Comment 102739

By bikehounds (anonymous) | Posted June 20, 2014 at 09:47:13 in reply to Comment 102734

"I was driving from King and Sanford Ave, to Dundurn. That is hardly across town"

It's not across town, but it's through the core. If we had LRT, this is exactly the trip length that could be moved from car to transit.

We need more people in this city to share the tax burden. That means more people living here and more people moving around. We HAVE TO make transit and other alternatives more convenient for more trips.

When buildings like the connaught are filled with residents, we need them to have alternatives other than cars, otherwise it won't matter how many lanes are open on King, it will be congested.

The bus lane has problems for sure - but the problem isn't the loss of a car lane. The problem is a lack of proper bus movement amenities such as advanced turns etc to reduce merging. John Street buses should have their own dedicated turn signal into the bus lane, and buses on King should have dedicated signals to turn up James South and into the MacNab terminal.

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