DTES Hastings speed limit to be lowered to 30kph

[murd0c]

we can dream about it at least

[1exotic]

this makes me fucking rage.

the road is meant for fucking cars.
intersection crosswalks are used to walk accross the fucking road.
I say raise the speed limit to 80km so these mother fuckers will stay off the road. 30km just means it is completely fine for them to walk all over the place.

if they are walking on the fucking road I will not stop but instead gun it right at them... move out my way you piece of shit.


I lost count of how many times I've almost killed some idiot. Also almost ran over some guy dressed in all black at night.

[SumAznGuy]

I'm in Burnaby. Wasn't me.

[impactX]

So who here voted for Gregory Robertson and/or Vision Vancouver?

[tr0ubl3s0m3x]

No shit eh? Sick of the government catering to the junkies. What's next, a safe injection site? Oh wait...
Fuck you Robertson you fuckin hippie bike lane fucking fuck.
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[dlo]

^ LOL, the safe injection is actually a good idea, this, hell the fuck no, they are pree much encouraging jay walking from heads now,

[Mercy]

Originally Posted by OnTheDLo

^ LOL, the safe injection is actually a good idea, this, hell the fuck no, they are pree much encouraging jay walking from heads now,

Already is a safe injection site...
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[spideyv2]

Robertson is on a roll
At leasr he isnt getting caught doing dui's....
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[minoru_tanaka]

Originally Posted by StylinRed

A Developer thinks they can make millions of dollars if they develop the area (without the viaducts) and they're petitioning the city to think about it and the city says they'll research the idea over the next year or so but people have being very loud about not liking the idea already (me included) so the city may not even bother thinking about it anymore

Future of viaducts goes to public consultation process

Spending half a million dollars to get someone to think about it is not bothering?

Anyways there should be a minimum speed limit, like 120, so we can be sure they don't make it.

[7seven]

Originally Posted by nns

They want to remove the viaduct? When did this happen?

Angry comments over possible tear-down of viaducts
People say Vancouver is moving backwards
Amanda Wawryk Jul 28, 2011 08:46:03 AM

VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - The angry comments continue to pour in over the story we brought you yesterday about the City of Vancouver's plan to potentially tear down the Georgia and Dunsmuir viaducts.

Many people don't understand the city's logic. Dozens of comments have been posted on this website, including one reading "Another joke from Vancouver."

'BL' is taking some shots at city council, saying they are moving Vancouver backwards so fast that we will be in the horse and buggy days of the early 1900s very quickly.

'Hemi' agrees the city is moving backwards, saying we are the joke of the modern world.

If the viaducts do go, Brian believes downtown shops and other businesses can kiss thousands of dollars goodbye. A couple folks say Mayor Gregor Robertson needs to go, while Jessie adds living here is like living in a dictatorship.

Angry comments over possible tear-down of viaducts - News1130

How do drivers in the suburbs feel about Vancouver viaducts?
City to spend next year further exploring idea of getting rid of them
Tamara Slobogean Jul 27, 2011 07:38:19 AM

VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - They serve as an important commuter corridor into downtown Vancouver for tens of thousands of drivers a day. As the city moves forward with a plan to tear down the Georgia and Dunsmuir viaducts, News1130 is asking drivers in the suburbs how they feel about driving into the city.

We spoke with one man in Burnaby who uses the Georgia and Dunsmuir viaducts every day. He doesn't understand the logic behind the possibility of cutting off a major point of access to a regions till so dependent on the car:

"I think it's crazy because we're trying to advertise our [cities] as a place that's got some convenience to get in and out of."

"You take that away, how are you going to get in there?" wonders another driver.

There seems to be a school of thought that gives a thumbs-up to encouraging public transit and even cycling, but says you can't cut off access to much of the region that still relies on cars. Vancouver has decided to spend the next year and nearly $500,000 to study the best uses of the land that currently supports two viaducts.

