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While local residents were patiently awaiting some relief,
lo and behold BC Transit noticed that their 40 buses coulda
not £if through the new Woodland at Kitchener cornec.
Change it they asked the City. ‘The City wrote back saying
that the City had promised the residents that corner and it
would be up to BC Transit to convince the residents of a
solution. A public meeting waa held in the Fall of 1991.

About 80 people attend yet another meeting at Westwood

jJementary, Six Alderman were in attendance, two City Staff
and tow representatives from BC Transit. If BC Transit
could not open up Woodland at Kitchener, how about opening
Lincoln at Woodland, even one way? NO said the crowd. We
are trying to reduce commuter traffic and if we make changes
at Kitchener at Woodland to accommodate the buses, then we
have done nothing to stop the commuter problem.

I asked in public 12 the Aldermen present got the message
that reducing traffic was more important than keeping the
buses. The Alderman agreed that they had not the massage
loud and clear. BC Transit waa informed that neither
Woodland at Kitchener nor Woodland at Lincoln would be
altered to accommodate buses.

Much has been said about Hastings and Patricia now being
collector roads so they must be expected to tolerate larger
volumes. Reading from sections of the manual, ‘Geometric
Design Standards for Canadian Roads - Roads & Transportation
Association of Canada', definition of collector roads,
"traffic service function of this type of road collector is
to caxry traffic between local and arterial roads" please
note that the function of a collector ig not to act as a
connector from arterial to arterial. Rather it is the
common road to get in and out of local roads. In addition
the typical traffic volumes characteristic of urban locals,
which is the city's definition of Clayton, Tuchey and
Murchie is leas than 3,06000 vehicles per day. The last
traffic count on Murchie was 2,200 per day so Clayton,
Tuohey and Murchle have not year graduated from urban local
reads to collector roads.

I wish I could show you in cold hard numbers how much the
traffic volume on Hastings and Patricia has decreased due to
the traffic island on Kitehener Street. Unfortunately, the
last traffic volume count before the traffic island was
installed in 1987. Ail I can tell you is the traffic island
worked in that it reduced the eastbound traffic on weekdays.
The obvious side effect has been the more persiatent
commuters continuing to usa Clayton/Tuohey and Murchie.

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