02-16-2019, 11:04 AM
(02-16-2019, 10:59 AM)ijmorlan Wrote:(02-16-2019, 08:37 AM)Canard Wrote: Pedestrian island being considered where Spurline Trail crosses Union Street in Waterloo - CBC.ca
I don’t know whether to be pleased that they are doing it, or annoyed that they dismissed that suggestion from me when I made it at a public meeting about the trail before construction (and started blathering something about pedestrian crossovers instead). It obviously should be done; and even if later an official crossover or signals are installed, the island would still make sense.
Now I just hope they build it big enough. Anybody want to start a pool on whether it will actually be big enough? Recent precedent is not encouraging.
Lol, I'm glad it'll be done...
I suspect that city staff really wanted a different design, like a crossover or a signal, but couldn't get the region to agree. Which is part of why this is so delayed. Of course, maybe that should all have been public.
My only concern is that I think Union should get bike lanes, and that may become impossible with an island.