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No Cars on King Street in Toronto? Lets have a poll!
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el presidente Highsteppa
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Voted.
Though if this wasn't a subject that I cared about and was voting for, wisdom suggests vote the opposite of whatever Ford is advocating.
Though if this wasn't a subject that I cared about and was voting for, wisdom suggests vote the opposite of whatever Ford is advocating.
glych t.anomaly
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you could just ban woodbridge from coming to toronto.
R4V4G3D_SKU11S
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Dumb question: How will people who live on King and drive cars to work get out in the mornings?
Krzysiu
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Dirt bikes! Duh!
RumRogerz
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heh yea. in a perfect world perhaps
I would support a trial run period to see what would happen.
I believe they are proposing no cars on King Street during the rush hour period only. And only in the downtown core, so maybe Bathurst to Jarvis.
And I think they are suggesting something like only the directions that move towards Yonge in the morning and away from Yonge in the afternoon would be banned.
And while I'm at it:
To the people who keep calling talk radio to suggest that streetcars be on the outside lanes, they can't because of their turning radius. They wouldn't be able to make a right hand turn.
To the delivery drivers who say they wouldn't be able to work. Why are you delivering during this time period? Especially apparently LCBO deliveries. Shouldn't that be done overnight?
I believe they are proposing no cars on King Street during the rush hour period only. And only in the downtown core, so maybe Bathurst to Jarvis.
And I think they are suggesting something like only the directions that move towards Yonge in the morning and away from Yonge in the afternoon would be banned.
And while I'm at it:
To the people who keep calling talk radio to suggest that streetcars be on the outside lanes, they can't because of their turning radius. They wouldn't be able to make a right hand turn.
To the delivery drivers who say they wouldn't be able to work. Why are you delivering during this time period? Especially apparently LCBO deliveries. Shouldn't that be done overnight?
that's not asking for much... and in addition ban Maple and Kleinburg
R4V4G3D_SKU11S
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So this is how people would get out then if they lived on King. Interesting.
Neither. That would be mayhem.
I would support it if they decided to do a crosstown relief. That's a tolerable reason. But really, they should just make that line on Queens Quay since it's a fucking waterfront that has no reason for cars to go into with every little businesses. Ideally QQ would be a pedestrian zone with a tram that goes along the cobblestone.
I support really big tolls to come into the city.
I would support it if they decided to do a crosstown relief. That's a tolerable reason. But really, they should just make that line on Queens Quay since it's a fucking waterfront that has no reason for cars to go into with every little businesses. Ideally QQ would be a pedestrian zone with a tram that goes along the cobblestone.
I support really big tolls to come into the city.
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Hi i'm God
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Silly idea.
If it was a square or piazza or an area more appropriate to foot traffic (a la distillery) sure but not a artery like King.
If it was a square or piazza or an area more appropriate to foot traffic (a la distillery) sure but not a artery like King.
glych t.anomaly
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fixed
make the cost of driving into the city from out of town for work EXPENSIVE.
take the bus or train, none extra cost.
its all those milky bitches that spend 2-3 hours a day in traffic because they ABSOLUTELY need their vehicle rather than using the available transit options.
djfear
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Spinsah
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It would take three buses to equal one crush load CLRV, that's also three more drivers which aren't cheap. Buses also have to pull over to the right to stop, blocking traffic and then have to merge back with traffic. One of the major issues is that the existing fleet is old and prone to breakdowns as they've been extended past their appropriate service life. The new ones should be a lot more reliable and offer reduced load times once Presto is online.
Spinsah
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Mass transit isn't about trolleys rumbling around cobblestone squares, it's about moving people. But you're right, King is an artery. On an average weekday, King accommodates 18,000 motor vehicles and 57,300 streetcar passengers. Moving the most amount of people should be the priority.
Spinsah
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And it's only one way.
cosmosuave
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Not to mention that Liberty Village East "West Donlands" will be complete 2015 - 2016 and that will add even more commuters to the King line...
Bass-Invader
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preposterous. far too many people rely on the east west movement of King street to get anywhere in that city. Take that away and it will simply impose even more gridlock on the surrounding streets which already threaten to burst.
such a proposition could only be made reasonable with commensurate measures to offset that amount of movement. For example, razing the entire 905 area code with fire and brimstone and building an underground tunnel city downtown to house the refugees. The mayor of tunnel city will arise through his unmatched fighting prowess (spear and bjj), unite the underground clans and claim many a victory for the tunnel people.
such a proposition could only be made reasonable with commensurate measures to offset that amount of movement. For example, razing the entire 905 area code with fire and brimstone and building an underground tunnel city downtown to house the refugees. The mayor of tunnel city will arise through his unmatched fighting prowess (spear and bjj), unite the underground clans and claim many a victory for the tunnel people.
Spinsah
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I used to ride the 504 in from Parkdale and by Dufferin the streetcar was full. The hordes trudging up Strachan from Liberty Village were almost always met by half a dozen full streetcars before one could fit them on. It's a total disaster - and then by the time those cars cross Bathurst, they're stuck in traffic.
