03-31-2021, 07:11 AM
(03-31-2021, 01:44 AM)Bjays93 Wrote: Going back to grade separation, I don't think the issue has anything to do with grade separation at stations. It has to do with grade separation at a few key intersections. The crossings at Wilson, Courtland and Northfield are the 3 biggest issues along the phase one rout. Had those intersections been grade separated or even planned differently, there would be a lot less hassle and hold ups with the currently lrt system.
Seeing them bridge fairway here is a positive and I think the way this thing runs through most of cambridge is fine. I'm hoping everything works out where the train runs into galt. That's probably the most interesting and important part of this development to me. Theres already limited road in galt, so inhibiting traffic further would not be ideal. So long as the trains cause minimum disruption all should be ok.
I mean, yes, they do hold up traffic for a short time, and yes, drivers do seem to be offended by that, but it in no way holds up the LRT. Building massive overpass structures in those locations would have cost at least 100 million dollars and created large imposing obstacles in the built environment. And the ONLY beneficiary would be driver, it would be yet another subsidy paid to motordom. Worse, the cost would have been assigned to transit. And all to avoid what is a completely reasonable level of delay.