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Originally Posted by GGG
Nope, all synchronization decisions should be based on commute minutes saved. No value should be placed on the type of waiting because one form of transportation is not better than another.
There should be some consideration taken for the future cmmute minutes saved based on the ideal % of drivers, cyclists and cars. So if by changing the timing there would be more walkers then consider it. But no way should one guy in the cold outweigh 6 people in cars. Instead the guy walking should buy a touque.
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Waiting in a car is objectively better than waiting outside. This is a city that gets cold weather advisories - "buy a toque" isn't good enough.
In fact, Bunk's chart says that pedestrians should be subject to low delays, whereas vehicles should be accommodated for average/high delays on urban boulevards and neighbourhood boulevards. Yet on 5th Street (the North-South route on which I have the most experience with), light synchronization priorities minimizing vehicle delays over pedestrian delays.