07-26-2022, 10:57 AM
(07-26-2022, 03:27 AM)danbrotherston Wrote:(07-25-2022, 06:25 PM)Bytor Wrote: A MUT in the middle of the ION right of way is ridiculous. First off there are the catenary poles. Second, the centre lines of the tracks are 4.5m and the sides of the trams are less than 2m apart when the so there's not enough room in the for a MUT even without catenary poles.
Like I said, if the bike lanes are removed there is >3 meters of space available that could be moved to between the tracks. More than enough space for a MUT.
It wasn't my ideal, I was just impressed with the creativity. If the MTO is unwilling to get rid of dangerous slip ramps, this moves all cyclists and pedestrians away from all the slip ramps. (and if you want even more space, move the sidewalk there too).
Closer to 6m if you move the sidewalks to the centre also. The biggest question becomes whether the pedestrians should have a single lane in the middle between the two directions of bicycle traffic or if the sides should be dedicated to pedestrians.
Imagine 2m bicycles eastbound, 2m pedestrians, 2m bicycles westbound. Is infrastructure that good provided anywhere else in the city? I can’t think of where. This would be worse in other ways (noisy road traffic on both sides rather than grass and trees), but in terms of the amount of space provided it would be top-notch.