Say "NO" to Winnipeg's West Broadway One-Way Streets: https://www.change.org/p/the-city-of-winnipeg-say-no-to-winnipeg-s-west-broadway-one-way-streets?recruiter=971285295&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink
While it seems not to be a huge number of people yet, there are fears in certain members of the community need to be addressed, and that pro-cycling residents may need to be vigilant so they aren't drowned out. The comments on the petition might provide some insight into where oppoonents are coming from. The petition seems to be led by Houston Properties, or at the very least they distributed the following letter to some residents of Balmoral direction people to it (also attached as an image, which the Listserv may not support). Interesting how they create a false divide between "cyclists" and "residents"/ "people who work and live in the area".
Residents of West Broadway,
The City of Winnipeg is exploring options pertaining to the roadways in our neighborhood to accommodate cyclists and we want you to be aware of how these changes will affect your daily route. While Houston Properties fully supports cyclists, we feel the proposed option of turning the roads into a one-way will have a negative impact on our community.
The city has proposed three options and they have considerable support for the first option which will be the worst for our residents.
This proposition will change the following routes:
- Balmoral will change into an eastbound one-way off Sherbrook and northbound to Broadway, meaning you will no longer have access off Broadway
- Granite Way will become a westbound one-way off Osborne, resulting in NO access to Osborne, funneling Great West Life's 3000 car count into our neighbourhood and onto Broadway (which already has too much traffic)
- Langside will be a southbound one-way from Balmoral to Westminster and home of a new bus route.
All of these changes will greatly impact the daily lives of everyone in our neighbourhood by creating more vehicle congestion and it will significantly inconvenience the people who work and live in the area by making the route longer. If you're coming from the North or East you will now have to make a large loop around. Please take a minute and use your finger to trace your daily routes to understand how it personally impacts you.
To date, much of the support has come from cyclists because residents in the surrounding area were not informed of the impending changes. With this information, we encourage you to take action and fight for the neighbourhood.
The deadline is June 21 and here are ways in which you can take a stance:
1) Take the City of winnipeg's online survey.
- Visit www.winnipeg.ca/walkbikeprojects -> Wolseley to Downtown Walk Bike Projects -> Engage -> Online survey
2) Voice your opinions to Councillor Sherri Rollins
- E-mail address: srollins@winnipeg.ca
- Phone number: (204) 986-5878
3) Sign the Petition
- Visit http://chng.it/HrhHZKrJ -> Sign this Petition
If you have any questions please contact the office at (204)772-07777.
Thank you for your support,Houston Properties.
Sean Carlson (he/him/his)
Active and Safe Routes to School Program, Green Action Centre
