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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 27 Feb 2013, p. 5

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WAiEaumcumNm-Wedmd-y. February 27. 2013-5 0 . a Keep calm and carry on traffic (my offers support for was class“; . .. , . BUM-film Inc. said the investment is tournament event in the Brunt-31mm ~A shon segm‘ em of side, - two raised crosswalks . . . , . , Chum”? Stuff walk on the east side of New on Auburn Drive at Crimson M worth it ‘5 last years event LPGAS history. The ”'3' Hampshire Street to connect Drive and west of Jefferson he City of Waterloo sgnllgfifidmlgggmgnizfie a? last year was ”‘3 m ' he (lit of Waterloo Millen Woods crosswalk to Court; . . . ‘ . I will imyplement traf- the trail across from - One raised crosswalk on I ‘51:)! :ngld: Up. to forthe region. ‘ More than 66'“ tickets fic~calming measures Schooner Crescent; Pastern Trail; ' m undtng We believe we set a were sold 3.“?! 1.300 volun- in two neighbourhoods that - High-visibility cross 0 No traffic circles on g." the 2013 Manulife record for End“ for any teers partlctpated m the could cost anywhere from walks and splitter islands on Auburn Drive; "12nd“ mg‘a‘ind lwegamme" event at Grey s'lg Golf $51,000 up to $116,000. all legs of the roundabout at - One median refuge ounc a Mr" 3 If: E ' fame Course. Morrow 5‘" mov~ City council voted Mon- New Bedford Drive and island on Bridge Street in 3813‘; :ccoul mi (laugh) hroug th; doors, and "'3 forward "I?" would day to introduce the meas- WindjammerWay, collaboration with the ' l): . a“: “writ: .0“ company Pfih‘em my sales ‘ ures in the Eastbridge and - Two median refuge region. go? in rngmnalgotllile trough! [9W tpw- m I $11 goaltsto Auburn-University neigh~ islands on Bridge Street in The budget for the projâ€" 51:01:!) :fln kind I "uniting? er 00' e C 53mm}; bourhoods. collaboration with the region ect ranges from $22,000 to shi ' ’ mp were .0 N 41183“ tour- 0"" ors were ppy The city undertook traffic on location and design. $58,000. :IWM hi f mummy, on America to pmthe memrandum of studies in both neighbour The work will cost up to Coun. Scott Witmer ask- ugh .ffi onersc r: If“; . d . h :gderstanding. m h" ‘3 hoods in 2012 to get an $58,000 to complete. ing if anything could be SEC“ vie o 1 car 0 po 2 e if so ”I It was t. e memntnyour year, update on traffic conditions In the Auburn-University done to implement traffic- ropert es nternattona W inaugural non~maior we)“ MW‘ and officials say the inforâ€" neighbourhood. many of the calming in subdivisions cur- mation pointed to the need same problems were identi» rently on the books for comâ€" for traffic calming, lied and two public infomia- plen'on fit the coming years in Eastbridge, near RIM tion centres were alsoth ‘ “These are not very old Park and bounded by Uni~ Among the ooncems was neighbourhoods and a lot of ‘ versity Avenue to the east speeding on Auburn Drive these issues are prevalent ‘ : . . and Bridge Street to the west. and University Avenue and across the city,” he said. “It ‘ . the main concerns were safe access to the schools. just makes sense to make f , pedestrian traffic near the Worries about future traffic (traffic calming) part of the é ‘; three schools in the area â€" volumes were also original (subdivision) build." ;; pg ’ » St. Luke Catholic school. exprmsed. Phil Hewitson. directorof . w Lester B. Pearson and Millen In addition to the public transportation with the city. Woods meetings, the consultant said many of the subdivi- 5 The report indicated walked the neighbourhood sions being built today have M I D â€"W| "TE R speeding was a factor on to better understand what been indieplarmingprooess Chesapeake Drive and East~ was happening on the foryears. many before traffic ' A bridge Boulevard, and cut- ground. calming was being consid- through traffic was another “There's nothing like get- cred. but he said the city will factor near the schools ting out of the car and put~ take it into consideration in A total of92 recorded col- ting on your shoes to find the future. lisions in the study area out what's really going on,” Councillors Diane Free- between2006and 2010. said lames Mallet! of con- man and Karen Scian both Two stakeholder meet» sulting firm Paradigm Trans- commented on the irony of ings and public information portation Solutions limited having to introduce traffic- centres were held to gather Two schools â€"â€" St. calming measures in neigh- more information on con» Matthew Catholic Elemen- bourhoods where the pri- cems in the area tary School and Lexington mary culprits are often the Work planned for 2013 Public School â€" are within peoplewho live there. EVE NT includes; the study area, bounded by "The vehicles that are the . a curb extension and Bridge Street to the west, most comfortable are also raised crosswalk on Chesa- Colonial Creek to the north, the source of the high rates , peake Drive at Mooring Post the city boundary to the ofspeed,” said Freeman. SAVI N G 8 lane; south alongWoolwich Street, Both projects were - a median refuge island and Grand River to the east. passed unanimously. Coun- at the trail crossing on New Work for 2013/2014 cillors Jeff Henry and Angela U P 0 Bedford Drive: includes:8 Vieth were absent. 0 a “1 ' "g “a. ‘ n“'1 1.: 2"}. f 9 . . , . . , ' 0n (lISCOHlImJE'U merchandise ' . ., 5*. E and selected floor 1110(in . t ‘7 k ’f ,' We have to make mom for new merchandise ‘4. amvmg daily. ”rag . Hurry In for Best Select/0n thfityfirrnitun...affon{a6{¢ prices! 1/ ft, "'2‘“er is .‘ .‘

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