08-11-2016, 07:54 AM
(08-10-2016, 07:21 PM)BuildingScout Wrote: I also disagree that we wouldn't have this discussion if the road wasn't there. With King St slowing down, there are no North-South roads between Westmount and Weber. We would certainly be looking into connecting Courtland and Park. This wouldn't be the first time we have connected streets in town through a green area. Just recently someone here suggested extending Homer Watson through Lakeside Park.
Weber and Westmount are separated by less than three kilometres, and King is only slowing down, not closing. And Weber was recently widened in part to compensate for the fact that King is going to be able to handle less car traffic volume.
But those are only the arterials. You’re arguing that Jubilee is slow, and it’s not really true that there are no other north-south roads between Westmount and Weber. Highland-West-Strange-(Dominion)-Park is not too difficult a route to follow once you’ve done it a few times.
And what’s the argument for more north-south roads through the core? Weber seem pretty free-flowing to me. Westmount isn’t exactly a parking lot even during our short rush hour.