This is a collaborative planning process to prepare for the scheduled rehabilitation of the twin Osborne Street Bridge beginning in spring 2011.
You are invted to an Open House to learn about two options developed in collaboration with the Neighbourhood Advisory Committee.
OPEN HOUSE
Saturday January 30, 2010 – 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. – Holy Rosary Church Hall - 510 River Avenue
Two options being discussed:
Option 1:
- Traffic lanes 3.5 m (11.5 ft.) (three southbound, two northbound)
- Sidewalks 2.7 m (8.9 ft.) (both sides)
- Centre median 1.6 m (5.3 ft.) including the shy distance
- Wide shoulders 1.8 m (5.9 ft.) on both sides for cyclists (separated from pedestrians)
- Barrier between cyclists and pedestrians 0.45 m (1.5 ft.)
Option 2:
- Traffic lanes 3.5 m (11.5 ft.) (three southbound, two northbound)
- 4.1m (13.5 ft.) multi-use lane for pedestrians and cyclists on the west side, travelling in both directions (cyclists do not have to dismount as they would on standard width sidewalks)
- 2.5m (8.5 ft.) sidewalk on the east side
- Centre median 1.6m (5.3 ft.) including the shy distance
- Shoulders of 1.2 m (3.9 ft.) on both sides for cyclists (narrower than option 1)
- Barrier between multi-use lane and traffice lanes 0.45 m (1.5 ft.)
For further information please refer to the web page : www.winnipeg.ca/publicworks/MajorProjects/OsborneBridge/
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January 29, 2010 at 7:21 pm
Option 2 sounds better to me.
February 5, 2010 at 1:01 am
Option 2 is preferable
March 27, 2010 at 2:41 pm
Bike riders will not dismount in either scenario, so the second option is the better one.