Last week we posted information on the inclusion of cycling in the Hurontario Corridor study which was titled, Hurontario-Main Cycling Integration. Since then, MCAC chairperson Jeff Wachman has sent the following note out to Matthew Williams, the Hurontario Corridor project leader:
MCAC received an update on Hurontario corridor project and were very dismayed to read that our cycling lanes have been shuttled to the side roads and back alleys of this thriving commercial corridor. This perception that cars must have priority has taken the heart out of our city.
Our goal should be to provide a living, green healthy and vibrant community in which to live. A more appropriate direction to take would be to provide vehicle bypasses to the east and west of this corridor for vehicles using this route as a north south connector and to develop the residential and commercial sections of Hurontario into places where people can shop, dine and travel free from the noise, pollution and congestion of commuter vehicle traffic.
We hope you will reconsider your position and enhance access to our commercial activity centers for pedestrians and cyclists in an environment that looks to the future and not to the past.
MCAC received an update on Hurontario corridor project and were very dismayed to read that our cycling lanes have been shuttled to the side roads and back alleys of this thriving commercial corridor. This perception that cars must have priority has taken the heart out of our city.
Our goal should be to provide a living, green healthy and vibrant community in which to live. A more appropriate direction to take would be to provide vehicle bypasses to the east and west of this corridor for vehicles using this route as a north south connector and to develop the residential and commercial sections of Hurontario into places where people can shop, dine and travel free from the noise, pollution and congestion of commuter vehicle traffic.
We hope you will reconsider your position and enhance access to our commercial activity centers for pedestrians and cyclists in an environment that looks to the future and not to the past. Continue reading Open Letter to Hurontario Corridor Study
Meadowvale residents of Mockingbird Lane in Ward 10 are understandably disturbed by the recurring incidents of speeding cars on their residential street. On April 9, 2009 Mississauga News reported a speeding BMW lost control and slammed into a house. Fortunately no one was killed – this time.
When this lane was built, I’m sure there were assumptions that it would host walkers, cyclists, kids at play, dogs being walked, and slow moving vehicles driving to or from the local residences. Currently, there is an underlying fear of being struck by a racing car. This recent incident proves that this fear doesn’t leave one’s mind once they are off the street and in their yard or house. The question is: How can this street be redesigned to provide not just safety, but live up to its true potential? Continue reading Consider This: From Speedway to Heed-way
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