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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 21 Oct 2009, p. 4

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4 ~ int i mu r t itnomt Lt '\‘¢t‘dllt‘sdslyl ”(other A zoos 0 A! Tota| Health arents concerne an ). / P H A l? M A C Y . . Y tO expand UmverSIty Avenue 373 W St. W ' Free Blood (ilucose 519-747-0320 Monitor ‘s‘ (“Chmg , t BY GR“; MALDONAU) versa wheti school gets out." Roslyn lusk, the protect manager 1 ’ t inn/mic» staff Adding another lane of traffic for the e\ mnsion M.vhphqmtoq.gom - ( om iundin , i __ ,i‘fi,‘ ., t p a" ‘ to the already busy road would What it wont include is a ret FREE p‘RK'NG A7 "4! DOOR! ‘ “Us" “MU l’ressuret hs‘Ck esidents of an eastrend make it even tougher for kids to ommentlation for signals â€"- main Friendh Professional Team... whereyuur total health A a“, ”a“! neighbourhood are worried it get to school. he added 1) because that s not the citv s ' proposed expansion of Utii Reinhardt estitiiates that it itirisdiction, Lusk said versity Avenue betweeti Bridge childreti follow that route â€" about " The iRegion of Waterlooi is in ' I . .. - ., _ Street and Lexington Road could a third of the students from his charge of signals" she said “l-‘veti T“ 1.5. . a , _ 4 "I . Q2; endanger children who cross the neighbourhood that attend the though this a municipal road. they ' ZS ;" .\ . z- 3 ‘v' f "i: “if?“ street on the way school, school. have the say." 13 . ' . ' A v i‘ 4 r“, I.“ 1, j‘ WT , _ ’ P .-~. If,” City ofWaterloo staff is consid- He believes that number could All intersections in the region ," ' “‘ 'z ’ .‘ 6; g“- 1, -" MUM?" i' i" ; 3? 1 ering widening University to a increase ifa light is put in, because are governed in the satne rules. "A“ f ' ’ or; at m;; gigs-fi-tepii» Qi"“,Ԥ." “as“; four-lane road. the intersection is already too said Bob Henderson. manager ol 1“? A, ~ if .~ . a" m, wm~‘i‘a 3, A A?» if; ‘t-gwhufyi 1, if that's the tase. members of dangerous for many parents to transportation engineering at the » _ , the University Downs Neighbour allow their kids to walk region ( llsl‘llllllllllullts.l oinloit flit-ts .. 4 _ a . . . “A, (I. _ hood Association want to see a A lot of people refuse to have The decision is based partially i ' \I\ ll ‘Ui‘t‘l \lll\|i‘ PM” signalized intersection at the cor- ikidsf walk because how unsafe it‘s on traffic counts. but mainly on ‘ ? - _, p . H ‘ ner of University and l’astern Trail become.” Reinhardt said. " ta is" «â€" if there‘s enou h time for . l.IlIl.II l.l\tll||\ . ' . . ‘ _ tsl ‘ 14 '-- 4 _ ‘ to ensure the safety of children So far‘ the toys response has people to turn in traffic flow. I L” I “ll ”It“ \“"' '| “TL l‘“'""“‘ who walk to St. Matthew‘s been negative towards a signali/ed University Avenue and Pastern ‘ In» ltu in: Nut» lot in: it lilldn Ili Catholic School. which is located intersection at l’asterri Trail. Trail don't currently meet those _ 4 ,. 4 _ _ on l’astern on the north side of 'l he neighbourhood had a criteria, Henderson said. \.iil l ioltlenis. \.iil Mitzi I \ . _. , ‘ . u . l . _ _ University. meeting last week to organize and In a lot of cases, people think I)“. l issiii‘ctl \l\iti. flint Is \l\ tilt ”it “Our concern is that with the ready themselves for a light to put signals are required because the) loot (Moor. Diabetic | “I” ( J“. A | "Hum,“ RlM buildings going up further lighisat the corner make things safer." he said. . _ , _ ‘ north on University [at Northfield “We wanted to make stire we “But weve done studies before I)“ "“"“|”2“ ( ""‘l'l""" “‘ “‘ “ ‘ “l ““ "‘ Drivel, there is going to be a were all on the same page." Rein~ and after signals were put in inter Minors l out ( gm ...t\‘ \lnre tremendous arnoutii of traffic hardt said. sections, and they show collisions ‘ heading towards the expressway â€" "Now it's a matter of seeing the can actually go tip afterwards. ”hf/”f" l‘i/""""/""/ /" ' ' “WW ri ht b ' our nei hbourhood." said final re N)“ and )ll[llli to yether a “l’eo le aren't as careful. lhe\ i i 5 i g _ l l g is P . . A lip/1m ‘ (”HUM/”HM”. l.,/”,,/,1,//,”,///, /,/,,,,‘ Michael Reinhardt, president of response" see the green light and assume . a. v; r g gar-mi » a 531, y: the association, The matter will go to eouncil every1hing is()K." SN" “Ede. -~-» - ' l t ‘ .'-_ 7 - i! ' " “Between 8 am. and 9 am. on Nov. 9, The recommendation Pending city approval, the K'wm‘mm'mmi.‘ ' "mm ' . : there will tremendous traffic going will likely be to turn University expansion plan will have to also go ' a M51” f [V -i . ~ ’ ‘ towards the buildings and vice» Avenue into a fourAlane road. said to the region for approval . M‘ALAALgkumkni N. f - i r' . i . at ‘ ifie i MEET JEANNE BEKER .. Host of CTV'S FASHIONTELEVISION if {iv-t, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27 ff’f .- t ‘ <1:OO»8:OOPM a . .â€" . , 4â€" g . i AT J J N, "t 7 f; "»._ / g'. ,g a u ”a if: _ h _. \ as)“, m f . ‘f ; y fir; \ " ,’ i" E... "‘.'§§§ ' ”a "t “ LIZZY R. -’ t / -.*“‘*‘~ie i . g E: . 7 t 7 N / l i? iNSiOETHE SHOPS AT . fi“ if, ”T .. , _ #f_ WATERLOO TOWN SQUARE \ / 3:61" I if?” J l b L” I W" [IZZY R. Wlll. BE FEATURlNG A CRFNCH DRfiSSl’W'i 7140-0 FlTSEMlNAR PRESE'NTEDBY THEIREXPF‘W DFSlGNinl FOR INFORMATI’ON (All 519 7116 i 1871

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