General Road and Highway Discussion

[danbrotherston]

I drove down King St from University to Bridgeport today, which I haven't done in at least a couple years, and WOW. I went to Laurier back in 2007-11, and regularly walked that stretch of King St, and it's like an entirely different place now. Fewer car lanes, the raised bike lanes, the new trees, the actual crosswalks with lights!! And they're working on the new big bus shelter/overhang at King/University that is going to be a statement piece in itself. I used to run across 4 lanes of traffic to reach the 7 stop at the end of Bricker Street, but now they've adjusted things so that the bus stop is back a block and right next to a properly controlled crosswalk, thank god.

It's just a good reminder that good change can come, even if it takes a while.

Yup...it really is a significant improvement. But "it takes a while" is an understatement. I remember signing a petition about the road when I was just finishing my undergrad...over 13 years ago.

If it takes 13 years to fix every road in the city...I'll not live to see the city fixed. It's not a solution that leads us to a good outcome....we need a hockey stick, not linear progress...It's a big reason why we moved.