tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359381462024-02-18T23:36:41.764-08:00GOVERNORS ROADA topical information blog for residents living on or in the vicinity of Governor's Road (Hwy99) in Dundas Ontario. The focus is on traffic safety due to the construction of a new elementary school (Sir William Osler) on a stretch of highway that includes an existing elementary school (St. Bernadette's) and Highland Secondary School.tlchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01029664412590883267noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35938146.post-16232402585400408192013-08-23T13:34:00.000-07:002013-11-18T13:41:15.557-08:00Getting the Run Around?<h2>
Roundabout scrapped for traffic lights</h2>
<a href="mailto:ccampbell@hamiltonnews.com">By Craig Campbell, Dundas Star News</a><br />
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Plans for a roundabout at the intersection of Governor’s Road and Davidson Boulevard have been scrapped in favour of less expensive traffic lights, with no pedestrian crossing of Governor’s Road.<br />
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Gary Moore, the City of Hamilton’s director of engineering services, confirmed last week traffic lights will be installed later this year, instead of the roundabout originally approved four years ago, for financial reasons.<br />
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“We figured out a roundabout would cost us about $1.4-million and we could control the intersection for $170,000,” Moore said.<br />
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He also confirmed there will not be a pedestrian crossing across Governor’s Road at the intersection – only a pedestrian crossing of Davidson.<br />
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“There are no pedestrian amenities on the south side of Governor’s, nothing to cross to,” Moore said. “Therefore (there is) no provision of crosswalk or signals at this time. Should there be a sidewalk installed in the future this is an easy retrofit.”<br />
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A public tender on the road project – which also includes road resurfacing in Dundas’ Turnbull neighbourhood – closes to bids on August 29.<br />
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According to the tender, the “Governor’s Road – Road Widening” project includes 1,800 square metres of road widening construction; 450 square metres of asphalt milling; 820 tonnes of asphalt paving; traffic signal installations; and street lighting installations.<br />
<a name='more'></a>Senior project manager Chris McCafferty explained the road widening is necessary to accommodate a left hand turn lane on Governor’s Road, along with the approach and departure tapers of that turning lane.<br />
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“The widening is all to the north side and fully in the road allowance,” McCafferty stated in an email.<br />
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He said the road changes will start 160-metres east of Davidson Boulevard and continue along Governor’s Road until Pirie Drive – about 275-metres west of Davidson.<br />
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“I believe costs were the greatest factor in choosing a signal rather than a roundabout,” McCafferty said.<br />
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The idea of a roundabout at Governor’s Road and Davidson Boulevard was first raised when former Dundas city councillor Art Samson asked city staff to investigate the traffic control measure.<br />
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Concern over pedestrian safety and traffic control in the area was sparked by plans to build Sir William Osler Elementary School at Governor’s and Bridlewood Drive. Osler became the third school – joining Highland Secondary School and St. Bernadette Elementary School – within a 500-metre stretch.<br />
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After a consultant’s report recommended pursuing the roundabout, the project was added to the ongoing Downtown Dundas Transportation Mater Plan process in 2008 and reviewed again.<br />
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The roundabout was removed from the DDTMP the following year, and a detailed report recommending that traffic control measure at Governor’s and Davidson was approved by city council on June 24, 2009.<br />
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A staff report following a voluntary environmental assessment of the project stated a roundabout at Governor’s and Davidson would mean “improved aesthetics and improved intersection safety through lower traffic speeds, fewer conflict points and reduced collision angles.”<br />
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The report noted the preferred option’s “initial construction costs are higher” and estimated additional funding of about $1.5-million would be necessary to build it.<br />
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In reviewing the alternative of a signalized intersection, the report concluded that option also “improved aesthetics and improved intersection safety with addition of left-turn lanes” but also would result in “increased delays and increased Green House Gas emissions due to greater number of stops” and had the “highest operation and maintenance costs” of the alternatives.<br />
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Moore suggested the decision to use a signalized traffic control does not eliminate the possibility of a future roundabout project at Governor’s and Davidson, particularly if further review indicates it’s a better option – but he said that project needs a more significant budget.Randyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07094473740572791152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35938146.post-67449330229962368542013-03-30T09:17:00.000-07:002013-03-30T12:21:25.214-07:00Governors Getting A Road Diet<iframe frameborder="0" height="350" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="https://www.google.ca/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=208565854920629401631.0004d926b1d6502ef54ad&hl=en&ie=UTF8&t=h&ll=43.261577,-79.961356&spn=0.002258,0.012563&output=embed" width="425"></iframe><br />
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The Dundas Star is reporting that changes to Governor's Road are coming soon, changes which will improve pedestrian safety by taking an extra lane away from through traffic and using it to create pedestrian "islands" and a left turning lane for cars. Currently the street has two westbound lanes and one eastbound lane for traffic. The extra westbound lane lends itself to speeding as cars pass on the hill before the road returns to a more sensible one lane in each direction at Creighton.<br />
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It is sad that this move was likely prompted by a recent traffic fatality (December 2012)<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">.</span><span style="background-color: #fce5cd;"><span style="line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"> 87-year-old Kathleen Macleod was killed crossing Governor’s Road from her home at Governor’s Green apartments to St. Joseph’s Villa</span><span style="color: #558866; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">.</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #558866; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"> </span></span>The 44-year-old driver <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Paulo Mateus </span></span>was <a href="http://www.hamiltonnews.com/news/police-lay-charges-in-dundas-and-ancaster-road-deaths/">charged </a>with careless driving. (There has been one pre-trial <a href="http://www.hamiltonnews.com/news/pre-trial-coming-for-governors-road-collision/">court event</a> to date)<br />
