{"id":20470,"date":"2018-04-27T09:29:32","date_gmt":"2018-04-27T13:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=20470"},"modified":"2018-04-27T09:29:32","modified_gmt":"2018-04-27T13:29:32","slug":"residents-urged-to-register-concerns-on-app-as-parking-issues-get-tackled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/residents-urged-to-register-concerns-on-app-as-parking-issues-get-tackled\/","title":{"rendered":"Residents urged to register concerns on app as parking issues get tackled"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Brock Weir<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aurora residents are being urged to continue identifying potential parking and traffic problems online as Council moves to address just such a complaint on the Town\u2019s west side.
\nThis week, Council addressed long-standing sight line issues on Lensmith Drive, off Kennedy Street West, just west of Murray Drive.
\nThe move sees parking restrictions implemented along the south and west sides of the street from the western property limit of 38 Lensmith Drive to the corner to increase the lines of sight.
\nAccording to the report before Council by traffic analyst Michael Bat, the changes are a direct response to residents\u2019 complaints.
\n\u201cBased on the analysis, sight distance will be effectively reduced by more than 40 per cent for drivers travelling in an eastbound-to-southbound direction when a vehicle is parked along the angle bend on Lensmith Drive,\u201d he said. \u201cStaff recommends that parking be prohibited at any time on the south and west sides of Lensmith [from the west limits of #38] to a point nine metres south of the corner radius. This will ensure that the sight distance will not be impeded for all road users when navigating around the single bend on Lensmith Drive. As a result\u2026an estimated four existing on-street parking spaces will be limited.\u201d
\nDuring Council\u2019s discussion of the recommendation, it was mentioned the complaints came through Mayor Geoff Dawe\u2019s office who, in turn, passed them along to appropriate staff members for investigation. Although that method ultimately brought about results, staff said Council members should encourage members of the public to take advantage of Place Speak, an app launched last year which allows Aurorans to \u201cpin\u201d their concerns on an online map which are then addressed by Town Hall.
\n\u201cIdeally, we would like Councillors to encourage people to go on and register and put the complaints on themselves,\u201d said Stephanie Mackenzie-Smith, Aurora\u2019s Manager of Corporate Communications. \u201cIf they are not comfortable or have concerns with how to do that, they can absolutely contact the Communications Department. We\u2019re also training Access Aurora [front desk staff at Town Hall] to add complaints to the system themselves.\u201d
\nFrom the perspective of many Councillors, there are indeed many issues and problem spots that still need to be tackled.
\n\u201cThere are probably a number of streets that very much meet the same criteria with poor sight lines on a sharp bend,\u201d said Councillor John Abel.
\nAdded Councillor Tom Mrakas: \u201cWe need to look right across Town at [addressing these issues] instead of doing it piecemeal just one at a time. I remember two years ago when doing some door knocking on Hackwood Crescent\u2026one resident mentioned to me the same issue coming around the bend: the sight lines are very poor. I brought that to the [Director of Infrastructure at the time and I am afraid] that got lost in the shuffle. I think it is something we need to look at and make sure that whole areas within the Town that fall within the same structure of street and make sure we are providing the same level of service and care for our residents.\u201d
\nFor some, including Councillor Sandra Humfryes, who has been one of Council\u2019s most vocal proponents of bringing back the Town\u2019s former Traffic Safety Advisory Committee to listen to \u2013 and make recommendations on \u2013 such complaints, the online component is essential going forward.
\n\u201cOne of the things I think is really good about PlaceSpeak is that these issues, even those that come to us\u2026will be put on the application and that will be identified as an area of concern as residents go online, they will see that\u2019s their street and will want to add some comments too,\u201d she said. \u201cThat will make for an ease of understanding of what\u2019s going on at the Town. I believe it will be very good and I believe we have over 500 comments on there right now.\u201d<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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