Two Municipal Information Sessions about Traffic

Two different processes are underway to help the city plan traffic – one for cars, and one for bicycles.

First, the city is updating their Cycling Master Plan and wants to hear from you.  Please attend one of the following Public Info Centres and share your ideas for making Hamilton a better place for cyclists.

Think about on-street cycling networks, safety, traffic concerns, trails, bike racks… what would make your commute more enjoyable or safer? Not a cyclist?  What’s stopping you?  The city wants to know!  Now is your chance!

The City is hosting a round of Public Information Centres in November 2008 for this study.  Your review of information presented at these centres is encouraged and the submission of your comments is welcomed.

DATE: Tuesday, November 11, 2008
TIME: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board, 100 Main St. W, Hamilton/Downtown

DATE: Tuesday, November 18, 2008

TIME: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

LOCATION: Stoney Creek Municipal Service Centre, 777 Jones Road, Hamilton/Stoney Creek
DATE: Tuesday, November 25, 2008

TIME: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

LOCATION: Ancaster Rotary Centre, 385 Jerseyville Road West, Hamilton/Ancaster
DATE: Thursday, November 27, 2008

TIME: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

LOCATION: Sackville Hill Seniors Recreation Centre, 780 Upper Wentworth Street, Hamilton/Mountain

If you can’t make it to one of these sessions, please contact:  Daryl Bender B.E.S., Project Manager, Alternative Transportation
Traffic Engineering Section
Public Works
City of Hamilton
905-546-2424 x 2066

Secondly, Two “Road Safety Public Information Sessions” are being held:

There are over 3,300 traffic collisions reported to the police in Hamilton annually. That number has been on the rise since 2004. Traffic collisions cost Hamilton road users and taxpayers more than $450 million every year.

The City of Hamilton and the Hamilton Police Service, along with our partner agencies, are undertaking a focused program to reduce the deaths, injuries, trauma and property damage caused by traffic crashes. This new Strategic Road Safety Program will use traffic engineering, police enforcement, public health services, public education, and enhanced legislation to reduce the number of collisions.

The City of Hamilton’s Public Works Department and the Hamilton Police Service encourage you to come to either of the Public Information Sessions on November 13 to share your traffic safety concerns and expectations and to learn more about traffic safety trends in Hamilton.

With your input and support we can build a program that will successfully reduce traffic fatalities and injuries in Hamilton.

Thursday, November 13, 2008

2:00 pm to 4:30 pm
DALEWOOD RECREATION CENTRE
1150 Main Street West

or
6:30 pm to 9:00 pm
DUNDAS TOWN HALL
60 Main Street

For More information:

Hart Solomon Manager,
Traffic Engineering and Operations
Public Works Department, City of Hamilton
Phone: 905 546-2424, ext. 4584
Fax: 905-540-5926
E-mail: hart.solomon@hamilton.ca

Michael E. Trickey,
P.Eng., P.E.
Vice President, TRANS Consulting Inc.
Phone: 905-882-4100, ext. 5313
Fax: 905-882-1557
E-mail: mtrickey@itransconsulting.com