10-22-2017, 05:44 PM
So this weekend I biked the almost-complete Shirley Ave rebuild.
Uggggggggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Like, would it not have been cheaper to just axe the bike lanes, (3.5m less pavement on the road) axe one of the sidewalk (1.5m less concrete) and build a 2m MUT in place of the sidewalk?
The math tells me that's 1.5m less concrete, and 1.5m less asphalt. Cheaper! And better!
Uggggggggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Shirley Ave in Kitchener.@CityKitchener's newest lost opportunity for segregated cycling infrastructure.
— Mark Jackson-Brown (@Markster3000) October 22, 2017
Bike lanes and sidewalks instead of a separated trail. pic.twitter.com/96W66Muw8h
Like, would it not have been cheaper to just axe the bike lanes, (3.5m less pavement on the road) axe one of the sidewalk (1.5m less concrete) and build a 2m MUT in place of the sidewalk?
The math tells me that's 1.5m less concrete, and 1.5m less asphalt. Cheaper! And better!