total).
There's no accessible route directly across Caroline on the north end of the platform like there is on the south end.
I was wondering though, why does William have a "no right turn on red sign" and not the big black LED signs to limit turns like at Willis?
Conversely, why doesn't Willis have a "no right turn on red sign"? Why would it be safe to turn right on a red at Willis, but not at William? The visibility is actually better at William.
Also, I think the Willis Way stop's accessibility is lacking. Consider if you are walking west along Willis toward Caroline and the Ion stop. If you need an accessible route to the Ion platform you either need to:
1) Walk 40m north (away from the platform) to Father David Bauer, cross Caroline (unassisted – no signals, although refuge is another 20m north), then walk 75m south back to the platform (~130m total)
or
2) Walk 110m further south (the length of the platform and then some) toward Alexandria and cross Caroline to the platform entrance (~120m total).
There's no accessible route directly across Caroline on the north end of the platform like there is on the south end.
Everyone move to the back of the bus and we all get home faster.