Macleod Trail Urban Boulevard

[Ramsayfarian]

Originally Posted by mersar

I actually find Macleod to be one of the better sync'd roads in the city. Many times when I drive it you can often make it from Chinook to at least Mission Road if not all the way to 25th before hitting a red outside of the peak of rush hour.

I wish I had your luck, I find that no matter the speed I drive I seem to hit every light. I have great luck with 9th Ave, but that seems to be the only road in the City where it is synced.

[Bassic Lab]

Originally Posted by Ramsayfarian

I'm guessing that expanding Deerfoot to Highway 2 is the reason for the huge drop in traffic.

That would definitely have had an affect. I think another factor would be the bottleneck around Chinook. From the numbers posted, it is still as busy as it has ever been and in my experience it is consistently the worst part of Macleod. I think it is discouraging downtown-far south commutes.

[MasterG]

Originally Posted by Bassic Lab

That would definitely have had an affect. I think another factor would be the bottleneck around Chinook. From the numbers posted, it is still as busy as it has ever been and in my experience it is consistently the worst part of Macleod. I think it is discouraging downtown-far south commutes.

A huge effect in 1989 the CTrain stopped at Anderson. The distance wasn't far enough and the transit culture was not as strong. I suspect many were driving to park at Anderson or didn't think it was worth to stop there so contributed to the numbers of drivers.