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PAGE 12, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28,1979, WHITBY FREE P Two traffc solution An almost two-year traffic study of the traffic problems in the downtown core of Whitby was unveiled at a Committee as a whole meet- ing of Council recently. After hearing all the pros and cons of the traffic study ores'nted by David Babbs of Totten, Sim, Hubicki Associ- ates, the committee of Coun- cil referred the plans and proposals to the Operations Committee for further study. The 20-month study was conducted in the centre or downtown core area of Whitby bounded by Mary NOW PLAYING MARCH 29 -- APRIL 3 %Richard Dreyfuss PLUS.... ••• SESE SI'AANE A M ALLE ADULT ENTERTAINMENT COMPLETE FROM 7 P.M. CHILDRENS MATINEE SAT. 1:30 P-M' He's in business...RR SRRR.. He's in the money... THE GRFAT He's in the 7th grade! RESS s offered- Street on the north, Ontario Street on the south and Centre and Hickery Streets on the west and east of the town core. - Mr. Babbs presented both a long-term or 10-year solu- tion to the problems and a short-term or about five- year solution to the traffic problems confronting the downtown core . The short-term improve- ment would be to eliminate parking on Dundas Street for a distance of about 100 feet, on each approach and exit roadway, to the intersec- tions, eliminate on-street parking on north side of Dundas Street in the block from Brock Street to Byron Street and repaint the exist- ing traffic signals atstandard traffic yellow in the Four Corners area. This would help to elimi- nate the numerous angle accidents occurring in the Four Corners area of the Town. The.Ministry of Transpor- tation and Communications has indicated that traffic signal lights are. warranted at the Dundas and Byron Street intersection. Mr. Ba bb said if the traffic Mr. Babb said if the traffic I - -no parking or one-wa streets lights are installed "at Dundas and Byron Streets it would minimize most of the motor vehicle accidents that have occurred at this inter- section." He suggested the elimina- tion Of left turns from Dun- das Street onto Green Street and the eiection of traffic signal lights at the Dundas and Perry Street intersec- tion. This solution could be done within a year but Mr. Babbs said if the problem contin- ues, then it would be neces- sary to realign Green Street. This would mean. that one would have to redevelop the whoie block to make'it feas- ible. The realignment, exclud- ing the cost of the properties on Green Street, would cost the Town $75,000 with an overall cost of $137,000 when the cost of properties is being included in the rebuilding and changing the line of, Green Street further to the east as it intersects Dundas Street. Doing the short-term solu- tion of the traffic problem in the Downtown core area, which would bring about a change in th bparking sys- .tem, repainting existing traf- M.B.M.-PHOTOGRAPHY Q#$ç4~ b LAST TWO DAYS! to take advantage of our special opening offer MINI PHOTO ALBUM With every roll of colour negative film left here for processing and printing CHolds all yoùr favourite prints, 3 x 3 or 3 x 5) Offer good now til March 30th 131 BROCK ST.N. WHITBY 668-6111 Monday - Wednesday 10 - 6 - Open tdi 8pm Thursdays & Fridays Saturday 10 - 5 WE USE KODAK PAPE R & STOCK A SELECTION OF FILMS & F LASHCUBES I I fic signais and co-ordinate traffie signais for "progres sive movement of groups c vehicles through the Centra business district on bot] Dundas and Brock Streets o basis would give a shor term improvement," Mr ,Babbs said. This improve nent could be done at ar estimated cost of $67,000 foi the "immediate improve rnents." The 10-year plan or long- term improvement included such proposais as between 1985 and 1990 making Dundas Street into a six lane high- way, but Mr. Babbs himself thought this would be an unwelcome suguestion. Mayor Jim Gartshore inter rupted the presented sug- gestion of a six lane highway in the four corners area by saying "no way. No way, is anyone going to make Dun- das Street or any other street in Town a six lane street." Mr. Babbs then said that the solutions would be coming down to a "one way street system for the Town and that swouldprovide the most practical means of sol- ving the problem on Dundas Street if the Town will be keeping the Four Corners and the Business centre where it is now:" The proposa of a one-way street system for Whitby brought forth a storm of protes and disapproval from the Council members. The one-way street system would provide an east-west street system in the Town. For example Dundas Street would be a one-way street for westbound traffic and Col- borne Street would provide the one-way street for east- bound traffic, from Francis Street to Hickory Street. It would mean that there would be a "rebuilding of Colborne Street to bring it up to Arterial Road standards." If this was done it would cost $860,000 excluding the cost of the properties in the area. But Mr. Babbs, ai- though he put this forth as a solution, said, "it is not warranted today, although it does solve problems." It was pointed out by sev- eral members of the Council that the connecting link agreement with the Province would .not be extended to Colborne Street. If Dundas Street was made into a one-way street the Town could end up with no business area. Councillor Joe Drumm pointed out there could be something done with the traffic problem other than baving a one-way street sys- CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF WHITBY TENDER FOR GARBAGE COLLECTION AND HAULAGE FROM APARTMENT BUILDINGS* COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS CONTRACT W79-15 Tenders wilibe received by the undersgned until 2:00 P.M., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 1979, for the collection.and haulage to sanitary landfill site of garbage from apartrnent buildings, commercial establishments and residential dwellings in the Town of Whitby.- Specifications and tender forms are available f rom the Tbwn of Whitby Treasury Department, 575 Rossland Road East, Whitby, Ontario. Telephone 668-5803, extension 37. Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. R.A. CLARINGBOLD; Deputy Treasurer, Town of Whitby, d He staled tiere are five major east-west roads in f Whitby located between and l including Rossland Road on h the north and Victoria n Street, (Baseline) on the t south connecting Whitby and . Oshawa. If some of the through traffic was diverted to these r major east-west roads it « would relieve the congestion at the Four Corners. "The one-way system would solve the problems but at a very high cost." The question is do you really want it that way," Mr. Babbs asked. Mayor Gart- shore pointed out that, "iL would simply allow people to get to the Shopping Centre and back home. Are we building a Town to mnove people through or one to get them to stay awhile?" Councillor Bob Attersley who owns a business in the study area said it was "ridi- culous." He had talked with merchants, and to the businessmen downtown, one-way streets don't do any- thing for them. "The implementation of one way streets wouldn't do anything for Whitby. It is just to move people through the Town and the business people wold be left, and it wouldn't do a thing for them," said Councillor Attersley. Afternoon Guild meets The Afternoon Guild of All Saint's Anglican Church held its monthly meeting March 13 at 2 p.m. in the parish hall. Preparations for the Des- sert Bridge, to be held Wed- nesday, April 25, in the par- ish hall, from 1 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. were discussed. Admis- sionto this event is by ticket only. At the close of business, the guest speaker, Mrs. Anne Hope-Brown, Chief Librar- ian of the Whitby Public Library, explained to the ladies the many services the library offers to the public, including large print books, records, cassettes, talking books and art books. If you are recovering from an accident or illness or have no transportation, you qua- lify for the free visiting library. Mrs. N.R. Cormack thanked Mrs. Hope-Brown for her interesting and in- formative talk. Miss Dorothy Hall, and Mrs. Jackie Sawn were host- E) FILM & PHOTO PROCESSING 1