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The number of road accidents is reduced if drivers respect the posted speed limit, and don‘t let the warm weather lull them into a fall sense of complacency. Even more important is to refrain from drinking and drug use when getting behind the wheel.The reasons why are selfâ€"explanatory while the consequences are severe. Enjoy yourself, but not at other people‘s expenses is the main message there. Plus you never know what you‘re missing when you‘re flying by at 140 km/h instead of the posted speed limit. But here‘s hoping we see them again because sumâ€" mertime is also accident season, when we forgo the usual vigilance we show on the highways and byways through the winter months and discard it for the speedway menâ€" tality we see on our roads. Statistics Canada estimates more than 3,000 children and adolescents die in accidents each year outnumberâ€" ing all other premature causes of death, whether through illness or other factors. The vast majority of those accidents are road acciâ€" dents. Of course those numbers have been reduced with the adoption of mandatory seatâ€"belt laws, which reduce the risk of death by five times for those wearing one. So if you‘re planning a trip this summer, consider takâ€" ing a little longer to get there. The destination is not as important as the journey it takes to get there. Il's summertime and the living is easy as the old saying goes. And there are a lot off people who have earned a wellâ€" deserved break from school or work starting this week. They will start their annual summer migration to the cotâ€" tage or the beach this Canada Day weekend, and we might not see them again around these parts until Sepâ€" tember. Slow down this summer Strong words... "(They‘re) packing them in like sardines." Ginny Quinn Member of Citizens for the Protection â€"of the Waterloo Moraine TY Y While sensing frustration on their part, they also said if people are getting hot under the collar now wait until they start doing more infilling Maybe that‘s why it was like pulling teeth to get any information on something as simple as the new perforated piping system that hopes to reclaim some of the rain runoff of the new developâ€" ment. It‘s a novel concept and already in use in areas like Laurelwood. And to be fair, it shows they are trying to resolve some of the conâ€" cerns about building on the Waterloo moraine. But they maintained a grin and bear it attitude, holding off on making their final sales pitch until they get in front of council June 17. There was a touch of irriâ€" tation in his voice in having to defend the development to the more than 30 people who attended the meeting in city council chambers, most of them members of the Citiâ€" zens for the Protection of the Waterloo Moraine and opposed to future developâ€" ment. They felt opponents of the plan won‘t be satisfied with anything less than a total stop to the development. From the developers perâ€" spective there was a hint of exasperation as I was told that they‘ve done everything that was asked of them in a fall open house regarding the first draft plan of subdivision. had an interesting converâ€" Isali()n with one of the consultants working on the Vista Hills and other developments on the west side at an public open house last week. IRONICTH A lot of that work has already started in Waterloo Region under the new Growth Management Strateâ€" gy and Environmentally Senâ€" sitive Lands policy. The region has sought to push development towards Bresâ€" lau and away from areas like the Laurel Creek headwaters on the other side of the Wilmot Line. There will also be new criâ€" teria for cities looking to jump their borders to make sure they only do it where it‘s absolutely necessary. There will also be more designated greenspaces and stronger protection for natural herâ€" itage and clean water sites. It‘s a new growth strategy for the Greater Golden Horseshoe area that will focus on transportation, improving growth forecasts, greater intensification and maintaining adequate supâ€" plies of employment lands. projects in the city core. That‘s the future as unveiled by the province last week in a plan called places to grow: better choices, brighter future. While th alt got rural If the past is any indicaâ€" tion in Waterloo, we don‘t handle these backyard batâ€" tles well, especially when there‘s a new apartment complex being built down the street. And that‘s why more than a few political candidates for this fall‘s municipal elections know the debate will be about how Waterloo grows up, and not out. The developers realize how hard it will be to conâ€" vince future home buyers that a concrete parking lot is better than a green lawn. And as long as there are enough greenspaces to accommoâ€" date these landlocked develâ€" opments. â€" Our _ environment | is changing, and not for the better. But the tipping point will be how we handle the transition from urban spraw! to intensification. Their point is the market has driven much of local development, and it requires changing people‘s attitude about what they‘ll consider appropriate housing. The consultant said that developers would love‘to do infilling projects except for the Nimbyism that comes with it. He told me if people thought that west side is turning into a headache, wait until they start building a new threeâ€"storey triplex next door to your home. landowners pretty hot during the recent ESL debate in May, it‘s nothing compared to how hot urban landownâ€" ers are going to get when the province mandates 40 per cent of new residential develâ€" opment to be built right in their backyards.