Appendix 10: Community Walk Survey Results & Comments
MEMORANDUM
DATE: May 27, 2011
TO: Glenn O’Connor, G. O’Connor Consultants
FROM: Michael Hintze, AICP, Toole Design Group, LLC
SUBJECT: Pedestrian Mobility Master Plan Community Walk and Online Survey Results
Introduction Toole Design Group (TDG) developed and managed an online survey and web‐based interactive mapping tool using the CommunityWalk platform to gather public input on specific issues and conditions related to walking in the City. This memo provides a summary of the results of both the online survey and CommunityWalk mapping exercise.
CommunityWalk Results Members of the public were encouraged to add markers, paths, and descriptive comments to an interactive map in twelve (12) preselected category areas. Between February 2011 and April 2011, 453 markers and 149 paths were added. The map was viewed 1,643 times. Table 1 below shows a ranking of the category areas placed by map users. Figure 1 shows a screen shot of the online mapping tool with the markers and paths added by the public.
Table 1: Interactive Map Category and Number of Markers Category # of Markers 5. Poor sidewalk pavement conditions 64 9. Route I'd like to see improved for pedestrians 62 7. Unappealing pedestrian environment 61 14. Missing connection or crossing 56 1. Route I use frequently 50 3. Traffic is uncomfortable 34 8. Personal safety concerns 32 4. Difficult intersection 29 6. Pedestrian‐vehicle accident location 21 11. Long wait time/unresponsive "walk" signal activation 12 2. I take the bus (on & off points) 12 12. "Walk" signal does not provide adequate time 8 10. Bridge improvement needed (existing or new) 7 13. Better access to transit facility needed 5
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Figure 1: Screen shot of the Interactive Map
The TDG team imported the comments received through the online mapping tool into ArcGIS for improved display of the data and to conduct analysis of the data. This memo is accompanied by two maps: Map 1 shows all the comments that were placed on the interactive map. Map 2 shows comment density using a kernel density method. As both maps shows, comments were dispersed throughout the City, however there are distinct areas where there is a higher concentration of comments. Based on an analysis of Map 2, the following areas of concentration were identified:
Areas of Highest Comment Concentration • Intersections of Dundurn St with Main St and King St • Along James St between approximately Young St and Barton St, with a hotspot occurring near intersection of James St and Colbourne St • Intersection of King St and Oglivie/Main St
Areas of Medium Comment Concentration • Downtown core approximately bounded by Charlton Ave (to south), Barton St (to north), Chedoke Expy (to west), and Wellington St (to east). This areas encompasses previously mentioned high concentration areas. • Aberdeen Ave between Queen St and approximately Mt. Royal Ave 05/20/11 2 Toole Design Group
• Area bounded by Gage Ave (to west), Ottawa St (to east), Main St (to south), and Cannon St (to north) • Broadway Ave and Main St W (County Rd 2)
Other Areas of Notable Comment Concentration • Intersection of Mohawk Rd and McNiven Rd • Wilson St E (County Rd 2) between Lovers Lane and Rousseaux St • Jerseyville Rd just west of Fiddlers Green Rd • Main St W in vicinity of McMaster Children’s Centre • Wellington St N between railroad tracks and Burlington St E • Wentworth St around Sherman Access • Gage Ave in vicinity of Gage Park • Gage Ave at Fennell Ave and Queensdale Ave • Barton St/ Lake Ave/Centennial Pkwy
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Online Survey Results
Introduction Public involvement was an important part of the planning process for the City of Hamilton’s Step Forward: Pedestrian Mobility Master Plan. Residents and visitors provided feedback on a wide variety of topics, ranging from driver behavior to locations needing pedestrian improvements.
An online survey was developed in the spring of 2011 with input from the Consultant team, City Project Manager, Pedestrian Advisory Group (PAG), Project team/City Staff. The survey was available online for two months from March 3rd, 2011 through April 30th, 2011. The survey was publicized via: City of Hamilton website, PICs, Local media coverage, Notice of Study Commencement, Newsletter.
Four hundred and seventy‐eight (478) surveys were started and 294 were completed, representing a 62.2% response rate. The most frequently cited concerns expressed by survey respondents regarding walking in the City include: • Uncomfortable street crossings or intersections • Driver behavior (speeding, failing to yield to pedestrians, etc) • High traffic volumes • Lack of street trees • Major arterials and intersections need the most improvements for pedestrians
Demographic information was collected as part of an optional section of the survey. Less than half of the respondents skipped this section. From the responses received on optional questions, it may be concluded that the survey response was well‐balanced in terms of age and gender. A small minority of the respondents indicated that they have mobility impairments.
It is important to note that this survey was self‐selected; therefore the results are not statistically significant. The main purpose of the survey was to broaden the reach of public input. The survey is a component of a much broader public outreach effort that includes other strategies to insure that the concerns of communities underrepresented in the survey are taken into account during the planning process.
Below are highlights gathered from the survey results. Following the highlights are summary tables and charts illustrating the results of each survey question in the order that they appeared in the online survey form. Write‐in responses to questions are Included with the tables and chart. Highlights • A total of 478 respondents completed the survey. 459 of the respondents took the survey online, while 19 submitted hard copies that were entered by the project team. • The majority of survey respondents live in urban communities (387, 80%), most of which were built prior to 1949. o Urban Community built prior to 1949 (249, 53%) o Urban Community built after 1949 (138, 29%) • A significant majority of the respondents walk in the City (393, 82%)
05/20/11 Toole Design Group • When asked about the purpose of walking trips in the City, the most common purpose chosen from a list was for running errands (288), followed closely by walking for exercise and personal fitness (278) and walking for leisure (267). Respondents could select multiple answer choices, which is why percentages are tno included with these counts. • Respondents were asked how frequently they make these walking trips in the City. Most respondents indicated that their walking trips are made frequently (5 or more times per week). o Among the respondents, the most common walking trips are for the purpose of running errands, and these trips are commonly made 5 or more times per week (136). It is likely that walking conditions between neighborhoods and the City are also good as trips to work, and to the bus/transit were commonly selected answer choices. o Among the respondents the least common walking trips were to school,( all frequency answer choices combined) (158). One reason for this may be that the respondents are not attending school or do not have children of school‐age in their household. Another possibility may be that schools are not located in areas with comfortable walking conditions. • It is not surprising that most respondents walk for transportation and fitness as many of the respondents live on streets with sidewalks (278, 86%) and chose to walk on them. • When sidewalks are not present, nearly all of the respondents choose to walk in the road or shoulder (232, 94%). • Many of the respondents live within a 15 minute walk of a trail (274, 85%). • Nearly all of the respondents use recreational trails (288, 90%). • Trips made for necessity (work/school) and for leisure, appear to be comfortable in Hamilton so long as they route through the following places1 o Niagara Escarpment o Lake Ontario and Hamilton Harbor o Historic neighborhoods o Parks and open spaces • Hamilton generally scored well as a place to walk. Respondents who make walking trips for necessity or leisure generally gave Hamilton a score of “good” or better overall. o Hamilton can improve some aspects of the pedestrian network. When asked how aspects of Hamilton rate as a place to walk, the following choices were most commonly selected as aspects that are “fair” or “poor” regardless of the purpose of the trip (to school/work, or for leisure): Comfortable, safe street crossings Plenty of street trees and shade
1 When asked to rate the walking conditions in the City for those trips made to work/school, and again for leisure the highest marks (either ”excellent” or “very good”) were given to the locations listed in the bullets. Respondents could select more than one answer option – the answer options included places and pedestrian facility types
05/20/11 Toole Design Group Retail/commercial pedestrian amenities Continuous networks for sidewalks Good transit system • When asked about the challenges along routes to work/school the most common answer choices selected were the following: (respondents could select more than one answer options) o Heavy traffic (volume) o High‐speed traffic o Perceived dangerous drivers o Perceived dangerous/difficult road crossings (multi‐stage) • The least challenging aspects about walking along routes to work/school included the following: o Lack of Sidewalks o Physical mobility (wheelchair/walker/scooter) o Travel time (takes too long to reach destination) o Lack of recreation trails • When asked about the challenges along routes for leisure/physical activity the most common answer choices selected were the following: (respondents could select more than one answer options) o High‐speed traffic o Heavy traffic (volume) o Perceived dangerous drivers o Space between sidewalk and traffic o Perceived dangerous/difficult road crossings (multi‐stage) o 28 write‐in responses were recorded. Common entries included concern for lack or untimely snow removal along sidewalks. • When asked which areas of the City are in most need of improvements (new sidewalks, safer crossings, better lighting, more connections, etc) the following were most commonly chosen: (respondents could select more than one answer choice) o Snow and ice removal o Near Major intersections o Major Arterials (e.g., Rymal Rd, Twenty Rd, Upper James St) o Near retail/shopping centers • It appears that parks and trails are comfortable places for pedestrians. When asked what the great places to walk are in the City, common responses included the following: o Bayfront Park o Bruce Trail o Chedoke Radial Trail o Confederation Park o Dundas Valley o Locke Street o Ottawa Street For a complete list of write‐in responses, see Survey Results
05/20/11 Toole Design Group • Respondents were asked to list specific destinations in the City that need improvement. Popular write‐in responses included the following: o Dundurn Plaza o Fortinos Plaza o Jackson Square o Meadowlands o McMaster o King Street
For a complete list of write‐in responses (for both destinations and improvements) see Survey Results
• Respondents were asked to list specific intersections in the City that need improvement. Popular write‐in responses included the following: o Intersections with King Street o Intersections with Main Street o Intersections with Wilson Street o Intersections with Logwood o Intersections with Dundurn For a complete list of write‐in responses (for both destinations and improvements) see Survey Results
05/20/11 Toole Design Group Survey Results Q1. Where do you live? STEP FORWARD: PEDESTRIAN MOBILITY MASTER PLAN SURVEY 1% 2% 3% On a Farm 13% In a Rural Hamlet (e.g., Jerseyville) On a Rural Residential 29% Lot 52% Urban Community (built prior to 1949) Urban Community (built after 1949)
Q2. I generally do not walk in the City
STEP FORWARD: PEDESTRIAN If respondents chose true, they were skipped to question 14. MOBILITY MASTER PLAN SURVEY
18%
True
False
82%
05/20/11 8 Toole Design Group Q3. If you walk in the City of Hamilton, for any reason, please tell us why and how often (answer all that are applicable).
STEP FORWARD: PEDESTRIAN MOBILITY MASTER PLAN SURVEY Of the total 350 respondent 300 population, 306 Frequently (5 or more times per week) respondents indicated 250 that they do walk 200 Occasionally (2-3 times per week) generally walk in the 150 Infrequently (1 time per week) City. A total of 157 100 Rarely (less than 1-2 times per month) respondents were 50 “skipped” to question 0 14. … …
… work dog school car reach leisure bike I run for I run I walk to I walk to I walk to I walk exercise bus I walk for I walk I walk for I walk I walk the I walk
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Q4. Is there a sidewalk on the road/street where you live?
STEP FORWARD: PEDESTRIAN MOBILITY MASTER PLAN SURVEY
14%
Yes No
86%
05/20/11 9 Toole Design Group Q5. Do you use the sidewalk on your road/street? STEP FORWARD: PEDESTRIAN MOBILITY MASTER PLAN SURVEY
10%
Yes No
90%
Q6. If a sidewalk isn’t available, do you walk on a road or shoulder? STEP FORWARD: PEDESTRIAN MOBILITY MASTER PLAN SURVEY
7%
Yes No
93%
05/20/11 10 Toole Design Group Q7. Is there a trail within a 15 minute walk from your home? STEP FORWARD: PEDESTRIAN MOBILITY MASTER PLAN SURVEY
15%
Yes No
85%
Q8. Do you use recreation trails? STEP FORWARD: PEDESTRIAN MOBILITY MASTER PLAN SURVEY
11%
Yes No
89%
05/20/11 11 Toole Design Group Q9. If you walk to work/school, how would you rate Hamilton as a place to walk? Response Answer Options Excellent Very Good Good Fair Poor Count Comfortable sidewalks 10 48 83 55 25 221 Comfortable, safe street 7 25 67 74 50 223 crossings Street trees/shade 17 27 76 75 26 221 Historic neighbourhoods 42 72 67 32 7 220 Interesting destinations 25 69 75 46 6 221 Visually interesting 18 60 78 48 17 221 Public transit system 11 49 84 53 23 220 Parks and open spaces 16 68 89 38 6 217 Lake Ontario and Hamilton 50 69 59 21 9 208 Harbour Niagara Escarpment 76 74 48 8 5 211 Sidewalk lighting 10 56 85 53 16 220 Personal safety 8 59 83 51 20 221 Continuous network of sidewalks 8 52 80 59 21 220 Retail/commercial pedestrian 7 44 76 66 21 214 amenities Overall how would you rank 8 41 100 59 14 222 Hamilton as a place to walk? Other (please specify) 33 228 answered question skipped question 250 Respondents could select more than one answer response. Each column and row will add up to more than the total number of respondents who answered the question.
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250
200 Excellent 150 Very Good Good 100 Fair Poor 50
0 … … system sidewalks Interesting spaces Historic Historic destinations Comfortable Comfortable Public transit transit Public pedestrian pedestrian Personal safety Personal Parks and open Overall how Overall would you rank would of sidewalks neighbourhoods street crossings street Sidewalk lighting Sidewalk Lake Ontario and Lake Ontario Hamilton Harbour Hamilton Comfortable, safe Comfortable, Retail/commercial Street trees/shade Visually interesting Continuous network Continuous Niagara Escarpment Niagara
Write‐in responses for “If you walk to work/school, how would you rate Hamilton as a place to walk?”
Other (please specify) Number
1 downtown maybe ok but even in the country are forgotten or ovelooked with respect to good shoulders. 2 I work in Ancaster and the development is disgusting; parks are a joke. Areas such as Rymal/Garner Road and Glancaster Road are terribly dangerous and highly used by pedestrians. There is a university on 3 Garner Road and no sidewalk access to it! 4 too narrow sidewalks, fast cars too close to sidewalks 5 too much garbage and debris on the roads, boulevards, green space. Run down. Downtown is not walkable, and that is why I believe it is no longer a destination. It is imperative to restore King and Main to two way streets to make downtown a destination again, just as the two what conversion of James st and its art crawl has proven. I am ra 50 yea 6 old born and bred Hamiltonian and would love to retire to the downtown, if the freeways of Main and King were calmed down
05/20/11 13 Toole Design Group considerably. One‐way streets such as Cannon & Main are very pedestrian UNfriendly! Trucks fly by at high speeds, due in part to timed‐lights, make 7 for an unpleasant experience! The number of lanes ‐ and resulting speeds/highway feel of Main and King ‐ make walking on these streets significantly less 8 comfortable. 9 no pedestrian crossings at key points. too much priority on vehicle traffic on Main & King between Queen & Westdale 10 Wilson St between Shaver Rd & Hamilton Dr has NO sidewalks, please fix this! the garbage guys should put all the bins back ON the front yard or driveway, NOT in middle of sidewalk!! also homeowners should be 11 shovelling snow a lot earlier and for sure get ticketed if not done WITHIN 24 hours 12 Lower Stoney Creek is any excellent place to walk 13 Stoney Creek is an excellent place to walk 14 too many urban highways 15 Pedestrian Connections over 403 (King and Main) are a nightmare to cross. I need to cross them if I'm walking to work 16 need more signaled cross walks and continuous network of trails 17 sidewalks immediately abutting roads with no parking buffer should have a reduced speed limit!!!!!!! 18 My neighbourhood (Westdale) is excellent for all of these factors‐ in other areas there is some work to be done. 19 need master plan, enforced, for removing snow 20 Some intersections (longwood and Aberdeen) are dangerous for pedestrians 21 you need to ask all of these questions for winter when there is snowfall 22 Poor sidewalk snow removal (enforcement) 23 I generally feel unsafe walking in Hamilton, especially when comparing it to Toronto 24 I cross major 4 lane streets too many times a day to get from home to work and ammenities ‐ dangerous and noisy. 25 All answers depend on the region your walking in Hamilton 26 first part of my walk is unpleasant because the narrow sidewalk is right beside the three lane road ‐‐ no buffer The sidewalks can be treacherous in the winter because they are designed to accomodate cars (i.e. the slope) but not pedestrians who 27 may be walking on wet or icy sidewalks. 28 Hamiltons biggest pedestrian issue is snow removal in the winter months! This brings down my overall ratings 29 poor Strip malls are being redesigned e.g. Centre Mall, Mountain Plaza rendering them more car‐friendly instead of incorporating pedestrians 30 in mind. 31 Terrible enforcement of businesses clearing sidewalks in winter along main streets
05/20/11 14 Toole Design Group Q10. If you walk for leisure/physical activity, how would you rate Hamilton as a place to walk? Response Answer Options Excellent Very Good Good Fair Poor Count Comfortable sidewalks 14 54 109 61 17 255 Comfortable, safe street crossings 8 33 95 77 43 256 Plenty of street trees/shade 21 43 91 77 24 256 Historic neighbourhoods 49 83 83 31 9 255 Interesting destinations 37 74 88 50 6 255 Visually interesting 33 73 89 43 13 251 Good transit system 10 50 93 67 25 245 Parks and open spaces 39 83 92 34 5 253 Lake Ontario and Hamilton Harbour 67 88 61 24 7 247 Niagara Escarpment 103 82 52 8 3 248 Sidewalk lighting 12 58 102 62 17 251 Personal saftey 9 62 107 62 12 252 Continuous network of sidewalks 6 62 109 53 21 251 Retail/commercial pedestrian 6 56 89 74 23 248 amenities Overall how would you rank 10 67 102 62 9 250 Hamilton as a place to walk? Other (please specify) 38 263 answered question 215 skipped question Respondents could select more than one answer response. Each column and row will add up to more than the total number of
respondents who answered the question.
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300 250 Excellent 200 Very Good 150 Good Fair 100 Poor 50 0 … … … Visually system Niagara Niagara interesting sidewalks Interesting Continuous Continuous spaces network of Historic Historic Escarpment destinations Good transit Good transit Comfortable Comfortable trees/shade pedestrian pedestrian Plenty of Plenty street Personal saftey Personal Parks and open Overall how Overall would you rank would neighbourhoods street crossings street Sidewalk lighting Sidewalk Lake Ontario and Lake Ontario Hamilton Harbour Hamilton Comfortable, safe Comfortable, Retail/commercial
Write‐in responses for” If you walk for leisure/physical activity, how would you rate Hamilton as a place to walk?” Other (please specify) Number
Urban sprawl is going faster than safety with sidewalks. So areas such as Garner/Rymal, Glancaster etc offer little personal safety in an area 1 of high density population (and growing!). You need to keep up. 2 I love the chedoke trails and escarpment stair systems and the Princess Point to Bayfront Trail. 3 too much garbage, visually it's an eyesore. Run down Downtown is not walkable, and that is why I believe it is no longer a destination. It is imperative to restore King and Main to two way streets to make downtown a destination again, just as the two what conversion of James st and its art crawl has proven. I am a 50 year old born and 4 bred Hamiltonian and would love to retire to the downtown, if the freeways of Main and King were calmed down considerably. 5 Alot of the sidewalks in old Dundas are too narrow, and driveway ramps are awkward to walk on One‐way streets such as Cannon & Main are very pedestrian UNfriendly! Trucks fly by at high speeds, due in part to timed‐lights, make for an 6 unpleasant experience! 7 it feels dangerous to walk on main street because of high speed and volume of traffic 8 see above
05/20/11 16 Toole Design Group 9 width of most sidewalks: poor 10 same note above about NOT leaving garbage bins in middle of sidewalk and snow shovelled WITHIN 24 hours, and for sure get ticketed if not 11 Lower Stoney Creek is an excellent place to walk 12 Stoney Creek is an excellent place to walk 13 Downtown halfway houses are a factor in personal safety 14 we need less traffic in urban environments. 15 same as above 16 see above 17 same as above 18 as above, need snow removal 19 As above. 20 LIGHTS ON THE BEACH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 21 new power centres are not pedestrian friendly 22 only in summer 23 Newly built shopping centres need to focus on pedestrian accessibility. 24 Walking on the mountain is very different than walking in the lower city 25 All answers depend on the location I'm walking in Hamilton. Some areas are very walkable, others are horrendous. 26 when I walk for leisure, I choose the nicest routes ‐ the sidewalk network could be improved LOVE Dundas Valley, Webster's falls etc. but resent that we have to PAY for the priviledge to enjoy nature. For many who drive minimally, we pay taxes for the roads we don't use ‐ why not use taxes more effectively to encourage everyone to get outside, be more fit and ENJOY the 27 wonderful natural world Hamilton has to offer? 28 snow removal of derelict propertys and parking lots not up to par 29 wheelchair use and poor We need more trees and green space and access to the lake. The Northeast downtown area has so much POTENTIAL and the mountain brow 30 lookouts could be better naturalized. 31 Terrible enforcement of businesses clearing sidewalks in winter along main streets 32 getting better I retired in August 2006. I was mugged 1/2 block from my home. Finishing my afternoon (3:00pm‐11:00pm) shift at St. Peter's Hospital. For 33 the 14 years after that I took a taxi from the front door of the hospital to my front door after dark. 34 sidewalks are not wide enough 35 downtown maybe ok but even in the country are forgotten or ovelooked with respect to good shoulders. 36 I will not walk in Hamilton Prope
05/20/11 17 Toole Design Group Q11. If you walk to work/school, which of the following factors make it difficult/unpleasant for you to walk in the City of Hamilton? 1 Very 2 Somewhat 3 4 Not Very Response Answer Options 5 Not At All Difficult Difficult Undecided Difficult Count Travel time (takes too long to reach 15 54 19 55 37 180 destination) Lack of recreation trails 6 42 27 51 44 170 Poor quality sidewalks 18 44 24 70 18 174 Lack of sidewalks 13 33 20 63 44 173 Insufficient sidewalk width 33 58 22 39 21 173 High-speed traffic 93 50 13 19 9 184 Heavy traffic (volume) 81 65 12 18 8 184 Truck traffic 62 48 25 26 13 174 Perceived dangerous drivers 72 57 19 21 9 178 Space between sidewalk and traffic 71 54 20 25 12 182 Perceived dangerous/difficult road 73 58 15 24 12 182 crossings (multi-stage) Inadequate lighting (along roadways or 22 39 49 51 17 178 at roadway crossings) Personal security (area feels unsafe 19 48 32 60 22 181 due to derelict properties, litter, etc.) Other travel modes are safer or more 15 41 45 45 24 170 comfortable Physical mobility 11 16 40 13 83 163 (wheelchair/walker/scooter) Accessibility barriers (i.e., using a 10 16 39 17 75 157 wheelchair/walker/scooter) Maintenance of sidewalk surface 29 48 40 40 19 176 Weather/conditions/temperature 19 57 33 43 25 177 Unattractive/unappealing streets (no trees, large parking or vacant lots along 32 49 40 33 23 177 sidewalk, long expanses of blank wall or screened windows) Other (please specify) 29 192 answered question 286 skipped question
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200 180 160 1 Very Difficult 140 2 Somewhat Difficult 120 100 3 Undecided 80 60 4 Not Very Difficult 40 5 Not At All 20 0 … … … … … Truck traffic drivers surface rature Perceived Perceived using a using and traffic Lack of sidewalks High-speed traffic High-speed Physical mobility Perceived dangerous Perceived feels unsafe due to feels Heavy traffic Heavy traffic (volume) Poor quality sidewalks Poor quality Personal security (area security Personal Lack of trails recreation to reach destination) to reach dangerous/difficult road dangerous/difficult Other travel Other travel modes are streets (no trees, large Maintenance of Maintenance sidewalk (wheelchair/walker/scoot… Space between sidewalk Space between sidewalk Unattractive/unappealing Unattractive/unappealing roadways or at roadway roadways Accessibility barriers(i.e., safer or more comfortable safer Insufficient sidewalk width sidewalk Insufficient Inadequate lighting Inadequate lighting (along Weather/conditions/tempe time Travel (takes too long Write‐in responses for “If you walk to work/school, which of the following factors make it difficult/unpleasant for you to walk in the City of Hamilton?” Other (please specify) Number
1 I am a resident in the West of Hamilton 2 Do not walk to school 3 Poor enforcement of Snow Removal by‐laws 4 Road maintenance needs work, not sidewalk you fools 5 driveway cuts narrow flat walk area too make it too small 6 Bump‐outs should be removed, replaced with Bike Lane Buffer‐Zone 7 Also walking by the Meth Clinic on John St feels very unsafe due to clientele loitering there. 8 1) inconsistent snow clearing, 2) snow & slush at corners, 3) sloped sidewalks at driveways are VERY slippery in winter 9 negative items are onlyat specific locations, not systemic in single family residential areas 10 There are NO sidewalks along a very busy Wilson St! 11 again, bins left behind in middle of sidewalk, and sidewalks not shovelled early enough, or even wide enough, and couple unsafe areas to
05/20/11 19 Toole Design Group cross No sidewalks make it very easy to walk/cycle along with kids, no worries about on/off curbs and sidewalks. Kids ride, I walk/run along beside. 12 Wonderful! 13 Area would benefit from 40km/hr speed limit 14 Curbs cut to accommodate right‐turning vehicles often leave no room on street corners. poor sidewalk conditions and good road conditions seems to have no effect on driver behaviour. It should, because this increases the risks to 15 pedestrians by a lot, the consequences of a slip or briefly having to walk on the road are pretty nasty. 16 i live within a 5 minute walk of work so these factors mostly don't apply Sometimes, poor pedestrian etiquette. Mobility‐challenged persons on scooters speeding by with no bells/warning. Some bikers on sidewalks 17 weaving through (because its safer for them than the road). 18 impossible in winter 19 Sidewalks must be cleared promptly of snow. 20 need short cuts in some areas so that you don't have to walk as far to get where you want to go 21 Gaps in sidewalk have to walk on road or cross where cars speed around corners several crashes of cars into curb Lack of connectivity of sidewalks around construction ‐ must use indirect routes to reach destinations or destination is only set up for cars to 22 access. 23 need to be aggressive to cross intersection when you have the light ‐‐ cars are edging into the crosswalk when i am travelling to work I have to cross the street to walk up the road and then cross back because there are no sidewalks on my side of 24 the street, I can walk on the side of the road, but a lot of people drive quickly up the road and I'm nervous they won't see me. Problems: curb cuts make surface uneven; front yard parking pads mean less pleasant and shaded walk; major arteries like Queen, Bay, Main 25 and King have insufficiently wide sidewalks given lack of space between sidewalk and traffic. 26 wheelchair rider, King and Main st dangerious 27 stop filling tree spaces with asphalt‐take care of the trees cyclists on the sidewalks (or on and off the sidewalks) make me feel very unsafe ‐ especially as I am often pushing my kinds in our double 28 stroller. i have been struck by cyclists who were on the sidewalk. 29 placement of bus shelters not enough room (especially in winter) to board buses when ramp is lowered (i.e. Victoria and Ferrie)
05/20/11 20 Toole Design Group Q12. If you walk for leisure/physical activity, which of the following factors make it difficult/unpleasant for you to walk in the City of Hamilton? 1 Very 2 Somewhat 3 4 Not Very Response Answer Options 5 Not At All Difficult Difficult Undecided Difficult Count Travel time (takes too long to reach 7 48 21 81 50 207 destination) Lack of recreation trails 5 43 20 75 63 206 Poor quality sidewalks 15 55 29 74 32 205 Lack of sidewalks 18 32 25 81 48 204 Insufficient sidewalk width 39 68 16 60 23 206 High-speed traffic 83 79 12 23 14 211 Heavy traffic (volume) 73 74 21 28 17 213 Truck traffic 66 57 29 39 18 209 Perceived dangerous drivers 67 77 26 29 14 213 Space between sidewalk and traffic 66 68 27 30 17 208 Perceived dangerous/difficult road 62 76 36 20 14 208 crossings (multi-stage) Inadequate lighting (along roadways or 24 49 53 55 26 207 at roadway crossings) Personal security (area feels unsafe 24 65 38 53 26 206 due to derelict properties, litter, etc.) Other travel modes are safer or more 15 39 51 54 36 195 comfortable Physical mobility 18 23 40 16 82 179 (wheelchair/walker/scooter) Accessibility barriers (i.e., using a 16 22 44 15 81 178 wheelchair/walker/scooter) Maintenance of sidewalk surface 31 55 49 44 27 206 Weather/conditions/temperature 25 63 42 32 43 205 Unattractive/unappealing streets (no trees, large parking or vacant lots along 36 69 38 27 31 201 sidewalk, long expanses of blank wall or screened windows) Other (please specify) 26 224 answered question 254 skipped question
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Respondents could select more than one answer response. Each column and row will add up to more than the total number of
respondents who answered the question.