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Also interesting that this is the exact opposite of what the city was planning to do to Governor's Road a few years ago when they <a href="http://tlchamilton.blogspot.ca/2008/01/governing-governors.html">recommended widening Governors</a> to 4 lanes (2 in each direction) - happily that plan is out the window and this improvement should help calm traffic along that stretch of road.<br />
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Thursday, March, 28, 2013 - 12:12:15 PM<br />
Governor’s improvements coming this year<br />
<em>By Craig Campbell, Dundas Star News</em>Pedestrian safety improvements on Governor’s Road are expected this year between Creighton and Main streets.<br />
Gary Moore, the City of Hamilton’s director of engineering services, confirmed last week a project tendered for the nearly 1.5-kilometre stretch of road includes converting a lane of westbound traffic into a two-way, left-turn lane, sidewalks where they currently don’t exist, , and addition of several pedestrian “refuge islands” in the new turning lane.<br />
<a name='more'></a>That stretch of road has been the subject of ongoing pedestrian safety concerns – particularly in the early aftermath of 87-year-old Kathleen Macleod being struck and killed by a vehicle while attempting to cross three lanes of traffic near Overfield Street.<br />
Moore said the additional features will create safer opportunities for pedestrians to cross, and also work as a traffic-calming measure.<br />
“Taking away the lane in the centre, even without the islands, should help,” Moore said. “Either three or four pedestrian refuge islands should afford better crossing opportunities.”<br />
The deadline for contractors to bid on the project was set for Thursday, March 28 – and Moore anticipated work starting early this summer.<br />
He said the existing middle lane of westbound traffic between Main and Creighton has to be repainted and turned into a left turn only lane before the pedestrian islands are constructed within it. The painting work likely won’t take place until June.<br />
But Moore said the construction of new sidewalks on the south side of Governor’s Road from Overfield to Creighton can start first.<br />
Work on the sidewalks, turning lane conversion and pedestrian islands will mean temporary lane restrictions along that stretch of Governor’s Road during the project.</blockquote>
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Randyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07094473740572791152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35938146.post-60396736806455258792013-01-24T17:16:00.000-08:002013-01-24T17:16:11.045-08:00Turning the TideHow things change. From outrageous plans to widen Governor's Road a few years ago, to talk of shrinking the lane capacity currently. I like the direction. Perhaps a look at a middle turning lane at key points, and bike lanes in both directions.<br />
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Closing a west-bound lane of traffic on Governor’s Road and turning it into a permanent turning lane will be among options considered for safety improvements to the Dundas street. </blockquote>
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Ron Gallo, the City of Hamilton’s traffic engineering and operations department, confirmed cutting Governor’s down to one lane of traffic in each direction will be reviewed – when a formal design project is triggered. That is currently expected in 2017, but there is an effort underway to start sooner. </blockquote>
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Dundas Community Council member Bill Kennedy asked local city councillor Russ Powers about the possibility of turning the extra west-bound lane into a turning lane, at last Wednesday night’s committee meeting. </blockquote>
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Powers said he’s asked staff to consider that, and he’d like to see some action be taken prior to 2017. </blockquote>
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“That’s under consideration,” Powers said. “I’ve been pushing for it.” </blockquote>
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He told Kennedy and the rest of his community council he’s not sure why a west-bound passing lane was added to Governor’s Road, around 1966. He suggested it might have made sense to planners at the time. </blockquote>
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The city’s budget forecast includes $2.1-million for a roads project on Governor’s Road between Bridlewood and Main Street in five years. </blockquote>
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Last Thursday was the first scheduled appearance in Provincial Offences court for a 44-year-old Flamborough man charged with Careless Driving after 87-year-old Kathleen Macleod was killed crossing Governor’s Road from her home at Governor’s Green apartments to St. Joseph’s Villa. </blockquote>
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The matter was remanded over for a second appearance next month. The charge carries a set fine of $400 for a conviction, but could go as high as $2,000 and six months in prison, as well as a license suspension up to two years. </blockquote>
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The road between the Villa and Governor’s Green is three lanes wide, with two west-band lanes. There are no turning lanes for east-bound traffic turning left into the 101 Governor’s Road residential complex, nor any turning lanes for the west-bound traffic turning left onto Overfield Street to access the Villa long term care facility. </blockquote>
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City staff have already recognized a potential for pedestrian islands in (several) locations along the middle of Governor’s Road to provide staged crossing for pedestrians.<br />It’s not yet clear if pedestrian islands and turning lanes could be used to eliminate an entire west-bound lane from Governor’s Road. </blockquote>
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“All options will be looked at once it is triggered as a formal design project,” Gallo stated last week in an email. ”This section is currently in the five year plan so, at this point, we are not reviewing any details.”</blockquote>
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Hi - with a bit of holiday time I've updated the links on "The Players" in the sidebar. I had no idea the city and the school boards changed sites like some people change their socks!<br />
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If you find any broken links please e-mail dundastard(at)gmail(dot)com and we will fix it up ASAP.<br />
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Happy New Year!Randyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07094473740572791152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35938146.post-23026217288363539862012-12-15T11:37:00.000-08:002012-12-15T11:37:15.501-08:00Keeping Governor's from Widening <div>
