Budget: Traffic Calming Policy Development
On Monday night the Council voted (not unanimously, unfortunately) to develop a Traffic Calming Policy. It’s desperately needed and is a huge win for people living near new collector roads. We also put some money aside to synchronize traffic lights (should have happened when roads were expanded, but better late than never).
Read MoreAmbulance @ the Train Track
I hope no one was waiting for it. And that’s why you should vote for Zeeshan Hamid, someone who actually worked hard to fix this problem AND lives on the other side of track with everyone else in ward 8.
Read MoreBike Lane –> About Time!
Who thinks narrowing Scott Blvd lane from 7.7m to 3.5m will help with controlling speeding? Scott, Savoline, Yates and part of Phillbrook are about to look like this (developer-funded capital cost, not coming from property taxpayers) :-The cost of painting these lanes and signage on other roads (Bennett, Clark, Croft, Ferguson, Kennedy, Trudeau, Waldie, Woodward, Laurier and older part of Phillbrook) is $200,000. Cost of painting bike lanes on new roads in Milton (both Regional and Local) is part of those capital projects (recouped from development charges if they’re growth...
Read Morecul-de-suck, err, cul-de-sac
Image on the left is from Woodinville, WA. On the right is from Ballard, WA. Both in the Greater Seattle Area. Which one do you think is efficient for people, emergency response vehicles, transit and traffic? In fact, research shows that traffic goes up when there are cul-de-sacs in a community. Also, another research shows that as neighbourhoods become walkable, more people start walking and biking (makes sense). Milton actually discourages cul-de-sac. A resident during door knocking asked why because she liked them. Luckily I found this picture...
Read MoreMore bike lanes could calm traffic, says councillor
I am glad to see that the issue of traffic calming is getting some attention. Unlike some other municipalities, Milton does not have a traffic calming policy. That’s why we end up with expressways like Scott Blvd. The Champion recently covered a story with some quotes from your truly. The piece is here. My quotes are:A similar argument was made to council last month by Zeeshan Hamid, who’s vying to become the local councillor for the new Ward 8 in west Milton, south of Derry Road.[Correction: Ward 8 actually starts at Steeles and ends on Britannia] “In...
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