06-02-2021, 09:41 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-02-2021, 09:43 PM by danbrotherston.)
(06-02-2021, 09:16 PM)tomh009 Wrote: Looking at the bike lane construction on Joseph ... I do like the solid curb/median in the middle, separating the bike lanes from the car traffic. I am mystified by the super-wide median at the Water St intersection, though. And what are they going to do about the parking spaces between Ontario and Gaukel? At the moment they just look like an invitation for someone to drive down the bike lanes and park there.
The parking I believe will be turned into bike parking/bike share station. I'm not sure it'll be actually reconfigured in the initial construction or not, and I absolutely believe plenty of drivers will illegally drive and park there.
As for the super-wide median, I too asked about that during the 80% design phase, it has to do with turning radii, both Joseph and Water are collectors at that point, and I guess they needed to be able to get a garbage truck through there. Remember, Water will also be getting a segregated bike lane on one side, and it's a protected intersection, it's going to be a little tight.
You can see top of page 3 on this PDF: https://www.engagewr.ca/16695/widgets/65...ents/39880
It looks like things have been filled in a little bit, which is good, it creates a more sheltered location for peds to wait, but there is legitimate need to sweep out the turn a bit in order to make it a protected intersection. I will say at least a few things have been adjusted a little bit from that diagram (most obviously, the direction of vehicular travel), so I still wait patiently to see what the final result will be.