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Thursday, December, 13, 2012 - 2:02:28 PM<br /><h2>
City reviewed Governor’s crossing</h2>
<a href="mailto:ccampbell@hamiltonnews.com">By Craig Campbell, Dundas Star News</a><br /><br />The review of a pedestrian-controlled crossing of Governor’s Road at Overfield Street in September did not meet the requirements for that traffic control device.<br /><br />Ron Gallo, the City of Hamilton’s manager of signals and systems, said the study was initiated by the request of one resident. But the counts of pedestrians crossing and review of other factors reached about half the standard for a pedestrian controlled stoplight.<br /><br />But Gallo does not expect recommended widening of Governor’s Road to take place anytime soon.<br /><br />Renewed attention on pedestrian safety on Governor’s Road between Ogilvie Street and Creighton Road began last Sunday after 87-year-old Kitty MacLeod was killed after being struck by a car while she was crossing Governor’s Road.<br /><br />Hamilton Police charged a 44-year-old Flamborough man with careless driving, Wednesday.<br /><br />Concerns about pedestrian safety in that area have been raised for several years.<br /><br />Gallo said some safety improvements are expected within the next five years as the stretch of road is scheduled for a resurfacing project.<br /><br />In addition to a redesign of the complicated intersection at Ogilvie and Governor’s to improve sight lines for drivers, staff are considering construction of “pedestrian refuge islands” in three possible Governor’s Road locations – including near the intersection with Over field.<br /><br />Gallo said the raised islands will allow pedestrians to get half-way across the road at a time, and make them more visible to drivers.<br /><br />New sidewalks are also expected next year on the south side of Governor’s Road, between Overfield and Creighton, where no sidewalks currently exist.<br /><br />And Gallo said he does not anticipate the city acting on the Downtown Dundas Transportation Master Plan recommendation to widen Governor’s Road.<br /><br />“It’s dependent on future need, and that can change,” Gallo said. “It would need another environmental assessment because it’s been five years (since the DDTMP). It’s not as simple as saying it’s approved and it happens.”<br /><br />But Raynald Marchand, general manager of the Canada Safety Council, viewed the Governor’s Road area using Google Earth – and said he could see a need for pedestrian safety improvements.<br /><br />He noted it appeared to be a 250 metre walk to the nearest controlled crossing – at Ogilvie – from a bus stop on the north side of Governor’s, across from Overfield.<br /><br />“That’s only 250, but it’s another 250 back. That’s half a kilometre. I can see people, especially elderly, saying ‘I’m going to cross right here’,” Marchand said.<br /><br />He said the accepted standard wait for a safe opening to cross a street is three minutes.<br /><br />“In excess of three minutes waiting for an opening, people start to take chances.”<br /><br />And Marchand said a controlled crossing at Overfield would certainly be warranted if Governor’s Road is widened in that area.<br /><br />He said there signs that could be placed in the area warning drivers that seniors might be crossing mid-block.<br /><br />“But that’s not a replacement for putting in crosswalks,” Marchand said.<br /><br />Although there are no controlled pedestrian crossings of Governor’s between those at Ogilvie and Creighton, there are intersections on the south side of the road at Tally Ho, Avon Drive and Overfield.<br /><br />There is a bus top at Avon Drive, across from the Dundas Baptist Church, but no official pedestrian crossing.Randyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07094473740572791152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35938146.post-34671541392661804382012-12-15T09:55:00.000-08:002012-12-15T09:55:37.854-08:00Letter of the Month?Tuesday, December, 04, 2012 - 3:03:23 PM, Dundas Star News<br /><h2>
Bone-headed design reduces safety</h2>
Robert Pinder, Dundas<br /><br />Re: Tragedy on Governor’s Road<br /><br />I don’t know any of the details of this tragedy, but I do know this area of Governor’s Road is a very densely populated residential one with hundreds of condos, apartments, a busy grocery store and even a retirement and long-term care facility. Add in a large church not too many metres from the intersection, the fact that this is a main route to two schools, and the picture is complete.<br /><br />I also know that there is not one crosswalk along the 1.1-kilometre section of Governor’s Road between Ogilvie and Creighton. I will add further there are no left-turn lanes. However, absurdly, there is a third driving lane located on the westbound side of Governor’s, which allows for drivers, for some unfathomable reason, to greatly exceed the speed limit for 1.1 kilometres and pass those on the right lane, which they unquestionably do on a residential road in the town of Dundas.<br /><br />This makes me very angry, not just for the poor casualty of this bone-headed road design, but for the safety of the thousands who use this daily. This is a terrible and deplorable “All Hail the Automobile” situation.<br /><br />City roads designers, please get some crosswalks on that road — and other desolate lengths of city streets — today. Convert that preposterous middle lane into cycling lanes in either direction and left-turn lanes as needed.Randyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07094473740572791152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35938146.post-81464685199931743622012-12-15T08:46:00.000-08:002012-12-15T19:51:23.577-08:00Driver Charged in Pedestrian Fatality<h2>
Careless driving charge follows fatal collision</h2>
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Hamilton police have charged a Flamborough man with careless driving after an 87-year-old woman was struck and killed by a car on Governor’s Road Dec 2.<br />
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Kitty MacLeod died while trying to walk across the busy road to visit her brother in St. Joseph’s Villa in Dundas.<br />
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Police said Wednesday a 44-year-old Flamborough man has been charged with careless driving. Police did not name the man, who is expected to appear in court Jan. 17.<br />
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Family members of residents in the seniors’ home have petitioned the city for a crosswalk at the spot where MacLeod was struck.<br />
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Kitty MacLeod died for lack of a crosswalk (Opinion, Dec. 10)</h3>
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To suppose that Kitty MacLeod died for lack of a crosswalk on Governor’s Road opposite St. Joseph’s Villa is to hold a misguided view of public policy. Any public policy based on one death or the possibility of “someone getting killed” cannot be reasonable. If it were, in the absurd extreme, we would have a crosswalk at every point where a pedestrian chose to cross a road, an all-way stop or signal at every intersection.<br />
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The contributing factors in MacLeod’s death are many. Those within the purview of municipal policy extend back in time at least to the approval of Governor’s Estates with no provision for adequate vehicle access. Simply painting a new lane line on a roadway without widening it in anticipation of greatly increased volume does not create a new lane. Moreover, the pedestrian-operated signals at Creekside-Hatt and Creekside-Ogilvie are, for most who encounter them, more of a problem than a solution.<br />
