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[FogPub]

To assorted developers and construction companies who seem to think Johnson St east of Blanshard is theirs to use and-or block whenever they like, a general request:

 

Can we please have our street back?  Including all the sidewalks?  Thank you.

 

Three (!) different lane closures yesterday as I drove up it, never mind there's some sidewalk just east of Cook that has been closed or diverted for at least five years now.

[Mike K.]

All closures are authorized by the city so they can’t just close lanes or create obstructions without permission. The city also charges fees, but I’m not 100% on that.

[Victoria Watcher]

Highway 14 improvements between Connie and Glinz Lake roads will forever change the landscape of the Sooke area, and local businesses are looking at new opportunities.

 

The 17 Mile House Pub and AdrenaLine Zipline Adventures owners aim to build two buildings and other facilities on three hectares of land in the 5100-block of Sooke Road.

 

 

 

 

https://www.vicnews....ay-realignment/

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 28 January 2021 - 07:00 PM.

[Victoria Watcher]

doesn’t this add to vehicle idling? because the seconds that are allocated to pedestrians only no matter where they come from in the light cycle must come from vehicle movement seconds.



Saanich adds new pedestrian priority crosswalks to busy intersections

https://www.vicnews....-intersections/

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 30 January 2021 - 06:58 AM.

[Cats4Hire]

Depending on how it works maybe. For example Carey/Ravine (the only crosswalk on the list I regularly use so I'll speak to it) currently if there's a large amount of pedestrians (say a 30 and 70 both just dropped off a bunch of passengers) and a couple cars are trying to turn left it's possible they block everyone for almost, if not the entire, light cycle. If instead pedestrians go then it's red for pedestrians as cars on Ravine get to turn left without sitting there waiting for the pedestrians. I think this system would be particularly useful places such as the busy intersections downtown where you can sit on Yates waiting forever to turn right onto Douglas as pedestrians just keep coming.

[Mike K.]

I’ve written the City about the downtown situation. Even some years ago when I did that, they said their priority was to move pedestrians. I had asked why we don’t have advance turns like you see in Vancouver for right-turning traffic, and as such you often get long queues as vehicles can’t make the turn because of pedestrians not respecting the don’t walk sign (which have turned into count downs instead of “Don’t Walk”).

[Victoria Watcher]

Depending on how it works maybe. For example Carey/Ravine (the only crosswalk on the list I regularly use so I'll speak to it) currently if there's a large amount of pedestrians (say a 30 and 70 both just dropped off a bunch of passengers) and a couple cars are trying to turn left it's possible they block everyone for almost, if not the entire, light cycle. If instead pedestrians go then it's red for pedestrians as cars on Ravine get to turn left without sitting there waiting for the pedestrians. I think this system would be particularly useful places such as the busy intersections downtown where you can sit on Yates waiting forever to turn right onto Douglas as pedestrians just keep coming.

 

ah yes.  i might not have looked at that side of the coin.  

[On the Level]

We drove out to Sooke (getting cabin fever) and were good staying within our bubble...just made a loop and came back.  Always a great drive but wholly crap at the highway construction.  The scale of another Hwy 1 and Mackenzie.......  Hearing all of the accident's I am sure it is going to be a welcome relief.  

[Mike K.]

It’s quite something, isn’t it? 1.5km of major highway work puts McKenzie to shame!



Jk

[Redd42]

And the value of Mike K.'s real estate going up. 

[LJ]

Why are the speed restrictions still in place at the Mackenzie interchange?

 

I never see anyone working there, once in awhile there is one or two guys doing some landscaping.

 

Good thing nobody actually obeys the restriction.

[Rob Randall]

Nobody obeys but people are getting caught. I saw a cop in a black pickup nabbing drivers on McKenzie for several hours Friday.

[Cats4Hire]

Aren't speeds now back to the regular limit? (and were as of said Friday?) https://www.vicnews....ie-interchange/

[sebberry]

Nobody obeys but people are getting caught. I saw a cop in a black pickup nabbing drivers on McKenzie for several hours Friday.

 

Which is ridiculous because any professional driver and driving instructor will tell you that it's safer to manage the space around your vehicle before managing your speed.  In short:  Go with the flow and maximize space.

 

I'm glad to see the end of the construction zone speed limits.  Not because I want to get to the light at Tillicum 38 seconds faster, but because it's far safer and more comfortable to drive at the natural free flowing speed of traffic.  

[sebberry]

Pandora and Chambers.  You may only turn right here now if you're lucky enough to be able to ride a bike.

 

[Nparker]

Pandora and Chambers.  You may only turn right here now if you're lucky enough to be able to ride a bike...

Another battle in the war on cars.

[sebberry]

Pandora and Chambers.  You may only turn right here now if you're lucky enough to be able to ride a bike.

 

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Dashcam video screenshot before you all lose your minds and break out the pitchforks   

[rjag]

Pandora and Chambers.  You may only turn right here now if you're lucky enough to be able to ride a bike.

 

 

 

Yet another unintended consequence of poor design. Now more cars will use Camosun st and then they'll block that one and then more will use Fernwood....frigging clowns at CoV 

[On the Level]

Yet another unintended consequence of poor design. Now more cars will use Camosun st and then they'll block that one and then more will use Fernwood....frigging clowns at CoV 

 

Don't blame CoV council.  They were all at the soup kitchen so how are they supposed to know what's going on?

[newbie_01]

That stretch of Chambers has probably had an increase in traffic since the delayed right-turn off Pandora onto Cook was put in. I've heard people in the neighbourhood complaining about the speed of cars on Chambers recently which could be from other people using it as a through route to more north and west destinations.