How do drivers in the suburbs feel about Vancouver viaducts? - News1130

Expert: Viaducts should be torn down
Could be used as housing for homeless
John Ackermann/The Globe and Mail Nov 01, 2010 08:46:25 AM

VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - The Georgia and Dunsmuir viaducts are a waste of space. That's the opinion of a leading transportation expert who is calling on the City of Vancouver to tear them down.
Simon Fraser University Urban Studies professor Anthony Perl feels the viaducts are a relic of Vancouver's aborted highway's system.
He tells the Globe and Mail newspaper they are a no man's land and the space they take up could be better used for affordable housing.
Perl admits it would take quite a bit of political will to take apart the viaducts but adds civic leaders must realize drivers will adjust to new traffic patterns -- just as they did during the Olympics when the viaducts were temporarily shut down.

http://www.news1130.com/news/local/a...d-be-torn-down

I'm seriously considering bitch slapping Gregor in the face the next time I see him.

[nns]

Affordable housing, with the close proximity to the downtown core?

[Soundy]

Originally Posted by Ford_Fanatic

City to reduce speed limit on accident-prone Hastings

Sigh, slowing one of the city's busiest roads to a crawl.

Originally Posted by Graeme S

It's interesting that the police have opposed the reduction of speed in that section. I'm really annoyed by this; several of my coworkers also oppose it...

WTF is the difference? I can't even remember the last time I drove that stretch that I got anywhere CLOSE to 30km/h, between the other traffic, the buses, the construction, and junkies, and the out-of-sync traffic lights.

[Gt-R R34]

I'm curious what happens when a normal everyday citzens gets "stopped" becuase of speeding over 30kmph an hour at night BY going 50KMPH which is technically excessive speeding..

Let me see...lets stop in a drug and bum infested part of the road where if I stop, i should be getting about 10-15ppl asking for money.

Sure, A cop's going to be there but what happens if you drink, over the 0.08. AND you're stuck there till someone picks you up.

Lets stand with everyone else, and you're dressed in a suit.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....

[Soundy]

Simon Fraser University Urban Studies professor Anthony Perl feels the viaducts are a relic of Vancouver's aborted highway's system.
He tells the Globe and Mail newspaper they are a no man's land and the space they take up could be better used for affordable housing.

This guy must be from Planet Gregor. These people seem to really suck at math. Let me get this straight: you want to put AFFORDABLE housing, on some of the HIGHEST-PRICED real estate IN ALL OF CANADA???

[Soundy]

Originally Posted by Gt-R R34

I'm curious what happens when a normal everyday citzens gets "stopped" becuase of speeding over 30kmph an hour at night BY going 50KMPH which is technically excessive speeding...

50-30=20...

[hk20000]

they should increase the speed limit to 80km/h. Let them die a painless death.

[dlo]

Originally Posted by Mercy

Already is a safe injection site...
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i know.. i guess i should had said it was a good idea

[Bonjour43MA]

This hippie mayor must go - he's destroying our city and de-modernizing it back to the stone age.

How do we get him out of office?

[Qmx323]

this is just silly

[StylinRed]

Originally Posted by minoru_tanaka

Future of viaducts goes to public consultation process

Spending half a million dollars to get someone to think about it is not bothering?

Anyways there should be a minimum speed limit, like 120, so we can be sure they don't make it.

they agreed to the research before the public outcry the outcry is occurring right now


i think its a retarded idea as well; but obviously that developer must be giving some serious "incentives"/promises for them to consider it

[EvoFire]

50km/h, 30km/h, not like it makes much a difference anyways, at least not west of Main Street. Good luck even hitting 30km/h between Main and Granville on Hastings. East of Main Street on the other hand, if they make that 30km/h, then that's stupid.

And the story about the viaducts? Better not take them down. I use them at least 2-3 times everyweek.

[gars]

Originally Posted by StylinRed

do you know how much fencing actually costs? a shit load

it makes more sense to lower the speed limits just for that little stretch of road

you guys complaining sound like girls that just want to bitch about everything

+1

This is just a short stretch of road. Honestly - I usually slow down when I drive through there anyways. I know everybody talks big about darwin, natural selection and all that BS, but I don't know about you guys, I don't want to actually be the guy who runs down and kills one of those people in the DTES - even if it wasn't my fault.

[FOREVER]

Nobody ever listens to speed limits

[RiceFarmer]

This is retarded, the solution should be raising the fine for jaywalking. The majority of the time, It's not the drivers fault for some random person thinking its OK to run across the road out of no where. This new speed limit is just as stupid as the bike lanes.

[TRDood]

Build bike lanes on the viaduct and take the whole fucking viaduct down?

That doesn't make any sense.
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