STEP FORWARD: PEDESTRIAN MOBILITY MASTER PLAN SURVEY
250 200 1 Very Difficult 150 2 Somewhat Difficult 3 Undecided 100 4 Not Very Difficult 50 5 Not At All 0 … … … … … … … … … … … Perceived Perceived Truck traffic Maintenance of Maintenance Space between Physical mobility Lack of sidewalks High-speed traffic High-speed Inadequate lighting Inadequate lighting Insufficient sidewalk sidewalk Insufficient Accessibility barriers Perceived dangerous Perceived Travel time time Travel (takes too Heavy traffic Heavy traffic (volume) Poor quality sidewalks Poor quality Other travel Other travel modes are Personal security (area security Personal Lack of trails recreation Weather/conditions/tem… Unattractive/unappealin…
Write‐in responses for ” If you walk for leisure/physical activity, which of the following factors make it difficult/unpleasant for you to walk in the City of Hamilton?” Other (please specify) Number
1 Ancastia, where I am a resident is distinctively better for walk than parts of Hamilton (downtown) 2 locke st no shelter from heat on hot days ‐need bumpouts and trees truck traffic on King st in Dundas is terrible... too much coming and going to Hamilton ‐ Kitchener... no direct benefit to Dundas, 3 just danger, noise, wrecked roads. 4 Poor enforcement of Snow Removal by‐laws i'm lucky to live in the west end of Hamilton. I would still like to see more trails, especially at the waterfront. I was the victim of a 5 hit and run last year at Hess and Bold area. I think that the traffic can move too fast at times.
05/20/11 22 Toole Design Group 6 ONE‐WAY STREETS are VERY bad for walking and thus discourage business along our main avenues! 7 NO MORE TRUCKS! Also, Bump‐outs should be removed, replaced with Bike Lane Buffer‐Zone The only areas that are not appealing to walk through are areas containing many large parking lots. Please promote urban infill 8 development. I walk for recreation in the Locke St/Dundurn/Bruce Trail area. The abandonded loft at 220 Dundurn and the Beer Store attract 9 undesirables and make pedestrians feel unsafe. 10 see above 11 In Ancaster there are VERY few sidewalks and poor lighting at night!!!! 12 all as above 13 Very enjoyable to stroll along neighbourhood streets 14 Area would benefit from 40km/hr speed limit I run on the roads through the Dundas Valley and therefore do not use the sidewalks. However, anyone who uses the sidewalks 15 in Ancaster for their recreational pursuits would have a very different response 16 same as above 17 store clutter on sidewalk 18 LIGHTS ON THE BEACH FOR NIGHT WALKING 19 Mountain streets are longer, and poor West mountain bus service ,especially on weekends adds to difficulty. 20 need better trail maps posted 21 dogs not on leash or tied up 22 Where I walk for leisure is typically very different from where I walk to work/shops etc. 23 wheelchair limited access The grass at Bayfront and Gage Parks make it difficult to maneaver at public parks. The join between a cememter ramp at an intersection and the road bed is often uneven and it is impossible to see this if there is a puddle so someone could easily trip. (eg 24 Rebecca at Calhaine) or short out their wheelchair Upper Sherman between stone church intermittent horrible sideawlks eastside/no sidewalks west side ‐ an absolute nightmare August‐November 2010 during sewer work. Extremely unsafe for me to walk from home. Need Dalia/Eaglewood to Billy Sherring 25 Park. Garbage dump not, graffit since october 2010 on equipment building there to strip mall at Royal Wentworth Personal experience in crossing intersections at Garth and Farros in West Mountain in summer 2010 and using a cane due to ongoing mobility issues ‐ the time alloted on green light can be too short to get across safely if you are older or have mobility issues. Maybe having a safe area half way across would allow us to cros over 2 light changes. Speeding on Garther can also be a 26 big issue especially at rush hour and people making left turns. Watch for traffic but don't watch out for pedestrians!
05/20/11 23 Toole Design Group Q13. Please rate each of the following to determine which areas of Hamilton need the most improvements (such as new sidewalks, safer crossings, better lighting, more connections, etc.) 1 Very 2 Somewhat 3 4 Not Very Response Answer Options 5 Not At All Difficult Difficult Undecided Difficult Count Local neighbourhood streets 37 75 61 119 34 326 Major arterials (e.g., Rymal Rd, Twenty 116 81 98 24 7 326 Rd, Upper James St) Local shopping areas within 20 minute 55 86 61 95 29 326 walk of my home Near Highway interchanges and crossings (e.g., Lincoln M Alexander 112 74 96 34 10 326 Pkwy, Highway 403, Queen Elizabeth Way) On bridges or overpasses 74 90 104 49 9 326 Near recreation destinations 43 75 99 89 20 326 (e.g., recreation centres, parks, and 47 68 103 83 25 326 conservation areas) Near educational institutions (e.g., McMaster University, Mohawk College, 50 83 77 94 22 326 elementary schools & secondary schools Near service providers (e.g.,hospitals, clinics, City Hall, Provincial and Federal 45 101 86 80 14 326 government buildings) Near retail/shopping centers 65 105 75 65 16 326 Near your employment in either industrial 49 72 120 57 28 326 areas or office complexes Snow and ice removal 110 123 52 32 9 326 Near Major Intersections 102 102 77 35 10 326 Near bus/transit stops 63 91 98 58 16 326 Other (please specify) 46 326 answered question 152 skipped question
Respondents could select more than one answer response. Each column and row will add up to more than the total number of
respondents who answered the question.
05/20/11 24 Toole Design Group STEP FORWARD: PEDESTRIAN MOBILITY MASTER PLAN SURVEY
350 300 250 1 Very Difficult 2 Somewhat Difficult 200 3 Undecided 150 4 Not Very Difficult 100 5 Not At All 50 0 … … … … … … … … … Near Local Local stops removal Near your providers providers Near Major Near Major overpasses Near service Near service Intersections Snow and ice On bridges or On bridges destinations Near Highway Near Highway interchanges interchanges institutions Major arterials arterials Major employment in in employment retail/shopping retail/shopping neighbourhood neighbourhood Local shopping shopping Local Near recreation Near recreation areas within areas within 20 (e.g., recreation Near bus/transit Near bus/transit centres, parks, (e.g., Rymal Rd, Near educational Near educational Write‐in responses for “Please rate each of the following to determine which areas of Hamilton need the most improvements (such as new sidewalks, safer crossings, better lighting, more connections, etc.)“ Other (please specify) Number
1 Redeemer University College students are much at risk walking along Rymal Garner Rd. One was hit by car on side of rd this yr 2 crossing king and main to get to locke is not fun 3 I'm really quite unclear about what exactly you are asking and how you would preocess this information 4 Near Redeemer University College is very difficult 5 Q should have allowed for "don't know" response 6 Governors/Ogilvie, Governors/Creighton 7 Everywhere is rought, major improvements needed How the hell am I supposed to rate these items on a scale from "Very Difficult" to "Not at all"? Edit your work before I waste my time filling this crap out. How are you going to even score these items? "Not at all" could be taken at face value, but it's listed as "5", which 8 some might interpret as needing improvements most.
05/20/11 25 Toole Design Group 9 Green up Hamiltons scenery I came from Edmonton where I cycled most places. In Hamilton I would not cycle on most main streets. I find the attitudes here are more pro‐car and anti‐cyclists. I think that visiting places like Montreal, where cycling is embraced, has shown me how a city can be more pedestrian/cycle friendly. In West Hamilton, where I live, there are many routes that work well. I'd like to see more accessibility to 10 the water front as industry declines. I love the park at the bay. I love the walking trail that goes round to Cootes. Great work! 11 Again, ONE‐WAY Streets deter walking!!!!!!!!!!! 12 more traffic lights on streets like Dundurn 13 The Dundurn (Fortinos) Plaza is a pedestrian (and all‐modes) disaster. 14 unsafe pedestrian crossings,etc. in the dundurn st s and charlton/chatham area. 15 Crossing over the 403 on Longwood Avenue 16 Assumption: 1 needs the most work and 5 needs the least. 17 In answering these assumed 1 as needing the most imporvement and 5 as not needing improvement 18 column headings could be improved. Assumed "most difficult" means needs most improvement 19 Everything is accessible within 20 mins, beautiful tree‐lined streets to walk, close to amenities, a wonderful neighbourhood to live! 20 Simply slowing traffic (ie 40km/hr) cheaper than sidewalks and preserves the beauty and charm of an escarpment neighbourhood I would like easier access to trails from the Locke/Aberdeen area when I have my baby stroller‐ the only access point is Dundurn for the 21 rail trail and that's a fair hike. Another easier path should be made for residents closer to Queen. 22 walking along Mohawk Road to the Meadowland, also poor lighting, doesn't feel safe 23 safe crossing at King and Pearl Maximizing the number of kids who walk to a neighbourhood school should be the first priority for the city, period. The benefits of this are truly huge: fitness, health, employability, safety, percieved desireability of city, pride of neighbourhoods, healthy workforce, 24 considerate citizens, less road congestion, cleaner air, etc... It's a no ‐brainer. the headings on this part (very difficult to not at all) do not make sense for the question. I used 1 as (needs improvement) to 5 (no 25 improvement needed) 26 The headings in this section don't make sense. I assumed 'very difficult' = 'needed most improvement' 27 LIGHTS ON THE BEACH FOR NIGHT WALKING 28 ST. JEAN de BREBEUF CATHOLIC SECONDARY SCHOOL & UPPER SHERMAN AVE Bus stops ‐ they should be moved to locations better suited to customers needs, should be made more frequent, Upper James & Mohawk is an awful intersection if you are a pedestrian; lighting should be reviewed at bus stops; flooding problems on sideways should be corrected Sanatorium (near hospital buildings); more space between traffic and pedestrians should occur when speed increases; in 29 winter a 20m hike to the grocer and back again with a full load is not as enjoyable as you may think! 30 what are you asking here? Snow and Ice removal in sidewalks is not enforced in Hamilton from what I experience and when there is snow it makes walking very 31 difficult and I have to walk on the roads 32 community central trails and path and their connections 33 Lighting is vital, near Cootes drive by university, more light is needed. 34 The scale for this part of the survey makes no sense for the questions. I don't know which end of the scale indicates which extreme
05/20/11 26 Toole Design Group 35 downtown core ‐ James Street between Main and King as well as along King and Main from McMaster to Ottawa Street 36 the categories here don't match the question being asked. 37 Question does not match categories? 38 Your wording, from very difficult etc is confusing and should be revised ASAP as these terms do not correspond to the questions! 39 wheelchair, difficulty in getting a bus 40 This scale in this question is confusing ‐‐does 1 mean the one that needs the most improvement or is it 5? 41 Giant parking lots and vacant spaces downtown need infill when braille has been incorporated throughout the enterprise zoen as planned. Buildling standards need to uniformly use unbeveled edges on sidewalks (e.g. walkway through Beasley Park) and interlocking bricks need tobe eliminated as well as the ornamental work at 42 James and Wilson which are extremely painful to those people using wheelchairs. The biggest issue in winter is acccess to sidewalks on a whleechair as I am. Mostp oeple clear sidewalks great (in my East Mountain 43 Area) but I cannot get access to them especially because most people do ot shovel on road and driveway entrances. Sidewalk upper sherman south of Line Under water east and west sides then freezes. Same situation on Uper Wentworth parallel to 44 McQuesten park 45 When the plows clear the snow, it is piled onto sidewalks. Also, should enforce homeowners chearing walks 46 Grocery Stores, Mohawk and Upper Gage
Q14. Please list great places to walk in the City e.g., waterfront, Locke St. Number Response Text 1 Cootes Paradise, Bay Front Park 2 ‐ West harbor (parks), Conservation area, Trails eg Spring Valley, Dundas Valley, along a segment lef off Concession St 3 Neighborhoods south of Aberdeen between Dundurn and James; waterfront; Locke; trail networks Lock St Downtown Dundas 4 Along waterfront except for unsightly hydro towers that shd be taken down 5 Waterfront, Locke St., Corktown Royal Botanical Gardens
6 recreational trails e.g. near Churchill park Locke St. Chedoke Rail Trail and Golf Course 7 Westdale 8 Churchill park area Waterfront Trail/Princess Point Westdale 9 Confederation park along the lake
05/20/11 27 Toole Design Group the RBG Waterfront, Locke Street, Ottawa Street, McMaster University, Hess Street, Augusta Street, James Street North, James Street South, Waterfront Trail, Van Wagner's Beach, Bayfront Park, Chedoke Radial Trail, Dundas Valley Conservation Area, Spensor Gorge, Websters 10 Falls, Downtown Dundas, Westdale Village walk the waterfront 3x week from Tom st‐walk from tom to bay st entrance‐scary walk‐we drive from tom st to princess point then walk‐the pedestrian bridge from locke to waterfront trail is still a strathcona dream‐we hope that gets moved forward. trucks off dundurn is amazing for peace and noise no trees all along wilson to ottawa‐ sherman and barton st anns school no separation of trucks and kids‐people have been hit by broken bent down truck mirrors hot summer days on locke st are deadly hot‐no shade‐‐need more trees everywhere on locke business 11 section King St Dundas... but watch for trucks! Dundas Driving Park Streets in Olde Dundas 12 Bruce Trail GAGE PARK 13 TRAIL BETWEEN WENTWORTH STREET SOUTH AND LIMERIDGE ROAD 14 escarpment, Bruce Trail, waterfront 15 Dundas downtown. 16 Waterfront, Bruce trail, Durand neighbourhood None, really, since there are far too many places where sidewalks abruptly end or switch sides, too much brush impinging on sidewalks, too many uneven surfaces, and far too many dangerous crossing intersections, where pedestrians are exposed to aggressive traffic. Example: try walking to the Fortino's on Dundurn. It's a major desination, and walking to it is an utter disaster regardless of direction of 17 approach. Locke Street, Chedoke Rail Trail King Street in Dundas 18 Westdale 19 Escarpment Trail, James St., Cemetary, Waterfront, Red Hill Valley James St. North; Rail Trail & Corktown; Pier 4 / Cootes Paradise waterfront path (though I have to drive to get to it); RBG lands; Dundurn 20 Castle 21 Waterfront, King William 22 waterfront trail between Princess Point and Harbourfront Park Waterfront,= (Pier 4 and Confederation park) Downtown, Locke St, Royal Botanical Gardens 23 Mountain Brow and Jolley Cut
05/20/11 28 Toole Design Group Westdale Queen, Aberdeen, Herkimer etc Bayfront Park; Gage Park; window shopping along James St (north and south); walking through Westdale; walking along York Blvd past 24 Dundurn Castle; RBG Arboreteum; walking up the escarpment stairs, or walking between the escarpment stairs 25 Waterfront, Bruce Trail, Gage Park Bayfront, Victoria Park 26 westdale Locke Escarpment 27 Princess Point Our awesome UNPAVED railtrail from Stroud Road to Fortinos on Main West. It then continues into Dundas ‐ gorgeous. And UNPAVED!!! Please CANCEL the plan to pave our railtrail over! Other: Princess Point 28 McMaster Ravines Dundas Valley in the Ancaster/Dundas area. Waterfront ‐ Pier 4, H.M.S. Haidia Devils Punchbowl Beach Road ‐ "Hutch's on the Beach" Chedoke Golf Course ‐ Escarpment Steps Sydenam Hill Lookout 29 Greensville Peak Lookout 30 Locke Street 31 James St. North, Locke Street Park Hiking Trails 32 Local Streets Canterbury Falls Tiffany Falls 33 The Hermitage 34 Waterfront 35 waterfront, locke street Bayfront park Locke street 36 Escarpment 37 The Park
05/20/11 29 Toole Design Group 38 Locke St., Harbour Front, Websters Falls bayfront park 39 Wilson st ‐to the library 40 ‐bayfront park 41 Bay Front Park 42 Pier 4 (waterfront park) bay front Glanbrook Conservation Area waterfront park 43 Gage Park 44 Locke St. 45 trails, parks, waterfront, smaller town centres ‐ e.g. Stoney Creek, Dundas 46 waterfront, my neighbourhood (gatestone drive) 47 James North, Locke, most residential streets, rail trail, bayfront, beach strip trail 48 Hamilton Harbour, RBG trails, Old Dundas, Westdale, walking trail by Princess Point 49 Waterfront, Westdale, Locke St., Ottawa St., Downtown Dundas, Dundas Driving Park, Churchill Park, Princess Point. 50 Waterfront, Rail Trails, Locke St., North End Neighbourhood, James St (N & S) 51 Westdale, Cootes Paradise 52 James St. North & South, Locke, Ottawa, water front, escarpment 53 Rosedale Steps; Beach Trail; Waterfront; James North; Ottawa Street Waterfront James St Locke St. Downtown Dundas 54 Westdale 55 Bayfront Park, Cootes paradise area, Westdale shops. bayfront Princess point Dundas rail trail Chedoke and dundurn stairs 56 Mcmaster campus Princess Point, along trail to Pier 4, all along waterfront, Churchill Park, RBG trails in Westdale, RBG trails throughout City, Hamilton 57 Conservation trails are great, Dundas Valley trails, town of Dundas 58 Waterfont trail 59 waterfront park‐‐Dundurn Castle 60 Niagara Escarpment Trails
05/20/11 30 Toole Design Group Dundas Conservation Area Waterfront Park Headwater Trail Waterfront trail 61 churchill park trails Waterfront trail Hamilton Cemetery path from Dundurn Park to High Level Bridge connecting to stairs and waterfront trail ‐ lovely view over the water RBG ‐ all the gardens & trails James St north Dundas Valley trails Ottawa Street Locke Street Durand neighbourhood 62 Princess Point/Cootes Paradise 63 Ottawa Street, Durand neighbourhood, Westdale, any of the trails in Hamilton Durand, Kirkendall, Landsdown, Central, Corktown, Beasley‐ all good during day 64 Escarpment‐Day 65 Around Hutches Locke Street, Ottawa Street, Princess Point, the Waterfront Trail, Victoria Park, Dundas Valley Conservation Area (all of the conservation 66 areas, esp. also Eramosa Karst), Westdale. waterfront 67 rail trail Rail Trail Waterfront Path James St. North King William Locke Street Gore Park 68 Gage Park Waterfront would be ok if it didn't smell The rail trail is nice in some places Dundas Valley Conservation Area 69 Scenic Drive would be nice if there were sidewalks and perhaps more trees 70 RBG woods near McMaster, on campus at McMaster, escarpment and nearby trails 71 Cootes Drive, Westdale, Main St. W Bruce Trail, Escarpment, Dundas valley area (trails of Jerseyville), Hamilton has some great trails to hike and places to explore, keeping 72 these areas nice and green is a must.
