08-28-2022, 09:51 PM
I just realized that my centre bikelane idea is not as unprecedented as I had implicitly assumed: diverging diamonds very naturally work with the non-motor-vehicle space down the middle. I don’t know if they all do, but here is an example of one that does indeed put it in the middle:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CVqvZR6eeg
Of course, this one is much more unpleasant than my Northfield idea owing to the motor vehicle lanes being right beside the multiuse trail rather than being separated by LRT tracks, and there are many other criticisms that can be made about what is seen in the video. Nevertheless, I think this puts the final nail in the coffin of the idea that my idea is inadmissably bad and need not be considered, given that something like it has already been implemented in real life.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CVqvZR6eeg
Of course, this one is much more unpleasant than my Northfield idea owing to the motor vehicle lanes being right beside the multiuse trail rather than being separated by LRT tracks, and there are many other criticisms that can be made about what is seen in the video. Nevertheless, I think this puts the final nail in the coffin of the idea that my idea is inadmissably bad and need not be considered, given that something like it has already been implemented in real life.