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Old 08-27-2013, 11:47 AM   #750
Addick
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Two questions for you Bunk:
  1. When the City (i.e. Roads Department) is reviewing how well an intersection is operating, is the identification of intersections, even the simplest ones, that can be upgraded/switched to roundabouts part of the standard review process?
  2. When the City decides to build or upgrade a road in a suburban location, is the identification of corridors that could support segregated cycle lanes part of the standard design process?

In regards to the second question, I think Sky View Ranch and Metis Trail are good examples. The eventual completion of the twinning of Metis Trail could provide an excellent opportunity to create a cycle corridor that could be used by a variety of users (e.g. commuters and shoppers). Further, if the collector streets in Sky View Ranch were built with either protected or unprotected cycle lanes, the Metis Trail cycle corridor could easily have been fed by the collection network in Sky View Ranch.
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