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Originally Posted by Nintentario
How about this - we make it HARDER for private vehicles to get around London? It'd make the city safer, and more economically vibrant as poor working class folks won't be burdened with excessive insurance car payments, and youth could get around the city safer and more accessibly.
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Actually bridge like this would make it harder for private vehicles to get through the university as they would use Huron/Sarnia instead of going through campus.
It would also be beneficial for transit for those who go on the bus routes that go through the university but the university is not their destination. The road would also address one of the many missing links in London's grid (good for bus routing) and promote intensification which benefits transit. It could overpass the TVP and provide connections here as well, inducing demand for active transportation.
If we're going to build a completely new bridge in this area, I think this is a better spot for it compared to simply paralleling the existing one. Obviously an extensive environmental assessment and careful construction planning would be needed for it.
Heck, we could even rough in some LRT tracks on the bridge for some day in the future...
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