05/20/11 31 Toole Design Group 73 Locke St, Dundurn Castle, in front of City Hall, Bayfront park 74 Westdale village, James North, Locke St. 75 Waterfront, Gage Park, anywhere away from major streets 76 locke st, james north and south, king within the downtown area, ottawa street, barton village, main east commercial strip Ottawa Street, Locke St. Westdale village, Art Crawl on James North, waterfront,
Gage park, bruce trail, dundurn stairs and all the other stairs up the escarpment, Cootes trails, Dundas Conservation area, HAAA for laps 77 on the track. , Dundas area, 78 Locke Street, the Bruce Trail, King Street in Westdale, Ottawa Street 79 Rail trails, Waterfront, Waterfront Park James Street North 80 Ottawa Street Waterfront (Lake Ontario) Harbour Park 81 Locke St. Pier 4,8; botanical gardens; many parks e.g.Gage, Westdale, Concession, Black's Forest, Waterdown, Dundas driving park etc. McMaster campus ; Locke St;Hess St S
Bruce Trail, Webster's falls and many other areas around the over 100 falls in the hamilton area; Radial rail trail above the chedoke golf 82 course anywhere on the bruce trail, along Cootes, through McMaster, princess point to bayfront, downtown, the conservation areas, Locke, 83 westdale King west, Ottawa street, Gage park and neighbourhood to the east 84 locke st, waterfront, westdale 85 McMaster campus ‐ it doesn't allow cars on center campus. 86 James st., N., West harbour waterfront. gage park, Red Hill Valley trails, Westdake village, Confederation park, 87 RBG, trails, waterfront, Locke Street, downtown, James Street, historical homes east of St. Joes, rail trail at Dundurn and Aberdeen, downtown Dundas,Rail trail, Bruce trail. Waterdown North Wetland trail, Waterfront trail, Locke Street, Westdale,Webster's Falls, Tew's 88 Falls Van Wagner's beach Beach Strip 89 Montgomery Park 90 Locke St., James St. N, Wesdale, Bayfront Park, escarpment trails 91 York Blvd east of Bay; James North ‐ York to Barton; waterfront trail from High Level bridge to Bay St James St North. Ottawa Street North. Locke Street South. Westdale Village. King St East (International Village). Concession Street. 92 Bayfront Park. Rail Trail. Lake Ontario Trail. 93 Bayfront Park, Harbourfront, Ottawa Street North, Gage Park, Locke Street, James North
05/20/11 32 Toole Design Group Hamilton is generally a great place to walk.. Most parts of the city are fine.. On average I walk 8km a day, and go through most of downtown via different routes to change the visual scene.. I'm a transplant from Toronto, and living downtown I've always relied on my feet as sit wa much easier to get around then using a car.. Here the focus seems to be on the car.. Main and King streets are absolutely terrible.. The traffic roaring by is very unsightly especially in front of city hall ‐ Hamilton Place area.. The street sacpe is all that.. one big street! When I get to King.. Again a rush of traffic and noise.. Very distasteful when you are a walker.. It almost seems unsafe at times and I'm surprised this is our downtown! You take in so much more being a pedestrian and 94 something that I feel, is that this city highway detroys the essance of what should be encouraged especially in the heart of the city.. Bayfront Park Rail trails The quieter east/west streets south of Main Street to the escarpment. E.g. Maplewood, Delaware, Cumberland. 95 Locke St., Ottawa St, James St. N., York Blvd West, Hamilton Cemetery, Escarpment Stairs, Locke Street Durand neighbourhood 96 Chedoke radial trail Chedoke Radial Trail is a great trail but the trail needs better surface other than stones, smooth asphalt would be great improvement. 97 Lighting would be excellent as well. ‐James St. North ‐James St. South ‐Locke St. ‐Corktown ‐Cootes Paradise 98 ‐International Village Bayfront Park to Princess Point Pier 4 Locke Street Markland and the surrounding residential area near the escapment Ottawa Street Westdale King William Ave 99 James Street North 100 Gage Park, Bruce trail ( Niagara Esccarpment),downtown Stoney Creek,Confederation Park,Battlefield park,Ottawa street, 101 George Street! Anywhere in Kirkendall, Westdale, James Street, Augusta Street. Waterfront, Locke St, Herkimer, Charlton, Westdale, James St (on Art Crawl nights) , Downtown Dundas, Bruce Trail (although I wish I felt safer when walking by myself), I like the improvements made Downtown on King St, near the police station, etc., and the Action 102 Team has improved the feeling of safety downtown, but downtown still needs a lot of improvement. Bayfront Park ‐ Cootes Paradise 103 Rail Trail (West Hamilton ‐ Dundas ‐ Ancaster)
05/20/11 33 Toole Design Group Royal Botanical Gardens trails Along Cootes Drive (Dundas ‐ McMaster area) 104 Waterfront, Westdale Village/Churchill Park, Chedoke Radial Trail Bayfront ‐ Waterfront 105 Locke Street Bruce Trail, Dundas Village (King St), Locke, Dundurn (more bike lanes will make it even nicer ‐ with the buffer they create (King to York Blvd), James N, Durand neighbourhood local streets, in Gage Park, in Dundas Valley (our Vienna Woods!), all of the various staris that scale the face of the escarpment, Bayfront Park/Waterfront trails, trails around Cootes Paradise ‐ including in the Lilac Dell, Westdale 106 Village residential areas 107 chedoke radial trail, bayfront park, Cootes Paradise Waterfront Locke St Dundas downtown 108 James North 109 Durand, Dundas downtown, Locke, James North, Rail trail (biking), Princess Point to Pier 4, Bruce trail near waterfalls, RBG properties 110 waterfront, bay front park, james street north and surrounding neighbourhoods 111 Durand (South of Charlton) is generally great. Kirkendall, Corktown, and Stinson are also generally great walking neighbourhoods. Bayfront Ottawa St James St North (minus the traffic sometimes) King St East 112 King‐William St ‐old Dundas is an interesting place to walk, it is possible to walk everywhere in Dundas, except for those living in the expansion areas out Governor's Road ‐Beach strip ‐stairs up the mountain, Chedoke/Dundurn ‐Locke Street is fine, but it's a short walk 113 ‐Chedoke Rail Trail/Bruce Trail paths ythorugh cit Westdale neighbourhood, Locke Street area, Bay Front Park, Victoria Park, Dundurn Castle/York Boulevard (west of Dundurn St.), 114 Mountain Brow along Scenic Drive Durand Neighbourhood internal residential streets from Escarpment to Fennell between Upper Wellington & Garth Escarpment steps and two rail trails Bayfront Park and Confederation park in shoulder seasons 115 Bruce Trail / Dundas Valley / RBG Beach strip / Confederation park Dundas trails 116 Bayfront Park
05/20/11 34 Toole Design Group 117 Victoria park Waterfront (Cootes Paradise, Bayfront Park, Beach Boulevard) Ottawa St Locke St James St N and S King St Dundas 118 Wilson St Ancaster 119 n/a Locke, James North, James South (near hospital/Augusta St.), Hess Village, Dundurn and Aberdeen area, Concession, Westdale Village, McMaster University (near Sterling), Dundas village, Ancaster village, Scenic Drive, Bayfront Park, Pier 8 (Williams pub area), Aberdeen 120 Avenue east of Queen. 121 Radial Trail, Bruce Trail, Locke St, Kirkendall & Durand neighborhoods 122 Locke, Bayfront, Escarpment Radial trail, Dundas Valley, Ottawa Street, Dundas, Westdale James Street North Victoria Park Bayfront Park 123 Pier 8 Locke St. Waterfront Bruce trail 124 Gage park James Street North Bayfront Park Escarpment rail trails 125 Gore Park before the buses moved away. 126 Waterfront, Escarpment Rail Trail, Westdale Rali trails Bayfront 127 Locke Street 128 The Wetlands Path at Alexander Place, Waterdown Anywhere in downtown Dundas Pier 4 Concession St along the mountain brow 129 Some parts of Ancaster 130 Locke St., James St. N., Waterfront trail, Bruce Trail, Westdale 131 Recreation trails‐ however not all are accessible by public transportation 132 westdale, locke st, rail trails, homewood, markland, park
05/20/11 35 Toole Design Group Confederation Park Bruce Trail Local parks (Corman, Cherry Heights, can't remember name at end of Earlidawn Crt) Bank (TD) Drug Store (Shoppers Drug Mart at King St and Lake Ave) School (St Martin of Tours) Stoney Creek Dairy & Hutch's & Attic Pizza Many small business along King St in downtown Stoney Creek Haircuts (Coco Mazzi) Elm Variety Doctors' offices (15 Mountain Ave) 133 Tim Horton's! Confederation Park Bruce Trail at end of Gray Road Neighbourhood streets (Jasper Drive, Brentwood Drive, Bonita Drive, Loma Dr, Terrace Place, etc.) ‐ walk frequently to Stoney Creek 134 downtown to run errands, get some fresh air, learn to ride bicycle, visit park (Corman Park). Waterfront Gage Park Bruce Trail Ancaster village Dundas Main Street 135 Mountain Brow Parks 136 Waterfront; rail trail; mountain brow parks; Bruce Trail; Locke Street; Westdale; 137 Dundas Valley (both the trails and the roads that go through the Valley) ‐ this is one of Hamilton's greatest assets 138 South Shore Trails, Hamilton Cemetary on York, Radial Trail. Locke St is nice before the bridge, after the bridge it's not as appealing. Waterfront trail is nice, but needs more competition for Williams. We need more cafes and pubs down there so you don't always have to bring your own food and drinks (and the ice cream truck doesn't count). King Street in Westdale is nice too. Some parts of James St. North and James St. South are nice to walk, but the middle (downtown) is ghastly. 139 I wish I could name a lovely boulevard downtown for shopping and eating out, but we don't have that. James Street North Locke Street Westdale Concession Street Ottawa Street 140 Public Library and Farmer's Market 141 Rail Trail, Waterfront Park, Locke St., Westdale, Dundas
05/20/11 36 Toole Design Group 142 Waterfront Trail, Cootes Paradise, Locke St., Westdale Locke Street South James Street South and North Waterfront Westdale Durand/Kirkendall 143 Dundas Shopping District Locke Street Westdale Harbour, Pier 4 144 Coote 145 Waterfront, Westdale Village, Dundas ‐ village atmosphere, Driving Park, rail trails, Gage Park, Dundurn Park, RBG, etc. waterfront, Locke St., through Kirkendall and Durand, Westdale, Chedoke Trail, Dundas Valley Trails, Cootes Paradise Trails, along 146 escarpment (and up and down stairs), along Cannon St. (surprisingly!) Leisure: Escarpment trails, Dundas valley, waterfront, RBG trails.
147 City: Westdale, Locke St. 148 waterfront, railtrail 149 waterfront, railtrail 150 Escarpment trails, Cootes trails, Westdale and McMaster, Locke St, James St N 151 Bruce Trail, Locke St, waterfalls Locke St. Waterfront 152 Westdale Village 153 Bayfront (if you are walking away from the industrial backdrop), I also like the conservation areas and the many trails. 154 Locke St., Ottawa Street, Bayfront Park 155 Well I usually walk the rail trail Durand/Kirkendale neighbourhoods, James St. North during events (Art Crawl, Open Streets, etc), the waterfront trail, Bruce trail, the 156 escarpment steps. Waterfront (west harbour, Bayfront park trail) Confederation Park Trail Locke St. South Chedoke Trail Rail Trail King St., Dundas (downtown Dundas) 157 James St. N (during Open Streets, Art crawl/supercrawl) 158 James St North & South
05/20/11 37 Toole Design Group King Street East Gage Park Trails on the escarpment and around McMaster University (because they are also easily accessible by transit)
Certainly the waterfront, Locke St, James St North (at least during art crawl), Escarpment around Concession St area, Ottawa Street 159 North, Confederation Park Locke St, Chedoke Bay Front Park 160 York street. Confederation Park Pier 4 By the lift bridge 161 Rail Trails Westdale area Locke st 162 Waterfront recreational trail Any neighbourhood Trails/Rail Trails 163 Waterfront Hamilton: Waterfront, Locke Street, Gage Park, Gore Park area, conservation areas Dundas: Downtown Dundas, Dundas Driving Park. Cross‐Melville Heritage District, surrounding nature trails, Dundas Conservation Areas, my 164 neighbourhood (Park and Albert Streets, Dundas) red hill valley trails 165 bayfront park waterfront 166 chedoke trail Chedoke Stairs/ Rail Trail 167 Waterfront: Bayfront Park/ Waterfront trail 168 Charlston Street/Herkimer from Locke Street to James Street. James Street North from Wilson/York to Barton. Westdale Waterfront Locke Street Ottawa Street Trails 169 James Street North 170 Locke street, ottawa street, along escarpment
05/20/11 38 Toole Design Group Westdale; Bruce Trail (except in the winter, when it's too icy); Locke St.; Aberdeen St.; King St by Gore Park would be very nice because 171 of the historic architecture, if it wasn't so depressed. Chedoke Radial Trail Bayfront Trail 172 Scenic Drive 1) The entire area of Westdale. 2) Princess Point ‐ Bayfront Trail 173 3) Residential Dundas (including driving park) There are some beautiful places in Hamilton to walk/cycle; however, they could be improved with better kept trails (directional signs, 174 garbage bins/dog waste bins), wider sidewalks, more plantings of Trees/flowers, places to sit. 175 Westdale, Princess Point bayfront park 176 gage park 177 Dundas King Street, Dundas Hatt Street, Dundas Driving Park bayfront trail the rail trail Churchill Park 178 RBG trails 179 Waterfront, Rail Trail 180 Bayfront Park, Beach Boulevard, Rail Trail, Chedoke, Dundas Valley 181 Westdale, RBG trails, Bruce trail, Bayfront, Locke St., James St., King St. a/a Conservation Community off road trail network/ but poor connections, snow removal and surfaces. Greenspaces , poor connections. 182 rail trail , radial line trails , heritage & bruce escarpment trails 183 King William St, James St N, Waterfront 184 Bayfront Park, Waterfront Trust (area at William's Fresh Cafe), Dundurn, the rail trail, leash‐free at Dartnell Road. Gage Park (within, not to) Rail Trail Pier 4 Dundas 185 Ottawa St Confederation Park breezeway Recreational trails in Dundas Valley Recreational trails around Cootes Paradise Rail trails 186 Waterfront trail (too wide and close to railyards)
05/20/11 39 Toole Design Group 187 Rail Trail, waterfront, Locke Street, Durand, Churchill Park, HAAA Dundurn St. Queen St. Homewood Ave MacNab South Gore Park James St. North James St. South Walkway from Cootes to Pier 4 188 Dundas beach strip James street escarpment stairs 189 redhill valley princess point waterfront rail trail chedoke/bruce trail 190 lake trail at east end 191 rail trail, bay front, red hill trail. Scenic Drive, 192 Waterfront Trail, Pier 4, Locke Street, Hess Street (between Main and King), Kirkendall Neighbourhood 193 Rail Trail, Waterfront Trail waterfront, Chedoke rail trail, downtown around the beautiful brownstone buildings, James Street North, Confederation Parks, Bayfront 194 Park, Westdale Village 195 Waterfront, Chedoke Radial Trail 196 Locke St., Westdale, recreation areas especially Cootes Paradise, Webster's Falls, James St. N., Dundas 197 Waterfront; Locke St; Downtown Dundas; Concession St; 198 Waterfront, Bayfront Park, Chedoke golf course, Bruce Trail. 199 waterfront, Webster's falls, Dundas Valley, Dundas (for the most part) I enjoy quiet time mostly, so I choose the trails, but a lot of the trails have little or no lighting, so personal security is an issue. It would be nice to see them groomed in the winter time. I know that the one over Kimberly is not, but would be nice as the stairs are there to take you either to the adjoining trail or mountain. Love the waterfront, but far too much concrete can make it too hot to stay very long. I like to take my grandchildren there when they visit and it's difficult to find an area that is well treed or just grass. This would be in all 200 areas of the waterfront. It seems more vehicle friendly sometimes. James Street
201 harbour front (pier 6, cootes paradise, princess point, etc)
05/20/11 40 Toole Design Group confederation park my neighbourhood in ward 6 (east mountain) rail trail westdale/mcmaster neighbourhood
hess(when not full of drunk people during weekends) The recreational trail near High Level Bridge, Hamilton Farmers Market, James St N from King to Barton area, King St East James to Wellington 202 Rail Trail from Corktown Park 203 Waterfront, trails James North ‐between York and Murray. King Street East ‐ Downtown to Wellington Bruce Trail 204 Waterfront Trail to Cootes. Bayfront ‐ pier 4, variety of parks ‐ and newer subdivisions where traffic is controlled by design, full sidewalks, bike lanes on road, and 205 bolouvards between sidewalk and road ‐ trbouble is: these are no where near anything but your house. 206 Waterfront 207 Bayfront Park, Pier 4, Confederation Park, Cootes Paradise, Cootes trail to Dundas, Waterfront Trail to Burlington, Locke St S Mountain Park Ave. Concession Street 208 Waterfront james st
209 king st 210 rail trail 211 Locke St, escarpment rail trails 212 waterfront, trails, RBG, Cootes paradise 213 Mountain Brow, York St/Dundurn Castle, Waterfront, Habour, 214 Sam Lawrence Park, Mountain Brow Blvd., Scenic Drive Lookout, Pier 4. 215 Rail trail, Bruce Trails, Harbourfront, Ottawa Street, Gage Park, Aberdeen Ave and enjoining side streets Bruce Trail Churchill Park Princess Point and surrounding trails 216 Scenic Drive
05/20/11 41 Toole Design Group Cootes Drive 217 Waterfont, Dundas Valley, Locke Street, James Street, RBG rail trail on east mountain, but I have to drive to it and sometimes getting from the parking lot to the actual trail in wet weather is very difficult as I use a walker. I have actutally become bogged down in the grass and mud due to lack of sidewalk which leads to the trail. 218 Consequently I don't go as often as I would like to or should for exercise and leisure! Gage Park
219 Bay front park All the trails Stairs Waterfalls Bayfront Street Locke James St North Parks Westdale 220 Aberdeen area‐beautiful homes and gardens 221 Locke St/James St N/town of Dundas/rail trail/most side streets/parks/harbour front 222 Waterfront, James North, Farmer's Market, Radial trail. 223 James St N, Locke St, Ottawa St, Waterfront Trails, Escarpment, downtown, Escarpment Rail Trail
224 Herkimer Street 225 chedoke radial trail, waterfront trail, rbg trails, bruce trails ‐ harbourfront, except you have to drive to get there
226 ‐ local, historic neighbourhoods with trees and architecture downtown, Bayfront park, various rail trails, downtown Dundas, James Street North & the North End..... although all these places have 227 potential for improvement. rail trail
waterfront park
228 downtown‐smooth sidewalks for wheelchair‐old walks cause pain due to bumps 229 Waterfront, James St N, Locke St, Westdale, Dundas 230 Locke Street, Durand, Strathcona, James St, Westdale Village, Kirkendall 231 Ottawa St N, Locke St S, Westdale
05/20/11 42 Toole Design Group 232 Concession St., downtown, Ottawa St. Locke 233 James Street North! Ancaster
234 Dundas side streets in north end as gardens change seasonally, area bounded by James Wellington, Hunter and Jackson has some fascinating 235 gardens, Kirkendall neighborhoods has lovely mix of architecture and gardens. 236 Downtown, near hospitals and schools Moccatain ‐ the view o our city is beyond trying to describe at any hour of day or night. Locke Street and Ottawa Street for shopping. 237 Historical buildings. 238 Dundas older areas (parks & streets), Waterfront area (lovely parks), St. James for things like Art Council. Gouley Park neighborhood, Bayfront Park and Pier 4 area Park near St. Thomas Moore H. School, Gibson Park west of Garth Street, Confederation Park Trail but needs improvement, Rail trail but need better access for short walks by sewers and the mobility issues. 239 Better lighting ,benches, some older neighborhoods where you can park car on street and explore the neighborhood 240 Dundas central area, Christie Conservation area, Hamilton Brandford Rail Trail,Trail Trail to McMarker, Hamilton Bay‐Peir 4. Mohawk Road E or W, Waterfront parks, Fennel Ave East or west, Safe park, Upper Wentworth Street, Rail trail, Conceesion Street 241 Bruce Trail 242 Cootes Paradise, Bay Front Park 243 ‐ West harbor (parks), Conservation area, Trails eg Spring Valley, Dundas Valley, along a segment lef off Concession St Gage Park, Beach Area by the Water, King's Forest Park, Dotasco Rec Park, Battlefield Museum, Erland Lee Museum, Fifty Point, 244 Fieldcote Museum 245 Bayfront, Sam Lawrence Park, Gage Driving Park
05/20/11 43 Toole Design Group Q15. Please list any SPECIFIC DESTINATIONS in the City (such as the name of a school, park, shopping center, community service) that need improvements to make walking safer and more comfortable.
