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Originally Posted by haljackey
I am surprised a bridge connecting Sarnia/Philip Aziz to Huron Street still hasn't been seriously considered. Reroute vehicles to this so University Drive can be car free.
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I'm not surprised, considering it's an objectively poor idea if you value the environment, health, and economic growth of the immediate area. The municipal land allotted for the possible bridge (on the UWO campus plans) doesn't seem to be big enough for such a bridge, either.
To make an entirely new bridge for private vehicles would in principle be foolish most places, but this site specifically would require a major part of the Thames Valley Parkway to be retrofitted for private vehicle traffic - it's currently the beginning of the route from Huron St., and it would have to pass through pristine environmental land that's currently enjoyed by active transit users. A bridge for private vehicles would damage all that.
The more routes you build for private vehicles to travel on, the more Londoners will be incentivized to drive than more economically beneficial methods. We should not encourage induced demand of private vehicles in London. Yes we should build a bridge for active transit - a safe and protected active transit route from Sarnia & Hyde Park through to Huron/ the TVP is desperately needed, for youth mobility and those that can't afford a car - but absolutely not for private vehicles.
How about this - we make it HARDER for private vehicles to get around London? It'd make the city safer, and more economically vibrant as poor working class folks won't be burdened with excessive insurance car payments, and youth could get around the city safer and more accessibly.
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