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Residents' bld for aBl-way stop at Pine/Fulton denied By Melanie Hennessey cent of motorists are travelling at or below) i 00 arnr CANADIAN CHAMPION SAF within 10k fthe posted 50 km/h limit. 21 a r Local residents' plea for an all-way stop at Pine and Fulton streets to slow down speed- ers went unanswered by a Town committee this week. A small group of citizens tumned out at Monday's community services committee meeting with a petition signed by about a dozen individuals that calîs for the stop signs and other measures to address the traffic vol- urnes and speeds on what the residents say is now micknamed 'Pine Street Parkway.' Pine Street resident Carolyn Cormier, who spearheaded the petition with her hus- band, told the committee that the street is commonly used by speeding motorists who are trying tg bypass the downtown. "The speeding, combined witli the physi- cal characteristics of our sîreet is wliat lias created a volatile combination that will result in a fatal situation for either a motorist or pedestrian," said Cormier. S"The only effective and cost-efficient solu- tion to this traffic problem is t0 convert the intersection of Pine and Fulton into a four- way stop. This will force vehicles to slow down, as opposed t0 gain speed travelling up and down the steep bull on Pine Street." Town Engineering Services Director Paul Cripps said staff lias completed a number of speed studies on Pine Street between Fulton and Court streets and the results showed the 85tli percentile speed (thie speed that 85 per He also said that trattc counts were con- ducted at the intersection of Pine and Fulton streets, but the warrants weren't met for an all-way stop. There've been four reportable collisions at the intersection in the past three years, and another four accidents at the intersection of Pine and Commercial streets, which is already an all-way stop, Cripps told the com- mittee. lnstead of creating an all-way stop, staff recommended that: - Driver feedback signs, which display the speed a motorist is travelling at, be placed on Pine Street for one-week intervals ilirougli- out the year * A request be made to Halton Regional Police 10 place its Speedi radar message board on Pine Street during the month of MÀay 0 A written request bc scnt to the police to enforce the spccd limît on Pinc Strcet as lime and manpower permits. While Ward 2 Councillor Greg Nelson said lie was glad to sec the measurc.s suggest- ed by staff, he also indicatcd that he stands behind the Pine Street residents and their request for an all-way stop. lI feel the right thing should be donc, even if its for a one-year period," he said. Wards 2 and 4 Councillor Colin !3est con- curred with Nelsons suggestion. esee DANGEROUS on page AI 3 O %,~ purchase financing for 60 months. 2010 Camry LE A/ % flîMit fori 1C $M10 oflr. OHUTTA -y, semî-monthly paymeit u, Fl o 60morhs for 60months.-ýC- O Alti paret i ctd rihantesGSTIPST ar exra ýb DoIt se orTythree a tor th ough ou ita hworna eiooa 1 ora& A; 1245 Steeles Avenue ( Corner of James Snow Pkwy. & Steeles Ave.) mvitoyotul aa celmOi: 15 Nipis Rd y Mil (905 e78272 ýL_ L À .......... '-u