3497 Hastings Street,
Port Coquitiam, B.C.,
V3B 4N2

March 9, 1992.

The City Council,

City of Port Coquitlam,
2580 Shaughnessy St.,
Port Coquitlam, B.C.

Dear Lady & Gentlemen:

Regrettably, prior community service commitments
prevent us from attending your meeting tonight, but both of
us wish to express our strong opposition to your recent
decision to remove the Kitchener Street traffic island.

The installation of this island has caused a
dramatic reduction of traffic on Hastings Street,
particularly during the evening rush hour. We have not
experienced traffic backed up past our driveway waiting for
the light at Lougheed Highway. This was commonplace before
the island was installed.

We plead with you to delay removal of this island,
at least until the other measures (two left turn lanes onto
Lougheed from southbound Westwood and dedicated left turn
onto Hastings from eastbound Lougheed) have been installed
and have had a chance to be assessed. At that point, if
traffic on Clayton/Touhey/Murchie is still a problem, we
would suggest blocking this route with barriers such as are
used in the West End of Vancouver, which are traversable by
emergency vehicles.

Yours sincerely,

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