Drivers feel pushed aside?!
Aw. Global says drivers feel pushed aside as the city adds more and more bike paths. How do you think a cyclist (or a pedestrian) feels when being “pushed aside” by 3000 pounds of steel?
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Chris 08:57 on 2019-06-26 Permalink
Aw. “Pushed aside” because now the surface area of roadway dedicated to cars has decreased from 99.5% to 99.4%? Cry me a river.
SMD 10:42 on 2019-06-26 Permalink
In the meantime, Munich is considering a referendum on whether transportation space attribution in the city should be commensurate to the modal share (so if 20% of people ride bikes, 20% of the space should be for cyclists). The whole Le Devoir series from Munich has been worthwhile reading.
Ian 08:17 on 2019-06-27 Permalink
That’s actually a really interesting approach. If it was seasonal, it would make even more sense. For instance, in Mile End one of the big complaints drivers have is that there is a lot of non-resident parking including not only local workers but a lot of tourists, especially since so many of the alleys that used to allow parking don’t any longer and many are being converted to green alleys – which I support. Also, since there are many more cyclists in summer, including bicycle tours, scooter tours, and tourists on bixis, there is a lot more pressure on the bike paths. There is a lot more pedestrian traffic along Saint Viateur and Fairmount, including walking tours.
Let’s say that in summer all north-south streets were closed to non-residential traffic between Laurier and Saint-Joseph, including parking. Saint Viateur could be no through traffic allowed at all, except delivery trucks – no bigger than a cube van. All stop signs would be enforced for jaywalkers, bicyclists, and deivery trucks, including no stopping zones.
Replace the stop sign at Esplanade with stop lights, enforced by cops giving tickets – including cars, trucks, and bikes.
People would go mental at first but I bet it would improve life for residents and tourists alike in the end.
Ian 13:26 on 2019-06-27 Permalink
No bites? How about traffic closed between Saint-Joseph and Bernard except for stickered residents? No bikes except on designated bike paths? No trucks except cube van delivery trucks from Saint Joe to Van Horne, Parc to Saint-Laurent? Cops everywhere? I thought this site was a hotbed of traffic restrictions supporting residents. Strange that nobody’s biting.