“The whole neighbourhood is not happy about council’s decision,” said Alan Kenney, a resident who lives in the area.
Kenney cites increased traffic and pedestrian safety as his two biggest concerns. He says the streets already narrow and do not have sidewalks, making it challenging for pedestrians.
“Once these new developments go in, it will not be safe for any pedestrians at all,” said Kenney.
Looking at the area they’ll have to remove the street parking but that still wouldn’t leave much room for two way traffic even with a sidewalk on just one side.
From road planning perspective it probably best to enroach on these guys rather giant lawns at which point we’ll probably find out it was never about “safety”.