Hopefully the citywide speedlimit reduction on residential streets can help this city implement needed changes to physical infrastructure and traffic law enforcement.
Suburbs are awful for non-drivers, and will be a ton of work to improve, but Culloden(/Knight) and 41st is not a suburb. It’s where two major thoroughfares (41st and Knight) pass through a low density residential neighbourhood. We need an investigation with recommendations, but I suspect civil/traffic engineers know what’s needed and the problem is really too many carbrained voters to make serious widespread progress.
I agree, these two stroads actually seem to want to be roads and not streets.
The simple truth is roadway classifications in North America need a overhaul. Most people can’t list the difference between a street or a road. Then comes the unfortunate issue when a proper road is proposed most think it’s actually a highway (though most road proposals do seem to be over engineered in design and borderline look like Hwys).
Streets are destinations, they are low speed 20-40kpm with many places for pedestrians to cross and walk, there are driveways and intersections. Homes and businesses face streets. Street parking is common. In some cases vehicle travel is restricted. Streets are multi use for all modes of transportation, walking, cycling included. Lanes of traffic should not exceed two lanes.
Images of streets
Roads are throughways. They have a higher speed between 50-80kpm with reduced conflict zones between vehicles traffic and pedestrian traffic. Roads don’t have driveways and signaled intersections are not used, roundabouts and on/off ramps are used. Homes and businesses do not face roads, there is not street parking on roads. Roads act as a slower speed hwy. Roads generally have center mediums such as grass or curbs. Lanes of traffic should not exceed three lanes.
Images of roads:
In terms of roadway designs streets should only connect with roads and roads should only connect with Hwys. The connection and transition needs to be gradual with clear destination. For example a hwy interchange should not empty into a street.
Suburbs are awful for non-drivers, and will be a ton of work to improve, but Culloden(/Knight) and 41st is not a suburb. It’s where two major thoroughfares (41st and Knight) pass through a low density residential neighbourhood. We need an investigation with recommendations, but I suspect civil/traffic engineers know what’s needed and the problem is really too many carbrained voters to make serious widespread progress.
I agree, these two stroads actually seem to want to be roads and not streets.
The simple truth is roadway classifications in North America need a overhaul. Most people can’t list the difference between a street or a road. Then comes the unfortunate issue when a proper road is proposed most think it’s actually a highway (though most road proposals do seem to be over engineered in design and borderline look like Hwys).
Streets are destinations, they are low speed 20-40kpm with many places for pedestrians to cross and walk, there are driveways and intersections. Homes and businesses face streets. Street parking is common. In some cases vehicle travel is restricted. Streets are multi use for all modes of transportation, walking, cycling included. Lanes of traffic should not exceed two lanes.
Images of streets
Roads are throughways. They have a higher speed between 50-80kpm with reduced conflict zones between vehicles traffic and pedestrian traffic. Roads don’t have driveways and signaled intersections are not used, roundabouts and on/off ramps are used. Homes and businesses do not face roads, there is not street parking on roads. Roads act as a slower speed hwy. Roads generally have center mediums such as grass or curbs. Lanes of traffic should not exceed three lanes.
Images of roads:
In terms of roadway designs streets should only connect with roads and roads should only connect with Hwys. The connection and transition needs to be gradual with clear destination. For example a hwy interchange should not empty into a street.