General Road and Highway Discussion

[ijmorlan]

Correct on both points.
Phase 1 of Uptown reconstruction is also rebuilding Erb St.  As a result, Bridgeport/Caroline will become 2-way from Erb/Caroline to Regina St.  Several of these "wrong way" traffic lights have been installed in anticipation of this.

I've been interested in rallying or getting organized to propose the conversion of Caroline/Bridgeport and Erb into two-way streets as they used to be... this seems to be the perfect time to gain momentum! would anyone be interested in this? I've talked to a few people from different groups and there seems to be interest in this idea. Another key project is the Bridgeport/Caroline reconstruction slated for 2018-2019.

Presumably they would each be two-lane roads, with one through lane in each direction? I don’t think there is space for expansion from 3 to 4 lanes, especially if active transportation infrastructure is to be improved.

Personally, I’d like to see counter-flow bicycle lanes and the ubiquitous provision of turn lanes, made possible by reducing the number of lanes in straight-through sections of the streets. I’m actually OK with the one-way system itself. Having said that, if a two-way plan led to a significant improvement in how comfortable the city is for everybody, in particular those not driving cars, I wouldn’t be strongly opposed.

Do you know when the one-way system was created?