07-22-2019, 10:25 AM
(07-22-2019, 08:56 AM)MidTowner Wrote: On the topic of Willis Way, what staff relayed to plam is true, when motor traffic gets a red at Erb it really can back up to the station. But a crosswalk could be installed with a sign- 'DO NOT BLOCK CROSSWALK'- same as at many intersections. People would still cross outside the crosswalk (they're doing it at many points now), but that's no big deal, either: Caroline should be slow enough for that to be pretty safe.
Also there is an existing crosswalk just north of Father David Bauer, much closer to Erb, which is apparently not a problem. In any case, it’s not acceptable to have no crossings between Erb and Alexandra, so there have to be crossings and traffic (and the traffic engineers) just have to deal with it.
Somebody was also talking about the left turn lane. It starts north of the station platform — at the place where you would cross from the platform to the east side sidewalk, there is no left turn lane.