01-30-2023, 12:10 AM
(01-29-2023, 09:42 AM)danbrotherston Wrote: I agree that there should be a sidewalk. I think there are significant constraints under the hydro right of way. Or more specifically, regional engineers would rather cut active transportation options than vehicle lanes so that's why there are "constraints". But even if you solve that, the site is so far west of any other part of the city it really would be building a sidewalk just for that site.
Cite needed. I think the presence of a hydro right-of-way has absolutely nothing whatever to do with the feasibility of installing sidewalks, and I wouldn’t believe a statement to the contrary from anyone unless it came with a fairly detailed explanation of what the problem is, both on the technical level and on the policy/rule/law level.
Completing the gap across the hydro right-of-way is just obvious and should be done anyway. I agree that building a sidewalk west of the landfill would really be building a sidewalk just for this site.