Northern Light
Superstar
In respect of road widening/narrowing more broadly.
Aside from considering alternate times of day for deliveries.
I have a few thoughts.
One, on many routes, the traffic is the personal vehicle, as opposed to the service vehicle/truck..
If one can remove 10-50% of the passenger cars by providing higher quality transit, it ought to be plausible to reduce some roads without car-capacity replacement.
I'd also put in for cutting the maximum size of trucks on City streets; I remain of the view that the 53-footers were always a mistake, as City road geometry does not and cannot support them at most intersections.
Going back to '48 Max would be prudent.
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None of the above, unto itself creates greater safety for cyclists or pedestrians.
Narrowing roads can be helpful; cycle tracks with physical separation even moreso.
But some portions of these issues are about driver education; distractions while driving, visibility (here I'm not on about clothing or such, but about the way in which streetlights are often more harm than good).....
Lots of things can be done, lots of things should be done.
Aside from considering alternate times of day for deliveries.
I have a few thoughts.
One, on many routes, the traffic is the personal vehicle, as opposed to the service vehicle/truck..
If one can remove 10-50% of the passenger cars by providing higher quality transit, it ought to be plausible to reduce some roads without car-capacity replacement.
I'd also put in for cutting the maximum size of trucks on City streets; I remain of the view that the 53-footers were always a mistake, as City road geometry does not and cannot support them at most intersections.
Going back to '48 Max would be prudent.
****
None of the above, unto itself creates greater safety for cyclists or pedestrians.
Narrowing roads can be helpful; cycle tracks with physical separation even moreso.
But some portions of these issues are about driver education; distractions while driving, visibility (here I'm not on about clothing or such, but about the way in which streetlights are often more harm than good).....
Lots of things can be done, lots of things should be done.
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