02-03-2016, 10:06 PM
(02-03-2016, 07:03 PM)clasher Wrote:(02-03-2016, 02:42 PM)ookpik Wrote: I've heard that some of the land through the parking lot is privately-owned and obstructs the IHT. That's supposed to be some of the justification for requiring pedestrians and cyclists to use the proper intersection at Victoria/Strange/West. But almost everyone crosses with the IHT and cuts through the parking lot anyway.
In the Iron Horse report that came out last year there is a map that claims that the former rail corridor is all owned by the city, as the GRR rails ran right through where the "desire path" has been worn by people. I'm guessing Lai Lai's just assumed use of it after the rails got torn out?
I'd think that there might be a prescriptive easement even if it were owned by Lai Lai (http://akellylaw.com/your-right-to-use-s...al-estate/). In any case, I'm not sure that the signed alternative, to cross at the intersection, is actually safer. The sight angles are poor. I think a crosswalk is a better solution. I'd also go for a bridge, I think, even if bridges are terrible.