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“Everybody knows” (with a nod to Leonard Cohen) that the Ogilvie-Governor’s intersection has been dysfunctional from a traffic perspective for years. Its geometrics, lane markings, permitted moves, lane widths and approaches are all in need of a rigorous rethink given the volumes of vehicles, pedestrians, transit riders, cyclists, and scooters who take their chances every day.<br />
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Before Councillor Russ Powers acts to bring forward a crosswalk planned for 2017, with its guarantee of serious collateral discontent, I’d like to propose a community user-driven review of traffic policy and operations for the area centred on the Governor’s-Ogilvie intersection.<br />
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Randyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07094473740572791152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35938146.post-58217207981983523512012-12-15T08:30:00.001-08:002012-12-15T19:51:59.797-08:00Kitty MacLeod<br />
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Woman, 87, killed while walking to Dundas seniors’ home for visit</h2>
<i>Hamilton Spectator, Dec. 3, 2012</i><br />
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When Cynthia Thomas heard the accident outside her Governors Road apartment building, she looked at her watch and she knew.<br />
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“Instantly I thought ‘Oh no, Kitty,’” she said Sunday night.<br />
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“I ran out in my pyjamas.”<br />
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Kitty MacLeod, 87, crossed the street at that very spot — twice a day, every day — to visit her brother at St. Joseph’s Villa across the street, despite crippling arthritis that forced her to walk with a hunch.<br />
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Everyone in the building knew her, Eleanor Andrews said.<br />
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“She was a wonderful lady.<br />
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Cynthia’s daughter Jahvon Thomas, 13, remembers her sitting on the benches out front in the nice weather, watching the people go by.<br />
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“She was really nice,” she said.<br />
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MacLeod had two children, Jay MacLeod and Jill MacLeod Jonkman, neither of whom live locally, said neighbour Anne Foley.<br />
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“She was in the armed forces as a young woman with her husband,” Foley said. Together, they’d travelled the world.<br />
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MacLeod had recently cared for her brother in her apartment before he moved into the facility across the road.<br />
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“She was very independent and an incredibly sociable lady. She was always on the go,” Foley said.<br />
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In addition to her twice-daily visits with her brother, she was known to shuffle down to the grocery store every day.<br />
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Residents gathered in the lobby Sunday night, sharing stories of the woman as news of her death travelled.<br />
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“We all said Kitty’s going to be killed one day crossing there,” Judy Walker said. “Some of us are very angry … that road is like a highway.”<br />
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Many residents in the building said they’ve complained for years that a crosswalk is needed on that stretch of road.<br />
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“They go 100 (kilometres an hour), some of them,” Cynthia Thomas said. “It’s so dangerous.”<br />
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Police have not released the cause of the accident.<br />
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Hamilton Staff Sergeant Bryan Grigsby said Sunday afternoon that the accident reconstruction unit is continuing its investigation.Randyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07094473740572791152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35938146.post-80916295504674070622012-12-04T15:21:00.000-08:002012-12-04T15:21:42.526-08:00Plus ça change, plus ça reste le même. December 4, 1968<br />
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"Mr. and Mrs. William Hill 230 Governor's Road, appeared before council to inform them that residents of Highland Hills were alarmed at the danger from the heavy flow of traffic through the Creighton Road and Governor's Road intersection. A petition carrying 229 signatures in the area asked for a traffic signal for protection of adults, and children attending St. Bernadette's, Central Park, Central and Highland Secondary School.<br />
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Mr Hill said the crossing guard had told him he could not handle the heavy traffic and had resigned. Several occasions had happened recently when vehicles had driven through stop signals. A tractor trailer going 60-70 miles an hours had gone through a signal.<br />
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Mayor Everett assured the delegation that they would receive a full report shortly. He said a traffic study was in course on the intersection."Randyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07094473740572791152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35938146.post-72426229748187699532012-12-03T14:35:00.003-08:002013-11-16T15:08:31.126-08:00Fatal on Governor'sAnother pedestrian fatality on Governor's Road in Dundas, near the location of previous fatalities at Ogilvie/Governor's, according to a CBC news report.<br />
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If the city has their way, they would widen Governor's, making the crossing for the large population of seniors in the area all the more dangerous by allowing room for increasing traffic speed, passing, and an extra lane to cross.<br />
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For TLC's response to the Dundas Transportation Master Plan, follow this <a href="http://tlchamilton.blogspot.ca/2010/01/disappointing-dundas-tmp.html">link</a>.<br />
The victim was an 87-year-old woman crossing Governor's at Overfield around 10am on Sunday.<br />
