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Originally Posted by Reignman
I don't understand why improved traffic flow along these routes would negatively affect businesses along them. If anything, I would think more traffic due to improved flow would be the result causing motorists to be attracted to the routes and therefore more potential customers to pass by. Keep in mind, only the St.Annes/St.Marys intersections with Bishop will be improved. There will still be a gazillion lights in either direction on both of those streets. How many people now avoid taking St. Anne's or St. Mary's due to the long waits to pass through Bishop Grandin? Eliminate, or reduce that problem and those people will return.
Personally better flow would bring me onto Bishop and into the St.Vital area more often than I do now. I can say from personal experience that sitting on Bishop backed up at St.Annes all the way to Dakota does not make contemplate sticking around and shopping along the side streets. It just pisses me off and I end up finding alternate routes to avoid the area completely.
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Do me a favour and drive into one of the strip malls along St. Mary's or St. Anne's Road. Drive in, look in the 3, 4 or 5 shops they have, maybe buy something, maybe not. Then drive out. After you do this, tell me how more vehicles being able to drive past faster will help. It will just make people more likely to stop at a more auto-centric place.
What we have isn't good, but what you're asking for is even worse.
EDIT: After re-reading this it sounded a bit condicending (at least in my mind) -- it wasn't ment to be that way. I was being serious and this should be an experiment that everyone here should try. I suggest you pick a "transportation corridor" near your neighbourhood.