Comment 102740

By CharlesBall (registered) | Posted June 20, 2014 at 09:54:16 in reply to Comment 102737

This Picture ignores the traffic flow at rush hour into the City between Dundurn and James. That portion of this same road does not support two way streets at this time given the volumes of traffic at rush hour and the alignments of the 403 interchanges. I am not sure it ever will as in the morning people are coming in from Ancaster, Dundas, Burlington and Waterdown, and in the evening people who commute out of the city in the morning are returning.

Also, one way streets are known to create "waves" of traffic. So you can take the picture at another instant and show the street completely full. (I know your argument about wasted infrastructure, but you have no problem with bus lanes sitting empty the majority of the time, and I am sure you support theaters and sports facilities that sit empty the majority of the time.)

Point is that if Main and King were reduced to two way from the 403 to the downtown, we would have permanently snarled traffic.

I have pictures of Main I have taken between Dundurn and Queen that show the entire street full at 4:00 pm. Don't know how to post them here though.

Comment edited by CharlesBall on 2014-06-20 10:05:02

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