Raise the Hammer

just curious, what would readers like to see as the routes for these events?

I think I'd like to see a combo east/west and north/south route.
Perhaps the eastbound lanes of York Blvd from Dundurn to James Street and King from Gage Park/Delta to James Street and then James Street from the Gore to the waterfront. Would help connect the west end and the east end/Gage area to the harbourfront.

YOU JUST HAD TO! Lol. Can't we ever have a discussion without RHVP coming up?

Godwin's Law, Raise the Hammer Version:

As a discussion on RTH grows longer, the probability of the Red Hill Valley Parkway being mentioned approaches 1. Once the RHVP has been mentioned, no further discussion of the original topic is possible.

Please see this thread for an example of this phenomenon at work. (And yes, I was the culprit that time.)

Comment edited by John Neary on 2010-01-22 09:57:28

http://xkcd.com/261/

Trying to unGodwin this thread...

I like Jason's proposal. With regards to the lower city, I would like one of the east-west one-way highways. Just for one day. King would be fine.

Let's not forget the rest of town. Neither King nor Main over the 403 could realistically be closed to car traffic, but perhaps Longwood/Aberdeen could. That would link up to King St. in Westdale.

James Mountain Road would work, although one has to wonder about ambulances and such. Maybe Queen/Garth to the mountain. Or the Sherman Cut. (Hey, then people could climb the Wentworth Stairs without having to wait for traffic to stop!)

I'd love to see this on King street for just one day in the central/west end of town,

Perhaps a north/south street more east - what about Ottawa Street for the day? (there may be other streets that work better, but I'm not as familiar with East Hamilton).

I think the street needs to connect various places and neighbourhoods. Ottawa could work if it were to link to Gage Park or some other destination. King and James seem to be fairly obvious choices, although keep in mind we re-arranged our famous Around the Bay Road Race to Cannon from Main because we couldn't bear to see that freeway closed to traffic for a small portion of one day each year.

more info here:

http://www.smartcommute.ca/hamilton/open...

Check out the videos from other cities. As a suggestion, I think it would be good for us to email the folks organizing this event and push for James to the be the north/south street from the Gore to the waterfront. Ferguson is only residential and has no shops/cafes etc.... and Main is useless as we all know. King and James seem to be the logical choices. plus, James leads right to Pier 8 and the beautiful waterfront. Imagine folks from the burbs or other parts of Hamilton coming downtown with their bikes and discovering new cafes, restaurants and the beautiful waterfront in downtown Hamilton? You'd be shocked at how many people have never been to the harbourfront or great spots like Acclamation, Harvest Moon, Ola Bakery and Cafe etc..... Cyclovia would be a great chance to show off some of our best urban assets - Gore Park, James North and the waterfront.

Will be attending the APLA Conference in Portland,Oregon at the end of March and I will have first hand knowledge and report back.Last time I was in that City I was impressed by the Free Bus Service in the Downtown perimeter, just like Seatall, and this certainly relieved
traffic with pedestrian only areas.

free buses, streetcars and LRT in downtown Portland. Have fun! Be sure to snag dinner at The Montage!

If this happens, I may actually stay in Hamilton.