09-18-2017, 01:52 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-18-2017, 01:55 PM by danbrotherston.)
(09-18-2017, 01:49 PM)tomh009 Wrote: So the new paving might be slightly wider, but only by 40 cm?
Yes, that was the most recent plan, for which I sent strong objections and have heard nothing since. If they pave it 40 cm wider, I will be extremely disappointed, and it will lead to an increasing amount of animosity between pedestrians and cyclists.
IIRC, the 3 meter width was a paring down of the already too narrow 3.6 meters which the original improvement plan said was the widest width that could be achieved uniformly through the entire corridor (a silly reason to pick that width). The paring down was claimed to save something like 40 trees in the bush, which I don't even buy anyway.
FWIW, all the design guides state 3 meters is the minimum width (with a 2.5 meter exception for very short segments with immovable obstructions like bridges) for a MUT. Given that this is the busiest trail in the city, the "minimum" hardly seems appropriate. The recommended width is 4 meters which is not even on the table.