10-05-2017, 07:56 AM
(10-05-2017, 07:36 AM)Pheidippides Wrote: ...
I am trying to picture what they mean by shared cycling facilities on Victoria, but am drawing a blank. I don't recall bike lanes and as of the last aerial photos in Google there were no sharrows - unless they added them after Ion construction.
I guess it is a bit disingenuous to call this route entirely off-road - only the planned route meets that definition, the interim solution will involve some on-street sections for cyclists on Joseph and Victoria.
"The sidewalk connection to Joseph Street is an interim measure to connect the proposed trail to Victoria Street, pending property discussions to complete the trail to King Street. This will help fill in the walking and cycling network, as Joseph Street south of Victoria Street already has sidewalks and marked shared cycling facilities."
There are no shared use facilities on Victoria, they are only on Joseph, continuing south to DT. The most generous thing I can say about this "interim" route is that the 200 iXpress stop which the transit hub replaces is at Joseph and Victoria.
It isn't the only interim portion of the route, I don't believe they plan to build the Waverly MUT initially either, so it will be on road for that section. Given that it's a delayed part, I have some doubt that it will be built in a time fashion, or ever.
I wish they would have improved the infra on Victoria, it's a major road with many destinations, but is an ugly unpleasant and dangerous traffic sewer right now.