Destination Improvements needed Number
1 downtown dundas water maintenance/better signage 2 Eastgate Square Better routing cars/pedestrians 3 Millgrain Park & Library School Church narrow road, no shoulder, lack of sidewalks 4 Ancaster Meadowlands nearly impossible to walk between big box stores: crosswalks, sidewalks Rymal Rd and Garner ‐‐ Redeemer students are in danger walking along the rd, as stated 5 one was hit by car this yr 6 Hamilton Road, Waterdown Too busy 7 Harbourfront 8 McMaster University 9 Longwood bridge over 403 better lighting 10 George Allan School WEST: snow/ice removal nearby area (synagogue is good) the school's sidewalk floods york blvd bet dundurn and bay‐separarte cars 11 and sidewalk 12 King st Dundas ban truck traffic ‐ too often used as a short‐cut (Hamilton ‐ Kitchener) LAWRENCE ROAD FROM KENILWORTH TO 13 GAGE sidewalk 14 Scenic Dr near Mohawk lack of lighting 15 Hatt St at Ogilvie in Dundas exceptionally narrow sidewalk at DVSA on Hatt St Bus drivers turning on to main can not see pedestrians crossing Main Street ‐ may 16 MacNab Transit Terminal require staged signalling (pedestrians only, traffic only) 17 403 on‐ramp from King W Crossing light for pedestrians/cyclists 18 Limeridge Mall footpathes, pedestrian crossings 19 Senior's Homes Catharine/King William Once saw a man in wheelchair almost hit by oncoming traffic, needs pedestiran crossing 20 Ancaster ‐ Wilson Street Grant Blvd. ‐‐ road shoulders are crumbling 21 Along Rymal Road, just about everywhere Sidewalks 22 Redeemer University College (Garner Road) Sidewalk along Garner Road and Southcote needed badly 23 Redeemer University College Sidewalks/ bike paths on Garner/ lighting
05/20/11 44 Toole Design Group 24 Fortinos plaza, dundurn traffic patterns are ridiculous 25 King Street / QEW Exit 26 Downtown/Jackson Square More points of interest/viable businesses/culture/cultural attractions 27 St. Martin of tours black top area & path from Stoney Brook to school 28 West end of Hamilton Litter, Lighting, Abandoned buildings, Lack of happiness, Sketchy people 29 Gage Park 30 Major Streets Not so close to traffic 31 Pier 1 clean it up 32 upper james cleanliness 33 The Park New playground 34 Lime Ridge Mall fix parking lot concrete to get rid of pot holes 35 Lime Ridge Mall pot holes within the parking lot 36 Downtown Get rid of scary people the entire length of main street and cannon fewer traffic lanes, street parking and bike lane to act as buffer between pedestrians and 37 street traffic, wider sidewalks, more trees 38 Jackson Square/Eaton Centre area feels dingy and unsafe 39 Westdale Village Sidewalks 40 Dundurn Fortino's plaza more cross walks 41 Dalewood Rec Centre / School Sidewalk on East Side of Dalewood needs widening The Westdale core area (near Westdale The side walks diverts towards the shops. A sidewalk should be added along the 42 Theatre and CIBC) flowerbeds that follows King on both sides for easier walking through Westdale. 43 Fortinos Plaza another exit eastbound and another northbound Longwood near MIP to connect the 44 SouthWest with Westdale wider sidewalks, slower traffic, clean up the area 45 Meadowlands not at all pedestrian friendly Light timing is poor; suggest use of British Panda crossing concepts to speed up 46 Dundas King Street pedestrian crosswalks response to request make pedestrian sidwalks throughout parking lot leading to entrances. similar to the one 47 Any mall or big box store complex in the city found at limeridge mall bus terminal, perhaps not as wide 48 Binbrook many sidewalks are too narrow, or very damaged due to construction 49 Waterfront at night better lighting outside of Bayfront Park 50 hamiton childrens aid better sidewalks 51 DOWNTOWN CORE wider sidewalks, slow down traffic, better streetscaping, benches etc. 52 Meadowlands/Golf Links Shopping a complete pedestrian nightmare 53 Ancaster 1 Bus that doesn't run all that much? really? 54 Jackson Square Uneven bricks, too much smokers and motorized scooters 55 Fortinos Plaza at Dundurn and King/Main Needs wheelchair/stroller access at south side connecting McDonalds sidewalk to Main
05/20/11 45 Toole Design Group St. sidewalk 56 Downtown Make King, Main and all present one‐way streets TWO‐WAY. NOW!!!!! 57 James Street North wider sidewalk, less fruits and vegetables on the sidewalk 58 Hill St. Dog Park Stoplight on Dundurn between Herkimer and Main St. 59 Waterfront (Lake Ontario) clear debris more frequently starting in April 60 cant think of any not too many places to cross dundurn from east to west side, and very dificut to cross on walking to the Fortinos plaza at Main and the east side at Main with the runners of the advanced green, and the parking lot is not 61 Dundurn pedestrian friendly there 62 Fortino's at Dundurn VERY limited bike parking (not walking, but still very important) 63 Downtown core king and Main streets, too much like high speed freeways north side of Barton Street west (west of 64 Queen Street) discontinuous sidewalk 65 Heritage Greene Shopping Centre more direct vehicle traffic to make accommodating pedestrians easier Many sidewalks are too narrow, and the driveway ramps cut into the walking area 66 Downtown Dundas shoping core making it difficult for two peole to walk together, and people with babystroolers 67 Confederation Park free parking needed at east end (off Gray's Road) 68 crossing York Blvd @ Ray St N no curb cuts @ south or centre, Crosswalk sign/lights/lines; bus stop for HSR Proper two‐way conversion (not 3 lanes EB, 1 lane WB ending at Bay). Scarmble 69 Hamilton Farmer's Market, York Blvd. Intersection at York/Macnab. litter, broken beer bottles, garbage, needles, etc. I was there with my 3‐year‐old daughter 70 Pedestrian GO Underpass MacNab Street and it was disgusting and dangerous! 71 Fortinos Dundurn at King and Main teriible terrible terrible insections for anyone walking! 72 Centre on Barton Sidewalks, better 'street' plan, stores should face Barton Two‐stage crossing is ignored by many pedestrians. Too much volume coming out of Mac 73 McMaster University @ Main Street West hospital. Many near misses as a pedestrian crossing here. 74 Main St West Wider sidewalks Parking lots bordered by Wilson st, Hughson There are two many parking lots in this area which makes it an empty and scrary place to 75 st, King William street, and Catharine street. walk with little street activity after hours. 76 Jackson Square/Hamilton Place/Ellen More entrances off the sidewalk, more storefronts. And get better business downtown 77 Fairclough (less BINGO, etc., we need a Starbucks downtown, some nicer stores) 78 Plaza at 50 Dundurn (Fortinos) redesign parking lot to allow pedestrian walking space No access to the plaza for pedestrians or people with strollers/scooters/wheelchairs from Main St. without climbing the curb, motorists race into the parking lot from the 79 Dundurn Plaza ‐ 50 Dundurn Street South intersections ‐ rarely yield or look for pedestrians. 80 General Hosp ‐ via Victoria Ave people too exposed to fast, large traffic
05/20/11 46 Toole Design Group 81 McMaster something other than a major arterial to connect it to downtown 82 dundurn plaza main, king and dundurn not pedestrian friendly very little can be done because it has been designed for car culture...blow it up and start 83 Ancaster Meadowlands again with people in mind Mountview Park flooods quite ofter over the paved path across the park so that the path 84 Mountview School is too wet for students to access the park 85 Durand Neighbourhood sidewalk improvements 86 Woodward WWTP / Steam Museum no City sidewalk adjacent to City lands 87 fortinos plaza dundurn castle 88 Rosseau School ‐ McNiven Ancaster Night Lighting at HSR Stop 89 Meadowlands Power Centre Car‐centric design; lack of crosswalks; parking lots are dangerous for pedestrians Getting to it requires crossing either King or Main. Traffic is too fast, and the crossing on the east side of Dundurn involves stepping in front of left‐turning drivers who are trying to race through as fast as possible. Getting to the mall from hthe nort ‐west corner of 90 Fortinos mall at King and Dundurn Dundurn and King requires crossing 3 times. 91 McMaster‐Kirkendall neighborhood Needs to be a proper trail through rail yard 92 Fortino's Plaza‐ Dundurn & King poor access for pedestrians, bikes, wheelchair 93 Dundurn park, Bayfront Park Few safe pedestrian crossings on York Blvd between Dundurn and Queen 94 Main and Dundurn Intersection Bring back buses so that you get a mix of transit users instead of just the sketch‐bags 95 Gore Park there now. 96 Beasley Park Signalled crossings at surrounding intersections Interdection of Dundas St. E. &Hamilton Sts. N 97 & S the sidewalks are terrible when you use a walker 98 Fortinos Plaza in Ancaster sidewalks are in need of repair 99 Dr Davey school no crossing guard on Ferguson Street, no stop sign at Ferguson and Kelly Street 100 Ancaster Vilage We need sidewalks to get there from the residential areas Getting to McMaster along Aberdeen and 101 Longwood is a really unpleasant walk Better, wider sidewalks ‐ maybe more space between sidewalks and street 102 Ancaster Village Core pedestrian crossings 103 Strathcona School Dundurn and Lameraux pedestrian activated cross light dangerous drivers ignoring crossing guard!!! Rail trail accessible from James St. stairs that goes across the mountain and connects to the Crossing the Queen St. access is deadly dangerous, which is a shame, because that trail is 104 reservoir crossing Queen St. lovely. 105 Dr. Davey School/Beasley Park school zone w/ 40 km/h on Wilson and Cannon and widened sidewalks needs overhead crossing signals as children cross over Dundurn or a flashing 40km/h limit 106 Earl Kitchener School school zone sign
05/20/11 47 Toole Design Group 107 Dundurn Plaza (Fortino's) Protected pedestrian access from sidewalk 108 Centre Mall Not visually engaging to walk into 109 Main West Esplanade safe crossings 110 Locke St Aberdeen Ave needs pedestrian crossing at Kent St big box store malls on Barton, and on Upper 111 James Auto travel is encouraged. 112 Dundurn near Beer Store pedestrian crossing (where sign now says "cross at Herkimer") Westdale high school and Mac 'Innovation' 113 (sarcastically wrt ped/cycling access) park Increase width of sidewalks on Longwood and decrease traffic speed, esp the bridge. 114 locke street sidewalk to narrow,get parking garage at end and no parking instreet 115 railtrail, West Hamilton drainage, concrete/asphalt/packed surface 116 Dundurn shopping plaza 117 McMaster Direct bus routes from Kirkendall neighbourhood! 118 McMaster Hospital more pedestrian crossings, more clear, longer time Area is derrilect and not walkable at all ‐ certainly not the destination it should be for a 119 Ivor Wynne soon‐to‐be worldclass sports stadium The corner at mud to catch the parkdale bus! I have to make a c shape to bus stop cause 120 Heritage green no strait crosswalk only one way cross mud 121 Mohawk College, West 5th & Fennel There's no sidewalk there! At all! Just an empty patch for the bus stop 122 Gore Park Implement Gore Park Master Plan and close King St. to create public plaza Separate walking paths from bus and road areas to store doors and pathways that go Both big box centres (Meadowlands and directly from store to store (and not all the way out of the parking lot to the main road 123 Stoney Creek area) and back in again ‐ time‐consuming, unpleasant in bad weather, and dangerous! 124 Confederation Park Lights for night walking and snow removal in winter 125 downtown area 126 Meadowlands Power Centre Few safe places to cross from one store to another ST. JEAN de BREBEUF CATHOLIC SECONDARY 127 SCHOOL SIDEWALKS Metro Shopping Centre on Governors Road, 128 Dundas effective and designated pedestrian routes needed 129 jackson square a lot of litter, spit on sidewalk, vomit on sidewalk Since there is not a bus that comes directly across there I have to walk on the gravel shoulder which is very dangersous. In the summer there are families that walk and bike there to soccer and it is very dangerous. It is quicker for me to walk than to take 2 busses through Dundas to get to my home. It is very dangerous along there though and I will not Olympic Drive from Cootes Dr to York Road let my children walk or bike it. Instread we have to use our vehickle to drive to the soccer 130 could really use a side walk. field and hockey arena thus adding to the gasses in the air from our vehicle. I walk alot
05/20/11 48 Toole Design Group and am pretty happy with the sidewalks and roads. This is one area that could be improved though. Thanks. 131 McMaster Hospital Longwood Road between Aberdeen and Main St. West Connection from James or Bay Street to encourage walking to Waterfront. Immediately next to market is nice, but should improve connections to surrounding nice 132 Waterfront, Downtown Market neighbourhoods... nice walking route from Locke Street to the market 133 Meadowlands Shopping Area Sidewalks were not connected; No safe crossways for pedestrians at all 134 mohawk and upper james this is an intimidating intersection as a pedestrian Mohawk College connection to Columbia 135 Drive Widen fence opening and constrcut trail to Governor's The streets surrounding Lloyd. D. Jackson's 136 Square Litter, people smoking, cracks in the sidewalk, busy traffic 137 Village Green plaza defined & lit Cross walk, wider sidewalks, trees, benches 138 University Plaza, Dundas More trees & more clearly marked crossing areas in parking lot. west Hamilton to downtown and reverse, King 139 and Main 403 overpass both directions, esp. at crossing 140 Fortinos, Main St W There are no sidewalks connecting Main St. W to the store. Safe 1 stage crossing of Main Street from Stroud Road, Bowman Street, Broadway 141 McMaster University Avenue, Emerson Street, Leland Street sidewalk widening, signs warning cyclists to stay off sidewalks, pedestrian crossing on 142 George R. Allan School Cline 143 Main and Dundurn dangerous to cross as a pedestrian 144 Ancaster Library ,Ancaster square connecting off road trails and paths network / rail radial line behind 145 All crosswalks. 146 Centre on Barton More Sidewalks! Snow removal on existing sidewalks. 147 Main Street between Victoria and McMaster separation from high speed traffic ‐ unsafe 148 St. Joseph's Hospital Many intersections where pedestrian crossing is prohibited on one side. Long walk to market, and back to bus for seniors‐ mini bus service from market to McNab 149 Downtown Jackson Square bus, plus resting benches. 150 Red hill Valley need maps for recreational walking Dundurn street, between main and King, 151 around the Fortinos EVERYTHING 152 Scenic & Paradise corner store Side walks on both sides of the street 153 McMaster University better access from Main Street traffic needs to be slowed down on Aberdeen, pedestrian light needs to be installed at Aberdeen/Kent, Dundurn/Aberdeen is a fast‐paced intersection where drivers pay little 154 Ryerson School attention to pedestrians/school children walking to/from school at Earl Kitchener, St.
05/20/11 49 Toole Design Group Joe's School, Ryerson School, Westdale High School 155 Highland Secondary School sidewalks on both sides of Governor's Road the sidewalks need to be cleared or it needs to be enforced. I slipped on day just outside 156 McMaster of campus and sprained my ankle pretty bad. Dundas sidewalks need to be designed with pedestrians in mind ‐ not cars. There are 157 Dundas proper sidewalk designs that accomodate both pedestrians and cars... lets have those. Sidewalks in some areas of Rosedale Parking seems unsafe at times with traffic at the Kimberly stairs with the curve at the top 158 Community of the street just after you enter off the 159 Meadowlands Emphasis on parkings lots needs to be replaced with good pedestrians linkages 160 Ont Gov't building on King sidewalk very narrow 161 McMaster University / hospital Reduced speed limit on Main St and safer Main St crossing 162 Jackson Square 163 James Street South Wider Sidewalks 164 downtown something to help cars notice and respect pedestrians 165 McMaster More and better crosswalks Pedestrian nightmare ‐ No sidewalks that lead to wal‐mart, no signalized pedestrian 166 Mountain Plaza Mall crossings, no "paths" through the parking lot to get to stores. 167 Rail Trail lighting! horrible for walking after dark 168 Concession Street wider sidewalks, more trees 169 Centre Mall large expanses of parking lot and poor pedestrian walkways 170 rail trail on east mountain from parking lot on limeridge to trail is no direct sidewalk or path for scooters or walkers 171 Ancaster Meadowlands Shopping Complex Sidewalks on both shoulders of roads in the complex, 172 Main St (from Dundurn to Gage) Traffic calming/wider sidewalks/trees/grass boulevards/less traffic/less trucks King St west over highway 403 towards 173 westdale needs separate pedestrian bridge Tear it down and have pedestrians design it, put entrances at the sidewalk, put stores in 174 Centre Mall the middle, in close proximity to one another and parking on the periphery 175 St Josephs Hospital Add pedestrian crossings at all intersections along James 176 big box developments should have sidewalks to navigate pedestrian traffic Meadowlands and Heritage Green shopping Need improved Public Transit and more attention to pedestrian access and safety. Both 177 complexs are very car‐centric. 178 anywhere below king street Cannon St needs a pedestrian crossing and Mary and Elgin St to make the crossing safe 179 Dr. Davey School for kids 180 Fortinos Plaza, Dundurn Street No pedestrian facilities to access Plaza, street crossings are limited Main or King East between downtown and 181 Ottawa St too many bikes on the sidewalks
05/20/11 50 Toole Design Group 182 Wilson Street, Ancaster Noncontinuous cycling lanes, damaged sidewalks With idling being an issue for the city's air qaulity, I would like to see less unwarranted stop signs and less time spent at Stop lights, there are some areas where I don't understand the reasoning, other than in a Pool at the top of Greenhilll could use some improvements around it to make it more 183 election year, that they are even there. inviting, right now it's like a hidden spot for only a select few. 184 Wilson Street, Ancaster near Jerseyville Rd Needs pedestrian crossing 185 Wilson Street, Ancaster There is a long section from Halson to Fiddlers Green where there are no crosswalks Wilson Street (between Fiddler's Green and 186 Ancaster Downtown) No sidewalk at all 187 Westdale, in front of CIBC and Snooty Fox The sidewalk is not continuous. slower traffic along King and Main, wider sidewalks, divided bike lanes (partitioned off from traffic like the trail running along side Cootes Drive from Hamilton to Dundas. Lots 188 Westdale to Downtown of room for bikes, pedestrians without having to worry about traffic) Safe and beautiful access from the downtown or Locke/Aberdeen area that doesn't require crossing the bridges and highway overpasses or walking all the way down 189 Westdale (King Street area) Aberdeen to Longwood. 190 Westdale More and better crosswalks and stoplights. Feels like walking beside a highway ‐ separated bike/walking areas if streets are going to 191 Walking along King & Main Sts remain highway like 192 UPPER SHERMAN AVE‐ SIDEWALKS‐ SIDEWALK DISAPPEARS IN SECTIONS BETWEEN RYMAL & LIMERIDGE This area used to be more pedestrian friendly ‐ now all the retail stores face inward rather than having an entrance or at least a second entrance facing the sidewalk/bus 193 Upper James ‐ new walmart area stops. 194 University plaza (Dundas) 195 University Plaza Protected pedestrian access from sidewalk 196 trails to Choice Plaza 197 Tim Hortins Scenic and Mohawk Side walks and or mix use trail 198 the TD bank on James/ Robinson Cars turning out from parking lot/ATM do not see or stop for pedestrians on Robinson The road down Longwood to Princess point is 199 in bad condition for pedestrians. A sidewalk would be nice as you go down the hill. More attention needs to be paid to pedestrian access and safety when designing 200 The Centre on Barton shopping complexes such as this. They are very car‐centric. 201 Staircase Theatre Dundurn needs crosswalk to access theatre from residental streets 202 St. Joseph's Hospital No restrictions on pedestrian crossings at nearby intersections 203 St. Joseph Hospital cross‐walk across James Street
05/20/11 51 Toole Design Group 204 South side Queen and Main Longer green light for physically impaired people 205 sir john a macdonarld high school 206 Rymal Road No sidewalks 207 Ryerson Community Centre entrances/pathways to entrances in bad shape/not welcoming 208 Queenston Road overpass of Red Hill Parkway Exposed to high speed traffic, difficult ramp crossings 209 Plaza New parking lots 210 Pier 4 Snow removal in winter Pedestrian bridges needed (separate from traffic) to gain access from east of 403 to west 211 Pedestrian Access over Highway 403 of 403 212 Parks Safer/Newer Playgrounds north of the police station (Cannon St, and 213 side streets). Too much litter, no destinations. 214 Mountview School crosswalks on streets such as Briarose to identify safe places to walk 215 Mountain: All principal avenues Narrow to two‐lanes, parking on both sides of the street 216 Millgrade as a whole narrow road, no shoulder, lack of sidewalks The wind seems to be always blowing in our faces. I can't think of any improvements needed,always a big pot hole as you turn off the trail onto the road into the parking lot at 217 Mac the bridge on Coootes Drive. there is 218 limeridge mall entrance on upper we... alloted time to proceed through intersection Add crossing on otherwide of King Fisher/Upper Wellington driveway. Right turning vehicles entering/exiting get too much space to turn wide and fast while pedestrians wait 219 Limeridge Mall for drivers to speed by. 220 Limeridge Crosslights to reduce traffic bottlenecks due to pedestrians getting off the buses 221 Laurier rec center wider sidewalks and pedestrian access to doors 222 King/Main between downtown and 403 Lower speed limits, and stricter enforcement 223 King Street West Wider Sidewalks, Separation from fast traffic or calmed traffic 224 King Street East to Victoria Same as above. 225 king street cleanliness 226 King St. Downtown Hamilton -- try a power washer on the sidewalks 227 King St E /Wentworth area Feel unsafe along some strethces, not pleasing to walk along 228 King and Dundurn west side No pedestrain crossing, high speed vehicles 229 King and Dundurn Intersection have to cross 3 times to get from SW corner to NW corner. priority given to 230 king and dundurn vehicles 231 King and Dundurn same dangers 232 Keniworth & king bridge Sidewalk on ramp to keniworth traffic circle 233 James North, Hamilton City Centre Numerous Lights on side of building and at entrance were burnt out...dangerous
05/20/11 52 Toole Design Group Building walking at night... 234 James and Cannon Slow down traffic to make the corner more appealing for pedestrian shoppers Jackson Square main entrance, King & Scramble Intersection needed. Pedestrians often overflow onto the street while 235 James. waiting for crossing. 236 Jackson Square sidewalks all narrow on King/James 237 Heritage Greene Big Box development slightly better than the Meadowlands, but generally the same comments apply 238 Golf Links Road to Meadownlands Improve crosswalks (countdowns, high vis crosswalks), trees, benches 239 Glancaster Road Sidewalks needed badly 240 Glanbrook Conservation Area fix road way and surrounding area (ie. pavilians) 241 general walking on garbage days trash cans and recycle bins block access on sidewalks 242 Gage Park parking if one is from out of town - parking lot is deplorable in terms of pedestrians accessing plaza across parking lot, crossing Main Street as a pedestrian is like playing Russian Roulette with cars 243 Fortino's Plaza at Main/Dundurn racing through left turns from Dundurn onto Main 244 Fortinos plaza at Dundurn longer crossing time, protected sidewalks (too close to road) Pedestrian right of way EVERYWHERE in the parking lot, safer street crossings, bicycle parking, and move the post office back there for God's sake! (or try to get to it from the plaza either on foot or by car and you will discover the dysfunction of 245 Fortino's plaza the area) 246 Fortinos plaza Crossing at main is unpleasent, fortinos parking lot a nightmare there are no sidewalks to get to the front from the Main St entrance and hence, 247 Fortinos on Main St one has to walk on the road cars DO NOT STOP AT RED LIGHTS IF THEY ARE TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT. 248 every intersection in the city Hamilton should follow montreal's lead and ban right/left on red. 249 Escarpment trails- night lighting, police presence for safety 250 Durdurn St. South safe crossings Ability to cross King on the west side of Dundurn (currently requires 3 crossing 251 Dundurn Plaza (King and Dundurn) because west-side pedestrian crossing prohibited) 252 Dundurn Plaza Sidewalks for pedestrians (and drivers), safe paths 253 Dundurn Plaza Crossing layout very threatening to pedestrians, too restrictive Dundurn Mall Fortino's- there is no bus 254 service from Aberdeen to York St. Weekend and daily bus service to carry customers to mall and Dundurn Castle. 255 Dundurn Fortinos Plaza Again, entirely car-centric (and even then, poorly done) 256 Dundurn between Main & King need bike lane Improvements to traffic and pedestrian crossing environment at Main/Dundurn and 257 Dundurn (Fortino's) Plaza King/Dundurn 258 Downtown proper Speed control for traffic, better landscaping, lighting, infill Downtown by Farmers' Market/Jackson Needs to be more pedestrian-friendly to encourage people to flow freely through 259 Square/AGH downtown core
05/20/11 53 Toole Design Group time lights to pedestrian speeds, not cars; wide, well-marked crosswalks; rapid transit; free transportation in the core; reduce number of parking lots; improve look 260 downtown and North End of building facades 261 Downtown surrounded by 1 way highways- who wants to walk beside, sit at an outdoor cafe 262 Dalley Drive make the parkette more attractive - benches, flowers; connect the trail Queen St signals to show both ways - clue to walking of traffic @ intersections 263 crossing King @ Ray St N/S west the south side of aberdeen has a side walk right at the road, and cars travel close and fast and it is difficult to let my kids walk there ( 9, 9 and 11) still.Could aberdeen ever become 3 lanes, with a middle lane that switches direction with 264 crossing aberdeen at locke traffic flow to Mac. to give us a little more walking room Sidewalks, mixed land use, walking pathways connecting residential 265 Clappison's Corners Retail Area neighbourhoods with commercial area 266 City Hall sidewalks too narrow along Main St 267 Churchill Park playground Needs a paved path from Cline St. for strollers. 268 Churchill Park floods several months per year 269 Churchill Park accessible pathways 270 Chedoke Park connection over 403 Pedestrian "pathways" to help them navigate parking lot rather than wandering aimlessly where they are a danger to themselves and others. There should be routes for pedestrians to enable them to get from store to store at marked 271 Centre on Barton crossings. 272 Centre Mall doors to the sidewalks too much parkinmg lot pavement, not enough sidewalk, landscaped friendly 273 Centre Mall walkways 274 Central Public School sidewalks around school, mainly on Hunter St. BRIDGE OVER HIGHWAY FROM 275 DUNDERN TO WESTDALE Continuous bike and pedestrian crossing. wider sidewalks 276 Bond Street beside GR Allan School Drainage - Sidewalk is often muddy, wet REsidential speed bumps along road to slow traffic....don't say it isn't 277 Beulah Park possible...Toronto is full of them...and it works!!! 278 Bayfront Park needs better transit access 279 Bayfront Park needs access point from Strathcona neighbourhood Barton Street especially at Sherman - a 280 forgotten street getting worse empty storefronts, dirty appearance, uninviting 281 Barton Street Abandoned buildings, Sketchy people, Dangerous drivers, Lack of happiness Ancaster Wilson St from Rousseaux to 282 Sulphur Springs Needs a pedestrian crosswalk 283 Ancaster Conservation Area trails and paths along the road to Hermitage, Sherman Falls, Bruce trail to Tiffany
05/20/11 54 Toole Design Group along #2 crossing all walkways in winter due to inconsistant snow removal by absentee complaining does not work - need consistant snow removal along certain routes 284 landlords/tenants in Westdale village area including to access bus greater enforcement of snow removal in winter (inc. full sidewalk for accessibility 285 all sidewalks aids) "Walk" sign should come on automatically at ALL crosswalks (no need to press buttons) and there should be a pedestrian only cycle when no motor traffic can go or turn (I have lost count of the number of times that I have almost been hit by someone checking the traffic on the main road and not the pedestrians right in 286 All crosswalk areas front of them), Additonal Escarpment Steps - esp. of east 287 Wentworth Street eg: Fennell to Greenhill, Upper Ottawa to Ottawa, etc. 288 aberdeen over highway 403 needs separate pedestrian bridge 289 Aberdeen & Kent Please put in a signalized crosswalk! 290 Aberdeen crossing at kent needs lights More protected crossings (more lights?) - York as it exists is essentially a surface 291 York between Queen and Dundurn highway and acts as a barrier. longer pedestrian signals, pedestrian crossing at King an Paisley, improved 292 Westdale shopping district streetscaping, replacement of dead street trees Better signage, additional light for pedestrians to cross Wentworth at Mountain 293 Wentworth Stairs access to Rail trail access 294 Waterfront (James & Guise) more direct pedestrian path to harbour - wider sidewalks Locke St between King & Main is very unpleasent; sidewalks too narrow, cars too 295 Victoria Park fast 296 Tim Hortons locations throughout the city Eliminate drive-throughs that cross the sidewalk the rail trail from the Chedoke golf course 297 across the train bridge over the 403 ...I walk it often, and cannot wait for it to become more walkable and bike-able While I like the idea of the round-about, it's not very pedestrian friendly -how exactly is a pedestrian suppose to navigate around the round-about. Also, the Stone Church in between Upper Paradise stretch doesn't always have sidewalks, so one is forced to walk on the bike lane 298 & Golf Links and either get run over by a car or a bike. Good times! Sherwood School, neglected outer appearance - unsure if improvements have 299 been made in the last year front stairs crumbling, grass unkept, exterior painting needed 300 Scenic Drive Add sidewalk one side, trial other side, high vis crosswalks 301 Ryerson Middle School/Rec Centre parking lot pavement improvements needed 302 Residential Areas Safer 303 Ogilvie and Governor's Road, Dundas The sidewalk over the bridge is much too narrow
05/20/11 55 Toole Design Group Very difficult to walk through parking lots safely. Long route to bus, and crossing 304 Mountain Plaza for southbound buses. 305 Medowlands Mix use trail and or wider sidewalks with space between road traffic 306 Meadowlands and Center mall connectivity Safer crossings from the south across Main st. The recent update was basically useless, who approved that crap? Westbound traffic right turning to Mac and Cootes is a mess, could be much better controlled and signed, seems that many people are in the wrong lane and need to make dangerous last second lane 307 McMaster university changes which imperil pedestrians. The revamp was a wasted opportunity. 308 McMaster innovation Park Sidewalk access to the area poor More students could and should be walking to school but dangerous crossings like Parkside Drive and Main Street and Main Street and Highway 5 should be manned by crossing guards, walking school bus or in Parkside & Main's case a pedestrian 309 Mary Hopkins School, Waterdown light 310 Main/King and Hess- Hughson Night, lots dark lots and vacant buildings. Need life 311 Main Street Wider sidewalks, calmed traffic, buffer from traffic. 312 Lovers Lane, Ancaster needs proper sidewalks We need another crossing light or at least a 4-way stop sign at the hill before the bridge (around Jackson Street) - the visibility is poor and makes it dangerous to 313 Locke Street cross the street to access businesses. Too many lanes of High speed traffic on Main St. Very threatening. Not enough 314 Locke St. South crossings. clearer instructions for drivers to recognize pedestrians are arriving and leaving by 315 limeridge mall parking lot, by bus locations bus and will be walking in that area 316 King Street west between Main and Queen safe crossings King St. West and Main Street West close 317 to McMaster separated bike/pedestrian/road 318 King St on North side near Gore Park clear sidewalk of obstacles 319 Keniworth traffic circle Bigger sidewalk under train track bridge there is no need for the jolley cut to have three lanes downhill. no one needs to pass here! there should be two lanes up, one lane down, a physical barrier with plantings, a two way bike lane and then a sidewalk. the plantings and bike lane 320 jolley cut offer a buffer for traffic Move the Meth Clinic,and increase by=law. Too many loiterers, cars parking in front of it in no parking zones, jaywalkers, creating pedestrian and traffic and 321 John/King William safety hazards. Most people I know avoid that area like the plague now. Street wall along James just bricks, would be nice to have shop windows that 322 Hamilton City Centre Mall integrate back with the street 323 Gore Park Close off south side to vehicular traffic to create a pedestrian area.
