Charlottetown, bike group come to agreement on roundabout
A brand new roundabout at Charlottetown’s Vogue Optical nook, on the jap finish of Belvedere Avenue, may have a motorcycle lane.
Final week the group Bike Pleasant Communities went public with its considerations in regards to the unique design of the roundabout, saying its lack of an lively transportation lane made it harmful.
In a gathering between the group and metropolis employees this week, they got here to an settlement on an amended design.
“Everybody type of got here to the desk with the identical concepts,” mentioned Isaac Williams, a volunteer with Bike Pleasant Communities.
“Once we had been introduced with the choice from the general public works division it was mainly what we had drawn ourselves.”
The town is working with restricted area for the intersection redesign, the place 5 streets come collectively.
Due to these limits, the bike path, which may even be utilized by pedestrians, shall be just one.5 metres vast. As a result of it’s so slender, site visitors should be one-way, with everybody transferring counterclockwise, the identical path as car site visitors.
The security and success of the lively transportation lane will depend upon individuals utilizing it correctly, and never travelling the incorrect means on it, mentioned Williams.
Mayor Philip Brown thanked metropolis employees and Bike Pleasant Communities for working shortly to come back to an answer.
Work on the undertaking is predicted to begin in mid-July.
