08-10-2016, 11:07 AM
(08-09-2016, 11:53 PM)danbrotherston Wrote:(08-09-2016, 10:16 PM)Canard Wrote: So add a pushbutton signalized crosswalk with no delay at the onset of the request to cross, 15 second crossing time, and a recycle timer of some reasonable amount (30-45 seconds?). Problem solved.
Why should there be beg buttons in a public park, it should be the realm of people, not of cars. The idea that the park is bisected by a street is absurd, and the only reason people argue for it is because it's there now and you're used to it. You could also create a convenient route by bisecting the park the other way with a road, but nobody's arguing for that because it's silly.
When it comes right down to it, the road isn't necessary, and cars do drive too fast, it's a contentious issue, but it frustrates me how many people support having a road carrying lots of traffic through the park, isn't the park where you go to get away from traffic.
While the road may or may not be necessary, it surely is not absurd. It provides the connectivity from Park to Courtland, which would otherwise need to detour through Victoria/Joseph/Queen or Victoria/West/Highland/Queen.
If the speeds are a problem (not my experience, but I'll admit that's only anecdotal) then putting a few speed humps on the through-the-park section would address that without having to dead-end or eliminate the road.