10-24-2015, 09:09 AM
I can only speak for myself ... I walk a lot, and will walk a lot more next month when we move downtown. I will probably even bicycle more. Not to mention LRT once it starts running.
But the reality is that there are a LOT of people driving: private cars (and commercial vehicles) make up more than 95% of the traffic, and the roads need to work for them, too. The roundabouts we have now (Homer Watson/Block Line notwithstanding) seem to do pretty well in keeping the traffic moving and reducing idling (and pollution) at red lights, with few problems, maybe because there are not so many cyclists or pedestrians on those roads.
But I don't think it's blind love -- I don't even subscribe to Roundabouts Weekly!
But the reality is that there are a LOT of people driving: private cars (and commercial vehicles) make up more than 95% of the traffic, and the roads need to work for them, too. The roundabouts we have now (Homer Watson/Block Line notwithstanding) seem to do pretty well in keeping the traffic moving and reducing idling (and pollution) at red lights, with few problems, maybe because there are not so many cyclists or pedestrians on those roads.
But I don't think it's blind love -- I don't even subscribe to Roundabouts Weekly!