Comment 117682

By StephenBarath (registered) | Posted April 15, 2016 at 08:27:28

Great article, Jason. Nice to see reports like Metrolinx’s brought home. It’s one thing to get the facts, and another to hear from the people taking the decisions that make up the report’s stats.

Dundurn South is ridiculous. There’s no good reason for the way it’s set up, and many good reasons- I think Earl Kitchener being the best one- it should be much safer. No controlled crossing for over 700 meters. That funnel from Charlton is particularly ridiculous- very few motorists make a proper stop and check properly for people on foot. Generally, motorists in Hamilton seem extremely aggressive to me, and Dundurn is no exception. I don’t blame the parents who don’t feel like dealing with it with children. There are innumerable reasons why kids walking to school is a positive thing, but the benefits are usually not highly visible. Whereas the drawbacks- having experiences that make you fear for your children’s immediate safety, or compel you to use profanity in front of them- are pretty in-your-face.

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