Comments on: Reviving Niagara: Sign http://www.progressivewednesday.com/2007/06/13/reviving-niagara-sign/ To dos, talk and tools to get America over the hump. Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:18:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: michelle http://www.progressivewednesday.com/2007/06/13/reviving-niagara-sign/comment-page-1/#comment-783 michelle Thu, 14 Jun 2007 00:54:13 +0000 http://progressivewednesday.com/2007/06/13/reviving-niagara-sign/#comment-783 Seventy case studies from 11 countries and the opinions of over 200 transport professionals world-wide disprove the statements that displaced traffic will simply divert to neighboring streets, clogging them, leading to worse traffic problems. In summary, the studies found that “well-designed and well-implemented schemes to reallocate road space improves conditions for pedestrians and cyclists without increasing congestion or other related problems. The studies listed benefits: air-quality improvements, reduced neighborhood severance, increased business investment, more attractive living and working conditions, and improved retail vitality. The potential opportunities achieved are traffic reduction, urban regeneration, more efficient use of economic and scenic resources and other national policy objectives. Seventy case studies from 11 countries and the opinions of over 200 transport professionals world-wide disprove the statements that displaced traffic will simply divert to neighboring streets, clogging them, leading to worse traffic problems.

In summary, the studies found that “well-designed and well-implemented schemes to reallocate road space improves conditions for pedestrians and cyclists without increasing congestion or other related problems.

The studies listed benefits: air-quality improvements, reduced neighborhood severance, increased business investment, more attractive living and working conditions, and improved retail vitality.

The potential opportunities achieved are traffic reduction, urban regeneration, more efficient use of economic and scenic resources and other national policy objectives.

]]> By: Progressive Wednesday http://www.progressivewednesday.com/2007/06/13/reviving-niagara-sign/comment-page-1/#comment-781 Progressive Wednesday Wed, 13 Jun 2007 18:52:14 +0000 http://progressivewednesday.com/2007/06/13/reviving-niagara-sign/#comment-781 I actually believe that this would have a more positive impact than negative. Rerouting traffic through the city instead of around it would be better for small businesses, and any environmental impact would be more than cancelled out by the new vegetation. There will be a very small impact on traffic elsewhere, as there are even several other routes than commuters can take: Hyde Park, Highland, I-190, Lewiston Road, etc. I actually believe that this would have a more positive impact than negative. Rerouting traffic through the city instead of around it would be better for small businesses, and any environmental impact would be more than cancelled out by the new vegetation. There will be a very small impact on traffic elsewhere, as there are even several other routes than commuters can take: Hyde Park, Highland, I-190, Lewiston Road, etc.

]]> By: plynch http://www.progressivewednesday.com/2007/06/13/reviving-niagara-sign/comment-page-1/#comment-780 plynch Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:56:48 +0000 http://progressivewednesday.com/2007/06/13/reviving-niagara-sign/#comment-780 I'm torn on this one. I fully support the naturalization of the gorge area. Niagara Partnership is to be commended for their persistence. However- an issue of concern is the rerouting of traffic through residential neighborhoods - and the resultant concentration of traffic and fuel exhaust in those neighborhoods. That is an unintended consequence of an otherwise noble cause. How can we mitigate this negative impact? I’m torn on this one. I fully support the naturalization of the gorge area. Niagara Partnership is to be commended for their persistence. However- an issue of concern is the rerouting of traffic through residential neighborhoods – and the resultant concentration of traffic and fuel exhaust in those neighborhoods. That is an unintended consequence of an otherwise noble cause. How can we mitigate this negative impact?

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