12-15-2019, 10:52 AM
Ok connecting all of downtown kitchener with conditioned space is a fancy and not a good one. Th fact that Toronto and new York's under ground walkway works is irrelevant for downtown kitchener to punch holes in the sides of buildings to build one. They have a signifcant population that warrants it.Also I am pretty sure the retail number you are thinking of is because the Eaton centre is technically part of the PATH system. Winnipeg has the system a little because they have the population to warrant it, but mostly because it is freezing and windy in that city. They are also not made up of 3 "downtowns" and 2 "villages".
Skywalk have a lot of urban planning issues as well:
- accessibility is a big one. 2 flights of stairs or elevators at every exit
- less pedestrian on the streets make drivers more likely to drive faster
- less people on the streets make the streets more dangerous, over pass themselves are more dangerous as there are less possible routes of escape
-less people/ more dangerous streets will encourage less retail investment in the core.
Skybridge networks are an Idea dreamed up by GM in the 30's to separate pedestrian from the streets so that cars could rule the urban environment. They are not a good idea for a city the size of kitchener. There is no chance a network you describe will ever happen, so why have 2 useless ugly reminders of the poor urban planning that happened in this city during the 60-80's that basically destroyed downtown.
Skywalk have a lot of urban planning issues as well:
- accessibility is a big one. 2 flights of stairs or elevators at every exit
- less pedestrian on the streets make drivers more likely to drive faster
- less people on the streets make the streets more dangerous, over pass themselves are more dangerous as there are less possible routes of escape
-less people/ more dangerous streets will encourage less retail investment in the core.
Skybridge networks are an Idea dreamed up by GM in the 30's to separate pedestrian from the streets so that cars could rule the urban environment. They are not a good idea for a city the size of kitchener. There is no chance a network you describe will ever happen, so why have 2 useless ugly reminders of the poor urban planning that happened in this city during the 60-80's that basically destroyed downtown.