12-08-2020, 11:02 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-08-2020, 11:02 PM by danbrotherston.)
I wasn't sure where to put this, but given it's part of the ION project, I figured it works here, but it's really about cycling.
I recall on Northfield that someone was suggesting to the region that the cycling/ped infra should have been diverted to the middle of the overpass in order provide segregated infrastructure and protection. Given the infamy of the cycling lanes on this section, it seems like it would have been a good idea.
The region of course dismissed such ideas because the design they built is perfectly fine, who wouldn't ride there (the answer is everyone of course).
But I did think it was a unique solution, and our engineers are highly conservative, and unwilling to try unique ideas (except this year for some reason). However, it is no longer unique. Apparently Viva used this design on their Highway 7 Rapidway over Highway 400. I've not seen it in person, and to be fair, Highway 7 is probably even more hostile to pedestrians and cyclists than Northfield, but still, it is amazing how much better our overpass could have been.
https://youtu.be/DiO0P3SDSDU?t=335
I recall on Northfield that someone was suggesting to the region that the cycling/ped infra should have been diverted to the middle of the overpass in order provide segregated infrastructure and protection. Given the infamy of the cycling lanes on this section, it seems like it would have been a good idea.
The region of course dismissed such ideas because the design they built is perfectly fine, who wouldn't ride there (the answer is everyone of course).
But I did think it was a unique solution, and our engineers are highly conservative, and unwilling to try unique ideas (except this year for some reason). However, it is no longer unique. Apparently Viva used this design on their Highway 7 Rapidway over Highway 400. I've not seen it in person, and to be fair, Highway 7 is probably even more hostile to pedestrians and cyclists than Northfield, but still, it is amazing how much better our overpass could have been.
https://youtu.be/DiO0P3SDSDU?t=335