Joborule
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Probably won't happen until West Village development becomes a thing, but would be nice for that location to have a underpass for the pathway. Therefore there's no conflict with the trains that go by.
Probably won't happen until West Village development becomes a thing, but would be nice for that location to have a underpass for the pathway. Therefore there's no conflict with the trains that go by.
My rudimentary understanding is that they may haul away thousands of tonnes of earth for treatment
This is only going to increase as time goes on...partly because of people's concern about the environment, but probably more so due to costs. The cost of owning and maintaining vehicles keeps going up, and even when we switch to electricity, the costs are still going to be high. Many will be trying to go car free, but the trend I think we'll see coming is toward having one car. I mean the thing is, cars are very handy. I love cycling and walking and love that I can cycle to work, but I won't be giving up my car yet. It's too darn convenient at this point in my life. I just won't use it much, and we are thinking of dropping down to one car once my wife's car is past its prime. Right now it's paid for and is mostly parked , thus not costing much really, but when it comes time for a new car, we are planning on skipping, and just going with one.Walk Or Cycle Instead Of Driving, Urges Ford Boss
Spearheading a “park your car” campaign Ford Europe president Stuart Rowley says the world would be a better place if more people gave up driving and walked and cycled instead.www.forbes.com
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Edit: As someone who is switching jobs and about to start taking transit/biking to work, I can tell you first hand my mentality towards transportation has changed.
I think conditions like today is where the e-bike becomes the great equalizer and removes another barrier to daily riding.Cycling is a great way to get around, but on a windy day like today it's nice to drive instead. I'm about 50/50 driving and cycling to work now, probably 90% cycling by summer.
Ive been riding daily lately, the wind was pretty brutal today but manageable. Definitely noticed way less cyclists than usual. Afternoon rain should be fun, but thats what goretex is for.Cycling is a great way to get around, but on a windy day like today it's nice to drive instead. I'm about 50/50 driving and cycling to work now, probably 90% cycling by summer.
I've always really disliked the sloping driveway sidewalk sections here, those Ottawa ones look ideal. Even in Toronto they are 1/2 to 2/3 level before sloping. How can we get this changed?Lots of cities don't allow sloping driveways to interfere with walking or cycling pathways. That's another alternative is to change our design preference around that.
Here's an example of what I am talking about from Rideau Park, sidewalk is flat but car still gets a short, ramp:
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The second issue is the intersections. Again, many cities find ways to keep sidewalk and cycling lane consistent through a raised intersection, so the cars go up and down, not the other way around.
Here's an example of Ottawa where the slope of the road and height of the curb is far gentler so way less of an issue:
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And of course the Netherlands where all this is figured out. Bicycles and pedestrians stay at same level and in a straight line of travel, car just rise up to their level then come down again after:
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In general it's the same old story, trade-offs were made of 24 Ave that favour drivers and vehicle status quo. It's still such a big improvement so 100% support the new look, but unfortunately couldn't crack some Calgary car-oriented standards:
- Wide curve radius preserves for turning vehicles force peds and cyclists into non-straight travel paths at intersections
- Height of our curbs and slope of the road is very high and preserved so peds/cyclists have to go down to gutter then clime out to the middle of the road, then down to the gutter again (side note - I have never understood why this is so pronounced here; most cities have far shorter curves and less steep roadways even with way more precipitation than us)
- Driveway slopes prioritized over pedestrians and cyclists having a flat travel surface.
I would fully support that and have no clue.I've always really disliked the sloping driveway sidewalk sections here, those Ottawa ones look ideal. Even in Toronto they are 1/2 to 2/3 level before sloping. How can we get this changed?
Our family has always been a 1 car household. My spouse and I both have been fortunate to work downtown for most of our careers and have intentionally picked inner city neighbourhoods to live in which has helped facilitate this choice. We both bike into work and continued to do so with kids, dropping them off at daycare downtown. When we had 1 child I used the Thule seat on the bike and with 2 children upgraded to the standard go to of a chariot. But as they've grown and the weight has increased climbing out of the river valley (and any small grade or head wind) has gotten harder and more importantly made the choice to bike with them more and more of chore (which makes the alternative of driving look better and better).I think conditions like today is where the e-bike becomes the great equalizer and removes another barrier to daily riding.