Some AT updates;
1) Halifax has installed bumps at key intersections to encourage drivers to make sharper left-turns. The idea is a sharper turn will require slower speeds which should reduce left-turn pedestrian accidents. This is a trial run for this season. Joseph Howe @ Bayers @ Dutch Village;
2) Intersection upgrades and new AT connection. Joseph Howe @ Hwy 102 Ramps @ Elliott Street;
3) 30% Plans for Dartmouth North AT Connections Project have been unveiled.
Transportation Standing Committee Report
The goal of the project is to connect the Wyse Road bike lanes to Burnside Greenway. The proposed route is Farrell St Park - Farrell St (on-street bikeway) - Victoria Road (off-street bikeway) - Highfield Park Drive (on-street bikeway). The crossing of Victoria Road would be via a new half-signal for cyclists and pedestrians.
I used to bike from Wyse - Burnside everyday and while I took a different path I can understand why they chose this routing. For me Albro Lake - Leaman was the fastest route that was reasonably safe. The report mentions the need for safer crossings of Victoria Road north of Albro Lake, BRT Plans, and the high-density Centre zoning of Highfield Park Drive as reasons for selecting their route.
The Burnside Greenway is one of the few spots where you can see a constant stream of cyclists. Hopefully this project will encourage even more people to use it and force Halifax to extend the greenway north like it has been promised for the last decade.
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