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Originally Posted by buzzg
Totally agree the reason Main is the way it is is due to the inadequate/non-existent inner ring road.
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Not the lack of a proper ring road but the general lack of a north/south route in the east of the city. Between Lagimodiere and Main there is only really Archibald as an option, and that does not link to many hubs of business or retail.
Comparing with the west side is a different story. Between Main and the western side of the ring road, Kenaston*: you have Donald, Osborne, and Sherbrooke/Academy/Stafford. All these options are probably have greater vehicle capacity than Archibald and most of them have multiple destinations along it, giving people a reason to take those routes rather than clog Kenaston or Main.
The lack of alternative options for Main street in the East of the city and minimal reasons to take Archibald rather than Main or Lagimodiere is what leads to Main being much more critical of a route than it really needs to be.
*currently it is part of the ring road as we know it, I know the plan for the proper ring road is Moray thru charleswood to Bishop in the future.