Red Hill Creek Expressway

[Markus41]

Originally Posted by Millstone

If AB wasn't so far away I'd be there.

You shouldn't let distance stop you; there is plenty of room out here in Big-Sky country

Besides, given Ontario's current economic situation, I'm sure there will be plenty of people packing up and heading west.

[markbarbera]

Originally Posted by adam

Apparently many people living around the tar sands are against further developments.

Further development of the tarsands is not likely in the near future. It is not economically feasible to produce oil from the tar sands unless the price of a barrel of oil rises above $90. We've got a couple of years yet before prices return to levels that would support tar sand development.

Having said that, just a gentle reminder that we are way off topic. After all, this thread's topic is the RHVP.

PS RHT's comments earlier today about Albertans is much more revealing of his own personal ignorance than of theirs. But I suppose his prejudicial attitude towards Albertans will be shrugged off with a 'chill' or 'just kidding' comment followed by a LOL or two...

[adam]

How can a thread about a highway contribute to a skyscraper forum anyway?

[markbarbera]

Um, a highway would be considered a significant part of any city's transportation and infrastructure. Which is why this highway is being discussed in the forum's 'Transportation and Infrastructure' section.

[raisethehammer]

sorry for my ignorance. Pretty sad world we live in when speaking out against disease, death, sickness and destruction of the things that sustain human life - air, water, food - makes someone 'ignorant'.

[markbarbera]

Sorry, but the statement that 'all Albertans love pollution' is a purely ignorant statement. This is what I am taking issue with.

[raisethehammer]

Originally Posted by markbarbera

Sorry, but the statement that 'all Albertans love pollution' is a purely ignorant statement. This is what I am taking issue with.

LOL...ok, you got me there. maybe not ALL Albertans love pollution.
Seems that most do based on their voting patterns and lack of input on some pretty health-devastating projects in their province.

[Greco Roman]

Originally Posted by raisethehammer

maybe not ALL Albertans love pollution.

No, we don't.

[adam]

I don't think anyone likes pollution. Calgary has a light rail system already. Something we are working towards.

[SteelTown]

Last QEW-Red Hill ramp to open this month

December 16, 2008
The Hamilton Spectator
http://www.thespec.com/News/Local/article/482768

Frustrated commuters are less than two weeks away from direct Niagara-bound access to the Red Hill Valley Parkway from the Queen Elizabeth Way.

Ministry of Transportation spokesperson Will MacKenzie said the new ramp east of Woodward Avenue will be open "before Christmas."

MacKenzie said there's "two to three days of work left" but crews have been hampered by inclement weather.

"We just need a couple of good days," he said, adding that most of the outstanding work involves little touches such as painting traffic lines and general cleanup at the site.

The ramp is the last of four connecting the parkway to the QEW and will provide access to the southbound parkway for Niagara-bound QEW traffic.

Commuters have been forced to take Centennial Parkway but many are opting to get off at Woodward and head to Barton Street to hop on the parkway.

[SteelTown]

Niagara-bound ramp opened today.

[LikeHamilton]

Air pollution down, even next to expressway

Ken Mann AM900 CHML 6/14/2010

Some surprising findings, perhaps, in regards to air quality.

The results of air monitoring show that air quality has improved in the vicinity of the Red Hill Valley Parkway, since the highway opened to traffic three years ago.

Jennifer DiDomenico, with Hamilton's public works department, says the post-construction monitoring was carried out over a six-month period last year (May through October) at the King Street interchange.

When compared to testing in the same location back in 1998, it shows a 67% reduction in carbon monoxide, a 51% cut in nitrogen oxides, a 43% drop in total suspended particulates and an 11% reduction in particulate matter.

DiDomencio believes road design, specifically the channeling of the parkway within the valley, has helped to contain vehicle emissions.

She adds that weather patterns and reduced levels of manufacturing in the city's east end are also likely factors, as is greater public awareness and action towards air pollution snce 1998.

[BrianE]

Wow. Cherry picking much?

Last year was one of the best years in decades for air quality accross all of Southern Ontario due to a cooler than average summer and favorable weather patterns. Also Stelco and Dofasco were not operating during this time. Many other heavy industries were also not operating last summer.

Compared to 1998 one of the hottest summers EVER with all industries producing like crazy.

Maybe we should get a few more datapoints just to make sure we have the full picture.

[crhayes]

Originally Posted by BrianE

Wow. Cherry picking much?

Last year was one of the best years in decades for air quality accross all of Southern Ontario due to a cooler than average summer and favorable weather patterns. Also Stelco and Dofasco were not operating during this time. Many other heavy industries were also not operating last summer.

Compared to 1998 one of the hottest summers EVER with all industries producing like crazy.

Maybe we should get a few more datapoints just to make sure we have the full picture.

Yupp this is why you can't blindly accept everything you read.

[bornagainbiking]

DRESCHEL: Red Hill parkway is a cash cow for the city
$20 million in taxes 'conservative estimate'

From Hamilton Spectator, 6 June 2012,

[Dr Awesomesauce]

Perhaps the headline should read 'New tax dollars flooding into the city from RHVP.'

[SteelTown]

Motion from Merulla....

Advertising along the Red Hill Valley Parkway and Lincoln Alexander Parkway

That staff be directed to bring a report to the General Issues Committee, which explores advertising along the Red Hill Valley Parkway as well as the Lincoln Alexander Parkway (LINC) in order to maximize revenues.

[fuller]

Well I hope the proposal brings in more revenue than added costs to the city.

There may be a reason why advertising is banned along major provincial highways to a distance of, I think, five hundred feet. Any increase in accidents could easily wipe out the revenue from such a scheme.

Don't drivers already have enough distractions?

[matt602]

I don't mind this. I kind of enjoy looking at the ads along the Gardiner in Toronto, especially when they get creative. I have fond memories of the KFC, Dominion and Inglis ones in particular as a kid.

[Millstone]

Originally Posted by fuller

Well I hope the proposal brings in more revenue than added costs to the city.

There may be a reason why advertising is banned along major provincial highways to a distance of, I think, five hundred feet. Any increase in accidents could easily wipe out the revenue from such a scheme.

Don't drivers already have enough distractions?

The Hamilton freeways aren't built to 400-series standards, hence their low speed limit. Hamilton can basically do whatever the F they want. But I would stick to putting flashy things on straightaways and not curves like at the south end of the RHVP.