Raise the Hammer

Even then, there is no specific roundabout design in mind.

Not sure if this is still the plan, but there was a post on this site a year ago that discussed it: http://www.raisethehammer.org/article/15... The PIC boards still seem to be the most recent material on the design: http://www.hamilton.ca/NR/rdonlyres/3121...

They were looking at an improved conventional intersection as an option too, but the roundabout was "preferred"

In the comments on the EA webpage, posted this past January, there's this:

"In 2006 when the Kirkendall Neighbourhood studies were ongoing, the MTO did not support a roundabout. Today, the situation is reversed. After review of the traffic forecasts and micro-simulations, the MTO will only consider a roundabout at this location."

http://www.hamilton.ca/NR/rdonlyres/09A9...

Does that comment mean it's a done deal?

According to the boards, there is to be a traffic light at Frid Street, which would really help... at least along the mid-section of Longwood through the MIP.

If that roundabout goes in, and MIP does grow substantially along/across Aberdeen, they will likely have to look at some kind of ramped bridge structures to allow accessible crossings for pedestrians, cyclists, and those using mobility devices.

Also from the same comment as above:

"There are some downsides to roundabouts, such as challenges for cyclists and pedestrians using them, but those effects can be mitigated, and in the case of Aberdeen/Longwood, almost eliminated through the concentration of cycling and pedestrian activity to the north and east of the roundabout, outside of the roundabout itself."

This "concentration" would probably mean adapting the eventual design of the MIP campus, to either force pedestrians away from the roundabout, or include "mitigation" efforts such as the bridges or creating +15s between whatever structures get built down there.

Comment edited by ScreamingViking on 2013-05-03 21:24:01