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Bill Reimer, coâ€"chair of the committee, which is made up of a group of citiâ€" zens interested in the curâ€" rent traffic patterns in and around the city‘s core, as well as the future trends and problems which are anticiâ€" pated to arise during and after the uptown redevelopâ€" ment takes place, said it‘s Uptown traffic committee to knock on doors for public input By Anprea Barey Chronicle Staff _ o stranger to politics Nand local issues, Judy Greenwoodâ€"Speers is running to win one of two City of Waterloo regional councillors seats at this November‘s municipal elecâ€" Quite possibly the most significant changes being proposed would be to either completely close Alexandra Avenue at Short Street, or to transform Alexandra Avenue near Caroline Street into a oneâ€"way route. "As the uptown developâ€" ment and more apartment units come up in that area," Reimer explained, "in the To date their accomplishâ€" ments include the trial installation of allâ€"way stop signs at the intersections of William Street and Euclid Avenue, William Street and Dunbar Road, John Street and Belmont Avenue, Roslin and Alexandra Avenues, Dunbar Road and Dawson Street, Avondale and Alexandra â€"Avenues, and Avondale Avenue and Allen Street West. But Reimer said it‘s time to start focussing on major changes that will take the city through the course of the upcoming development and beyond. Greenwoodâ€"Speers to seek regional council seat Reimer said the commitâ€" tee has spent more than 1,000 hours working indeâ€" pendently and with area resâ€" idents towards a plan to keep the uptown residential streets safer for motorists and pedestrians. "We want to meet with all of the residents directly affected by these intervenâ€" tions, and find out if they would have any problems with any of the plans," he important for the city to understand what‘s promptâ€" ed these proposed changes, and how they would be carâ€" ried out. Professionally, het past includes retail management experience with Kâ€"Mart Canada, and owning a small business Her personal background includes a 20â€"year marriage to Bill Speers, and two teenage children Meagan and Luke tion. The deputy leader and health critic for the Green Party is also the coâ€"founder and member of the Halt 7 coalition promoting sustainâ€" able alternatives to the proâ€" posed Highway 7 between Kitchener and Guelph; the coâ€"founder and member of the 7 Generation Network, a nonâ€"partisan group lobbyâ€" ing for longâ€"term planning in the development for Waterloo Region; a member of Participation in Compass of Kitchener; a freâ€" quent contributor to both the City of Waterloo and the Region of Waterloo council _ meetings; and an advocate for ) health care, SENIOT _ cypp) citizen and social Sp issues "The kids don‘t have a convenient way to cross Erb Street to get to Waterloo Park or to swimming lessons at the Waterloo Recreation Complex," Reimer said, adding a refuge would proâ€" vide a safer option for those The committee also plans to propose that a pedestrian refuge island be constructed in the middle of Erb Street, between Roslin Avenue and Dunbar Road, to protect pedestrians from traffic as they attempt to cross the busy street. "Right now, traffic along John Street is in the 3,000â€" carâ€"aâ€"day range," Reimer said. "The _ appropriate amount for a residential street like that is 1,000 per day. With a diverter in place, the cutâ€"through traffic is not going to use that street anyâ€" more." Reimer said the John Street residents he‘s spoken with seem very supportive of such a concept. Reimer said the diverter would create a culâ€"deâ€"sac of sorts on John Street, decreasing the amount of cutâ€"through traffic residents of the street are now forced to deal with. longterm, we see a lot of trafâ€" fic being generated; traffic that would more than douâ€" ble what there is now." He also said now is the right time to look into these issues, before the first phasâ€" es of the redevelopment Other proposed intervenâ€" tions include the construcâ€" tion of a diverter at the Allen Street, John Street and Roslin Avenue intersection. Greenwood Greenwoodâ€"Speers said she is "looking forward to the challenge of winning this race and bringing the voice of longâ€"term thinking and planning with innovation and frugality to the regional council." :w With this belief in Bwll mind, she said her ;g"’ 1997 election camâ€" A paign for the posiâ€" y tion of Kitchenerâ€" oog. â€" Waterioo MPP as a Ts Green Party candiâ€" date garnered her 3,500 votes on a shoestring budget Greenwoodâ€"Speers said she _ believes _ elections should be decided on the policies, positions and trust warthiness of the politician, rather _ than how many signs and ads that one can afford ; to put out She returned to school as a mature student to become a registered nurse with a subsequent diploma in Gerontology, a BA from the University of Waterloo in 1992, and also worked as a past clinical instructor at Conestoga College "Council has shown their willingness to put in interâ€" ventions to maintain the quality of our neighbourâ€" hood. So I‘d have to say I‘m very optimistic our recomâ€" mendations will be approved." "We‘ve done an open process with all of this, and many of the residents themâ€" selves have given us over 500 hours of input," Reimer said. From there, he hopes to receive approval in October, so work can begin on some of the changes before the new year. Right now, the committee is spending time figuring out the economic impact the changes would have on the city. But he‘s confident in the end both the residents and the council will see the benâ€" efits such interventions will bring to the neighbourhood. "These signs have been very effective in bringing speeds down along these streets," Reimer said. "But the signs tend to get hidden in the streetscape, and are difficult to see sometimes behind parked cars." Major changes, he said, would be gradually phased in over the next three years. travelling by foot. Finally, the group will recâ€" ommend the curb line along William Street, where the allâ€" way stop signs have been installed, be brought out a few feet to make the signs more visible to drivers. Reimer expects to bring some or all of these proposâ€" als before Waterloo council as recommendations by the end of September.