2260 Ulster Street
Port Coquitlam, B.c
Y3B 3L3

QNetober 4 1990

Mayor L.M. Traboulay
City Of Port Coquitlam
2580 Shaughnessy Street
Port Coquitlam, B.c.
YV3C 2A8

Dear Mayor Traboulay:

Further to our conversation of Thursday, October 11, 1990 I am writing
this letter, at your request, to detail the problems we are
axperiencing Walking our children to Birchland Elementary School across
Prairie Avenue at Toronto Street.

On Wednesday, October 10, 1990, as I was walking 3 children to .
Birchland School, we were very nearly run down as two cars, coming east
along Prairie Avenue, decided not to stop for us. We were halfway
across the crosswalk at the time. As others in the neighbourhood have
related similar experiences I felt it was time to find out what options
were available to us that would ensure a safer trip to and £rom school.

During our discussion the options you suggested were as follows:

adult crossing guard

using children as crossing guards
pedestrian controlled light
illluminated crosswalk sign

wooden "Child crossing" crosswalk sign

30 km/h zone

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four observation that Prairie Avenue has become a "speedway" {3 right
on target as this {s not the first time we have been ina .
life-threatening situation at that intersection. I have witnessed cars
coming west along Prairie accelerating to make the light. Cars coming
eastbound through the light have accelerated through the light and are
merging into one lane. The other problem we experience is those people
who go around the cars who are stopped. All of these incidents are ,
occurring even though there is a painted crosswalk and posted "Schoo
Crossing" signs. Obviously this is not enough.

Mr. Urdahl, Secretary-Treasurer of the Coquitlam school Board, neh
informed me that an adult crossing guard is not an option here. There
are certain criteria they feel must be met before they will take money
from the budget and we do not meet their criteria.

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