03-10-2016, 04:27 PM
(03-10-2016, 01:15 PM)Markster Wrote: I think these streets shouldn't prioritize cars. However, I also think that they shouldn't break the grid.
Stop signs, yield signs, mini-roundabouts, and neck-downs are great solutions that I would be on board with.
I agree, and thankfully at the open consultation he other year, it seemed most others did too. I think that's why it was mostly put on hold. Some of the grid-breaking that was proposed was cutting off residents from their preferred points of entry & exit from arterial roads into the neighbourhood.
I recommended turning some 2-way stops into 4-way stops as a preliminary step instead of breaking the grid.
Honestly, I haven't seen any increase in traffic with the construction uptown. The only day the traffic was noticeably higher was when Erb (near Westmount) was closed for an afternoon in the fall due to an accident.