06-15-2021, 10:02 PM
(06-15-2021, 09:58 PM)ijmorlan Wrote:(06-15-2021, 09:19 PM)tomh009 Wrote: Didn't they widen the IHT, from maybe 2m to 3m? Only two years ago, or so?
Problem is, a major traffic route like that should really have maybe 1.5m per direction for each of pedestrians and cyclists. That’s 6m. Still only a very narrow 2-lane motor vehicle route so cheap to build by comparison.
Yes, they widened it from about 2.4 to 3.6 (or maybe 3.0, they were arguing for a narrower trail at one point, I don't think they won that argument, but I haven't measured).
Of course, I was in the public consultation and everyone said minimum 5 meters (1.5m per direction for bicycles and a 2m sidewalk). Riding it now, it's heavily congested even on a weekday.