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Originally Posted by Vin
Presently it is actually very comfy riding in a motor vehicle on the bridge. It should be this way as having ample lanes would help in safety since being on a bridge can be dangerous, and sufficient lanes actually help in case of emergencies (same concept as having emergency lanes by the highway).
Having the bridge's lanes reduced would slow down traffic and possibly cause traffic congestions. This would be made worse during events of accidents, vehicular breakdowns or even bridge maintenance works.
If current bridges do not have congestions, please leave them as they are as future growth downtown and the surroundings would definitely mean an increase in traffic. There would also be more buses as the transit system improves. I rather have the proposed pedestrian lanes reserved for future trams.
Have you noticed that the walkways flanking the bridge are WAY BELOW CAPACITY? Why build a new walkway when so few are actually walking on the bridge? Does that make any sense at all? Currently it is just not wise to kill a golden goose.
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More people will walk across the bridge if the route is more pleasant than a unrelenting narrow sidewalk next to whizzing cars where parents have to hold onto their children for dear life, and if there's room for benches, rest areas and shade to slow the pace. The bridge spans 1.3km between the nearest exit points, quite a commitment for pedestrians. A mid-bridge stair/elevator tower connecting to Granville Island will offer more destinations and resulting foot traffic to the greenway.
The downtown peninsula can handle a lot more pedestrians walking or taking transit into it, but not more cars, so extra lane capacity on the bridge is useless. Another idea to add more program to the bridge to increase foot traffic:
http://mg-architecture.ca
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