Boulevards mandatory?

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You know..that little space between the road and the sidewalk. Currently, these are an extreme rarity in Hamilton, and it is the only region in southern Ontario that i know where they put the sidewalk literally right beside the road.

I honestly feel a little nervous and scared walking on the sidewalks of a major arterial road in Hamilton. Traffic is whizzing literally 1-2 feet away from me in some cases at 60-70+ km/h. I just think for safety reasons alone it would make most sense.

of course, Changing this now would be almost impossible in most neighbourhoods. I just think it should be implemented in all new subdivisions and when major road works take place, that sidewalks could/should be moved back to leave a 3-5 foot gap between the road and the sidewalk.

PLUS..it gives a nice spot to leave the snow...better than covering up half of the curb lane greatly narrowing the road too.