From: Mark Rees
To: Michael Walker, Pierre D'Aoust, Dan Clement, Stephen Benjamin, Danny Budimirovic
Subject: Pedestrian safety with city following completion of traffic studies
Dear Gentleman:
I would very happy to meet with you all in the morning during the week of August 22rd to 26th from 8:30am to 12:00pm. I am open to a suggested time during this period.
During our meeting I intent to present the Oxton Pedestrian Safety Petition and discuss with those attending how pedestrian safety can be improved at this corner.
I believe that the mere fact a 50km (really 50km+), 20,000 cars a day highway has been carved through a residential neighbourhood, impacting the predominantly Oxton-Oriole renters, and at the urging of near-by property owners, means the city having agreed to this request now has a (moral) obligation to minimize the impact to the affected groups. Local residents impacted by the modifications will contend has not been seriously undertaken to date.
Traffic modifications at the Oxton-Oriole intersection now place pedestrian at serious risk and soon there will be a serious injury. I would ask each of you to reflect on what you would want the city to do if this was now your neighbourhood reality.
I look forward to discussing the issue of pedestrian safety with you all in our upcoming meeting. Please let me know the date as soon as it is confirmed amongst you.
Sincerely, Mark Rees
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