Comment 114268

By JasonL (registered) | Posted October 16, 2015 at 09:05:28

This is fantastic news, and very much welcome at this location, and city-wide. I'm glad the city plans to roll out these new crossings in every city ward next year.

On a more local level, the disappointment neighbourhoods further north along Queen St are feeling can't be left unspoken. For more than 5 years, residents and the Strathcona Community Council have asked for a pedestrian crossing signal at Queen and Napier. There is currently no safe crossing of Queen St from Cannon to King. People drive at highway speeds next to skinny sidewalks. Meanwhile tons of families and seniors attempt to head to/from downtown destinations from Strathcona. Seniors in one of the Queen N buildings shared their horror stories of almost being killed on more than one occasion with city staff several years ago. There are also horrendous speeds being reached on streets next to Queen as drivers not content to do 80 on York or Queen, shortcut into streets like Pearl, Peter and Florence. I recently had an AC repair-man at my place and after working out front for an hour he mentioned to me how unbelievably fast people fly down these little side streets. We've asked for speed humps, and no turns off Queen to Peter during rush hour, or permanently. So far, not a single request has been granted, after 5+ years of requests, dialogue, emails, meetings etc.....

In the time that a single safe crossing of Queen North has been requested, along with some traffic calming on side streets next to Queen N here is what has happened on Queen South:

  • zebra crossings at Main, Hunter and Duke
  • pedestrian activated stoplight at Duke
  • now, this new PXO with zebra crossings at Herkimer
  • no left turn onto Stanley
  • speed humps on Charlton
  • speed humps on Stanley
  • new pedestrian bridge over the CP tracks at Pearl

It's a shame to see how poorer neighbourhoods continue to be treated in Hamilton. Sadly, it goes beyond city hall. Go for a walk in and around the school property at Hess Street School, and then do the same at Earl Kitchener.

Best place to raise a child....if you make lots of $$

Comment edited by JasonL on 2015-10-16 09:25:02

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