Winnipeg Roads & Infrastructure - Page 257

dmacc · #**5121** Posted **Sep 27, 2019, 4:15 PM**

The Leg very much is relevant to this thread I feel and discussing the hopes for it's rehab is justified. Brian P isn't big on some projects and I seem to remember the project being in the in the $130-$150 million range. I would assume a slow phased approach would be taken over maybe 5-10 years to cushion the costs.

trueviking · #**5122** Posted **Sep 27, 2019, 4:29 PM**

Main Street.

esquire · #**5123** Posted **Sep 27, 2019, 4:30 PM**

What a joke.

wardlow · #**5124** Posted **Sep 27, 2019, 4:56 PM**

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Main Street.

Getting hit by a parked car's opening doors on Main Street: it's not just for cyclists anymore.

Snow and wheelchairs and the hordes of intimidating-looking men who ride mountain bikes on the sidewalks are going to make this sidewalk even more unworkable. But at least parents don't need to walk their children 200' to get to ballet lessons.

joshlemer · #**5125** Posted **Sep 27, 2019, 5:43 PM**

HAHAHA Unbelievable!

EdwardTH · #**5126** Posted **Sep 27, 2019, 5:54 PM**

It's ironic that if the dance studio parents were so concerned about their kids getting into the building safely and not having to cross a street to do so, they should have realized the problem was caused by how non pedestrian-friendly the area is and advocated some traffic calming. Instead they wanted to do the opposite, remove pedestrian space and hand more of it over to cars. It's now more dangerous for everyone. People in this city are totally brainwashed into car culture and it's going to take LOTS of work to undo that.

Wpg_Guy · #**5127** Posted **Sep 27, 2019, 5:58 PM**

Maybe 4 SUV’s can fit in that space, each there to pick up one kid from a class of 20 all getting out at the same time. This won’t solve a drop off/pickup problem.

cheswick · #**5128** Posted **Sep 27, 2019, 6:53 PM**

Did Bellamy park his car there with the door open waiting for a stroller to go by?

bomberjet · #**5129** Posted **Sep 27, 2019, 7:01 PM**

trueviking · #**5130** Posted **Sep 27, 2019, 7:35 PM**

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Maybe 4 SUV’s can fit in that space, each there to pick up one kid from a class of 20 all getting out at the same time. This won’t solve a drop off/pickup problem.

...and only people coming from the north...which is a minority of people.

trueviking · #**5131** Posted **Sep 27, 2019, 7:36 PM**

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Did Bellamy park his car there with the door open waiting for a stroller to go by?

I don't think he has a car.

wardlow · #**5132** Posted **Sep 27, 2019, 7:53 PM**

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I don't think he has a car.

I heard he hired actors to walk down the street in both directions to make it *look* like this sidewalk is too narrow. That's Big Urbanism for you.

trueviking · #**5133** Posted **Sep 27, 2019, 7:56 PM**

very large people...those are actually adults in the stroller.

Andy6 · #**5134** Posted **Sep 28, 2019, 1:01 AM**

I think people will somehow manage to adjust.

robertocarlos · #**5135** Posted **Sep 28, 2019, 2:40 AM**

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I think people will somehow manage to adjust.

Yes, it's not too bad. There is enough room if you are careful. It would be much better if there wasn't a curb.

trueviking · #**5136** Posted **Sep 28, 2019, 6:37 AM**

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I think people will somehow manage to adjust.

Yup. People across downtown have adjusted to decades of prioritizing vehicles over pedestrians...by staying away.

trueviking · #**5137** Posted **Sep 28, 2019, 6:44 AM**

The motto of every great city...The sidewalks are wide enough if you are careful.

Spocket · #**5138** Posted **Sep 28, 2019, 10:37 AM**

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The motto of every great city...The sidewalks are wide enough if you are careful.

In China they're more like the slow lanes of major thoroughfares...people think of the roads as great places to walk. You guys don't know how good you've got it.

Andy6 · #**5139** Posted **Sep 28, 2019, 3:35 PM**

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The motto of every great city...The sidewalks are wide enough if you are careful.

Toronto's sidewalks are narrow as well - probably more so than Winnipeg's on the whole, although I have no statistics on that. There's a spot on Avenue Road in Yorkville, right across the road from me, where pedestrians have had to go single file for the 33 years I've lived here - it might be half the width of that bit of Main Street. (Finally, a condo is about to go in so it might be rectified, but I'll sort of miss it - it's like a revolving door ... a rare occasion where you're forced to interact and coordinate with strangers).

pspeid · #**5140** Posted **Sep 28, 2019, 3:51 PM**

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Toronto's sidewalks are narrow as well - probably more so than Winnipeg's on the whole, although I have no statistics on that. There's a spot on Avenue Road in Yorkville, right across the road from me, where pedestrians have had to go single file for the 33 years I've lived here - it might be half the width of that bit of Main Street. (Finally, a condo is about to go in so it might be rectified, but I'll sort of miss it - it's like a revolving door ... a rare occasion where you're forced to interact and coordinate with strangers).

But....bad things only ever happen in Winnipeg!! Oh, wait....in Toronto it's smart, here it's a civic embarrassment that makes me want to hide under my bed and scream into a pillow. :roll eyes:

On the plus side for roads and infrastructure, apparently the Jubilee underpass reconstruction is done early and under budget. That's two big road projects in the city that can make that claim. Hope they continue that trend!