4- North Shore News -. Friday, January 28. 2000

West Van traffic

Marine Dr.
solutions
debated

Michael Becker

News Editor
mbecker@usnews.com

WE are the enemy.

When it comes to the topic
of trattic snarls anywhere, solu
tions in one area invariably
bring problems to another.

On Tuesday several West
Vancouver counciilors and seat
members listened as property
owners and business operators
voiced concerns about traffic in
Ambleside and Dundarave.

Last April, engineering and
planning consultants Hamilton
and Associates submitted to
council a traffic study looking
at the Marine Drive and
Bellevue Avenue routes
through = Ambleside and
Dundarave.

In Juiy, acting director of

operations Gordon MacKay
recommended that the study
be approved and implemented.
Among the key recommenda-
tions supported by staff
M pedestrian-activated trafic
signals on) Marine Drive at
24th Street and at [8th Street;
& lelt-turn lanes on Marine
Drive at 15th Street and 17th
Street;
feft-rurn restrictions on
Marine Drive at 14th Street
and 16th Street;
@ an updated signal coordina-
ton plan once left turn lanes
and turn restrictions are in
place;

‘tacHities,

Boa turther study to assess
methods of increasing eficn

cs of streer parking and mime

ipaily privately owned parking
such omiviiods to
include par parking and “or use
of meters.

Two items not meluded in
the Havaihon and Associated
study have already been carried
out A] four-way stop on
Bellevue Avenue at 17th Street
was installed fast vear. Signs
prohibiting the westbound te
northbound nght turn from
Argvle Avenue to [5th Street
Were aso posted.

Coun. Allan Willian: said
the study of traffic flowing
through Ambleside and
Dundarave along Marine Drive
Was an outcome of an cartier
traffic study conducted tor the
Park Royal area.

Said Withams, “We've gor
tate flowing throughout our
community, uncontrolled, but
all heading to the same place
-- Ambleside, Marine Drive
and “Tavlor Way. With this
increased flow in traffic we've
had a fatality — a pedestrian,
increasing accidents ~~ s0
council decided we had ta de
something in the interests of
satety for pedestrians and
motorists to see whar we can
do with this increasing traftic
demand alone Morine Drive
caning theaugh Ambleside
and Dundarave.

“AC the same time we want
ed to dook at ways to case the
trafic pressures for through
traffic and serve the needs of
merchants,” he said.

Williants made 3 point of
squetching rumours of plans to
turn portions of Bellevue. or
Marine into one-way streets.
“Contrary to what some peo-

ple are saving we are rot Lik
ng shout going one way on
aw street.”

“Phe stay assessment ob the
Hamuhton studs’s) recommen
dations note “dhe net result an
Ambleside will be a shut in the
nature of Marine Drive trom a
rclauvely congested “shopping?
street tod freer How ing arterial
route.”

Should len turn Lines be
installed at T5th and 17th
street, the changes would
result in the loss of 30 to 40
parking spaces. There are
Mout 1700 on-street parking
spaces on Marine from [3th to
19th.

Said Dina Zeitler, speaking
on behalf of the Ambleside
Business Association, “TE don't
see a) tremendous problem
between [3th amd 17th, We
need more parking, not less.
We're not unhappy with the
traffic flow.”

Zcitler supported the tnstal-

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