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What's a square ramp?i personally favour square ramps
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What's a square ramp?i personally favour square ramps
If that's the case, then uh, there's a reason why there's been a massive push across North America to get rid of them. While they're not AS bad as cloverleafs, they are still a very problematic interchange method.I think he meant diamond interchange
Why Did the Pedestrian Cross the Freeway?
Interchanges are often the only option for crossing freeways, and these can be challenging to navigate for people walking or riding bikes. By bringing the design of these crossings into the spotlig…beyondtheautomobile.com
From the article:
-Get rid of slip lanes
-Signalize the ramps
-Separate pedestrian/cyclist paths entirely from car movements on different sides of the road
I would also add:
-Narrow the ramp lanes
-Increase turn radii with curb extensions
-Add rumble strips
-Improve sightlines for all road users and illumination
hi, so does anyone know why the MTO highway design is still in the 1950's. their overpasses are huge barriers in the community. In Quebec the new highways are being designed in a way the fit into the urban fabric and can be easily crossed by cyclists and pedestrians.
Yes they are, but I have heard that they don't work as well if there are intersections close by. As it has a tendency to back up quickly. The best use for the DD is a highway interchange with no signalized intersection within 400 meters. But it is safer and takes up little space similar to a regular diamond.Diverging diamonds are also reasonably space efficient and can be built pedestrian and cyclist friendly with some care.
I admit it's rational to allow force majeure clauses to activate in the pandemic, but I think the cutoff date for that has effectively passed, and passed a few months ago.
Traffic congestion in the GTA is basically back to normal. MTO needs to notify the 407ETR that they will start enforcing traffic targets again, and get them to lower toll rates appropriately. For all we know 407ETR traffic levels will never fully return to pre-pandemic levels with the rise of work-from-home and the highway's nature as a high income commuter road, which is the commuter class most likely to see increased work-from-home measures long term.
But it's also normal to reduce tolls in response to decreased demand.I admit it's rational to allow force majeure clauses to activate in the pandemic, but I think the cutoff date for that has effectively passed, and passed a few months ago.
no, all they did was cancel a planned seasonal summer toll increase.But it's also normal to reduce tolls in response to decreased demand.
Did they even reduce the rush-hour rate at the peak of the pandemic?
Definitely force majeure ... but why wasn't negotiating on this to reduce tolls (which in they should increase revenue given the demand reduction.Again, I don't think it's reasonable to hold the 407 to it's mandated traffic levels all the way through the pandemic, but I think the force majeure time has ended at this point. Time for them to start meeting their targets again. And that means toll cuts.