Planes, trains or automobiles - what鈥檚 the best way to go about your morning commute from West 麻豆精选 into 麻豆精选?
None of the above, joked one 麻豆精选 resident on social media platform Reddit recently.
A thread was posted on the Reddit community on May 6 asking for advice as to the fastest way to get from West 麻豆精选 to 麻豆精选, hoping for some tips and tricks on beating the traffic on the William R. Bennett Bridge.
One reader responded to skip the bridge entirely.
鈥淓ither get a helicopter and a license to fly it, or rent one,鈥� reads the response. 鈥淥therwise buy a drone big enough to carry you (or multiple passengers) and which does not require a pilot鈥檚 license to operate.鈥�
One of the most popular answers suggests an electric bike. Another simply says, 鈥渂oat.鈥�
The modern-day version of the bridge opened in May 2008, to replace the old Okanagan Lake Bridge that had stood for the last 50 years. Now, 14 years later, the bridge鈥檚 daily traffic sits at about 50,000 vehicles.
A 2016 study of Central Okanagan traffic patterns by the B.C. government found that with employment sectors like trades and healthcare continuing to grow at a rapid rate in the region, the need to commute will continue to grow as well, leading to even more congestion.
The study suggests that by 2040, the bridge will reach its daily capacity and a commute between Peachland and Lake Country will take 15 minutes longer in the morning commute and up to 24 minutes longer in the evening commute.
The population of Central Okanagan itself is estimated to reach 255,000 by 2034 鈥� an increase of more than 36 per cent since 2016.
For those hoping for an alternative route, plans for a second bridge crossing Okanagan Lake were shot down by 麻豆精选 city staff in Oct. 2019, citing a price tag of up to $1 billion.
Reddit may have something after all.
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