One of the Reports on the January 24, 2022 Council meeting Agenda is a circling back of this motion I made last year:
"Whereas the narrower streets in the new developments are causing safety concerns:
Therefore that staff report back on measures for the City to approve wider streets in all new subdivision plans than was approved in the Windfields Part II Plan with the block townhouses.”
Imo the City is remiss in not having public consultation on the design of these streets. Many who live on them complain these streets are too narrow and not child-friendly. Isn't it time to rethink the street design of these residential Block townhouse developments??
Although they may be 'private' laneways, they are projects the City has a say in the urban design at the site plan agreement stage.
IMO a policy change needs to happen even if staff and developers find them satisfactory. Ward Council members where this type of new development is happening hear from the public all the time how these streets are too narrow!
When the motion made it to Development Services Committee in September:
Councillor Chapman asked staff to consult with developers, who naturally are against making any changes. The report came back with developer/builder letters and comments, but was missing feedback from the public.
I tried to refer it for public consultation at the Development Services Committee meeting January 10, 2022, because these private lanes or paths are problematic. The motion failed 4-2.
I was on this new development 'Path' (pictured below) on the weekend and it was a hold your breath time driving down from one end to the other when a parent and his small child were walking.
Unfortunately my motion to refer to staff for public consultation failed at Council 6-5.
Voting against was the Mayor, Chapman, Giberson, Kerr, Marimpietri and Marks
Voting in favour of the referral were McConkey, Neal, Nicholson, Hurst and Gray
Then came the vote on receiving it for information: vote was the same 6 to 5, which means sadly there will be no further discussion or action by this Council on making these streets safer by seeing improvements made to the street design of residential block townhomes.
"Whereas the narrower streets in the new developments are causing safety concerns:
Therefore that staff report back on measures for the City to approve wider streets in all new subdivision plans than was approved in the Windfields Part II Plan with the block townhouses.”
Imo the City is remiss in not having public consultation on the design of these streets. Many who live on them complain these streets are too narrow and not child-friendly. Isn't it time to rethink the street design of these residential Block townhouse developments??
Although they may be 'private' laneways, they are projects the City has a say in the urban design at the site plan agreement stage.
IMO a policy change needs to happen even if staff and developers find them satisfactory. Ward Council members where this type of new development is happening hear from the public all the time how these streets are too narrow!
When the motion made it to Development Services Committee in September:
Councillor Chapman asked staff to consult with developers, who naturally are against making any changes. The report came back with developer/builder letters and comments, but was missing feedback from the public.
I tried to refer it for public consultation at the Development Services Committee meeting January 10, 2022, because these private lanes or paths are problematic. The motion failed 4-2.
I was on this new development 'Path' (pictured below) on the weekend and it was a hold your breath time driving down from one end to the other when a parent and his small child were walking.
Unfortunately my motion to refer to staff for public consultation failed at Council 6-5.
Voting against was the Mayor, Chapman, Giberson, Kerr, Marimpietri and Marks
Voting in favour of the referral were McConkey, Neal, Nicholson, Hurst and Gray
Then came the vote on receiving it for information: vote was the same 6 to 5, which means sadly there will be no further discussion or action by this Council on making these streets safer by seeing improvements made to the street design of residential block townhomes.
