sixrings
Senior Member
This is my major intersection. I vote shut it down. Although my neighbours would probably vote differently.
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This is my major intersection. I vote shut it down. Although my neighbours would probably vote differently.
This is my major intersection. I vote shut it down. Although my neighbours would probably vote differently.
sometimes I question the need to ask the public's input on things. This is one of those instances.
I think what we've done in Ontario over the past 5ish decades is a lovely experiment.sometimes I question the need to ask the public's input on things. This is one of those instances.
I think what we've done in Ontario over the past 5ish decades is a lovely experiment.
However, I'm beginning to believe that someone should pursue a doctoral thesis evaluating the costs and benefits of public input on major infrastructure projects.
^The other thing to watch when they hold the public consultation: does ML get up and announce something along the lines of - “Because this is a P3 project, the vendor has the contractual right to plan the work, and select the most expeditious method. If we override the vendor’s choice of method, we incurr penalties”.
My prime objection to P3 in Ontario has always been, it firewalls accountability for decisions away from government and ML.
The pols will all wring their hands and claim it’s not their decision. It is their decision, lets’s watch how much backbone they may have, or not.
- Paul
Eglinton and Bayview has already been de facto basically shut down for the better part of the past 6 months. It isn't the end of the world.
Well, it is a giant traffic jam, and for the last little while, turns haven't been allowed. If you are going directly through, you just have to brave the lane restrictions and traffic.That's funny. I go through that intersection once or twice each day without having to detour. Am I doing it wrong?
Dan
Well, it is a giant traffic jam, and for the last little while, turns haven't been allowed. If you are going directly through, you just have to brave the lane restrictions and traffic.
People who turn north on Bayview cut onto Bruce Park to by-pass the intersection via Roehampton. People who turn south on Bayview cut onto Soudan. Many people going straight through the intersection east-west also use Soudan-Parkhurst to reach Laird.
As a local resident, I am definitely not a fan of cars using these residential streets as a by-pass. They are usually the impatient types, and have no problem flooring it down Bruce Park, for instance, which doesn't have sidewalks on one-side of the road so often has dog walkers or moms with strollers on the street. (There is a nearby paediatrician office)
Well, it is a giant traffic jam, and for the last little while, turns haven't been allowed. If you are going directly through, you just have to brave the lane restrictions and traffic.
People who turn north on Bayview cut onto Bruce Park to by-pass the intersection via Roehampton. People who turn south on Bayview cut onto Soudan. Many people going straight through the intersection east-west also use Soudan-Parkhurst to reach Laird.
As a local resident, I am definitely not a fan of cars using these residential streets as a by-pass. They are usually the impatient types, and have no problem flooring it down Bruce Park, for instance, which is on a hill (so sight lines limited) and doesn't have sidewalks on one-side of the road so often has dog walkers or moms with strollers on the street. (There is a nearby paediatrician office)
Rush-hour(s) in Toronto always seems to be a giant traffic jam to me, especially the further you are from downtown (if you stay away from the Gardiner!) ... I can't say I've made the mistake of trying to drive down Bayview from 401 in rush hour since the early 1990s (Leslie or Don Mills Road is generally better) ...Well, it is a giant traffic jam, and for the last little while, turns haven't been allowed. If you are going directly through, you just have to brave the lane restrictions and traffic.