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<small><a href="https://www.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=en&geocode=&q=Overfield+Street,+Dundas,+Hamilton,+ON&aq=0&oq=overfield+road+dundas+on&sll=43.261819,-79.957611&sspn=0.001945,0.004823&t=h&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Overfield+St,+Hamilton,+Hamilton+Division,+Ontario&z=14&ll=43.261274,-79.958465" style="color: blue; text-align: left;">View Larger Map</a></small>Randyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07094473740572791152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35938146.post-44674544613755056002010-02-27T12:31:00.000-08:002010-02-27T12:45:24.586-08:00pedestrians low priorityAn <a href="http://www.dundasstarnews.com/news/article/203568">article in the Dundas Star</a> about over-intensification of a retirement community (reneging on a promise of green-space for residents in favour of another 90 unit condo) at Spencer Creek Village (Ogilvie and Hatt Street) shows opposition, and a concern for pedestrian issues not addressed in the Downtown Dundas Transportation Master Plan (DDTMP). The article quotes resident Craig Simpson:<br /><blockquote><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >“The intersection of Governors and Ogilvie is already a bottleneck today. New sources of traffic were not considered in the DDTMP,” Simpson said. “No projects of this type, or St. Joseph’s Villa, should be considered until pedestrian safety issues are addressed.”</span><br /></blockquote>As we have seen in the DDTMP, pedestrian issues take a back seat to road widening schemes to ensure traffic flows without delays, and people who walk will be put at <a href="http://governorsroad.blogspot.com/search/label/collisions">greater risk</a> due to extra lanes of traffic, and greater distances to traverse.Randyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07094473740572791152noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35938146.post-3436602358892425652010-02-04T18:38:00.000-08:002010-02-04T18:47:09.111-08:00fattening up the roadways<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjL4fV6WrRlimuw7dPh0GfEZ-G4zOVTyF6GcEj0Vw1H8AfLSgCUrB9mc754Y0msJxgVm8HM5CWsJcGbvV7rbPKToaiLcYJcZHyqtN0eifVPfozZYnNAJmCTxwB6RbVfTNkvwKF/s1600-h/CIMG0371.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjL4fV6WrRlimuw7dPh0GfEZ-G4zOVTyF6GcEj0Vw1H8AfLSgCUrB9mc754Y0msJxgVm8HM5CWsJcGbvV7rbPKToaiLcYJcZHyqtN0eifVPfozZYnNAJmCTxwB6RbVfTNkvwKF/s400/CIMG0371.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434584035768044738" border="0" /></a>Governor's at Ogilvie - due to be widened - the intersection is already the site of recent pedestrian fatalities and injuries.<br /><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgskmEyDw_1qE1NPpvPGJb-o061rBEhlLkvNXIGqOU74YF9IdHjRqqDFpS0Zqz_-xmFhiSus7o1soEx0FqLcgaI-C1EURfHgofZHQmWBibR5dc81KSFmie6MuJyZeG_Z7JHnlGU/s1600-h/CIMG0368.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgskmEyDw_1qE1NPpvPGJb-o061rBEhlLkvNXIGqOU74YF9IdHjRqqDFpS0Zqz_-xmFhiSus7o1soEx0FqLcgaI-C1EURfHgofZHQmWBibR5dc81KSFmie6MuJyZeG_Z7JHnlGU/s400/CIMG0368.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>Governor's Road, looking east from east of Creighton, due to be widened by another lane of traffic...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMg2b7ooKpGAIDcOuzBDUNhyphenhyphen5-iU2OWcZzZL9JToMWrVKyCc3KEgu1jEsS3U8WMTm0DtFlEkK1HH2BIDxu85HTmSwSV8DEzgQT9elfr9Qs-ZSVW4mfvG1ZBnDssfU7WzwDiOYM/s1600-h/CIMG0372.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMg2b7ooKpGAIDcOuzBDUNhyphenhyphen5-iU2OWcZzZL9JToMWrVKyCc3KEgu1jEsS3U8WMTm0DtFlEkK1HH2BIDxu85HTmSwSV8DEzgQT9elfr9Qs-ZSVW4mfvG1ZBnDssfU7WzwDiOYM/s400/CIMG0372.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434584411093510018" border="0" /></a>Governor's Road bridge over Spencer Creek, up for widening in the Downtown Dundas Transportation Master Plan...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwewWMJv_JXUC_1B74dnHeCCNyL7hBwIt0WBJgrj72Gs8eLvRZGLz8ueKk5m47F0BblEYk7uywKbivNiudz5dS9cPAc-LCdgRT8scgZ1egtY6mTwc_iXQbetlebsUA2cfyALeH/s1600-h/CIMG0376.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwewWMJv_JXUC_1B74dnHeCCNyL7hBwIt0WBJgrj72Gs8eLvRZGLz8ueKk5m47F0BblEYk7uywKbivNiudz5dS9cPAc-LCdgRT8scgZ1egtY6mTwc_iXQbetlebsUA2cfyALeH/s400/CIMG0376.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434584812030866210" border="0" /></a>Intersection of Osler/Main and Governor's/Dundas due for extra turning lanes, yes, more widening thanks to the DDTMP...<br /><br /><br /><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Randyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07094473740572791152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35938146.post-17538402853925401502009-12-21T14:15:00.000-08:002012-12-15T19:54:43.606-08:00Governors and Ogilvie, again<div id="AssetWebPart1">
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<!-- ARTICLE CONTENT--> <span id="AssetWebPart1_ctl00___BodyLineup__">A 51-year-old Dundas woman is in hospital with non-life threatening injuries after she was struck by a car while crossing Governor’s Road in Dundas this afternoon.<br /><br />Police say the pedestrian was in the crosswalk heading south at Ogilvie when she was struck by a car turning right onto Governor's around 1 p.m. Monday.<br /><br />Charges against a 71-year-old female driver from Woodham, Ont. are pending, said Hamilton police media officer Sergeant Terri-Lynn Collings.</span> </div>
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Randyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07094473740572791152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35938146.post-35624892965522698022009-12-10T13:19:00.000-08:002009-12-10T13:20:43.049-08:00widening governor's road?The Downtown Dundas Transportation Master Plan (DDTMP) is going into the 60 day review period, with a Public Information Centre (PIC) on Tuesday December 15, 2009, 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Dundas Municipal Centre (Dundas Town Hall) 60 Main Street, Dundas, ON L9H 5E7.<br /><br />(The city's pdf announcement is <a href="http://www.hamilton.ca/NR/rdonlyres/6679759D-4FDE-48AD-8170-BEDF2DB39065/0/CityDundasTransCR001566782.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>.)<br /><br />The 60-day review period began <i>December 4,</i> 2009.<br /><br />Please attend the PIC and add your comments.Randyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07094473740572791152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35938146.post-59005835852321439712009-11-10T19:30:00.000-08:002009-11-10T19:31:04.708-08:00sick of traffic?<div> <h2><strong>Safety issues won’t move H1N1 clinic</strong></h2> <script type="text/javascript"> document.title = "Safety issues won’t move H1N1 clinic"; </script> <h4><strong>Governor’s Road site will remain in use</strong></h4> <div class="author"> <span id="ctl00_CPH_MiddleColumn_ctl00_ctl00___Author__">Craig Campbell, News Staff</span><br /> </div> <div style="padding-top: 10px;">Published on <span id="ctl00_CPH_MiddleColumn_ctl00_ctl00___PublishDate__" style="color: Black; font-size: 11px;">Nov 06, 2009</span> </div> </div> <p style="font-size: 13px; clear: left;">Dundas Baptist Church on Governor’s Road will remain one of Hamilton’s four HINI influenza immunization clinics as long as the city still has doses of the vaccine, despite problems with traffic safety in the surrounding area. </p><p>Hamilton Police expressed concerns over the location of the main immunization clinic when it was announced. And Division 30 Inspector Bob Buck said there were traffic and pedestrian safety issues on the already controversial road right from the start.</p> <p>“It became dangerous,” Inspector Buck said. “We raised that issue. We expressed concern about that location. From a traffic and pedestrian standpoint, it’s a difficult location.” </p> <p>As the only immunization clinic for at-risk residents open all five days Oct. 26-30, the Dundas Baptist Church site saw the biggest influx of people by far. Hamilton Public Health Services staff say more than 8,000 people were injected with the H1N1 vaccine –that’s more than 1,600 people each day and over 280 people every hour. </p> <p>But residents saw the impact as thousands of people looked for limited parking and lined up along the side of Governor’s Road waiting their turn.