whenever wolf posts I just think:
I agree with Wolf, it's incredulous to any person who doesn't live here that we even have to have a discussion about it. The "yes" arguments always seem to fall on deaf ears, regardless of how solid they are. Also, having interacted with many no-voters, I have observed that the biggest reason they voted no tended to have to do with cost or traffic delays, both of which don't factor into the discussion really. The cost will have to be assumed by the city anyways (to repair the corner) and the traffic delays are negligible in most scenarios, bar one or two right turns! Aside from these two mostly invalid arguments, there is no reason not to do it and plenty of reasons to get it done, but most no-voters seemed to assume that that was the end of the discussion (the cost and delay thing), and wouldn't hear any rebuttal from the yes group. Honestly, we've run this experiment over and over again, and Winnipeggers have constantly demonstrated that they are against any change. Esplanade, MTS, IGF, CMHR, and countless others, the history of this city is replete with examples of unfavourable projects that have proved to be great over time.
I feel like I'm banging my head against a wall, seriously.
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