A concerned neighbour has provided the following “Traffic Assessment Results” (letter dated July 11, 2007) from Johanna Black, Traffic Technologist, City of Hamilton. A sincere thanks to my neighbour passing this information along.
The location of the 24 hour assessment was Scenic Drive and Angela Street. This location is more or less across the street from the Chedoke Browland scheduled to be developed. Keep in mind that this assessment has been taken during summer months, when many people whom use Scenic are on vacation, etc and while many students with cars, are not racing back and forth to schools, colleges and universities.
During this period, there were 4,499 vehicles that went by. I have attached the following 2 pdf files: 1. The “Traffic Volume Information” and 2. The “Vehicle Classification” information.
For those of you that do not live in the area, it may be hard to comprehend the traffic chaos we currently experience on the west mountain (even worse during the regular school year). The west mountain cannot accommodate density intensification (especially the downbound and upbound mountain access traffic).
To add to Scenic’s intensification, rumour has it that Columbia College is proposing to build an additional dorm on their current site. This again will cause additional traffic concerns in the area (ie. students needing to get bused – down the mountain – to Columbia College campus).
Scenic Drive/West Mountain residents have recently been exposed to the following increased traffic, density infill/intensification:
1. The new Residential area in and around Chedoke hospital.
2. St. Peters Hospital
3. There is rumour that there will be more residential infill in the area by St. Peters
4. Chedoke Arena
and then add
5. In addition to another dorm for Columbia College students.
and
6. Proposed development of the Chedoke Browland site.
When will it end? The proposed Chedoke Brow Land development is just another nail in the coffin.
While I respect the opinions of those that are in favour of the development, I wonder how many of them actually travel in this area during peak periods. If they do, I certainly hope that they are not the individuals using Scenic Drive as their own personal Nascar racetrack. I do not mean to offend individuals, but West Mountain residents have rights too.
Please take the time to look at the attached pdf files for your information. You will probably be surprised.
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