</p> <p>“It was crazy,” said Randy Kay of the group Transportation for Livable Communities, which has been calling for safety and pedestrian improvements to Governor’s Road.</p> <p>“The parking lot filled, cars parked on the side street, and cars backed up two lanes wide to Overfield. Crazy!”</p> <p>He went by the Baptist Church clinic last Friday about 15 minutes before it closed. Mr. Kay suggested hindsight may encourage Public Health to examine the location, and move the immunization clinic somewhere with more parking or find a site people can get to without a car if they choose.</p> <p>But Public Health spokesperson Tara Hall said no review of the location has taken place, and the clinic will not move from that site</p> <p>“Dundas Baptist Church is one of four permanent locations,” Ms. Hall said.</p> <p>The site met the required criteria for H1N1 clinics, including providing enough space and being available to the city for the required four to six weeks.</p> <p>As long as Hamilton still has vaccine available, the Governor’s Road location is scheduled to be used until just before Christmas. It wasn’t known earlier this week when the clinic will open to the general public.</p> <p>Ms. Hall said the public health department hopes having more clinics open this week, and insisting only the most at-risk residents get the vaccine for now, pressure on the Dundas location will ease and there will be fewer traffic and pedestrian safety problems.</p> <p>Hamilton Police put an on-duty officer at the site immediately, expecting it to be an issue when it opened last Monday at 1 p. m. But when police discovered how busy it was and the officer was unavailable to respond to calls, a paid-duty or overtime officer was assigned to the site.</p> <p>But police and public health commended each other on their individual efforts to keep the location as safe as possible, and manage the large numbers of people.</p> <p>Inspector Buck said clinic staff did a really good job managing the people who showed up, and Ms. Hall said police did a great job managing traffic and providing safe pedestrian crossing across Governor’s Road.</p> <!-- End of Middle Column --> <div align="center"> <a href="http://www.dundasstarnews.com/"><img src="http://www.dundasstarnews.com/DundasStarNews/imgs/logo.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a> <div style="font-size: 8pt; color: Blue; text-decoration: underline; padding-bottom: 10pt;" align="center"> http://www.dundasstarnews.com/news/article/193731 </div> </div>Randyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07094473740572791152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35938146.post-4906517714093152472009-09-20T19:26:00.000-07:002012-12-15T19:54:18.585-08:00cars over pedestrians...<span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">[How do pedestrian safety concerns get translated by the city into widening the road? - ed]<br /></span></span>Loss of family pet renews calls for Governor’s Rd. improvements</span><br />
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A new Dundas resident has joined his Governor’s Road neighbours in demanding improvements to the thoroughfare after his dog was killed by a speeding car.<br />
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Gary Mckeown said he was walking his four-year-old Sheltie, Dawson, on a leash, when it stepped into the curbside lane and was struck by a red SUV or van. The dog died instantly.<br />
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Mr. Mckeown estimated the female driver was travelling more than 30 km-h over the speed limit when she moved into the curb lane to pass another vehicle, hitting Dawson.<br />
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“She didn’t even stop,” Mr. Mckeown said. “She had to know she hit a dog. Is she so heartless she couldn’t stop to say sorry?”<br />
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The incident raised his concern for pedestrian safety. He questioned why there is no crosswalk or traffic light at the corner of Overfield and Governor’s, where St. Joseph’s Villa long-term care facility is located. He also said the 50 km-h speed limit is not clearly marked in the area.<br />
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Within two weeks of moving to his Governor’s Road townhouse, Mr. Mckeown began raising the same concerns other area residents have had for years.<br />
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Hamilton Police Services Division Three Sergeant Mike Senchyshak said he heard about the dog’s death after Mr. Mckeown called police to complain about speeding on Governor’s Road.<br />
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“We’ve since made it a special attention,” Sgt. Senchyshak said. “We have had previous complaints about Governor’s Road, mostly in the area of the schools.”<br />
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Vehicles not stopping for school buses and illegally passing on the unpaved shoulder are among the complaints received by police.<br />
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Despite previous accidents in the area, including a collision that killed an elderly woman, proposed improvements along Governor’s Road have been delayed for four years.<br />
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The Downtown Dundas Transportation Master Plan preliminary recommendations included several changes to the Governor’s Road-Ogilvie Street intersection and a roundabout at Governor’s Road and Davidson Boulevard.<br />
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But staffing changes at the City of Hamilton delayed both projects. Diana Morreale recently took over as project manager, and is the third project manager of the master plan process since it began in May 2008.<br />
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Ms. Morreale said recommendations to widen Governor’s Road to four lanes between Creighton and Osler by adding additional westbound and eastbound lanes will be included in the final staff report. Other final recommendations for the Governor’s- Ogilvie intersection from the draft report include: adding a northbound left turn phase; changing the lane configuration of the southbound approach to feature an exclusive left turn lane with 15 metres of storage plus a shared through-right turn lane.<br />
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These changes are anticipated between 2012 and 2021 and are intended to alleviate traffic congestion. It’s not clear how the changes will address speeding or pedestrian safety, but Ms. Morreale said adjusting pedestrian signal timings will be recommended.<br />
