But a public consultation report last month notes, “Overall, residents and interest groups in the project area are divided over their support for the project.”
Concerns over traffic increase in school zone
One of the main criticisms of the proposal is that it lays out plans to create a one-way portion of MacDonnell Avenue, forcing cars to turn onto Fern Avenue.
In an email to Claassen, seen by CBC News, senior policy advisor Clive Scott, who works in Perks’s office said, “This change is not anticipated to increase traffic infiltration near Fern Avenue Public School... Any vehicles that do continue infiltrating into the neighbourhood from Lansdowne Avenue are expected to turn at Sorauren Avenue rather than continuing westbound past the school.”
The city reports that, Slight majority of survey respondents approve
In the public consultation report, it said the city sent out voluntarily surveys that were received by participants online and by mail. Only those participating in the consultations were asked to respond. Results from over 1,000 respondents showed 40 per cent of participants did not agree with the West Parkdale project while 57 per cent approved.
Link to PDF of, West Parkdale Cycling Connections Public Consultation Report May 2024
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Why didn’t you include fully what residents are concerned about? This proposal has so many adverse ripple effects. I’d love to chat about it more fully with you. I’m all for the bike lane on Macdonell, I just want the city to consider alternatives to traffic calming so they don’t create an even more dangerous situation on Fern.