Comment 100041

By Pxtl (registered) - website | Posted April 08, 2014 at 13:53:02

The thing is that Cootes Drive already has a pleasant separated bike/pedestrian path. To me the big thing Cootes Drive needs is that overpass/ramp structure deprecated and converted into a vanilla intersection with some calming next time bridge maintenance rolls around. Honestly, an overpass for a parking lot?

I used to commute to Steelcare Plant 19 along Eastport, and the lack of sidewalks or bike lane or anything stinks. It used to be better when the Port Authority was open, but now they've closed and secured the pier gate. That said, Eastport does carry a lot of traffic when the Skyway is inhospitable due to extreme weather, but bypasses that see only occasional use don't need to be fast.

To me the biggest opportunity is the Clairmont Access. Humongous beast that carries about the same amount of traffic as the 2-lane Beckett Drive. The downward side is already reduced down to 2 lanes because of retaining wall issues and it hasn't affected it a bit. You wouldn't even need to change how it's ploughed, unlike the Cannon bike-lanes debate.

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