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VaultBoy
Active Member
I wonder if it's still in the plans to connect 119 St* all the way through Twin Brooks to heritage valley trail
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The_Cat
Senior Member
I think the overpass by Ellerslie station will definitely be needed.
thommyjo
Senior Member
Almost like our car dependent, high density sprawl in the SW is finally showing us it’s challenges now that the neighborhoods are starting to finish their build out.
All these henday overpasses are costing us a fortune…
We should have extended the capital line from South Campus to the SW before approving windemere.
87ave needs a transit bridge for west to east. And uni ave should have been tunnelled still.
The SW would have had a ton of relief that way. Plus BRT from windemere transit to WEM.
All these henday overpasses are costing us a fortune…
We should have extended the capital line from South Campus to the SW before approving windemere.
87ave needs a transit bridge for west to east. And uni ave should have been tunnelled still.
The SW would have had a ton of relief that way. Plus BRT from windemere transit to WEM.
ADob
Active Member
come on, don't blame the poor blameless overpasses! everyone knows it's those darn bike lanes that are emptying city coffers!
The_Cat
Senior Member
What we could also ask is the price of not building.
jason403
Active Member
People will actually use these roads, expanding capacity and allowing for transportation networks to serve thousands of commuters. Bike lanes serve dozens of individuals who would bicycle on roads or use public transportation. With all the e-bikes and electric scooters now, bike lanes are also just glorified trails for essential motorbikes.come on, don't blame the poor blameless overpasses! everyone knows it's those darn bike lanes that are emptying city coffers!
Gronk!
Senior Member
I like how various transportation options are being deployed.
ADob
Active Member
I'd suggest you look up "induced demand" and also ponder the fact that the reason you don't see massive line-ups of bicycles, even on the busiest routes, is that they keep moving. But I suspect it would be a wasted effort.
dkazzed
Active Member
Can we not bring in anti-car conversations into road construction threads like we don't want anti-transit and anti-bike conversations in those respective threads? As much as we need to have non-car options, we can't change that cars are going to be a significant mode of transportation in the interim until those options are built, and urban freeways with closely spaced exits and only 2 lanes in each direction just don't flow properly.
ChazYEG
Senior Member
Point in question here is the fact that the sheer amount of money being spent on road expansion is not necessarily bringing in a net positive, and if we can't debate that here, where are we going to do it?
Also, no one is opposed to debate on any other thread, just factless and baseless rhetoric.
dkazzed
Active Member
Anyone opposed to a somewhat unmoderated, enter at your own risk drivers vs. cyclists vs. pedestrians vs. wheelchairs vs. transit battle royale thread? It'll be like a 11pm adult league hockey game, duke it out there, go for beers in another thread.
Most of us know what the actual stats are instead of the "dozens of riders" but the recurring patterns indicate there's just no point in getting into an infinitely cyclical argument with them. Where we need to focus our efforts on is with people capable of legislating things.
Most of us know what the actual stats are instead of the "dozens of riders" but the recurring patterns indicate there's just no point in getting into an infinitely cyclical argument with them. Where we need to focus our efforts on is with people capable of legislating things.
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thommyjo
Senior Member
Are there any plans to connect the uplands/keswick in the future? Or will all traffic west/east of the river need to use the henday for all movements between? I could see that becoming a future bottleneck once all those communities are built out. Everything funneling up terwillegar to the henday is part of the challenge currently.
The red lines are windemere blvd, ellerslie, 28ave, 41ave.
The red lines are windemere blvd, ellerslie, 28ave, 41ave.
The_Cat
Senior Member
It's a race to plan transportation infrastructure in the face of population growth, If population grows 3% per year and transportation projects take five years to plan, that's 15% additional population.
Kosy123
Senior Member
Which even more true for now. I think the whole city plan was based on us reaching 1.25 million people by 2030. I think we've breached that number this year.