[rmp]

I agree it's a difficult area to navigate. Wouldn't something like this be an improvement?

 

[ADob]

I'm game for anything at all! It's also funny cause from the aerial shot it doesn't really seem like it would be as much of a gong show as it is; being on the ground, however, feels very different.

As I look at it, I think the problem is that the south portion acts like a normal traffic circle, while the north portion (118 Ave) acts like a through-street, and those two concepts just don't mix.

 

[policyenthusiast]

I agree it's a difficult area to navigate. Wouldn't something like this be an improvement?View attachment 658034

Alternatively, we get rid of trees that don't pay property taxes, and make it a parking lot. You park your car, and then cannot cross the stroads on foot.

Like a vehicular Hotel California.

 

[The_Cat]

You can never leave!

 

[etl-downtown]

I agree it's a difficult area to navigate. Wouldn't something like this be an improvement?View attachment 658034

Not saying it's happening, but drawings something like this are out there as part of BRT planning.

 

[Gronk!]

Overhaul of street design standards could help Edmonton's finances

Edmonton's newest streets and roads, as well as those being renewed and rehabilitated, could look different starting this fall, as the City of Edmonton is changing its street design standards.

edmonton.taproot.news

 

[trevorhayden]

Link to the new standards?

 

[policyenthusiast]

Link to the new standards?

https://pub-edmonton.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=0c0a92b4-1870-47e8-aaec-85d560831b52&Agenda=Agenda&lang=English&Item=12&Tab=attachments

 

[policyenthusiast]

https://pub-edmonton.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=0c0a92b4-1870-47e8-aaec-85d560831b52&Agenda=Agenda&lang=English&Item=12&Tab=attachments

My bad, all. I confused this with the mid-block design standards. Here is the requested street design standards, which went to Council yesterday:

https://pub-edmonton.escribemeeting...a=Agenda&lang=English&Item=23&Tab=attachments

 

[Gronk!]

Study finds ways to improve common Canadian intersections, including major one in west Edmonton

A major Edmonton intersection could use upgrades to improve safety for pedestrians who use it, says a study commissioned by an Alberta organization known for its roadside assistance program.

www.ctvnews.ca

 

[_urbanite]

On the topic of roundabouts, I think the city should go all-in on installing these along 111 avenue. Add roundabouts at 124th Street, Groat Road, 142 st, 149 st and 156 st! Add another at Mayfield road & 107 Ave for good measure!

Would mayhem ensue?

 

[YEG imagineer]

^Initially yes, but then people would likely get better at roundabouts with more practice

 

[JuliallThat]

On the topic of roundabouts, I think the city should go all-in on installing these along 111 avenue. Add roundabouts at 124th Street, Groat Road, 142 st, 149 st and 156 st! Add another at Mayfield road & 107 Ave for good measure!

Would mayhem ensue?

If we ensure everyone's commute has at least one roundabout, then everyone will get daily practice on how to round a bout and we'll all be better off for it.

 

[ADMD]

When we drove around Iceland and quite a few places in Europe, that was the standard. Granted, the Icelandic ones were often a single lane and super easy to navigate while some of the European ones were 6+ lanes and it's a miracle we ever made it out, but in general, those things aren't difficult at all! My driver's ed teacher took me back and forth between the two on 107/142 and 87/142, I felt I could do them in my sleep, so maybe that's why.

 

[policyenthusiast]

On the topic of roundabouts, I think the city should go all-in on installing these along 111 avenue. Add roundabouts at 124th Street, Groat Road, 142 st, 149 st and 156 st! Add another at Mayfield road & 107 Ave for good measure!

Would mayhem ensue?

Mayfield - 107 is probably 10k in asphalt away from being a roundabout already. The only issue that I see is that it's a major supply chain corridor, and it might be bad for truckers.