08-10-2016, 07:21 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-10-2016, 09:21 PM by BuildingScout.)
(08-10-2016, 06:28 PM)danbrotherston Wrote:(08-10-2016, 05:54 PM)BuildingScout Wrote: It's a distance of 1.1km which per Google takes 3 minutes, i.e. an average driving speed of 22Km/h. At those average speeds I don't think driving at the speed limit would make it "considerably longer".
Average speed is misleading because it includes time waiting at lights and stop signs.
Again, if there was no road there, we wouldn't be having this discussion, I don't think anybody would suggest putting it in. Just as we aren't discussing putting one in Waterloo Park, which is instead removing even more cars, and building a central Promenade.
Stop signs and lights only reinforce my point. If speed is dominated by things other than the speed limit a drive at the speed limit is not going to be much slower than racing down the street.
I also disagree that we wouldn't have this discussion if the road wasn't there. With King St slowing down, there are no North-South roads between Westmount and Weber. We would certainly be looking into connecting Courtland and Park. This wouldn't be the first time we have connected streets in town through a green area. Just recently someone here suggested extending Homer Watson through Lakeside Park.