Whitchurch-Stouffville Newspaper Index

Stouffville Sun-Tribune (Stouffville, ON), 9 Feb 2013, p. 3

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IV SW m 3pm n eéquxom A red light mm: camera could be coming soon to aWhhdlmchStouffvifle intersection near you. Members of York Region's transportation services committec five the green light to install 20 red light m at intersections throughout the mt. with three of their: destined for Whitchurd't-Stouflvflle -- all along Woodbine Avenue on the municipal‘ ity’s west side. ’Pendingappmvalathhmomh'smgioml council meeting. std! um move to coma. pletemenecmrywmd have ahnofsmfingmemmmhmm. Some committee membus questioned why certain intersections. such as Yonge Street and Davis Drive in Nemnnrket and Yonge and Bathurst Street in East Gwil- limbury. were omitted from the list. while others. such as The Queensway South and Metro Road Southlhbnon Avenue in (ieorgimandiiwy'landfluliockDrivein Markham.wereinuuded. The various sites were selected based upon the number of light-angle. or Thane. collisions that occurred aid to ensure a rea- sonable geographic distribution. transpor- tation commissioner Klthieen erellyn~ Thomas and traffic mangement and intelli- gent transportation services director Steven Kemp expiained. Intersections poised to experience pm- kmged periods of construction or that recently had changes in: to the sig- nal timing were diaq from consid~ elation. In any case. York Region chairperson Bill Fisch urged hiscofleagues to accep! the locations selected std! based on a thor- oughrcviewofthe mndmthanpiddng and choosing sites by vinue of anecdotal evidence and personal opinion. “We‘ve onty'got 20 out of 1.000 inlet- sections. so we‘ve got to do an objective analySis.’ Mr. Fisch said. ‘We don’t have 200 of these to play with They’re very expen- SMILE, DRIVERS! Indeed. Three red- light cameras for Whitchurch-Stoufiuille agreements. pur- Wmmmkexpmed tomst53.7mflflonmrettwoyeam Thepmgnmcouldbdnginu mus million in the mac ‘ time Mahmuatmevetyleest. even. legiomlsnflhumed. Other committee members again WatmmmMns em ammdthereglonmmmempuobohed- lightmnminmnopping. Ms ereflyu-Thomas advised agninst dummy cameras. as the mountings and ometinfnmuctmeacnnnyaccoumforme lion'sslmeofmeprice.whilethecamens ‘Wt’w only got 20 out of MIX) intersectionssowe'vegottodoan “HERA wemous mumsmuwsmmm meummhmm xwmwmmmmm 4.!heWSunhNMoRood/Momnkvenuci E .. smwummmmm «mummmmwm mmdyaoadmmmomnmm MaiorMa(hu\zieDmemth(owanRoathham 9.Hwy.7mmommmyn mumuuemmmnmm uwmmoflmeMJmmm chashxgthqnepeggryequipmentmdcomj Assuch.shcsuggestedmeregionmhto whowthefirstZOlocationspefiormbcbm lookingtoexpam. “We want to be sure that it's I cost-(flec- tive program.” she said. “Onccwe have that damm’llbeinabenerpositbmosayifwe should add more locations or not.‘ A progress PEEK" on the program is expected in the and another batch of sites is scheduled to be considered in 2017. As it stands. any additional mue genet- atedbytheprogam.overandaboveits opendngmsmwiflbesetasidcinatescm intended to install additional red light cam- era: at’intcrsettions around the region. ‘We’vr onlyng 20 out of MI” inmxtionssowe'wgottodoan objertive analysis. We don't haw 200 ofrhtse to play with They're DWdoyuIMdnd-idlm «ahMMIEmew Maw mumsmmwsmamnm 2.usieSueetaIdGnenLlIéhEasxGwium stumwammmmmq 4mmmmmmmmmh ILMWNWMWWhNMMI‘ 13.0MSDtiveW5tmdBahmstSMhNewmrtet/King 14.nam5ummonmeMc-mmm IQWWNMDIM'HWM- 1s.m.27mwnflmmvmm meyJaumvuqsoummmhm 17.M.7MWmRoathwghm mwmmwmmm l9.WWNSWMhWM- RunamdlightonWoodbimAvmm md you could act caught byoncof (hm red-light whens nppmd th'nmckbythcrcgion

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