05/20/11 56 Toole Design Group 324 Gage Park along Main Street the amount of garbage was unbelievable...not a pleasant walk... 325 Gage Park tend to walk ways Proper crossing needed as current staggered crossing is difficult, inconvenient and 326 Fortinos, King & Dundurn time consuming. Better connections to surrounding sidewalks, need cut-through paths straight to storefronts. It is too inconvenient and cold to walk along sidewalk on edges of 327 Fortino's plaza at Dundurn. parking lot. Former rail bridges at Pearl and Ray 328 Streets Repair/replace existing bridges to allow pedestrian/bicycle traffic 329 Dundurn plaza shopping area addition of walkways so as to prevent pedestrian travel throughout parking lot 330 Dundurn Plaza No restrictions on pedestrian crossings at nearby intersections 331 Dundurn Plaza More pedestrian-friendly crossing at Dundurn at King and also Main 332 Dundurn Mall needs safer pedestrian access, improved parking lot 333 Dundas King Street Bike lane All around the school from Wilson, Ferguson and especially Cannon, traffic is 334 DR.DAVEY SCHOOL WAY TOO FAST and DANGEROUS for children crossing 335 Downtown:King Street Pedestrianize in core Downtown Dundas: King St between York Speed limit too high for the nature of the downtown shopping district and unsafe 336 and Market St crossings 337 crossing Main @ Ray St S crosswalk lines/lights/signs 338 Centennial Park connection over QEW 339 Cannon St shops - John to Queen more benches & trees needed 340 Bruce Park More trails and lighting through the park Big Box Plazas (Ancaster Meadowlands, Centre Mall, East Mtn Heritage Green 341 shopping area) Stop these developments as they are NOT walkable! 342 Bayfront pedestrian bridge at foot of Locke Accessable access from newer subd. north of CP tracks and west of Centennial 343 Battlefield Park Parkway via CP rail underpass 344 around Dr. Davy school space needed between sidewalks and roads 345 Another park new playground Trails and paths connections / Wonderful opportunity to develop new paths when Mount Mary is developed , Trail behind west side of Wilson behind Memorial School,&Bell building through Queen Street through Fieldcote connecting to Rail 346 Ancaster Village core & Fieldcote Trail at Dalley at one end Heritage Trail /Bruce at the conservation at the otherW Adequate sidewalks should be required before planning is approved to ensure that 347 All new subdivision or retail centres accessibility is ensured from the start. All big box complexes, nearly all shopping 348 malls Sidewalks from street, and between stores
05/20/11 57 Toole Design Group Hedges overgrowing sidewalk not to be allowed., southside also has a spot where 349 Aberdeen between Locke and dundurn sidewalk is too narrow drainage at ramps outside city center at Rebecca and James 350 Jackson Square 351 City Hall approaches to Summer Lane at both Main and King (ramps have severe bumps) 352 Bayfront Park unable to go west on Strock on the south side 353 Limeridge/access points to sidewalks very rough to get on sidewalks 354 side streets [illegible]-rough 355 downtown brick type sidewalks etc shake my chair apart 356 St. Joes Mocctain site sidewalks around perimeter 357 All sloping sidewalks too mcu h steep byond repollacements to walkers 358 Dumping of snow closer on sidewalk dump on side of road 359 On Kin Glendate oew barrigate safety for the pedestrian 360 Meadowlands impossible to cross streeets or cars speeeding 361 Gayemor's Road, Dundas sidewalks so narrow and cars close 362 Wilston Street Anostov impossible to cross no pedestrian crossings 363 Liheridge Mall Requires sidewalks parallel to east perimeter to get from limeridge to Fortinos 364 Near St. Joseph's Hospital afforadable parking within 1/2 km, then you walk rest of teh way to the stop 365 Near Henderson Hospital Better bus service to allow you to walk rest of the way 366 Near Jravinski Centre Same as above, street lighting - emergency phones Creekside Drive Dunas - at Hatt Stret .8 at We need and were promised crosswalks which have not materialized . This makes 367 0 it very difficult to cross the downtown 368 Westhwroth Lodge walks on both sidews of line 369 MerKanta University Better access to rail trail 370 130 St Joseph's Drive Sidewalk NE end of street 371 Hwy 20 Rymal 372 Parkdale Ave Road too many pothole 373 Burlington St Pot Holes 374 Winona Park sidewalk 375 New Winona Elementary School Sidewalk 376 Rookies Variety Store Sidewalk 377 Gage & Mohawk walkway 378 Brucedale and UP Sherman Crosswalk for pedestrians going to therapy
05/20/11 58 Toole Design Group Q16. Please list any specific ROADWAYS or INTERSECTIONS in the City that need improvements for pedestrians. For roadways, please provide the street name, from___ and to___. For intersections, please provide two roadway names.
Number Roadway/Intersection Improvements needed at Roadway/Intersection 1
1 Yak & King maintenance Wilson St and Joseyville Rd 2 (Anastia) Stoplight [illegible] p 9, better pedestrian control 3 5th at W & Millgrade side Road overhead flashing light Crossing Aberdeen at west side of cars need to yield to pedestrians at "soft right" turn; cars turning left from the mountain and cars 4 Queen turning right onto the mountain from Aberdeen often fail to yield to pedestrians 5 King St. W (Bridge) Crossing near Highway on ramp Main St. West and entrance to 6 McMaster Hospital and University 7 Sterling St. bikers don't use bike lane, don't stop at signs. Skaters on road Rousseaux St. at Wilson St., 8 Ancaster Safer pedestrian crossing same as above ‐ it is very much a destination, but the truck traffic 9 makes it dangerous 10 McMaster entrance Main St W dangerous crossing S‐N (east side) with cars turning left from MAC Duke & MacNab (and other similar intersections in the Durand 11 Neigbhourhood) Larger stop signs so drivers do not blow through stop signs, endangering pedestrians 12 Crossing Aberdeen at Kent Street Need a cross walk or a set of crossing lights 13 Dundurn/King pedestrian crossings on both sides of Dundurn The Brow at the top of the wentworth stairs heading east 14 towards the hospital Widen to better accommodate volume of of foot traffic 15 Main Dundurn Fortinos lots pedestrians, Main Street traffic fast Grant Blvd. ‐‐ road shoulders are 16 crumbling Ancaster ‐ Wilson Street 17 Main St West and Haddon St ped. crossing time too short Glancaster Road and Garner Rd to 18 Southcote Rd. Sidewalk needed badly 19 Garner Rd. from Southcote ‐ bikepaths/sidewalks/ lights
05/20/11 59 Toole Design Group Glancaster locke street between King and 20 Main too narrow for pedestrians and traffic Main Street West bridge over the 21 403 Some way for pedestrians to feel safer 22 stoney brook/king street pedestrian crossing walk 23 Main at John (Bus Stop) more trees 24 Shaver and Garner Round a bout 25 Stonechurch at golflinks sidewalks need to be implemented 26 Garner and shaver very busy intersection 27 Hamilton Dr. Way (in ancaster) needs continuous sidewalk 28 Upper James Street Easier crossing near highway ramps 29 Burlington, from Gage to Ottawa allow pedestrians to cross at all angles. reduce the number of turn lanes. allow cars to turn left onto 30 dundurn at main and king dundurn from fortinos to reduce traffic volumes at dundurn/main. King Street West from James St to Would be nice if traffic was slower or further from pedestrians, to make for a more pleasant and 31 McMaster relaxing walk 32 Main St. (all of it) remove "wave of green", make it two way Macklin Road (between Cootes The street lighting is VERY poor and there are no sidewalks. Numerous walkers/runners use this road 33 Paradise and Dufferin Street) to to access the Waterfront Trail. 34 Studholme and Aberdeen A walkway for pedestrians to cross Aberdeen or to dismount from overpass It is a death trap! 35 Longwoood at Marion cross walk for students slower traffic; stopping red‐light runners; drivers making turns feel they take precedence over 36 King & Dundurn pedestrians 37 Governors/Ogilvie Pedestrian and Cycling space and light timing, advanced green Cannon St from Sherman to 38 Queen slow the speed of traffic 39 Rymal Road East of Ottawa Street needs sidewalks plus better snow removal in winter sidewalks are missing on both sides of the upper sherman closer to stonechurch. another light to Upper Sherman between cross street for buses or area school. cars fly down this street making it nearly impossible for 40 Limeridge and Stonechurch pedestrians to cross. honk at pedestrians to get out of the way 41 Binbrook 42 Cannon St Day‐ less trucks, less speed; night‐ more lighting Pedestrians needs to take priority over cars ‐ we need a West side pedestrian crossing, and better 43 King and Dundurn lines of sight 44 John Street and Robert Street Needs lights, stop sign or at least pedestrian crossing 45 Mohawk and Wilson/Roussex need sidewalks and bike lanes away from cars (because cars are going dangerously fast, separation
05/20/11 60 Toole Design Group would make people feel safe) 46 Dundurn and Main Better pedestrian crossing. Drivers turn left onto Main recklessly exit/entrance ramps to 403 at King St and Dundurn and Main 47 and Dundurn Safer crossings over on ramps, enforcement of speed limits on road All roads need better maintenance from our city workers, this years weather has exposed the poor 48 Any Road effort put forward by our city Cars turning right from Hunter onto Bay NEVER yield to pedestrians. Pehaps a "Yield to Pedestrians" 49 Hunter St and Bay St sign Yield‐to‐pedestrians on all onramps/offramps, better stroller/wheelchair accessibility, lighted crossing 50 King at Dundurn at west side of King at Dundurn or Breadalbane 51 Main at Emerson Dangerous multi stage crossing 52 king, from wentworth to sanford encourage infill; boring, unsafe feeling. breaks king street commerce up 53 Dundurn&Main Make Main two‐way (one lane each way), close off Main St. East entrance 54 Dundurn and King and Main needs all way pedestrian crossing 55 Melbourne and Dundurn Stoplight‐ perhaps pedestrian activated 56 as above 57 Main and Dundurn make pedestrians more visible to turning traffic 58 aberdeen and queen intersection 59 Dundurn St S at King St W Pedestrian crossing is a NIGHTMARE 60 Main st, downtown. Make two way, slow traffic down, create buffer between road and sidewalk. east crosswalk at Dundurn and 61 Main drivers turning east onto Main, continuing beyond advanced green into pedestrian crossing Main Street, from MacNab to 62 Wellington Larger sidewalks to encourage people to walk and businesses to set‐up storefronts 63 Main @ Pearl crosswalk lines/signs/lights Should do a proper two‐way conversion (not 3 lanes EB, 1 lane WB). Should continue much further 64 York Blvd from James to Queen than Bay. How about having the drivers not constantly run the red light at the intersection for starters?? And 65 King Street East /Maple Avenue perhaps the odd speed trap, since they are also running these red lights at high rates of speed!! 66 Dundurn and King Pedestrian crossing on West side 67 Upper James/Mohawk Better signals Main Street West and East 68 (through downtown) Traffic flows too quickly and too close to pedestrians. 69 Main at Emmerson Pedestrian prioirty rather than cars, phased crossings impede pedestrian flow Lots of traffic moving fast, distracted by all the lane shifting akes crossing on bike or foot an 70 Hwy 403 ramps at Main and King adventure!!
05/20/11 61 Toole Design Group Dundurn St S/Charlton Av W. This intersection is very jumbled at rush hour especially, with the awkward dog leg intersection and 71 no light. Maybe a traffic light? Or at least a pedestrian crossing light? Sidewalks & wider bridge walkway on Ogilvie next to 1000 Creekside Dr condos; longer crossing light periods @ Governors Rd/Ogilvie (lots of elderly with canes/walkers); widen Governors Rd to accommodate extensive traffic congestion; create partial‐crossing/turning island on Metro side for 72 Ogilvie & Governor's Rd (Dundas) drivers/walkers coming from Metro or Governor's/Main street intersection heading up Governor's Rd a pedestrian cross walk/traffic light is needed here, but this traffic light MUST co‐ordinate with the north‐bound advance green from Queen Street Hll somehow or this will produce a serious traffic 73 Aberdeen Avenue at Kent Avenue hazard. Wider sidewalks ‐ there is no room for more than a couple people at any corner ‐ especially the southeast corner near KFC ‐ and it is very very crowded to share with strollers or scooters. Dangerous crossing for pedestrians to cross. Our family has almost been hit several times by drivers making right turns on reds or turning left onto Dundurn from King Street. Widen sidewalks, put in a scramble walk 74 King St. at Dundurn St. like they have at busy intersections in Toronto. 75 Wilson St ‐ James to Sherman more trees traffic should be slowed, barriers b/w sidewalk and traffic, vegetation trimmed, empty industrial lots 76 Aberdeen West of Dundurn cleaned up, etc. 77 dundurn st north wider sidewalks, buffer between traffic Main St. from Dundurn to 78 Ferguson Wider sidewalks, street parking, planting, bike lanes, 2‐way traffic (slow down traffic) Carlisle Road, from Parkside Pl. to Centre Road, from Carlisle Rd. to Concession 10. Two Schools, a Library, a baseball diamond, an arena, 79 Palomino Dr./Progreston Rd. a medical building. Big priority. 5 lanes of high speed one way traffic with narrow sidewalks makes for a very hostile pedestrian 80 Main Street environment ‐ narrow the road, make it two way, widen the sidewalks, add bike lanes 81 John and Robert stop sign and crosswalk is needed traffic calming to allow safe access from Scenic Woods to Olympic Park ball diamond and then onto 82 Scenic Drive ‐ along Olympic Park Mountview School Charlton St. West (north side b/w 83 Park and Bay) sidewalk is all tore up, difficult for strollers, wheelchairs, etc. Centennial Parkway (Barton to QEW off ramp / South Service 84 Road) no existing sidewalks on either side of street 85 Little John Road, Dundas Traffic calming and pedestrian lanes along roadway edge King street west from queen to 86 the 403 main street west from queen to the 403
05/20/11 62 Toole Design Group Main St. from 403 to Ottawa St. 87 (worst is Dundurn to Queen) Cars speeding, narrow sidewalks, lack of proper crosswalks 88 Locke St between King & Main Sidewalks too narrow, cars too fast 89 Dundurn @ King remove multi‐stage crossing 90 Dundurn & York Blvd. more space for pedestrians, more protection for pedestrians, more time for pedestrians. 91 James North and Wilson Needs a much larger sidewalk apron at the north‐west corner of the intersection. jerseyville rd and wilson st e 92 ancaster st margarets rd wilson e ancaster Wilson Street, from James to 93 Sherman Wider sidewalks, more signalled crossings Longwood Avenue alongside the 94 Innovation Park wider sidewalks, with a separation between the road and sidewalk Wilson St, from Shaver Rd to 95 Hamilton Drive needs SIDEWALKS! there are none!!! 96 Locke & Aberdeen Delay the green lights so pedestrians can cross before motorists turn left from Locke to Aberdeen. high volume traffic and continuous accidents due to one way streets and increase in speed, significant 97 Cannon and Victoria Street truck traffic, somewhat dangerous walking in this area 98 queen and markland need a crosswalk light (trying to head east, not north or south) Brentwood Drive, Bonita Drive, 99 Jasper Drive Lower speed limit (40km/hr) would make roads safer without high cost of sidewalks Needs slower speed limit (40km/hr) for school neighbourhood; sidewalks would destroy unique Brentwood Drive, Bonita Drive, charm of escarpment area & expensive & doesn't solve SPEED which affects crossings and dangerous 100 Jasper Drive curves in road in this area. 101 Wilson Street Ancaster lack of cross walks and for a section sidewalks 102 Dundurn and King Crossing permitted on the west side of Dundurn across King Old Dundas Rd.(from Road is too narrow to enable safe pedestrian access ‐ no shoulders on side of road and traffic is too Montgomery Drive towards fast; there are very dangerous blind spots; inadequate parking at Sherman Falls; there should be 103 Dundas) additional impediments to discourage traffic using this road as a tshort cu to/from Dundas/Ancaster 104 Jerseyville Rd and Wilson pedestrian walk signal 105 Dundurn and Lameraux Pedestrian activated cross light. West 5th, from south of Limeridge 106 Rd to Rymal Road Stop light or 4 way stop ‐ cars fly down Stanley to skip the Aberdeen light which makes it treacherous 107 Stanley / Markland and Queen for pedestrians. King Street from Dundurn and to 108 Paradise Help cross on‐ramps (yield to pedestrians?) 109 Intersection of Dundurn and radar controlled speed enforcement similar to what has been done on Cootes by McMaster. Wider
05/20/11 63 Toole Design Group Aberdeen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! sidewalks, Barriers at corners to prevent people from being bumped into road (as in front of McMaster Hosp on Main St) 110 403 overpass at Main safer crossing at entrance ramp Pearl Street North & King Street 111 West Pedestrian crossing light 112 Dundurn & King Remove prohibited pedestrian crossing 113 Kent and Aberdeen needs pedestrian crossing 114 King and Dundurn proper (4‐way) pedestrian intersection! Aberdeen Ave, Longwood to Slow down velocitized drivers, make more aware of pedestrians, lower speed limit where sidewalk 115 Queen not separated from road, ped crossing at Kent. 116 Main at Dalewood needs 3 lights to cross, sometime extremely long time Intersection of Dundurn & Main, 117 Dundurn & King safety improvements for pedestrians 118 Dundurn and Main Lots due to traffic volume and traffic speed off 403 Main St. West at Emerson St. both 119 ways (E and W) pedestrian crossing (too short time and not clear with stages) 120 Dundurn and King Better crosswalk system 121 Paramount at mud Cross walk from corner of heritage green to parkdale bus stop 2468 Main Street, from Dundurn to Bay 122 (give or take) That whole stretch of road feels like part of the 403 123 King St. E & Main St. E & W see description in section above regarding highway like roads Need a pedestrian only rotation at lights. Cars turn onto Main from Dundurn and pay little attention 124 Dundurn and Main to pedestrians waiting to cross. 125 Dundas: Ogilvie & Governors Road sidwwalk needed on both sides of Ogilvie / overall pedestrian safety at intersection Cootes Drive at Olympic Drive in 126 Dundas. Need a sidewalk from Cootes to York Road or to the Watsons Lane Bus Loop. 127 Longwood and Aberdeen sidewalk on south side of Aberdeen (from Longwood to the Golf course road Main Street from Dundurn to Appear way to dangerous to walk on narrow sidewalk next to 4‐5 lanes of high speed traffic. I avoid 128 Queen Street this area completely Mohawk Road and McNiven Road 129 Ancaster no sidewalk between this intersection and the path across from Rousseau School serious problems with road and sidewalk ‐ especially if it rains or when snow melts ‐ there is sanatorium road between consistent serious flooding of walkways and the risk of significant water being splashed on pedestrian; 130 chedmac and redfern don;t create a berm near a sidewalk 131 Golf Links Rd. Something to make drivers pay attention to the fact that pedestrians are crossing Golf Links Rd. 132 Chedmac / Sanatorium Left‐turn motorists do not yeild well to peds ‐ high vis corsswalk 133 Fiddler's and Wilson drivers 85% of the time forget that pedestrians walk first if the signal has been applied ~ I have almost
05/20/11 64 Toole Design Group been run over 3 times ~ one of these times was from both directions! 134 Sterling/Forsyth stop light 135 king and wellington king william and wellington 136 Hatt & Memorial Square, Dundas Needs "optional" pedestrian stop light Westdale ‐ routes to bus stop in 137 winter consistant snoqw removal 138 Main St W. This road is very unpleasant to walk beside due to the high volume of traffic and pollution. Pedestrians training for Around The Bay race must be able to safely cross lanes that are used as on 139 Eastport Drive & QEW and off ramps to QEW 140 King St. West at 403 on ramp pedestrian signal to stop cars, preferably before someone is killed 141 Wilson at Dalley Drive, Rail trail Pedestrian Right of way crosswalks or stoplight 142 Main St E & Main St W Speed and volume of traffic is too much 143 All crosswalks. Main St between Kenilworth and 144 Ottawa pedestrian activated crossing light between Kenilworth/Graham on Main Ramp exits to Queenston from 145 Red Hill Parkway Drivers don't look both ways 146 Kent and Aberdeen Require pedestrian‐activated stoplight 147 Upper Paradise and Mohawk Short walking signal for the elderly and slow walkers. Extremely long crosswalks. 148 Nash and Queenston area mmore trees,more crosswalks, medians ‐everything this is an awful area Along Longwood from Aberdeen space between sidewalk and road; sidewalk is not cleared in winter; sidewalk on both sides of 149 to Main Longwood Scenic Drive between Angela and 150 West 34 Curb cut to trail and sidewalk to the east Concession Street, from Upper 151 Wellington to Upper Gage Avenue More crosswalks are needed. 152 James & King scramble crossing sidewalks on south side of road are too narrow, especially with traffic speeding past. Sidewalks on 153 Aberdeen Ave opposite side of street better with a boulevard between street and sidewalk Between Main St. W. and 154 downtown core Emerson and Main. The lights go green for turning at the same time the crosswalk says to walk, drivers either get stuck in the middle of the intersection or they narrowly 155 miss pedestrians.
