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Originally Posted by BenTheGreat97
Okay, so a lot of posts are talking about rebuilding Hunt club making it grade-separated in areas, some people suggesting a small express/collector system (a la A-520 in Montreal), others with the 415 idea and realigned 7. I think it should go a bit further north and be closer to the city so it can be more convenient as a bypass without the need to drive that far south along the 416. I'll put in list of what I think a bit later.
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I think all of the talk about turning Hunt Club into a grade-separated freeway is absolutely crazy and never going to happen, and scares me as a cyclist and a driver. Hunt Club is only going to get more and more built up, and fail to see anywhere that says good city-building involves more highways through developed areas. This was the idea in the 50s and 60s, and a good example of how it would apply here is Bronson at Colonel By where the entrance/exit ramps make it incredibly dangerous for cyclists and pedestrians and pack 4 lanes of traffic down what is a largely residential area. Expanding Hunt Club would only make living in the distant suburbs that much easier and more appealing.
I think Hunt Club is well placed for eventual median BRT, since it is already at the terminus of the SE Transitway it would make a logical extension of it westwards. This would help support increased density in the Bank-Woodroffe area.
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