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Marsland Drive, which will u before approving the plan. in the report to council. connect to bike lanes on _ “C" essentially guaranteeing senior project engineer University Avenue slated for its; is :_ that construction will not Glenn Davis indicated a construction by the region Q ' ’ ' get underway before next road diet between Marsland in 2013 and to future bike , ‘ A spring. Drive and Davenport Road lanes on Weber Street. ’ 4‘ ‘ J “l t ink council is just would work “most of the Acyclist herself. Freeman . ‘ -‘ ' co erned with making a time.” and during the peak is hopeful that the changes 4v . c ange to the road cross- morning and afternoon can be approved this fall section without fully under- driving hours, and with sin- and in time for the start of standing all the implica- gle lanes in each direction, the 2013 construction sea- tions. and i think they want- “some manageable delay son. calling it a “really. really ‘0 ed to ensure that staff had would occur at the Mars. v critical east-west link for , k j - » ~ v , ' - considered every single land and Dearbom inter-secs activecommuters.” alternative," said Ward 4 (ions. although dedicated She said she sometimes Coun. Diane Freeman, a turn lanes would be provid- avoids cycling on that sec- Dropoffat a Community DonationCentre located atValue Village! proponent of the plan and ed'where none exist today" tion of road altogether whose ward is bordered by Freeman said traffic because it feels like cyclists ‘ lZOOttawa St N. Kitchener ' (Sl9) 5764403 0 SOGateway Park Dr. Kitchener - (519) 6533900 Lexington Road to the studies have shown the road are competing with space ‘ Mont . Sat 9am â€" 99m, sum lOam- 6pm south. can accommodate between rather than sharing the The diet calls for the 23,000 and 30,000 vehicle road, adding the redesign four-lane road to be reduced trips per day, but only about would help connect Con- - valum to two lanes with dedicated 13.000 trips occur now. and estoga Mall and surround- l left-turn lanes installed at the elimination of two lanes ing employment lands with w“”"* intersections. along with on- would be partially offset by the university and student : M'Mhaw'“ road bike lanes the construction of dedicat- housing areas ‘ We; The plan also suggests ed turning lanes, noting that Freeman is expecting the :5}: ; FCP the construction of a multi- left-turning cars effectively report to come back to ‘53-»); ____.__ use trail on the south side of limit the road to council this fall. 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