05/20/11 65 Toole Design Group 156 Hatt St Dundas need better & safer crossing opportunities for elderly/disabled/children/everyone in general 157 Bay Street from Herkimer to Main Sidewalks are too narrow for volume of pedestrians, especially given lack of separation with street. 158 king and main 159 York Blvd @ Ray St N sidewalk & boulevard curb cuts, signage 160 James and King Scramble intersection would make crossing and driving easier. 161 King St & Grays Rd Very small areas to stand and wait to cross ‐ cars are very impatient 162 Longwood More stoplights/traffic control 163 Dundurn & Main dangerous last‐minute left turns onto Main Sidewalks on all corners of the intersection, and along the auchmar property, especially along fennell. The sidewalk ends rather abruptly and kids have to "backtrack" too far to get to the lights, so they 164 Fennell/West 5th walk along the grass, and then along the narrow steep rocky retaining wall. 165 Sander Blvd lighting! lots of students use that to get to Mac yet the lighting is horrible main street (through the 166 downtown) need buffer from traffic Kenilworth Access top There is no pedestrian access to get through the roundabout. This is needed as access to the 167 roundabout Kenilworth stairs is not available via Concession/Mountain Brow. 168 Upper James at Inverness Stop light or cross walk 169 Aberdeen and Dundurn Adjustment of traffic signals 170 King & Wellington Just before Dundurn and King, 171 highway ramp Better lighting, find a way to slow down the vehicles as they come off the highway, King street west between Locke 172 and Dundurn Needs separate bike lane, both for cyclists and so that cyclists aren't riding on the sidewalk 173 King and James longer pedestrian signal; no turn onto westbound King St 174 Dundurn & King Add pedestrian crossing on west side of Dundurn at King 175 longwood road very unpleasant for pedestrians and cyclists Dundas ‐ Ogilvie between 176 Governor's and King wider sidewarlk, sidewalk surface improvements, connecting sidewalks req'd Barton Street ‐ various sections Major investments needed in retail developments and general upkeep. Improvement to increase 177 throughout your sense of personal safety required. 178 Main St W Slow down traffic, make sidewalk safer and more distant from traffic Garth Street from Fennell to the 179 Dundurn Stairs Sidewalk far too narrow, rarely cleared of snow Anywhere along Main, King and 180 Cannon. traffic calming, wider sidewalks Ogilvie and Governor's Road, Both bridges near the intersection need improvements. Sidewalk is too narrow, and the sidewalk is 181 Dundas damaged.
05/20/11 66 Toole Design Group Main Street West (McMaster to 182 Ottawa Street) wider sidewalks, traffic calming sections with trees on either side 183 King St. from Dundurn to Bay Wider sidewalks, planting, bike lanes, more street parking 184 main st, 403 to east end wider sidewalks, buffer between traffic 185 king st, queen to westdale wider sidewalks, buffer between traffic Intersection at Locke and 186 Aberdeen WIDER SIDEWALKS!!!!!! and fencing along sidewalk to separate road from pedestrains. 187 Cannon ‐ Ivor Wynn to Kenilworth wider sidewalks & trees Barton St between Kenilworth and 188 Ottawa wider sidewalks 189 Aberdeen Wider sidewalk space between sidewalk and road 190 Main St over the 403 wider sidewalk for pedestrians and separate bike lane 191 King St over the 403 wider sidewalk for pedestrians and separate bike lane 192 Rymal where are the sidewalks?! Dundurn and Main / Dundurn and 193 King Way too dangerous for pedestrians; too many turning lanes; 194 king and james walk light where no cars allowed to turn. Scramble crossing I think it is called. visually uninteresting, waves of loud traffic, tiny sidewalks next to massive buses. empty and 195 main street (generally) dangerous‐feeling at night when no cars are passing 196 Osler DR and Grant Blvd Dundas very tiny "island" for peds to stand on to cross W‐E often not cleared in winter Train Bridge south Hunter 197 underpass James/Catharine etc Underpass is not well light, dangerous for pedestrian crossing 198 Cannon: Two‐way all the way: one lane each way, parking on both sides of street 199 James & Cannon/Barton two way streets on Cannon and Barton King Street East between Ottawa 200 and Sherman Two way and/or fewer lanes. Put residents before commuters. 201 Main Street/Cannon Two way and/or fewer lanes. Put residents before commuters. Traffic speed and volume unacceptably high given that the sidewalks are very narrow and close to Aberdeen between Queen St. and traffic along much of the route, and the road runs through a residential neighbourhood with a strong 202 Longwood Ave culture of walking. Burlington Street ‐ the residential section between James Street and 203 Mcinstry Street traffic slowing measures, less heavy‐truck traffic King Street from Dundurn to 204 Kenilworth traffic is too fast! too close to the sidewalks. feels VERY unsafe. Main St W from Longwood to 205 Dundurn traffic is high speed
05/20/11 67 Toole Design Group 206 Main Street Traffic calming measures, wider sidewalks, street furniture, Trees, pedestrian scale lighting, etc. 207 Robinhood Dr, Dundas Traffic calming and pedestrian lanes along roadway edge 208 Sherwood Rise, Dundas Traffic calming and pedestrian lanes along roadway edge 209 Dundurn & King Too much dust & pollution kicked up by cars and trucks too many parking lots, vacant, desolate. this corridor could and should connect james north to 'barton 210 barton, from john to wellington village' 211 Main St. from Wilson to Gage Park Too many lanes, fast traffic. Feels like a highway. 212 King and Queen, north side too busy, buses whizzing by, traffic turning right onto King 213 Main at Ferguson This is supposed to be a crossing connecting the bike route north, but instead it is a death trap. 214 Bold and Bay There needs to be a 4‐way stop; there's an elementary school there and the visibility is terrible. Creekside Drive and Ogilvie, 215 Dundas There is a need for an IPS on both ends of Creekside Drive. Hatt and Memorial Square, 216 Dundas There is a need for a crosswalk here. The visibility is terrible so there needs to be a 4‐way stop, it's very dangerous for both pedestrians and 217 Bold and Caroline drivers. Aberdeen between Dundurn and Longwood as well as along 218 Longwood to Main Street The sidewalks are in bad repair, too narrow and too close to fast traffic the new intersection/entrance to university and hospital is confusing for drivers to navigate, resulting Main St. West outside McMaster in cars making last minute lane changes, turning on the no‐turn red light, etc. This section should 219 Hospital have been better designed in the recent overhaul. The current island does not have enough curb cuts for people with strollers, mobility impairments. The whole intersection needs to be redesigned with pedestrians crossing east/west in mind. Ideally Queen street would be made two‐way so northbound traffic is not funnelled onto Herkimer at high 220 Queen and Herkimer speeds. King st between Dundurn and The 60 km/hr green wave is a death trap. Sidewalks need widening, lights need to be timed to slow 221 Downtown down traffic, it must be built to human scale, not vehicular scale ‐ must be two way!!! Main St between Dundurn and The 60 km/hr green wave is a death trap. Sidewalks need widening, lights need to be timed to slow 222 Downtown down traffic, it must be built to human scale, not vehicular scale ‐ must be two way!!! Te staggered crossings need to be synchronized. It is dangerous but pedestrians take chances trying to Main and Emerson ‐ staggered race a light because they get halfway acoss when the light changes and will have to wait for a full light 223 crossings rotation before crossing. 224 Main St. West and Paisley takes a long time for Ped. Crossing to activate 225 King Street, Downtown Dundas Substitute selected signal lights for crosswalks Cootes Drive at MacMaster Students disregard crosswalks, traffic signals and traffic and insist on crossing amongst moving 226 University vehicles
05/20/11 68 Toole Design Group Main Street West at MacMaster 227 University Students disregard crosswalks and traffic and walk blindly across 6 lanes of traffic 228 Wilson at Jerseyville, stoplight stop sign or traffic light ‐ it is hard to see around the curve and ross safely especially with the new 2 229 Wilson and Mary way 230 All along Main Street East SPEEDING!!! Speed control for traffic and physical features to separate traffic from pedestrians and noise, building 231 Main Street and King Street infill Cannon Street, from Sherman to 232 Queen Slower traffic, more signalled crossings Main Street, from Dundurn to 233 Queen Slower traffic, more signalled crossings 234 Cannon (all of it) slow down traffic, more cross walks, make it two way 235 Burlington at Mary St slow down traffic on Burlington, reduce the time it takes light to change when pedestrian activates it 236 Cannon St Slow down traffic and reduce heavy trucks 237 King St W Slow down traffic and make more pedestrian friendly crossings Dundas in general, esp King St which would otherwise be a great 238 ped destination Slow down the drivers, make more aware of pedestrians. Slow down the drivers, esp northbound downhill from Aberdeen, make more aware of pedestrians and EK school crossing (you don't know how many times stunned drivers have almost hit the crossing 239 Dundurn, Aberdeen to King guard!) 240 Aberdeen at Kent Signed crosswalk 241 King/James Signal too fast 242 Herkimer at Queen Signage for motorists to check for pedestrians Concession Street ‐ at Sam 243 Lawrence Park Lookout sidewalks/better access to lookout from the street ‐ a walking path. 244 Southcote ‐ Garner sidewalks/ bikpaths/lights 245 Garner and Fiddlers Sidewalks! 246 Wilson St. hill (Main St W‐Wilson) sidewalks! Scenic Drive‐Chateau Court to 247 Goulding sidewalks to allow for safe walking on a busy winding road Glancaster and Garner Rd to 248 Dickenson Rd Sidewalks needed badly 249 Locke St between Main and King sidewalks narrow and insufficient lighting 250 Cannon Street Sidewalks MUST BE widened and traffic MUST BE SLOWED DOWN 251 Wilson St, from Hamilton Dr to sidewalks in terrible condition, needs repaving badly!!
05/20/11 69 Toole Design Group Rousseaux St Jerseyville Rd, from from 252 Meadowbrook to Lovers Lane sidewalks in terrible condition Queen Street from Main to 253 Aberdeen Sidewalks are too narrow for volume of pedestrians, especially given lack of separation with street Intersection at Ogilvie and Sidewalks are needed along Ogilvie, from Creekside Drive to Governor's, along with a crosswalk at 254 Governor's Road each corner of the Ogilvie/Governor's intersection. 255 Fennell and West 5th sidewalks ‐ access to park area by the hospital 256 Wilson St towards Wal‐Mart Sidewalk too close to traffic 257 Main Street Sidewalk abuts the roadway, requires at least a grass boulevard to separate traffic from pedestrians 258 York Blvd @ Pearl sidewalk & boulevard curb cuts, signage Wilson St E, from Filman Rd to 259 Montogomery Dr sidewalk 260 Main & Dundurn see above 261 James / King scamble 262 Cannon St (especially in Beasley) same comments as Main Street above Main St. West from McMaster to 263 downtow same comment as above Charlton St. West and Park St. 264 South safer crossing to Durand Park (4‐way stop?) 265 main and dundurn safer crossing for pedestrians, especially with advanced green 266 king and dundurn safer crossing for pedestrians 267 403 overpass at King safer crossing at exit ramp 268 Main at Longwood (Bus Stop) Safer bus shelter, more trees 269 Roadway/Intersection 2: wider/flatter gravel road edge 270 King St. W and Paisley repaint pedestrian crosswalk, proper signage every intersection with a "ramp" 271 style turn lane remove the ramp. force cars to do a proper turn, not a freeway style merge 272 403 interchanges remove ramps and install proper signalized intersections 273 King St. (all of it) remove "wave of green", make it two way King Street East/Ottawa Street Red lights constantly being run, also at high rates of speed...my daughter and I have almost been hit 274 North numerous times crossing... 275 King St @ Pearl/Ray Queen St signals visiblity for walking 276 Barton and Ferguson put in a pedestrian activated crossing signal Main St. West at Dundurn (60 277 km/h road too close to sidewalk) protect sidewalk 278 Lawrence Proper sidewalks with small boulevard
05/20/11 70 Toole Design Group 279 Main W. & Broadway pedestrians crossing to Williams, block from light Wilson at Memorial School ( 280 village central) Pedestrian right of way cross walk North Oval and King W, and South 281 Oval and King W pedestrian crosswalk at one or both intersections Main Street and Dundurn/King 282 and Dundurn Pedestrian crossings need significant improvement. Hunter Street West & Locke 283 Street South Pedestrian crossing light (hill makes it difficult for pedestrians/drivers) Sherman Access & Wentworth Pedestrian access up and down the mountain is a key feature Hamilton lacks, the stairs provide a 284 Stairs good option but that crossing is dangerous, poorly lit and drivers don't expect pedestrians 285 Rymal Road: One lane each way, parking on both sides no sidewalk on Wilson St (south side) between Cameron and Fiddlers Green; cycling lane along Wilson Wilson St. ‐ between Rousseaux St. requires pavement remediation; inadequate pedestrian crossings; also cycling lanes going down 286 and Fiddlers Green Wilson St. towards Lower Dundas Rd. requires pavement remediation Garth Street (Escarpment to Fennell) and Fennell (for Garth 287 westerly) no s/w adjacent to former Ontario Hospital lands Lake Avenue (Strawberry Drive to 288 Delawana) no east sidewalk No bolouvards to protect folks from snow and cars ‐ cars and vehicles are litterally inches away from 289 King St eat of downtown my kid and travelling fast Main Street between Dundurn 290 and James needs wider sidewalks, fewer traffic lanes, calming features Hughson street, in front of the GO 291 station Needs to have a pedestrian crossing across Hunter Stone Church Rd. between Upper Needs sidewalks. Currently, in the winter, when the snow is plowed onto the shoulders, the road is 292 Paradise and Mohawk unpassable for pedestrians. Scenic Drive Lavender Dr to Garth 293 St Needs sidewalk on both sides and or multi‐use path 294 Dundurn between York and King needs pedestrian crossing with light 295 Mary Street and Cannon Street Needs lights, stop sign or at least pedestrian crossing needs an advanced green northbound on John turning west onto charlton, and the lights that cross pedestrians at the hospital towards the go station,too should be timed with the john/charlton and the 296 john and charlton james charlton lights Barton between centenial and Need sidewalks on both sides ‐sidewalks need to be wide there are lots of people with scooters, 297 nash wheel cahirs in this area 298 King near Centenial need sidewalks
05/20/11 71 Toole Design Group need pedestrian light installed before a student is killed trying to cross the street. Lots of students 299 Kent @Aberdeen (and families) use Kent Street to access Ryerson School and St. Joe's School, as well as HAAA park 300 Dundurn and King Need pedestrian crossings on all sides. 301 Kent and Aberdeen need pedestrian crossing 302 King W from Dundurn to 403 need easier crossing from sidewalk to mall Need crosswalk on west side of Dundurn, need a clear high‐quality connection from plaza to 303 Dundurn/King Street crosswalks king street (through the 304 downtown) need buffer from traffic 305 hunter at park need a crosswalk light, says wait for gap, but often too long for gap 306 Kenilworth ‐ Main to Barton more trees 307 Upper James and Mohawk more safety from cars almost hitting pedestrians 308 Rymal and Upper James more safety Main Street from Delta and to 309 Paradise More safe crossings that are not far apart and wider sidewalks and calmed traffic Cannon Street from Sherman to 310 Bay More safe crossings that are not far apart and calm traffic ‐ goes too fast More frequent lighted crossings, yield‐to‐pedestrians on all onramps/offramps at the bridge over the 311 Main Street 403 Maybe a light here; the students from the stud. residence here are at risk crossing during rush hour, 312 Walnut and Catherine. due to high pedestrian/traffic volume. 313 Pipeline marked crosswalk or warning lights on each street intersecting Pipeline 314 King st downtown, Make two way, slow traffic down, create buffer between road and sidewalk. 315 Bay street Make it two way all the way to harbour front and improve landscaping main street in general is very difficult to walk down, the sidewalks are way too close to the rode. 1 316 Main and Dundurn less traffic lane with a bike lane and a wider sidewalk would be beneficial 317 Main St. W. near McMaster University 318 Kent St. at Aberdeen light and/or pedestrian crossing to get from south of Aberdeen to HAAA/community ctre Burlington Street‐ Hillyard to 319 Mary less trucks, more trees and green space, slower speed Main & King from Dundurn to 320 where they intersect in east end Less speed, less lanes, more trees/green space Just a mess. Needs to be much more pedestrian friendly. This is a neighbourhood with many young families, not a highway. Especially considering the Fortinos is right there, and is barely walkable as a 321 King/Dundurn/Main result of this intersection. Main St from McMaster to 322 Dundas it's loud, noisy, smelly and, in general, not a healthy place to walk
05/20/11 72 Toole Design Group I am not sure how to improve this intersection, cars are always in a hurry many accidents, do not 323 Charlton and James seem to pay attention to the pedestrians using the intersection 324 Golf Links & Stone Church horrible place to cross as a pedestrian Any street without a sidewalk or 325 bike lane Get them in on all streets Aberdeen from Dundurn to fencing along road and siewalk...pedestrians aka high school sctudents walk along here with their 326 Longwood on North side of road backs to traffic and can easily be bumped into road. 327 racoon took on stop sign enforcement of stop sign` 328 Main W and 403 drivers often run this light or stop on the cross walk 329 One way streets nearly everywher Drivers don't look both ways 330 James and Vine Drivers do not stop at intersection or look for pedestrians when making a right onto James 331 Jerseyville & Wilson St E defined & lit Crosswalk, stoplight 332 Dalley Drive defined & lit Crosswalk Dangerous to cross with stroller/wagon. People have to stand in the unprotected median, right out in 333 King St. West at the 403 off‐ramp traffic, in order to cross the street with a stroller or wagon. Put in a proper, safe crossing! 334 York @ Pearl curb cuts @ median; crosswalk lines/signs/lights 335 Aberdeen and Kent Crosswalk needed 336 King @ Pearl crosswalk lines/signs/lights Aberdeen at Bedoe Drive (near Crosswalk is needed, to enable pedestrians to cross from the South side of Aberdeen to the North 337 Chedoke Golf Course) side, where the busstop/continuing sidewalk is. Main Street and King Street in 338 central area Crossings too far apart, traffic speed too high 339 kent and aberdeen crossing there....but somehow timed with queen and locke 340 Hatt Street, Dundas Cross walks, lights needed at various intersections 341 All major arterials countdown signals, high vis crosswalks 342 Main Street, King, Cannon, Wilson convert to 2 way‐ allow people to walk their neighborhoods King St. West at Dundurn (pedestrian crossing not clear and 343 too short time) control speed on King St. W, protect sidewalk 344 Cannon at Mary Connections from Beasley Park and the surrounding neighbourhoods need to be improved Parkside Drive & Main Street Children going to Memorial Park and Mary Hopkins School living north of Parkside Drive must be 345 North, Waterdown easily able to cross Parkside Drive Main Street between 403 & 346 queen change main to 2‐way. Add pedestrian crossings. Widen sidewalks. 347 Charlton and Locke Cars rush pedestrians continually at this intersection. Maybe a light is needed or better monitoring. 348 Dundurn @ Main cars constantly enter intersection after advance green 349 Dundurn & Main Cars always run advance light; have been nearly hit many times
05/20/11 73 Toole Design Group 350 Aberdeen Ave at Studholm car accidents all the time, never looking for pedestrians 351 King & Dundurn busy area, can't cross at all sides Cannon Street from Wellington to Bike lanes as buffer, no timed lights, no trucks. Two‐Way Conversion is ideal! An emerging Asiantown 352 York just can't get started as this environment is so hostile it just can't get any traction! Main Street, Longwood to The 353 Delta (King St E) Bike lanes as buffer, no timed lights, no trucks. Two‐Way Conversion is ideal! 354 Main/Emerson Better traffic control and stoplights. Jaywalking monitoring. 355 King St. from James to Longwood Better than Main, but same challenges for non‐car (and car!) traffic. 356 The Jolley Cut Better sidewalks. Not everyone can do the steep stairs. 357 Dundurn and King Better pedestrian crossing. Weak due to the onramps Better litter control, better amenities for those who work downtown. Actually enforce building standards and loitering and littering standards. Add a scramble intersection to handle large traffic 358 James & King volumes 359 York Blvd. from Dundurn to Bay Better destinations, planting, bike lanes, street parking 360 Dundurn and Main Better crosswalk system better and safer pedestrian crossings, access to Dundurn Plaza on foot without jumping off high curbs, 361 Main / Dundurn / King better snow clearance in winter, safer access to stores from street Main St and King St through entire city, Queen from Aberdeen to 362 King, Bay St, James St barriers between traffic and sidewalk, wider sidewalks area running from the 403 towards Scenic Drive requires proper ditching to enable the movement of runoff; several inches of gravel dust required to raise the elevation of path relative to surrounding land; large potholes require remediation ‐ very dangerous for cyclists; the path going down the escarpment has one particular area (west of golf course) that has a potential safety hazzard ‐ in the affected area the downhill riders are faced with a brief uphill climb before coninuing their descent. The hill also has several sharp bends which obstructs the views of any cyclings travelling in the opposing direction. The consequence is that the cyclists travelling in opposite directions are generally riding in the middle of the path and only see the opposing cyclist at the last moment (I'm surprised that there have not been any serious accidents) the required "fix" may be to remove some of the Radial trail ‐ from 403 at Filman overgrowth at the hill, therefore providing better lines of sight, and wideneing the pathway 363 Rd. towards Chedoke Golf Course somewhat 364 King and Dundurn Allow pedestrian crossing at west side. 365 Governors / Ogilvie Advanced Green turn 366 York Rd between Cootes Drive & residential neighborhoods dundurn street from main to 367 york 368 wilson st e ancaster
05/20/11 74 Toole Design Group 369 35 College Bus stops from Stonechurch/Chester to Chesley/West 5th 370 Main at Cline: light too short to complete crossing Longwood and Main 371 intersection 372 King and James North more time on lights and better curb cuts 372 Main and James South curbcuts are not easily visible and motorists are not looking out for pedestrians 374 Cannon and Cathaterine roadbed has heaved and ramps crosswalks do not align well Mohawk Rd sidewalks = upper Wentowrth to Garth (especially 375 North Side) Parts of sideways have heaved/some patched - caiuses bumps Upper Wentworth - Limeride 376 (west side) very uneven - bumps, etc Fennel Uppter Wellington on to 377 Upper James sidewalks - Example of a dangerous slope 378 at Center and [illegible] More flat sidewalks and less slope West 5th Brunstel. Light changes too quickly for peds 379 and elderly to cross safely. West 5th Brunstel. Light changes too quickly for peds and elderly to cross safely. Governor's Road and Ogilvie 380 very dangerous longer period - cars should stof further park Wilson Street from Rousseau 381 to Sulphur Spring too manhy cars no crosswalks Crossing signal needs to be longer in all directions as I can't make it from one side to the other 382 Upper James and Royal, before "Don't Walk" signal starts. Longer time for green light to be able to cross safely. Left turns drivers often cut off 383 Garth & Garrow pedestrians with mobility issues. Longer time to allow senior and hanicapped persons to cross safely on green lights, slower 384 Upper James and Mohawk traffic Charlton & James St. near St. 385 Joseph's Hospital Cameras might work to rewind drivers that pedestrians pay taxes too 386 Ojilvie Gov's Rod Better stoplights dedicated pedestrian access, good sidewalks 387 Hath/Ojilvie Longer lights for elderly pedestrians 389 King Street York Rd in Dundas Lights need to be longer Up James St. S of Stone Church 390 Road Pedestrian Crossing at Talize to Bus stop 391 Hwy 20 Rymal 392 Upper James and SToneChurch Too short crossing time 393 By Shoppers on Hwy 8 Big concern Crosswalk on sone side at corner or other side right in middle of drivway for cas existing shoppers
05/20/11 75 Toole Design Group # 8 Highway Northside Winona 394 Road to Senior Centre Cement sidewalk and weeds etc kept under control 395 Upper Sherman and Brucedale crosswalk badly needed
Q17. Please provide any additional comments below related to mobility and pedestrian facilities in the City of Hamilton. (Optional) Response Text Number Stop sign adherence/enforcement, crossing timings, more audible signals, crosswalks delineated (flashing), new sidewalks, buffer space, 1 uniform streetscape ‐ i.e. parking meters, etc. presentations and fact sheet are very impressive but we have to realize that we have Hamilton the City and we have the out [illegible] [illegible] that have completely different geography and needs. It would be nice if the administrators would look and consider the needs and 2 opinions of the "country bumpkins" in the rural section. I appreciate the work you are doing. Ultimately we need to work on bike lanes that have a barrier between the lane and cars. Study models in 3 Europe ‐‐ Holland in particular. Thanks Clearing of sidewalks of snow, especially at bus stops. Having to walk on a busy roadway to get to the bus stop because the plow has pushed 4 the snow off the road onto the sidewalk is exceedingly dangerous (e.g., bus stop at Wilson & Rousseaux Sts., Ancaster Send truck traffic from Hamilton ‐ Kitchener out to 403, up 6 to 5 and along to 8. Ban them from cutting through King St (and any other street) in Dundas. They are too large, fast, unsafe, noisy, and above all dangerous. They do nothing for Dundas except annoy and endanger. If you do nothing else for Dundas, do this... it would be a great improvement on the quality of 'life' (not just mobility) in downtown Dundas. It would be only a minor deviation for the trucks... if they don't like it, too bad... I don't like the idea of them mowing someone down... besides, it's not as 5 though they are going to take there business elsewhere. 6 thank you for doing this. We moved here 5 years ago, and love the walking opportunities in Hamilton. Our neighbourhood has some sidewalks (University Gardens in Dundas). It would be nice to see sidewalks leading to the park on Don St so it is 7 safer for kids. Also, buses pick up and drop off students by that park. They always have to walk on the road. A denser urban structure would facilitate pedestrian mobility by reducing distances between destinations. A more frequent bus schedule (especially on weekends) and an extended public transport network would allow areas suitable for recreational walking to be accessed by 8 public transport. While I know that mobility does not include bikes, Hamilton needs more bike trails leading from the built up areas (Upper James, Meadowlands etc) out to Mount Hope and beyond. If Hamilton is going to claim "Upper James" all the way to the Bypass beyond Mount Hope, then it should make cycling as well as walking safe and more expedient for Hamiltonians. Add sidewalks to these urban/suburban areas and 9 add bike trails too! Most residences are more or less clearing their snow & ice in good time. Most gas stations are TERRIBLE at clearing their sidewalks, making it 10 difficult to walk past their business. The intersection between Stoney Brook & King Street need a pedestrian cross walk to help seniors in the area to get to the bus stop on either side of King street and for the children walking to St. Marin of Tours that live north of King Street. Street lights are toor far away fo seniors to walk to. Would like to see the side walk on the south side of King street between Gray rd and Stoney brook moved farther away from the road. I don't 11 feel safe walking my dog along there because the cars are right beside the sidewalk, no buffer space in between.
