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Old Posted Jun 17, 2014, 5:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Calgarian View Post
I stand there for a few minutes every morning, probably wait about 5 for the light at 9th and then get 30 seconds to cross lol. I don't really think it's that big of a deal though, there are a massive amount of cars using 9th as a way into downtown, sufficient that when they do finally build an underpass there I think it will cut under 9th as well as the train tracks.
I am all for a 2 minute cycle vs. 30 seconds. but the current 4 or 5 minute vs. 30 seconds is a bit onerous. It really does take 10 minutes to walk three blocks some days. That unacceptably penalizes locals over the commuter flow IMO but I know what you mean, 9th Ave is a very busy route.
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