Posted Jun 3, 2025, 1:28 PM
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Originally Posted by phil235
Elgin Street doesn't have any cycling infrastructure, except for a block at the very south end. Transit speed was "sacrificed" for wider sidewalks and patios. Personally, I still think that tradeoff makes sense. Elgin is a great street now, and the clearest sign of that is that it really flourished through the pandemic.
If faster transit speeds are the goal, why not route transit up Metcalfe? You're never going to have fast transit on a street like Elgin, unless you go underground.
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For a restaurant district like Elgin, what was done makes sense. Montreal Road though should have been transit first.
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