Comment 106512

By VicGedris (registered) - website | Posted December 02, 2014 at 15:53:38

This would be excellent on the Claremont Access.

There would have to be some important design considerations to take into account:

  • Definitely a hard physical barrier, not just a stripe or flexi-posts
  • How to deal with fast downhill traffic in a somewhat narrow space with other cyclists heading uphill. Maybe make the uphill lane minimum-width (1.5m?) and downhill lane with the remainder of available space
  • Ability to exit to Sherman access / Charlton Ave. when heading downhill.

There's certainly spare capacity, and it should be easy to do.

[Begin reminiscing...] 20 years ago, when I lived in Hamilton right near the top, it was about a 7-8 minute bike ride to a friend's place near the bottom, bombing down as fast as we could on our "mountain" bikes, wind making my eyes tear up. At least 30 minutes riding back, and hellish on hot days. Although the downhill speed was crazier, I was usually more scared going uphill as the speed differential was so much different and there has never been much of a shoulder, from what I recall. A protected lane would have made that downright leisurely (well, shade would have helped too).

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