05/20/11 76 Toole Design Group Need more sidewalks in Ancaster, and Hamilton is too busy and it feels unsafe to walk at the side of any major roads. Plus security while 12 walking, conditions of roads, bad drivers and sketch parts of town make me feel unsafe. traffic can be crazy at times as drivers speed past like the devils behind them. also certain areas need to be cleaned up to better enjoy the 13 walkways 14 Lots of potholes in roads Improvements like adding sidewalks should not focus on areas that have never had sidewalks as residents prefer their neighbourhood the way it is ‐ for example West of Grey's Road in Stoney Creek near the escarpment. Project management for sidewalk additions should be working closely with the City departments responsible for water and drainage as ditches may not be easily changed to sidewalks in areas where there are water flow issues and recent basement flooding ‐ for example West of Grey's Road area in Stoney Creek near the escarpment ‐ the ditches fill up and catch a lot of overflow during rainstorms. Areas near schools that have a semi‐rural feel such as Grey's Road should use traffic control measures ‐ e.g. lower speed limit enforced ‐ rather than add sidewalks as children enjoy walking and bike riding without having to navigate sidewalks. Also, residents in this area, even those with children, do not want sidewalks as it changes the feel of the neighbourhood. If ditches were to be taken out to improve drainage with 15 underground reservoirs, then curbs could be added but not sidewalks. We need a culture shift downtown. There are TOO MANY LANES. and they all move TOO FAST. We need to remove all freeway‐style ramps at all intersections and also at the highway interchanges. coming off of the 403, drivers should hit a light and have to turn, not just merge onto main. same for exiting king and getting onto the highway. paradise/king and paradise/main ‐ same deal. more buffer for pedestrians and wider sidewalks are needed almost everywhere but especially main and cannon. stand on the northwest corner of john and main and see what i mean. the corner of the courthouse is about 3 feet from the curb. we have widened our streets to the maximum width for NO REASON. even during rush hour, there is no traffic problem on main. we need to eliminate at least one lane ‐ maybe 16 two in places ‐ from the 403 to the delta. there is simply DNO NEE FOR THAT MANY LANES More consideration should be given to persons with mobility issues who use walkers, wheelchairs, scooters etc. Bicycle riders should be 17 ticketed for riding on sidewalks. All curbs should have ramps for use with the above. Slowing traffic / reducing volumes in neighbourhoods is crucial to pedestrians and residents feeling safe and utilizing modes of transportation other than cars. The North End's concept for a 30 km/hr speed limit on all roads in the neighbourhood is an excellent one and should be given the full support 18 of staff and council. The city clearly only cares about maximizing car flow through the city, and this is at the expense of making the people who actually live here live next to what are essentially 4‐5 lane highways. 19 Make Hamilton a great place to drive TO, not a great place to drive THROUGH. Ancaster ‐ beyond the Fortinos plaza sidewalks disappear on Wilson and the walking is quite hazardous ‐ I think that there should be sidewalks, 20 particularly in the Canadian Tire / Wal‐Mart area. Make King and Main Streets two‐way, so that they are not like five lane expressways. Barton Street east of Ottawa is also like a major 21 expressway! The emphasis needs to shift from vehicular throughput to pedestrian and bike use and safety. Put people before cars. Design streetscapes to be appealing and safe instead of making them like a racetrack ‐ e.g Hamilton Main St. and King St. Traffic volume will always follow easy routes;widening streets just encourages traffic and apparent relief from congestion is temporary only. So 22 don't keep on widening suburban and city streets to accommodate more cars, traffic, congestion and pollution. Instead work to encourage
05/20/11 77 Toole Design Group pedestrian, bike and transit and discourage private vehicle use in the City. Need to integrate pedestrian/bike/transit with urban intensification so these methods become more cost effective and take priority over a Transportation Master Plan driven by over use of personal vehicles and resulting traffic volumes. hamilton sidewalks are poorly upkept. in the winter time they seem to be dumping ground for the snow plows. drivers do not respect pedestrians, I believe this is because drivers are too concerned with getting where they need to go the quickest way possible. I think this is in due part to the fact that Hamilton is not exactly the nicest city to drive through, we have cut down our trees We have torn down our beautiful buildings or let them deteriorate. Hamilton needs to take more pride in itself as a city and make it beautiful. Making superhighways throughout the city , ie king and main streets does not help people wanting to drive leisurely through, or stopping to look at the 23 architecture stop for lunch or shopping We reside in Binbrook and walk frequently,especially now that more businesses are opening locally. There are limited sidewalks, and the ones 24 that do exist are either too narrow or are damaged from construction. Hamilton needs to move away from enforcing the rules of the road (with pedestrians and vehicles) to engineering and designing roads that are safer for everyone ‐ thus accounting for the inevitable human error. NOBODY should die from a momentary lapse in judgement which triggers a fatal accident on a 6 lane, 60Kmh freeway cutting through residential areas full of schoolchildren. If we want Hamilton to be the best place to 'raise a child', that child must have a reasonably good life expectancy when they are walking along 25 roads such as King and Main. That is not the case now. WIDER SIDEWALKS ALL OVER ‐ ESPECIALLY THE MAJOR ARTERIES LIKE CANNON STREET, MAIN STREET, WILSON STREET, JOHN STREET, WELLINGTON STREET, VICTORIA STREET. TRAFFIC MUST BE SLOWED DOWN THROUGHOUT THE DOWNTOWN CORE AT LEAST!!!!!! ESPECIALLY ON CANNON STREET, WILSON STREET, JOHN STREET, MAIN STREET, WELLINGTON STREET, VICTORIA STREET. WHY ARE TRAFFIC LIGHTS SYNCHRONIZED TO ENCOURAGE SPEEDING????? 26 MORE SPEED BUMPS OR TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES DOWN SMALL SIDE STREETS LIKE MARY STREET OR CATHERINE STREET. 27 More frequent buses to nature areas (escarpment, Coote's paradise, RBG forest north of McMaster, Dundas Valley Go Green, everyone loves walking near trees, they provide shade, toxin filtration and generate oxygen. Please see to better road maintenance, not sidewalk maintenance. Every road in Hamilton is terrible, the repeated flash thaws of the year have destroyed our roads and the city NEEDS to look to viable ways to prevent this in the future, or else we will continue to waste millions of dollars on year round road maintenance 28 on shitty, shitty roads. If the city is going to run a highway through downtown, the city must make it safer and more convenient for pedestrians to cross and walk along. I understand that Hamilton may need such an unusal solution as the king/main/cannon corridor, but we need to do more to allow 29 pedestrians to safely cross it and walk along it. 30 Hamilton drivers are silly people sidewalks are too small. cycling is marginalized and thus also removes that buffer between vehicular traffic and pedestrians. large empty lots, parking lots, car washes, and car dealerships on major commercial streets create an illusion that pedestrian‐oriented 31 destinations are farther than they really are and thus dissuade people from walking. Does Hamilton have a cycling advisory committee as Toronto and Montreal do? I think that would be really helpful. I also think that partnering with Environment Hamilton to create strategies to promote other forms of transportation to car travel, to educate Hamiltonians about the 32 environmental impact of cars, would be great.
05/20/11 78 Toole Design Group Pedestrian amenity and mobility are inhibiting Hamilton's progress. The IMMEDIATE conversion of ALL one‐way street to two way (with parking on both sides) would increase pedestrian amenity immediately and thus provide a massive stimulus to business activity along our main streets and avenues. This will require a cultural change in this city which has been conditioned for about 60 years to put motorized MOBILITY 33 above all else, particularly pedestrian amenity. considering that the Linc and Red Hill Pkwy allow for quick east/west crossing of the city, the number of lanes on Main Street should be 34 reduced; replaced by wider sidewalks, parking spaces and traffic calming features at corners Between Main and Herkimer on Dundurn there are no stoplights or stop streets. Traffic is heavy around the area of the Beer Store and Liquor Store at Chatham and at Charlton. Pedestrians are expected to walk South and cross at Herkimer, or risk often dangerous traffic further North on Dundurn. I have waited sometimes as long as ten minutes to cross at Hill Street (I am physically handicapped and have a dog). A pedestrian 35 activated stoplight would alleviate the problem of crossing Dundurn from West to East at high traffic times of day. we chose our neighbourhood with close attention to walking, school, church, library, parks and trails, mac and downtown. we wanted sidewalks, access to transit, bikes and have that. places like the meadlowlands, and the new centre mall are nearly impossible to walk in, and even limeridge, I have twice seen pedestrains almost hit. the more we can make pedestrains visible with angering traffic flow or pedestrian 36 flow the better. I do think that all neighbourhoods being developed must have side walks. After witnessing and experiencing the re‐emergence of James st N, I think it is imperative to recalim the rest of downtown by converting king and Main to two way traffic, and slow traffic down to make those streets walkable. 37 Promote East‐West vehicle traffic flow via LINC/ RHVP, Burlington st, and Cannon/York The driveway ramps need to be built first of all to make it easy to walk on the sidewalk. There are situations with a block of our house that the slope of the ramp is dhort but steep in order to walk comfortably I have to go on to the road, It discourages walking. My wife and I walk late in the evening almost every night and we walk on the road. We would wals and ride our bikes on the average about 100kms a week. We seldom 38 drive downtown,Dundas or Hamilton. 39 sidewalks must be walk centric not a boundary for property & roadway only Two‐Way Streets, combined with Timed traffic lights is killing the pedestrian experience for Hamiltonians. My mom recently moved from Upper Stoney Creek to the Hess Village neighbourhood, and complains daily about not being able to walk along Main St in this stretch as it's used as a Highway rather than a city street, which infact it is! Cannon Street has an emerging Asiantown, which would tie in amazingly with the new Farmer's Market renos (especially due to higher customer turnouts recently). There is an Asian market/plaza planned at Park & Cannon, yet cannot seem to get started. PLEASE convert Cannon to Two‐Way Traffic so this stretch is friendlier for pedestrians, inturn helping our local economy by letting small 40 enterprises grow (then spread the word that Hamilton is business AND pedestrian‐friendly city!) What gives with Fennel and West 5th to almost Upper James... No sidewalk on north side.. Terrible in the Winter as there are bus stops getting 41 off to mess!! Calm the traffic flows, especially on Main, Cannon, Wilson. Revert all major one‐way streets to two‐way functionality. Widen sidewalks and provide trees and street furniture etc. between pedestrians and vehicles Implement wayfinding signage at transit hubs and major intersections. Discourage THROUGH traffic. Divert through traffic to surrounding highways. 42 Lower speed settings in SCOOTS traffic management system to maximum 50 kmh or better yet 45 kmh to make it safer to cross. Or just
05/20/11 79 Toole Design Group possible to cross, even. Crosswalks, crosswalks, crosswalks. Downtown has improved since the Police Action Team has arrived. Provide tax incentives to attractive businesses (i.e. Starbucks, nicer, less "skiddy" types of businesses) and develop a downtown business plan to make downtown a destination spot. Tear down Jackson Square, and build something like the Blue Mountain resort in Collingwood, with smaller shops accessible from the street with NICE apartments above them. Decentralize all of the social services from downtown (spread them out a little) so pedestrians feel safer walking down there. Have a bus stop closer to the downtown police station for clients and staff to be able to get there without having to drive. Many clients have mobility issues. (ie could a bus make a stop on King William St?). Move the Federal Parolee residence from being across the road from the library and farmer's market. This property should be a high‐value location due to being next to these great amenities ‐ why are we wasting it on a government service that attracts undesirables (and dangerous people, as demonstrated in past) to a high‐pedestrian commercial area? Put some nice loft apartments there. Move the Federal Parolee place near the Barton St Detention Center, or reclaim some old brown space and put it there. Let's make downtown Hamilton a desirable place to go! And a safe one! A place where taxpayers will want to work and live, and this will 43 encourage people to walk and shop and live here. Many Dundas sidewalks are not very wide, some have rapid weaving turns and lifted cracks in the pavement (not good for mothers with strollers, folks with walkers or wheel‐chairs, 2 or 3 people walking next to each other). Some corner crosswalks have ramp down to street level 44 but not all do. Wherever possible, sidewalks on major arteries (King, Main, Aberdeen) require more separation from traffic, i.e. a grass median strip or at least wider sidewalks to place pedestrians at a safer distance from traffic. No matter the speed of traffic, a narrow sidewalk mere inches from 45 the street places pedestrians in danger from truck/bus mirrors, etc. By choice, our family does not own a vehicle. We walk or take public transit in the city 100% of the time for work and pleasure. Despite living close to McMaster where my husband is employed and near some shops, living without a vehicle is a challenge in Hamilton. Hamilton desperately needs LRT and HSR improvements. My husband is from Gothenburn, Sweden, a city of comparable size with a very blue collar background, and when family come to Hamilton from Sweden, they are continually shocked at how pedestrian unfriendly Hamilton is. We live in the Strathcona neighbourhood and often avoid walking down the main streets in Hamilton, especially with our children. Main Street is the worst. The corners of King at Dundurn and Main at Dundurn are especially hazardous for pedestrians. Please implement changes that show you care at least as much about people who walk in this city as those who drive cars. 46 Thank you. Less emphasis on the ability of cars to get anywhere as fast as possible, must be in place in order to make the city more livable. Current policies of prioritizing traffic through, instead of to and from, downtown is designed for the benefit of suburban dwellers and works to the detriment of the entire city by making the downtown and incredibly unpleasant place to walk. If you actually go to other cities that are thriving economically, and are consider decent places to live, and open your eyes for just a short time, you find that they are full of walkable downtown areas with pleasant public spaces, not freeways. You don't need advanced degrees in urban planning to figure this out. Yet for some reason, 47 Hamilton's downtown has been abandoned to high‐speed motor traffic. This is shameful. Downtown walking is hampered and made uncomfortable by high‐speed traffic and exposure to the roadway (narrow sidewalks and no buffer zones ‐ i.e. street parking, planting, bike lanes). Reducing bus traffic through the construction of light‐rail along the major downtown arterials would also make walking more pleasant as buses are really noisy and as currently routed speed along in the curb lane inches from pedestrians 48 on the sidewalk (again, no buffer). Walking along sections of Main in the winter is often impossible for fear of getting caught in a tidal wave of
05/20/11 80 Toole Design Group slush from passing traffic. In general the subrubs are a lost cause in that they will never be used for more than recreational/leisure walking because they're not amenable to reaching destinations due to their discontinuous street systems. Future new developments should therefore be designed more like older city neighbourhoods with a system of major streets, local streets, and laneways in a grid layout. The walkability of our existing older neighbourhoods has unfortunatley also been compromised due to our city's unrelenting obsession with traffic speed and efficiency. This obsession has come at the expense of any non‐automobile traffic. Main Street, Cannon Street, parts of King Street,d an most of York Blvd are just a few examples. All of these streets should be converted to two way. Traffic lights should be un‐ synchronized, sidewalks should be widened, and bike lanes added. These measures will not only ensure citizen safety, but will help revitalize the core. This has been proven by the renaissance of walkable streets such as Locke, James North, King St in Dundas, and Ottawa Street. We must decide if our goal is a city that is designed for passing though quickly or one that is designed to be experienced through walking, 49 shopping, and socializing. I really think you need to factor in cycling as a part of your pedestrian mobility plan. This is a huge opportunity and many of the major roads 50 still have a ways to go. I live downtown in the Beasley neighbourhood, and both Main St and Cannon Street can be very difficult streets to cross, and I feel very unsafe on the sidewalks on both streets because of the multiple lanes and big speeding traffic. I love the easy access I have to everything ine th downtown core, but having to cross near‐highways to get there is scary, and I also worry about children who go to Dr Davey school or walk 51 from home to play in Beasley Park. The downtown and Jackson Square need a major clean up. Not just garbage and graffiti, but the people too! I remember hanging out downtown as a kid all the time, and now as an adult I barely ever set foot down there due to the lack of brand name, quality stores and restaurants, not to mention all the crazy and shady‐looking people walking about everywhere. Something seriously needs to be done to deter these people from hanging out in what should be a main attraction to our City, be it more Police presence, better lighting, more security cameras, etc. I will go out of my way and spend more money to drive to Limeridge Mall to go shopping, rather than shop at Jackson Square, 52 which is only a 5 min. walk from where I live. Sidewalks need to be sufficient width (min. 1.5m wide for independent s/w) and additional width for curb adjacent or where pedestrian volumes warrant. Increased sidewalk offsets desired on high volume or high velocity streets. Draft Plans & Neighbourhood secondary plans to should allow for quiet routes parallel to major aerial roads without increasing trip length substantially. (local roads parallel to Upper James from South Bend to the Niagara Escarpment and James St. are good examples). Neighbourhood secondary plans should encourage multiple options for the commuter walker to alter one's route for variety without increasing travel length substantially. This can be accomplished by use of grid road patterns or walkways between road allowances. Sidewalks should be installed on all streetsh (bot sides) including cul‐de‐sacs at the time of development. 53 Implementation of the City's Trails master plan should be accelerated. 54 The city seems to be putting the needs of the car above all else when designing roads. This is unsustainable. Walking along King or Main St where they are one‐way is terrible. The cars & trucks go too fast, the sidewalk is too close to the road which 55 makes for a very unpleasant experience. Lots of dust & debris is kicked up from the roads by passing vehicles and it is very noisy. Please remove the need to shuttle transport rigs through the city. Cannon, Wilson, Main & King are designed as highways, not neighborhood streets. The soul has been ripped from these streets. If you need to get from one end of town to the other, the fastest way must not be on surface streets directly through the city centre. We have the Red Hill, Linc, 403, QEW and Burlington Street to accomplish this. If we want to 56 attract new business we need to build inviting and engaging neighborhoods. This does not include 5 lanes of speeding one way traffic, and
05/20/11 81 Toole Design Group certainly not transport trucks.
Please redefine the city definition of a truck. A smaller delivery truck should be allowed more access than a transport rig pulling up to 2 containers. Simply add weight class restrictions to truck movement and enforce the by‐law.
Please stop allowing the traffic engineers to stop gplannin our city. Traffic flow is not our primary goal. The 2 way conversion of York is fantastic, yet one cannot turn West onto York from James, neither travelling South or North. Name one thriving, prosperous city that is known for being a joy to drive in. They are known for vibrant pedestrian districts, with excellent transit and connected bike lanes. Livability and economic revival in downtown Hamilton requires walkability. The main obstacle is the priority given to cars, both in traffic management and land use. One way streets are a failure. It is disgraceful that our "Main Street" is a 5‐lane thoroughfare where pedestrians are intimidated so they stay away. Conversion of Main, Cannon, and King streets to 2‐way is in the best interest of the lower city. We need only look at the only successful business areas in the lower city to see that 2‐way is the way to go; Locke, James N, and Ottawa. As for traffic flow, it needs to be secondary in priority to human‐scale modes of transport. Hamilton does not have a traffic problem. We'd be fortunate to have the problems of bustling, busy urban centers. Lastly, new buildings should not have any parking requirements. People can and do 57 happily exist without cars. Unless the city is finally prepared to put public health and neighbourhood life above the convenience and economic interest of trucking companies and private drivers, this exercise will be a charade. The major problem with walkability in Hamilton is that our current transportation system is designed entirely around the truck and the private automobile. Little progress can be made unless we are willing to 58 change this reality. I live in the old Highschool, 262 Dundas St. E in Waterdown, next to the intersection between Dundas St. E. & Hamilton Strs.N & S. I use a Walker. It should be so easy to walk just over to the other side of the street, but it is not as the sidewalk is terrible uneven with brokwn slabs etc.. I called the Works Department last year to complain, well that was last year !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, maybe one sunny day I will hear from the 59 bussy people in there. Ancaster is in need of repairs on many of our sidewalks. We live in a newer area at Shaver Rd and Wilson St, and have been here for over 3 years now and there are still NO sidewalks in place so people can walk into town safely. Wilson St is a yvery bus road, and walking to and from the centre of town feels dangerous as we have to walk along the shoulder of the street, where cars can reach speeds of 90 km/h. The only safe crossing point is the traffic circle, which is great, but then there are no sidewalks for us to walk on. This is a big concern for many young 60 families in our neighbourhood. It would be safer if motorists were required to stop for pedestrians at Hamilton crosswalks (the crosswalks that have no stop sign or stop light) like they do in Toronto, Halifax, Australia, etc. There are a number of parking lots located on corners where cars access the lots via the curb cut at the corner instead of at the entrance. It would be safer if large fixed concrete parking curbs or fences surrounded these parking lots so that motorists would only access them via the entrance. The one‐way streets are unsafe and environmentally unfriendly. They are unsafe because drivers use them as a race‐way. As a pedestrian, I try to avoid Main Street. They are environmentally unfriendly because quite often you you have to drive several blocks out of your way to navigate all the one‐way streets. Driving more = more emissions = poor quality air for pedestrians. What is hit wit Hamilton drivers parking the wrong way on streets? Why does the bylaw allow this? This is very confusing for drivers and 61 pedestrians alike. It doesn't exactly feel safe either.
