City staff offer the following regarding pedestrian safety in the Ainslie Wood neighbourhood of Main Street West.
A
school review was completed in 2015 for both the Canadian Martyr
Catholic and Colin McDonald Schools and a number of enhancements have
been implemented to ensure a safer walk to school for children in the
area.
The plan below shows all the streets that were reduced to 40km/h as
part of the school review, as well as an all-way stop that was created.
Main Street West was also reduced to 50km/h in this area with a Flashing
40km/h speed limit during school arrival and
dismissal times.
In
combination with the current resurfacing of Main Street from West Park
Avenue to Cootes Drive/Leland Street, ladder crossings are being
installed at all intersections to enhance the existing crossings and
bring attention to drivers that they are in a high pedestrian area.
