05-04-2020, 11:18 PM
(05-04-2020, 11:01 PM)jeffster Wrote:(05-04-2020, 06:17 PM)danbrotherston Wrote: Uhh...guys, how little do you think of me. I am absolutely aware of the purpose of the railing.
It does not change the fact that it exists as a result of road widening for the LRT.
Not sure what to say. I assume you think the LRT is a good thing, so what other options did they have? The "fence" starts where it's 1 lane. They have a bike lane on each side. Really the road isn't widened either for cars, as they lost 1 lane each way, though bike lanes were added.
Sadly those aren't bike lanes. They're just paved shoulders, and they disappear as soon as a turn lane is needed. Bike infra on King was one of the biggest missed opportunities in the LRT project.
In any case, I'm pretty sure Dan just meant "these are the places a fence exists alongside a pedestrian walkway", not that the one at Sun Life was unnecessary. Rather, it illustrates that normally it's something we only put up when there's an immediate danger (like a fall), and not just because an area is adjacent to cars (every sidewalk in the region).