Don't scrap the downtown bus lane just yet, Mayor Fred Eisenberger says. He's proposing some changes that he thinks could make it work.
Eisenberger wants the city to consider restricting the hours of operation for the transit-only lane on King Street, he said in a statement on Friday.
Specifically, he wants it used on weekday morning and afternoon rush hours only. On the weekends, anyone will be able to use the lane.
Eisenberger also wants to let other "high occupancy vehicles" use the lane. He also wants to change the design to relocate the transit lane to the second lane from the north curb lane to allow parking on the north curb again.
That would eliminate parking in the south lane in the area west of Bay Street, he said.
Eisenberger will make his pitch at a city council meeting on Dec. 17. He wants a staff report on those ideas, as well as the planned Jan. 7 report on the success of the pilot.
"Before any further discussion around eliminating the bus lane, there is merit in waiting for the release of the report, examining the benefits and making adjustments to improve implementation," he said.
The transit lane was a pilot project meant to run from October 2013 to October 2014. The city delayed examining its success because of the Oct. 27 municipal election.
Coun. Chad Collins of Ward 5 has said he plans to introduce a motion at the Dec. 17 council meeting to stop enforcing the transit lane. Some other councillors have said they would be willing to end it without even seeing a staff report.
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