Vancouver City Council

MOTION ON NOTICE

The following Motion was submitted by Councillor Louis for consideration at the Regular Council Meeting of September 28, 2004, and recognized by the Chair:

2. McBride Park (File 4151)

MOVER: Councillor Louis
SECONDER: Councillor

WHEREAS, McBride Park is divided in half by Waterloo Street between 4^th Avenue and 5^th Avenue,

AND WHEREAS, the closure of Waterloo Street between 4^th Avenue and 5^th Avenue would greatly enhance the usability of McBride Park,

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT, staff be requested to poll the neighbourhood on the closure of Waterloo Street between 4^th Avenue and 5^th Avenue, contemporaneous with the following traffic calming measures:

i) An advance left-turn signal on 4^th Avenue at McDonald for westbound traffic turning south onto McDonald and an advance left-turn signal on 4^th Avenue at Alma for westbound traffic turning south onto Alma.

ii) A right-in, right-out at 4^th Avenue and Blenheim Street.

iii) Speed bumps along McBride Park on Blenheim between 4^th and 5^th
Avenues, on Collingwood Street between 4^th and 5^th Avenues, and on 5^th Avenue between Blenheim and Collingwood

iv) Speed bumps around Bayview School (along 6^th Avenue between Collingwood and Dunbar, along Collingwood between 6^th Avenue and 7^th Avenue, and along 7^th Avenue between Collingwood and Dunbar.

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