THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

ITEM II

Re: Parking Spaces for the Handicapped

Council had requested consideration of the provision
of a parking space for the handicapped in the vicinity of the
library. The attached sketch no. 1 shows five possible locations
for such a parking space.

The Committee recommends that the space shown as no. 1
situated on Whyte Avenue adjacent to the library be converted
into handicapped parking only. This space has the advantage of
access to Shaughnessy Street as well as the library without
having to leave the sidewalk and also has a ramp down from the
sidewalk allowing convenient access to the medical centre.

The Committee also recommends the provision of one
Space at the Hyde Creek Centre at the location shown on attached
sketch no. 2. This location is next to a walkway leading to
the main entrance. In conjunction with the provision of this
parking space, a ramp would be built from the curb at the end
of the walkway to allow its use by wheelchairs.

ITEM III 1

Re: Request for Crosswalk in the Vicinity of Regina Street
Across Prairie Avenue °

A request had been received from. the Principal of the
Birchland School to have a crosswalk installed at Regina Street
for the ‘convenience of school children living north of Prairie
Avenue and attending Birchland School. There is an existing
crosswalk at Newberry Street which is too far to the east to
serve the majority of the children attending the school.
Attached sketch no. 3 shows the layout of the streets in
relation to the school. | ;

As Council is-aware, crosswalks have not proven
themselves as safety devices and, in fact, sometimes create
accidents. Nevertheless, they do serva to channelize pedes-
trian traffic and sometimes allow pedestrians to cross a busy
street by legally requiring the cars to stop. The Committee
did not feel that it would be wise to have another crosswalk
on Prairie Avenue within a block of the existing crosswalk at
Newberry. It was suggested that the crosswalk could be
relocated from Newberry to Regina. However, there are about
eight or ten students from the Cedar Drive School who have to
cross at Newberry because of a lack of sidewalk on the north
side of Prairie between Newberry and Cedar Drive. It would
therefore probably be not acceptable to remove that crosswalk

at this time.

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