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Old Posted Aug 28, 2024, 5:23 PM
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Interesting discussion on CBC this morning with the city engineer regarding upcoming road and infrastructure projects around the city.

One of the most interesting points was with regarding the narrowing of the travel lanes on St. George Blvd. The street will remain four lane, but the narrowing of the lanes is designed to reduce speed. The bike lanes on the street will be commensurately widened.
Does narrowing of lanes actually reduce speeds? Maybe for some. With the amount of commercial traffic that uses west St. George, narrowing of lanes might seem a little crazy but hey, engineers know what they are doing....
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Does narrowing of lanes actually reduce speeds? Maybe for some. With the amount of commercial traffic that uses west St. George, narrowing of lanes might seem a little crazy but hey, engineers know what they are doing....
Yes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/lauriew...anes-narrower/
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Old Posted Aug 28, 2024, 7:36 PM
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Well there ya go then. I learn something new everyday. Thankfully, I don't have to drive straight trucks or cube vans for a living. I did find this part of the Forbes article rather perplexing.

The Johns Hopkins review of a major repurposing project in Florida found that reducing lane width “reduced the number of crashes and increased roadway safety,” and “…had minimal effect on the overall travel speed in the corridor.”
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Yes, yes it does............
Where exactly?
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Where exactly?
It's well documented all over the place, people get more tentative the narrower the lane is, hence they slow down.
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Old Posted Aug 29, 2024, 7:22 PM
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Where exactly?
They have repaved the eastern portion of St. George Blvd (to Centennial Park). The travel lanes are noticeably narrower, and, the bike lanes are notably more capacious.
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Old Posted Aug 29, 2024, 9:39 PM
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They have repaved the eastern portion of St. George Blvd (to Centennial Park). The travel lanes are noticeably narrower, and, the bike lanes are notably more capacious.
Yes, and they took away my turning lane onto Arlington! But as a regular cyclist, I applaud the rest.
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It's well documented all over the place, people get more tentative the narrower the lane is, hence they slow down.
I was asking for the physical location of the changes thanks. Lol
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Old Posted Aug 30, 2024, 5:38 PM
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I imagine with the deaths of high profile NHLer Johnny Gaudreau and his brother while out cycling yesterday in New Jersey, that we’ll see an increased emphasis on cycling safety in general. I realize they were hit by a impaired driver, but the fact that he didn’t know they were there and hit them from behind, really showcases how far we still have to go in making streets safe for cyclists.
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This little throwaway was included in Mayor Dawn Arnold's summary of the most recent city council meeting:

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We awarded an RFP for engineering a future trail (Ryan St to Mapleton Park)
I wonder where the alignment of this proposed trail is? Ryan Street is a long street........
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This little throwaway was included in Mayor Dawn Arnold's summary of the most recent city council meeting:



I wonder where the alignment of this proposed trail is? Ryan Street is a long street........
From the east end of Ryan following the power lines behind the mall to Frampton?

https://imgur.com/a/BDZoyWh
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From the east end of Ryan following the power lines behind the mall to Frampton?

https://imgur.com/a/BDZoyWh
That's an excellent thought. You are probably correct. A trail here could be connected to the city's existing trail system both to the north and the south.
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From the east end of Ryan following the power lines behind the mall to Frampton?

https://imgur.com/a/BDZoyWh
This indeed was an excellent guess!!!

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Nice Youtube video showing a bicyclists perspective of the Riverfront Trail.

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They do a lot of unnecessary circling around in Bore Park first, but, after that, you get a really good idea of how pleasant the Riverfront Trail is.

This is actually a very appealing feature about Moncton. Our integrated trail system is extensive, and is improving every year.
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This is actually a very appealing feature about Moncton.
This will be a very nice amenity for the tenants of the Gateway Towers. You basically walk out of the building and you're right there.
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Does anyone know what there doing on the riverview/moncton traffic circle? They have been working on it for a couple weeks now.
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