THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

MEMORANDUM
TOs B. Kirk, March 31, 1983
City Administrator

FROM: F.E. Peters., P. Eng.-,
City Engineer

SUBJECT: Finley Street Delegation ~
Public Works Committee, March 22nd, 1983

RECOMMENDATION:

That. the City speak to the individual property owners
who have hedges and trees on. the boulevard along Finley Street
and offer to replant the hedges and trim the trees at City cost
in order to improve the visibility and also that the City
advise the owners of how they can get a sidewalk. constructed
under Local Improvement.

BACKGROUND AND COMMENTS:

.. The Public’ Works Committee received a delegation
consisting of Mr. Edwards and Mr. Whittle who livé on Finley
Street and who requested that the road be closed or that the
speed limit be further reduced from 40 km/h to 30 km/h and a
sidewalk constructed along Finley Street. The delegation
objects to the use of Finley Street by residents of the
development to the north and are concerned about safety of
children walking on the street or possibly entering the street
from one of the private properties.

Traffic counts taken over three days indicate an
average volume of about 1,200 vehicles per day using Finley
Street. This volume is higher than normal for a local street
but is consistent with the volume which would be generated by
the number of homes to the north which would have Finely Street
as the natural access to Prairie Avenue.

The R.C.M-P. were present at the meeting and
indicated that they had checked speeds on Finley Street four
times, three times with an unmarked car well hidden, and had
only picked up one vehicle exceeding the speed limit. They do
not feel that this street has any special traffic problems
which would require the need for a reduction in the speed

limit.

Although the street has a 66 foot-wide road allowance
with 18-foot boulevards, there are several dense hedges planted
right next to the curb which severely restrict the visibility

for traffic and pedestrians. There are also evergreen trees
with branches to the ground planted in the same area. If these

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