Eyes & Ears on the Street
lornandkelly
Many of you have probably already reviewed the notes from our meeting with the City of Vancouver regarding solutions to the container truck problem in East Van.
The container trucks bound for the Port will have had one month to adjust to the MRN (Major Route Network) map by August 25th. At that time the MRN Port suggested solution will be enforced by the Port for a trail period of 3 months.
During these 3 months the City and the Port will need to know if this solution is a success. Success means keeping the Port bound container trucks on the MRNs without heavy negative impacts on the neighbours along the MRN.
Keeping that in mind, we would like to ask you to keep an eye out and talk to your neighbours or anyone else you know who lives or works near an MRN or any route that trucks might try to take that are not part of the MRN.
For example, if congestion on Hastings is problematic, or if businesses are negatively affected by the truck traffic, or if the trucks start taking alternate routes like Renfrew or Powell/Dundas and causing undue problems in those areas, please call the city. Informal counts, pictures and video are useful, and please do keep track of any details you notice. Please remember to stay safe.
We have to make sure the city knows if this is working or not. Please help us by calling Neal Peacocke of the City’s Engineering Department at: 604-871-6472, or email him at neal.p...@vancouver.ca
Here is a
link to the MRN map if you need to have a look again:
http://www.translink.ca/en/site-info/document-library-result.aspx?id={ADBC1A81-D60F-47F4-838A-F712462B49D5}&ref={47DB1E40-55B9-4122-94F8-B8E29ECBF9BD}
Appreciating your help,
Kelly Carter
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Dave A. Pasin
This is a pity, especially after we were assured that enforcement would be in place and obvious.
However, the City has also succeeded in having the trucks divert to using North Clark, Powell/Dundas and McGill as this IS part of the MRN route. You can imagine the result in the McGill neighbourhood.
This is a community issue and needs proper community consultation with all areas effected NOT just 1 or another.
I urge you to write the city and the Port and demand to reopen the Clark Entrance as well as real mitigation efforts by the City not short term, ill thought out schemes .
Regards
Dave Pasin
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