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Originally Posted by SebC
So here's the thing... I find that wider right-of-ways, as a pedestrian are actually unattractive. You have further to go if you want to cross the street, and it becomes more of a barrier.
Is this sort of thing counter-productive?
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What you are saying makes sense... when you are actually able to cross the street, unlike most of Macleod Trail, or if you aren't miles away from the services on the side of the street you are walking along - like along most of Macleod Trail.
The street is really uncomfortable for most pedestrians already. In fact, that street is the perfect example of a street where the city planners did not think anyone would actually want to walk along it. Did you know there is almost no pedestrian crossings along fish creek park? Try walking from Midnapore to the cheap theatres along Bonaventure and Canyon Meadows drive. It is either a 45 minute hike through fish creek to find a bridge that hasn't been washed out, much less an entry and exit point, or a terrifying 5 minute ordeal along the shoulder of Macleod Trail and the off ramp. The city planners must have thought to themselves, Why would anyone walk?? Why would anyone do anything but drive? Because all citizens of the city, they all must have licenses, and cars, or the city just won't plan for them.
Money spent to make it better is a really good thing.