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The proposed roundabout has completed a 30-day review period without opposition and apparently awaits approval in the 2010 budget process. It was originally supported by traffic staff in 2005.Randyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07094473740572791152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35938146.post-31425562879368685892009-06-27T15:15:00.000-07:002009-06-27T15:19:12.358-07:00turning the corner<span style="font-size:130%;">Roundabout back on track</span><br />Craig Campbell, Dundas Star News Staff, Published on Jun 26, 2009<br /><br /><br />After more than three years and plenty of study, a Governor’s Road roundabout has a couple more hoops to jump through before it becomes a reality.<br /><br />Hamilton city council’s public works committee approved implementation of the roundabout plan on Governor’s Road at Davidson Boulevard last week. Following final approval by city council this week, the plan will be filed for a 30-day public review and then await funding approval in the 2010 budget process. Originally suggested by former Dundas councillor Art Samson and investigated by city staff in 2005, the idea was added to the Downtown Dundas Transportation Master Plan process in May 2008. The Governor’s and Davidson location was recommended and released to the public for comment in October 2008.<br /><br />But five months later, staffing changes on the transportation master plan put both projects on hold while all recommendations and public submissions were reviewed again.<br /><br />Project manager Lorissa Skrypniak said last week the roundabout plan was pulled out of the master plan process so it could move forward on its own while the master plan review continues.<br /><br />Ms. Skrypniak expects a master plan report to go to public works committee in September.Randyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07094473740572791152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35938146.post-24409918009157512432009-06-18T21:00:00.000-07:002009-06-18T21:04:01.603-07:00moving ahead, in a slightly circular motionAnother step closer to a modern roundabout on Governor's Road: a great way to govern the intersection at Davidson, and to help calm traffic heading into the (3) school zone!<br /><br />Check out the link to more info <a href="http://opirg.ca/files/3880Jun15Item54PW09061.pdf">here</a>!Randyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07094473740572791152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35938146.post-77404494744814587232009-04-02T05:46:00.000-07:002009-04-02T05:47:27.195-07:00waiting aroundRoundabout plan delayed<br />Review could ‘fine tune’ recommendations<br />Craig Campbell, News Staff<br />Published on Mar 27, 2009<br /><br />A roundabout on Governor’s Road at Davidson Boulevard has been further delayed as the Dundas Downtown Transportation Master Plan undergoes a complete review.<br /><br />The local transportation master plan process began in May 2008. The three-year-old proposed roundabout on Governor’s Road was added to the review a month later, despite the Governor’s-Davidson intersection falling outside the core master plan area.<br /><br />Last week, Lorissa Skrypniak of the City of Hamilton’s environmental planning department said she had replaced Natasha D’Souza as project manager of the Downtown Dundas Transportation Master Plan.<br /><br />“We are in the process of revisiting the recommendations that we had presented and in some instances may fine tune some of the recommendations,” Ms. Skrypniak said. “We are in the process of undertaking this analysis now and therefore have delayed releasing the final report.”<br /><br />The new project manager said she will also review the consultant’s report recommending a roundabout at Governor’s and Davidson.<br /><br />A public meeting was held last May to introduce the project to the community and solicit public input. Following stakeholder meetings in May and September, a second public meeting was held in October to release the recommendations of the draft master plan and get more public input.<br /><br />At the October meeting a consultant hired to prepare the master plan verified the Governor’s and Davidson intersection was the best location for a roundabout. It compared that intersection to Governor’s at Pirie, but concluded the Davidson intersection “offers the most opportunity to address the problem of vehicle delays and traffic buildup.”<br /><br />City traffic staff was first asked to review Governor’s at Davidson for a possible roundabout in 2005 by then Dundas city councillor Art Samson and his community council.<br /><br />At the time, city staff was supportive of the idea and noted widening Governor’s Road would not be an option.<br /><br />Yet the Dundas Downtown Transportation Master Plan’s draft recommendations in October included a proposal to widen Governor’s Road.<br /><br />The final master plan report was originally expected for November 2008.<br /><br />The idea of widening Governor’s Road and a lack of short-term improvements for pedestrians, cyclists and transit in the draft master plan drew fire from Transportation for Livable Communities, which made a submission suggesting the plan did not deliver on its objectives or principles and argued the draft plan does more to accommodate cars than sustainable forms of transportation.<br />http://www.dundasstarnews.com/news/article/168457Randyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07094473740572791152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35938146.post-33559346372244409692008-11-07T06:00:00.001-08:002009-04-02T05:46:40.721-07:00round-a-bout ways to a roundabout<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Consultant verifies three-year-old idea for roundabout<br />Craig Campbell, News Staff<br />Published on Nov 07, 2008<br /><br />Three years after it was first identified as the best location for a roundabout, the intersection of Governor’s Road and Davidson Boulevard has been chosen as the preferred site for the traffic calming device.<br /><br />The idea was first raised in the fall of 2005 by then Dundas city councillor Art Samson. He brought City of Hamilton traffic engineering staff to his community council to discuss the proposal. At the time, traffic staff explained the intersection warranted a stoplight, but they wanted to review the roundabout option and check out the possibility of locating the roundabout at Pirie Drive and Governor’s Road.<br /><br />According to city traffic staff at the time, widening Governor’s Road was no longer considered an option for dealing with traffic.<br /><br />Mr. Samson’s community council quickly agreed with the suggestion, and city manager of traffic signals and systems Ron Gallo was directed to move ahead with environmental assessments of both Governor’s Road at Davidson and Governor’s Road at Pirie Drive as potential roundabout locations.<br /><br />Supported by the local city councilor, city staff and Dundas community council, the roundabout review was expected to be submitted as part of the 2007 budget deliberations.<br /><br />Last week, the results of a study conducted by two consultants on possible intersection improvements were released at a public information centre at Dundas town hall.<br /><br />The findings verified traffic lights are warranted at the Davidson Boulevard intersection, as city staff said three years ago, but not at the Pirie Drive intersection. It noted the former intersection had a higher volume of traffic exiting side roads.<br /><br />Improve traffic safety<br /><br />“The need to improve the Davidson (Boulevard) intersection in order to meet the signal warrant will also improve traffic safety and reduce vehicle speeds in the corridor,” the consultant report states. “The Davidson (Boulevard) intersection offers the most opportunity to address the problem of vehicle delays and traffic buildup.”<br /><br />The study went on to compare the advantages and disadvantages of both placing traffic signals, with new turn lanes, median islands, curbs and line painting at the Davidson intersection, and the construction of a roundabout there.