tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969156847256652198.post7629650059772206157..comments2023-06-21T11:58:47.093-04:00Comments on West Side Action: DOTT plans affect west side residents (x): Campus StationEric Darwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01042460139621819388noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969156847256652198.post-80526100819977765612009-10-23T17:13:56.430-04:002009-10-23T17:13:56.430-04:00Does anyone else not feel there is something a bit...<b>Does anyone else not feel there is something a bit wrong with the current handling of the bridge pedestrians and cylists that have to descend from the bridge to a at-grade road crossing, before ascending again into the campus.</b><br /><br />Absolutely not.<br /><br />There's something a LOT wrong with it. As usual, it was designed by people who drive everywhere.<br /><br />Cf. the deliberate congestion built into the woefully small O-Train platforms at Carleton. Mind you there's not much wrong there that a pair of bolt cutters wouldn't fix.WJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08070910923518931583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969156847256652198.post-46222622029274168222009-10-23T15:56:37.753-04:002009-10-23T15:56:37.753-04:00I agree with Anonymous. If we're going undergr...I agree with Anonymous. If we're going underground anyway, at least make it worthwhile.<br /><br />As for the "benefit" of moving transit underground, I recall one of the consultants saying how this would improve the "gateway" into Ottawa by removing the buses. I guess he must have meant car users on Nicholas, because for transit users (including those taking transit from the VIA station) it won't be improved in a visual sense. Perhaps Nicholas should be buried at the same time as part of a Byward through-traffic burial project between the MacDonald Bridge and the Queensway.Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969156847256652198.post-31703487933976060682009-10-23T12:59:51.632-04:002009-10-23T12:59:51.632-04:00If the station is to be underground, why not move ...If the station is to be underground, why not move it to a location closer to King Edward, so that Sandy Hill residents can enjoy better service? That would roughly line up the station with Lees anyways.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com