09-02-2015, 02:25 PM
A really infuriating by one of the community editorial board members, Joyce Hodge, about the planned traffic calming on Westheights Dr in Kitchener.
Avoid using taxpayers’ dollars on pet projects
Her main concern is that the proposal will, "radically calm our four-lane street into a two-lane street by eliminating parking on one side and adding bike lanes and buffers on each side" and the the most contentious part of the plan is. "the proposed implementation of single-side parking."
As far as I can tell though from the city's report is, the parking remains as status quo with parking allowed on one side, with the major change being losing a driving lane each direction and the addition of bike lanes in both directions.
A quick look via Google street view shows that most homes on Westheights have two driveways and double garage or storage for 4 vehicles. If homeowners need more vehicle storage than that I'm not sure why that is the city's problem. I do not park my bike/bus in your driveway, so please do not park your car on the road way.
The city report also notes that the highest Annual Average Daily Traffic volume at any one intersection is 6,800 vehicles per day well within the operating capacity of a single lane, no?
It is really infuriating that this suburban mentally of right to unlimited parking at no cost persists.
Avoid using taxpayers’ dollars on pet projects
Her main concern is that the proposal will, "radically calm our four-lane street into a two-lane street by eliminating parking on one side and adding bike lanes and buffers on each side" and the the most contentious part of the plan is. "the proposed implementation of single-side parking."
As far as I can tell though from the city's report is, the parking remains as status quo with parking allowed on one side, with the major change being losing a driving lane each direction and the addition of bike lanes in both directions.
A quick look via Google street view shows that most homes on Westheights have two driveways and double garage or storage for 4 vehicles. If homeowners need more vehicle storage than that I'm not sure why that is the city's problem. I do not park my bike/bus in your driveway, so please do not park your car on the road way.
The city report also notes that the highest Annual Average Daily Traffic volume at any one intersection is 6,800 vehicles per day well within the operating capacity of a single lane, no?
It is really infuriating that this suburban mentally of right to unlimited parking at no cost persists.
Everyone move to the back of the bus and we all get home faster.