<br /><br />The consultants concluded a roundabout is preferred because it resolves problems of vehicle delays and traffic buildup, provides the greatest impact for lowering speeds on Governor’s Road, improves overall safety in the area, increases intersection capacity, reduces vehicle emissions and provides an opportunity to create a Dundas gateway feature.<br /><br />Three years after the city was first asked to review a roundabout at Governor’s and Davidson, the project will now proceed to reviews of public comments and meetings with affected residents and groups.<br /><br />A proposal for a roundabout at Governor’s and Davidson might then be refined and submitted to city councillors for endorsement.<br />http://www.dundasstarnews.com/news/article/150643<br /></span>Randyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07094473740572791152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35938146.post-23740638488994121002008-10-30T17:13:00.000-07:002008-10-30T17:16:51.867-07:00rounding upQuick update from tonight's Public Information Centre on the Downtown Dundas Transportation Master Plan: the preferred treatment for Governor's Road is a roundabout, rather than a traffic signal, at Governor's and Davidson!<br /><br />This is an excellent bit of infrastructure that will allow good flow of automobiles, but at the same time help calm traffic speeds entering the school zone from the west.<br /><br />It still has to go through a process before any work is undertaken, but we are very happy with the direction!Randyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07094473740572791152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35938146.post-49178548936852284482008-09-05T07:36:00.000-07:002008-09-05T07:42:19.409-07:00getting the point acrosswell done, Brianna!<br /><br /> <blockquote><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Governor's Road at Huntingwood definitely needs a crosswalk</span><br /><br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Dundas Star News, Published on Sep 05, 2008</span><br /><br /> Re: No new crossing guards on Governor's Road, Aug. 29.<br /><br /> As a Grade 8 student of St. Bernadette Catholic Elementary School, I know how important a crosswalk at Huntingwood and Governor's Roads would be. I walk to and/or from school quite often and use Huntingwood to get home because it is more convenient to cross over to our neighbourhood from that intersection.<br /><br /> I believe we should have a crosswalk at Huntingwood and Governor's because all other elementary schools in Dundas have a crosswalk within 10 metres of the school property, but the closest two controlled crossings from St. Bernadette's School are at Creighton and Governors (0.3 kilometres from the school) and Castlewood and Governor's (0.4 kilometres from the school). Also there have been quite a few accidents at Huntingwood and Governor's.<br /><br /> We don't need a full stoplight, just a crossing guard, or crossing light that is activated by pedestrians.<br /><br /> I am glad that my principal was trying to get a crossing guard at this intersection, and I am surprised and disappointed that city staff would deny a crosswalk.<br /><br /> Brianna Kennelly<br /><br /> Dundas<br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"> http://www.dundasstarnews.com/news/article/142025<br /></div><br /><br /></blockquote>Randyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07094473740572791152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35938146.post-66130600213297766982008-08-31T08:10:00.001-07:002012-12-15T19:55:11.727-08:00charged<div id="AssetWebPart1">
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<span id="AssetWebPart1_ctl00___BodyLineup__">Hamilton police have charged a utility company driver involved in Hamilton's 12th traffic fatality of the year.</span><br />
<span id="AssetWebPart1_ctl00___BodyLineup__"> Aleksandar Dzikic, 56, of Dundas has been charged with the Highway Traffic Act offence of careless driving after a collision at the corner of Ogilvie Street and Governor's Road in Dundas that claimed the life of Marjorie Rivers, 89, on Aug. 14.<br />
Rivers was walking home after shopping when she tried to cross Governor's Road on a green light at the intersection.<br />
Police say a Union Gas utility pickup that was stopped at the red light made a left turn on the green and struck Rivers as she began to cross.<br />
Dzikic will appear in a Hamilton court Sept. 24.<br />
Under the Highway Traffic Act, a conviction for careless driving carries a fine of $200 to $1,000, a jail term of up to six months, or both, as well as a licence suspension of up to two years.<br />
Police ask any witnesses to call Detective Constable Bob Blankstein of the collision reconstruction unit at 905-546-4755.</span> </div>
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Randyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07094473740572791152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35938146.post-84793636975937128132008-08-29T20:51:00.000-07:002008-08-29T20:52:35.430-07:00nothing newstasis is the status quo...<br /><br /><div class="middleColumn" style="background-color: White;"> <div class="region"> <div style="padding-left: 15px;"> <div style="padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px;"> <div> <div> <h2><strong>No new crossing guards on Governor's Road</strong></h2> <script type="text/javascript"> document.title = "No new crossing guards on Governor's Road"; </script> <h4><strong></strong></h4> <div class="author"> <span id="ctl00_CPH_MiddleColumn_ctl00_ctl00___Author__">Craig Campbell</span><br /> </div> <div style="padding-top: 10px;">Published on <span id="ctl00_CPH_MiddleColumn_ctl00_ctl00___PublishDate__" style="color: Black; font-size: 11px;">Aug 29, 2008</span> </div> </div> <p>Despite ongoing pedestrian safety concerns around three Governor's Road schools, no crossing guards are being added.</p> <p>With classes set to start within days, Dundas students will begin the year with only seven crossing guards, compared to the nine in place a year ago.</p> <p>Three local crossing guard locations were removed over the past year. Only one crossing guard was added, at Bridlewood and Governor's, since the opening of Sir William Osler School last winter. The elementary school took on the student populations of both Dundas District and Central Park, as well as some Dundana students.</p> <p>The City of Hamilton rejected a request from St. Bernadette Catholic Elementary School's principal to relocate the Creighton and Governor's guard to Huntingwood Road - an uncontrolled intersection more commonly used by students than the stoplight-protected intersection at Creighton. A 15-year-old Highland High School student was struck by a car while crossing at Hungtingwood two years ago. There have been many near collisions and several vehicle collisions there.</p> <p>Participants in a pedestrian safety walkabout of the three neighbouring Governor's Road schools supported the requested relocation of a guard, as well as potentially adding an extra crossing guard for Sir William Osler.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- End of Middle Column --> <div align="center"> <a href="http://www.dundasstarnews.com/"><img src="http://www.dundasstarnews.com/DundasStarNews/imgs/logo.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a> <div style="font-size: 8pt; color: Blue; text-decoration: underline; padding-bottom: 10pt;" align="center"> http://www.dundasstarnews.com/news/article/141226 </div> </div>Randyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07094473740572791152noreply@blogger.com0