Joint Regional Transportation Agency

[Summerville]

Originally Posted by LikesBikes

IMO it's worse than a nothing burger. There's some laughably bad ideas in here and relatively few that I think would actually make a dent in improving the city's transportation/livability. It's really a shame too since now is the time for a strong vision to aim for - but, this plan obviously does provide that. The Province's response is even worse with mostly short term road adjustments which will just increase driving and inevitably congestion. Also, no surprise but the kneecapping of the AT program is a laughable recommendation that totally goes against all the densification going on in the city and the very recommendations made in the plan.

If this actually results in a rail system or funding for a BRT I'll eat crow, but I have a feeling the only thing to come out of this is a few fights over bike lanes, some AI/musky "traffic solving technology" that does nothing but cost the taxpayer $, and the odd road between sprawling cul de sacs in the sticks. What a shame, this could have been something great.

One thing this report may do is convince more people on the peninsula...to rely on a bicycle to get around town faster