Car-Free Streets

[Gronk!]

I drove down 102 Ave from 109 St to 97 St this afternoon. It was a pleasant ride for the most part, although some pedestrians still haven't heeded the traffic signals as of yet. The speed limit from 103 St EB is 30 km/hr which is perfectly fine with me. Will have to see what happens once more cyclists and pedestrians are using the bike lane and sidewalk, not to mention the LRT (assuming it will open sometime this decade).

 

[Gronk!]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1631314088054894593

 

[trevorhayden]

Great, so a lifted truck can drive right over. Concrete with rebar core, or nothing!

 

[Airboy]

Well lets hope I don't see anymore cars on the bike lane. Mind you I have seen some on the tracks.

 

[IanO]

Why is it that this seems 100% commonsense to include and yet is being done after the fact? Make it clear for all users.

 

[Greenspace]

They probably should have waited a week to get these in place before opening the road.

But then again last summer I had to ask them to put in garbage cans which they said were 'out of scope'...on a $2B project!

 

[thommyjo]

Literally saw 3 cars drive down the bike lane in the time it took to walk across the crosswalk in 100st the other day… badly needed!

This is why using green or red or a clear, consistent way to signal bike lanes is best imo. Our mashup of sidewalk-looking SUPs, asphalt MUPs, bike lanes with dividers, raised bike lanes against sidewalks, and some bike symbols or yellow middle lines for bilateral lanes sure makes it confusing for new bikers or drivers.

 

[The_Cat]

Opinion: What the debate over 102 Avenue can teach us about city building

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[IanO]

Just back from Amsterdam, Prague, Berlin. Some images captured for inspiration, a better understanding and the reality of it all.

 

[Greenspace]

I wish North America would have embraced metre gauge and have combined trolley/car lanes but alas.

 

[archited]

The streets-for-people movement is North America wide -- hopefully this article from the Washington Post is readable without subscription...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/interactive/2023/pedestrian-safety-covid-pandemic/?utm_campaign=wp_post_most&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_most&carta-url=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.washingtonpost.com%2Fcar-ln-tr%2F396b892%2F6413470ee7f5585f19cf7fa4%2F5fa443c8ade4e2428bf197cf%2F36%2F72%2F6413470ee7f5585f19cf7fa4&wp_cu=204bc7158d324a74caef0e14d7111874%7CC0D49662542912F6E0430100007F5FA8

 

[Aaron_Lloyd]

I wish North America would have embraced metre gauge and have combined trolley/car lanes but alas.

They certainly look cool and all, but what're the advantages of this over a modern electric articulated bus?

 

[Greenspace]

^I was talking metre guage vs. standard guage that we use here in NA.

 

[IanO]

 

[IanO]

Call Paris and then get back to me.

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