Comment 77439

By DowntownInHamilton (registered) | Posted May 29, 2012 at 08:26:42

No on all counts.

I can't speak to the price of barriers between bike lanes since I've never looked into it. However, there must be compromise between 2-way, 1-way, walkability and safe cycling. I think that it's a fair compromise to do something like what I said above. But, I also think it's fair to say that we should be able to travel conveniently through our city. Never once have I been out in my car on a 2-way street and said 'oh, I should stop at shop X' and impulsively go in. I haven't done that on a one-way either.

I live downtown but work in Missisauga. It takes me about 10 minutes to get from my house to the 403 (John-King-King St exit; or sometimes Charlton-James-Wilson/York-403, or also John-King-Dundurn, depending on what traffic is like). Adding in 2-way would, in my estimation anyway, double that trip due to stopping more due to the same traffic in half as much space. I would move out of the core if that were the case, to somewhere where I can get on the highway quickly.

Likewise, my extended family lives in Dundas, in Burlington, and out beyond. I need to be able to get to their homes quickly and efficiently.

There MUST be compromise in this discussion. Simply saying 'we must go to 2-way' is not a discussion, it's trying to impose your will on mine.

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