05/20/11 82 Toole Design Group Brentwood Dr/Bonita Dr/Jasper Dr/Loma Dr/Terrace Pl are streets that encompass a uniquely beautiful Niagara Escarpment neighbourhood. The school attracts tremendous vehicular traffic (cars and buses). A lower speed limit (40km/hr) would solve the problem without the high cost and maintenance of sidewalks. Some years ago, residents were canvassed for sidewalks and the majority vote was NO. Speed limit signs were posted (50km/hr) and a new Stop sign installed at the intersection of Brentwood and Grays. The Stop sign has helped tremendously, but a lower speed limit is still needed. These streets contain some dangerous curves and angles that sidewalks would not solve. Cars have landed on front lawns over the years as a direct result of SPEED. Sidewalks are costly for the City to install, often result in higher taxes for residents and more responsibility to clear them of snow/ice, and destroy the unique charm of this long‐standing Niagara Escarpment community. The excessive water drainage from the Escarpment has caused difficulty in the neighbourhood, and adding sidewalks would only increase the flooding. Many residents over the years have commented that our streets resemble walking through a resort. The neighbourhood is close to downtown Stoney Creek where we can find virtually everything we need, including health care, stores, banks, shopping, friends, restaurants, etc. We do not need to incur unnecessary costs with sidewalks, we simply need to lower the vehicular speed (40 km/hr) to allow us all to enjoy 62 a safer walk. oh yes, the proposed crosswalk at kent and aberdeen is a good one even if i don't really go there, but if they can put one there, then for sure 63 they can put one at queen and markland. Brentwood/Bonita/Jasper/Loma/Terrace has a countryside beauty that residents really enjoy and specifically want to preserve in this Niagara Escarpment neighbourhood. The school does attract extra traffic with parents speeding through the streets. A lower speed limit (40 km/hr) would solve the problem easily. The neighbourhood has some dangerous curves that would not be eliminated with sidewalks. Cars have landed on front lawns in the past as a direct result of SPEED. Sidewalks are costly for the City, raise taxes for residents, and destroy the history of this unique Niagara Escarpment community. Some years ago, our residents canvassed to have speed limit signs posted0 (5 km/hr) and a new STOP sign installed at the intersection of Brentwood Drive and Gray Road. Over the years, this has helped but not solved the speeding problem because 50km/hr is simply too fast to handle the curves&angles of these particular roads. The STOP sign has helped tremendously. Residents enjoy walking our tree‐lined streets for leisure/dogs/school/errands/etc. With Stoney Creek downtown so close, many enjoy walking to the Creek. Many comment that walking on our streets feels like walking through a resort. Do not destroy this attractive feature. Please help us to 64 simply make the roads safer by making them SLOWER. Let's keep costs down and safety up! I don't know how it would be done, but awareness needs to be raised in drivers to watch for pedestrians when turning onto one way streets. Drivers often only look one way for traffic and will pull out without checking for pedestrians coming the other direction. I have almost been hit several times and have taken to tapping on cars or yelling to get a driver's attention. I think this is one of the biggest hazards for pedestrians in 65 Hamilton along with cars trying to rush pedestrians at four way stops. ‐random (unmarked) police presence at school crossings. there are parents at my daughters school that drive their kids 2 or 3 blocks because of dangerous drivers on the road.
‐enforcement of no bikes on the sidewalk.
66 ‐enforcement of ALL traffic laws. We need more rules governing motorized wheel chairs. I think the same rules should apply to these as to bikes. Pedestrians need to have the right of way; those motorized wheel chairs really hurt when they run into you! And the drivers are aggressive.
67 We need more 4‐way stops where there is high traffic and low visibility. We need to make walking appealing by having lots of fountains and
05/20/11 83 Toole Design Group tree‐shaded streets and street lamps. We should consider a community safety zone like Burlington's Plains Road with slower speed limits near out schools in the morning and afternoon. The biggest issues I face walking from Downtown Hamilton to McMaster for work (do this at least twice a week) are:
‐ crossing the 403 over King or Main (waiting for a safe gap on the on/off‐ramps) ‐ so many driveways on King between Dundurn and Strathcona with eager drivers trying to get on King St. They look east to see if cars are coming and almost run you over because they assume they don't have to look west because it's a one‐way. ‐ snow and ice not being cleared on vacant lots ‐ the regular blocking of bike lanes on King Street close to the 403 with temporary construction road signage, forcing cyclists onto sidewalk where they conflict with pedestrians ‐ no practical consideration or accommodation for pedestrian traffic in construction (closing sidewalks on one side completely instead of building temporary ones ‐ very often forcing you to cross 4 lanes of high‐volume traffic in rush hour) ‐ vehicles trying to speed to up to catch the traffic light synchronization and running reds in the process (almost been run over a couple of 68 times) Please do something about school zones. We have too much traffic driving too quickly in these areas. Use simple things that we know work....radar enforced speed control, overhead crossing signals, SPEED BUMPS!!!!, boulevards....more police officers enforcing safe speed limits. I drive daily back and forth to work along Cootes Dr. I can see the huge improvement in the speed that cars travel along this stretch.....why?....because a few years ago a McMaster student was hit by a car along Cootes....radar controlled speed enforcment has now been put in place, permanently mounted on the bridge over Cootes. There has also been a a proper traffic light crosswalk put there. I see cars breaking rapidly as there speeds flash in front of them in the zone where it moves from 80km to 50km per hour. It works!! AND there are police officers parked at least 2x weekly along this stretch heading towards Dundas..people know to keep it slow. Try it out....it will work. What about a radar sign hanging from the train bridge along Aberdeen as people come off the highway??? Why should we have to wait until 69 2031 for this to happen?? I think we all deserve to be safe now, it isn't rocket science! Cars should have to stop at any signed crosswalk ‐ and have these instead of crosswalk stop lights. It's faster for a pedestrian to signal a 70 crossing, cars to be on the lookout and stop, and then the car can go immediately after the pedestrian crosses. Please stop putting up "pedestrian cross at XXX" signs! Having to put up one of those signs is a clear sign that better pedestrian crossings are needed there. Telling people not to cross means that you are prioritizing cars over people. Fix the problem in a meaningful way, be providing 71 a way to cross! In general there needs to be way more emphasis on safety and perceived safety for walking and biking to destinations within the City. We already have awesome recreational destinations, and pointing to this as some kind of compensation for dysfunction in work and school destinations is deplorable. But it's two way, and enabling traffic flow is also important and there are some places where revising light timing would enhance this at no detriment to a low volume of pedestrians, e.g.:
‐Hwy 6 bypass and Book road, more priority in a longer Book activated delay (and especially repeat activation) should be given to the much higher volume 6 traffic ‐change 3 phase Garth/ Limeridge light to 2 phase to ease the bottleneck on Garth ‐ where are the pedestrians that such intersections are 72 supposed to protect? Compare with the 3 phase Aberdeen/Dundurn which is a good choice because of more balanced traffic flow and way
05/20/11 84 Toole Design Group more pedestrians.
‐Left turn onto Paramount from eastbound Linc to Stonechurch/Paramount exit is crazy slow even with light traffic volume Nort corner of Bay and King east‐ west crossing verey difficult 73 Duration of walk on most stoplights tooshort Snow clearing is essential. The current system of complaint only enforcement does not work. This is especially a problem around West Hamilton/Westdale (maybe other areas too, but I don't walk there as often). It is difficult to walk and almost impossible to push a stroller or for those with mobility devices (wheelchairs, etc). Councellor McHattie proposed the city take on the job of clearing sidewalks, as has been 74 done in Ancaster and some other jurisdictions. This is a good solution; otherwise proactive enforcement needs to be implemented. 75 Westdale is great‐ very pedestrian friendly‐ it should be an example to the rest of the city My neighbourhood (Kirkendall) is great for walking, but many, many are not. It's fantastic you are looking at addressing these issues. I would love to take public transit more, but the times and transfers are a massive deterrent. There's no direct bus route to even the local 76 grocery store (Fortino's) or to McMaster ‐ and our neighbourhood is hyped as a place for MIP/McMaster employees to live! 1. pedestrian sidewalks are too close to 60 km/h roads along Main St. West and King St. West
2. pedestrian crossings with several stages are confusing for younger children attending Dalewood school and Westdale school
77 3. bike routes are interrupted, forcing bikers to climb to the sidewalk As a newish mom who is often pushing a baby stroller wider sidewalks always make life easier. As well, sidewalk maintenance, general and due to weather, is really important to me. I also think it's really important to promote and support pedestrian traffic and flow in developing 78 neighbourhoods (Locke, James North, Ottawa, Westdale, etc.) and to make it a priority in the downtown core. Sunday stone church bus 79 Bus in heritage green Without a focus on complete streets in Hamilton, the city will never truly be walkable. The city needs to focus on improving access for all people. Improvements in transit (increase frequency, increase number of busses) and cycling amenities (bike lanes, separated bike lanes, making it safe to bike from downtown to McMaster U) go hand in hand with improvements in pedestrian facilities. Main & King Sts are like highways that cut through our city ‐ and people will argue that they can efficiently drive on them to get to their destinations. However if these streets were designed to be more complete, there could be efficiency in travel for all modes ‐ and this would encourage people to get out of their cars! If New York City can do it, we can. See the Green Light for Midtown project: http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/about/broadway.shtml I believe that we can have more complete streets in Hamilton and I look forward to seeing the success of the Pedestrian, Cycling and 80 Transportation Master Plans. Hopefully we will also see a Complete Streets Policy implemented as well! http://www.completestreets.org/ Have noted this earlier; however, I find new shopping centres and newer subdivisions have very poor pedestrian facilities. For example, some areas of Rymal Road are downright scary if you have to walk along them in the evening (no sidewalks, poor lighting, and lots of traffic!). I tend 81 to avoid such areas and, if I really have to go there, I am concerned about my safety ‐ which makes these areas inaccessible to me. My daughter is a grade 9 student at St. Jean deBrebeuf. I was shocked at the lack of sidewalks on Upper Sherman Ave. This is a very busy traffic area at 3 p.m every school day, add snow to this section of road and it is a miracle that accidents aren't routine. Until sidewalks can be 82 installed, I would suggest the city clear as much snow from the edge of Upper Sherman Ave as quickly as possible. The residents of these home
05/20/11 85 Toole Design Group make no access for the children to pass, and in fact, clear their driveways, making large snow piles for the children to walk/climb over. Also, there is a construction site (townhouses) between Rymal & Limeridge that has been there for years & the side walks in front of this stretch are not installed. My seven year old and I were crossing Aberdeen at Longwood with the light and the walk signal when two cars turned left while we commenced crossing the intersection. When I made sure the third car would not run us over the
driver yelled: "Just hurry up!"
83 Thank you for your advocacy. Overall supply of sidewalks are okay in the downtown/core areas. However, main impediment to walking is the preceived priority given to drivers.
Narrow sidewalks (with no buffer of planters, shade etc) next to wide high‐speed traffic lanes. Sidewalks are only provided for what can fit (e.g. NW corner York/James and NW corner of James/Cannon properties abut onto sidewalk, not much waiting space at crosswalk), but there 84 is no compromise on auto travel lane widths or space for turning lanes. For me, the biggest hindrances are:
A) the wide distance between destinations. Living in a suburb off Golf Links Rd., I can walk to the big box stores, but not to anything else. Downtown however does offer more walking options‐‐I can walk from Westdale to Jackson Square, with attractions all along the way. B) aggression of drivers. Often they don't stop at crosswalks, and sometimes not at stop signs. During green lights, when turning, they aggressively drive very closely to pedestrians, or don't even look to see if there are pedestrians coming, because they are too busy looking at 85 traffic coming from the opposite direction. There is very much a "cars are more important" rule that makes walking dangerous. Pave trail from Chedoke golf course stairs to Dundurn so it can be plowed in winter for winter access; otherwise only option is bus or Beckett Street (not really an option) Winter maintenance is a huge issue. It is not done well or fast enough. By‐law is well advertsied but no phone number to report negligence 86 Reduce lanes on one‐way arterials and create more buffer for pedestrains and bike lanes Downtown Hamilton is just not a nice place to walk, the entire area in general. The streets are cracked and dirty, the people smoke (even in non‐smoking areas), traffic is often loud and drivers reckless. There are a lot of interesting shops and restaurants downtown, so it'd be a nice 87 place to go, especially during the summer, but it just doesn't feel safe. I want to feel safe; (lighting, wider sidewalks, more crosswalks and/or stop lights) ;comfortable (benches, trees for shade and aesthetics). At the moment I feel the pedestrian is an after thought; that we are a nuisance to the driver. There MUST be a balance between cars and 88 pedestrians. It is dvery difficult to compete on the sidewalk with people who ride bicycles and motorized scooters so quickly down the sidewalk with no 89 regard for pedestrisans 90 I'd like to see more bus shelters in Dundas, and more benches at bus stops. during the winter walking for frail seniors, anyone in a scooter,with small children, or pushing a baby buggy is impossible and treacherous in the Westdale village ‐ even within a 2‐3 block raduis of the immediate village (to access bus stop etc). The road crews push snow on to 91 sidewalks and block sidewalk corners and ramps forcing those who can walk out onto the road.. Lack of snow removal by absentee landlords is
05/20/11 86 Toole Design Group an even worse problem. Why is road clearance more of a priority than sidewalk clearance? Would prefer to reallocate money now paying for multiple and unnecessary clearances of the same (secondary) road to having some sidewalks cleared ‐ at least enough to create a pedestrian route to bus stops,for instance ‐ and make these priority routes for clearing by the crews. Hamilton has well maintained sidewalks in almost all the appropriate places. They are wide, with good ramps for driveway crossings and universal access at corners. The significant problem with Hamilton’s sidewalks is that they are not well cleared in the winter. I for one do not think that it should be the city’s responsibility to clear sidewalks bordering private property but I do think that bylaws for snow removal must be actively and strictly enforced to ensure compliance, both with residential and commercial residents. Furthermore, the city must clear sidewalks (and fire hydrants) where the sidewalks border municipal land such as parks, fire stations, water towers, etc.
I’ve experienced many dangerous crossings in Hamilton. Most notably, I find that crossings near McMaster University are very poor for the numerous pedestrians in that area. I feel that there must be safe, one stage crossings of Main Street West at Stroud Road, Bowman Street, Broadway Avenue, Emerson Street and Leland Street. There is currently significant risk of pedestrian fatalities at these locations. Furthermore, the intersection of King Street West and Forsyth Avenue is another dangerous intersection frequented by pedestrians who are often nearly hit by vehicles leaving McMaster Hospital parking garage while trying to access the King Walk pedestrian walkway to enter McMaster University. Forsyth Avenue should have sidewalks on both sides of the road. I used to find very dangerous crossings in Gore Park when trying to transfer buses but have not used the new transit terminal.
I find Hamilton to have an excellent transit system and I have used many systems across Ontario. I find the problem is that people do not know how wonderful the HSR is and have negative assumptions that hold them back from using it. I feel very strongly that work must be done to change the public perception of the HSR.
Hamilton has many outdoor recreation opportunities for walking, biking and hiking. The problem with many of Hamilton’s opportunities is that people drive to access them. A connected trail network is essential. Hamilton should consider the trail networks in the similar waterfront university city Peterborough, Ontario. The rail trail is an incredible opportunity. For neighbourhood connectivity and recreation but many people are unaware of its extent.
Personal safety is a key issue in many parts of Hamilton with such numerous dark, vacant buildings and apparently homeless people. Gated alleyways and non‐recessed doorways as well as eliminating blind corners are y ke simple steps to public safety. While there are areas with very well considered retail/commercial pedestrian amenities, new development is very inconsiderate to the pedestrian. Consider the new developments at Clappison’s Corners in Waterdown. The area is entirely commercial. There is no mixed land use to allow people to live, work, shop and play in the same area. Furthermore, the establishments are set far back from the road with parking lots in front instead of behind or beside which forces pedestrians to extend their journeys across large parking lots which often are not equipped with shoulders or sidewalks and not governed bye th Highway Traffic Act. Why have we not learned from past mistakes? Why are 92 we allowing the same mistakes of urban sprawl and automobile dependence to be made in new developments within out city? At all times, and in all locations throughout the city, the real and perceived safety of pedestrians, and the crucial economic activity they provide, must be given priority over traffic flow. As it stands now, the traffic department is making decisions that are harming economic development on our streets, and that must stop. 93 EcDev and Public Health must be given more say in traffic planning decisions since the health and safety of our streets are vitally important to
05/20/11 87 Toole Design Group commercial activity, as well and the social cohesion of our neighbourhoods, and individual physical health. Please note ‐ I don't work for the city. I have no personal stake in this, except for improved quality of life for me and my family. I am also concerned about the future of our city. We will never be a dynamic, sustainable city as long as traffic flow continues to be given priority over street life. There is a wonderful opportunity to connect a very old network of off road trails and paths to Village core amenities, Farmers Market, Library, Municipal offices, Conservation Trials ,and the Rail trail over 403 that leads to down town Hamilton. Ancaster residents can ride down town easily, improved conditions at connections and signage could do something very amazing in Ancaster at very little cost. Trail surface needs a bit of impovement. We have an opportunity to save and develop a very old network of trails and paths around the Ancaster Village core that 94 could connect our assets to off road trails and paths. We would love to take you on a walk about to show this opportunity. The crosswalks could be greatly improved. The paint appears to be extremely faded making them hard to recognize for drivers. They're poorly marked. Pedestrians might be better educated on pointing at pedestrian crossings. Some motorists seem to totally ignore pedestrians at a pedestrian crossing even when pointing to cross. Scooters can be a real problem also, because most of the "operators" seem to disregard pedestrians and vehicular traffic. Most people I talk with find them a real nuisance and hazardous to both pedestrians and motorists. Perhaps 95 they could be better educated or should require some kind of operator's license. We need 30 km speed limits in as many parts of Hamilton as possible. All non‐arterial streets should be signed and designed for maximum 30 96 km speeds. Arterials roads should be no more than 40 km. Higher speed roads such as the Linc and Parkway should be tolled. I have enjoyed walking for many years in Hamilton, and have discovered many quick routes throughout the lower city. Now living on the mountain for half a year, I see a vast difference in the city layout, it is not easy or attractive for the walker. The mountain is made for cars, not walkers, and the new malls also are made for cars, not walkers. I am surprised that bus service is so poor on a Sunday, for Meadowlands and Limeridge, or any West mountain locations. J I have witnessed some interesting events downtown waiting for the bus, wish there was a few more larger food outlets for bus travelers, so getting basics is easier and not as costly as corner stores. Seems to me, the population that needs the most help, lower income groups, the elderly, mentally or physically handicapped cannot move 97 easily for basics, because everything is so far apart. In general, the City really needs to reconsider the focus on large, one‐way streets with heavy traffic volume (e.g. Main, King, Cannon) in favour 98 of improved walkability, stronger local businesses and enriched communities. green spaces fantastic
very grateful for2008? sidewalks on Sulphur Springs Rd Ancaster, though there is not much space between the walls at Fieldcote Park to escape extra fast traffic should a car come up on the sidewalk.
‐‐useful to plan for exercise walkers in shopping plazas (eg Basics plaza Ancaster, University Plaza) for icy/rainy conditions when walking on 99 roads/trails not safe/pleasant This survey needed pilot testing. Many of the questions offered options that made no sense, thus, I had no idea how to answer. Generally, the culture of Hamilton is hostile to pedestrians. Cars are king, and have little disregard for pedestrians. The cost of parking downtown is lower than the cost of 2 fares on the HSR, serving as a disincentive for transit use and thus for a healthier populace. This can be remedied through policy (taxation) changes rather than expensive roadworks. It seems an easy thing to do, but my experience of Hamiltonians, 100 coming from (and continuing to work in) Toronto, is that Hamiltonians complain A LOT about "lack of parking" and scream whenever their
05/20/11 88 Toole Design Group "rights as drivers" are seen to be encroached upon. Attitude change is needed, in addition to infrastructure. The two go hand‐in‐hand, and it is unfortunate that not all councillors are pedestrian‐friendly, and some seem to encourage a clash‐of‐cultures btwn walkers and drivers, when it is utterly unwaranted When new developments or redevelopments or road reconstruction happen in Hamilton they should have to provide at least 1 meter between road and sidewalk of pedestrian safety / snow storage / tree planting, etc.
101 Developments should be built to accommidate transit. No cul‐de‐sacs Sidewalk width needs to be increased everywhere in the city. Cracked sidewalks need to be replaced. There need to be "buffer zones" installed between automobile traffic and sidewalks ‐ either a boulevard, or a wider sidewalk could help this. More cross‐walks need to be available on 102 long streets like Concession Street on the Mountain Brow. There is a lack of easily accessible pedestrian path through the centre of the lower city to provide direct access along major bus routes and allow for safe walking beside major streets.
The distances are not long between these areas but without a central path pedestrians will choose to drive or use the bus when they could walk. Walking would then in turn provide more business to stores along this route and create a better atmosphere at night along major routes.
Also, creating spaces exclusively for pedestrian usage in the centre of the city (i.e. Gore Park) will create a larger community of pedestrians across the city and encourage more people to use public transit or other modes of transportation to access the city centre (thus lowering overall traffic issues through the downtown core).
103 Both James Street and the south side of King would be excellent spaces to use as pedestrian focused areas. 104 It make more sense to improve one area very well to sell it instead of spreading the improvements throughout the City. Please ‐ enough of our taxes go to roads already, lets invest in making Hamilton a great place to walk to work, shops and just for leisure. 105 Better, wider sidewalks, more trees, well placed road crossings will all be an improvement. If you build it... they will walk! (and get fit doing so!) 106 Really like the new system at the street lights where the numbers give you a better idea of when not to cross. Brilliant. 107 Lack of serious enforcement of snow clearing is a major mobility barrier from Dec.‐Mar. Often snow is not cleared on the sidestreet beside commercial properties on main streets. The residences may clear the sidewalks but then 108 snow. Not all redidences clear the snow on‐time. In general, hamilton sidewalks are too narrow, too close to fast moving traffic (on arterials) and lack street trees to make walking more 109 comfortable. Education programs (not just posters and brichures) delivered by community groups to raise the level of respect for pedestrians ‐ to celebrate 110 walking! (and demonize driving?) 111 Traffic speed is a major factor, as well as a lack of sufficient crosswalks. We need to work towards a complete streets model where urban street design is geared towards moving people to where they need to go. The focus needs to be shifted from cars or specific conveyances to people, covering all modes of transportation. As such, one‐way streets are inherently dangerous in areas of urban density because they are designed expressly to move motorized vehicles quickly. Downtown has very good examples of this: Main, King, York (though a little stretch is now two‐way) and Cannon. Each of these not only render our streets less 112 safe, because of the speed they facilitate, but also contribute to economic decline of neighbourhoods through which they pass ‐‐ these types of
05/20/11 89 Toole Design Group streets are designed to move people, in cars, through those neighbourhoods, quickly and efficiently, rather than to those neighbourhoods. Downtown, especially, but also surrounding neighbourhoods, suffer economically and socially because they are no longer destinations, merely thoroughfares. It seems to me that no thought is given to pedestrians when planning many big box developments, which are surrounded by a sea of parking ‐ even when they are located in residential neighbourhoods ‐ like mountain plaza mall, or where many residents use transit ‐ like the centre on barton, or limeridge mall.
There needs to be a plan in place where someone looks at these designs and imagines how pedestrians are going to be able to get to these stores safely, and require that builders add such features in their plans before they are built, not after the fact.
113 Try to get from Shopper's Drug Mart to Wal‐Mart on foot at mountain plaza mall and you'll see what I mean. I travel via a wheelchair and it is an entirely different world. I am only 3 feet from the ground and forced to inhale Transport Truck exhaust fumes if I go for food. If I try to go to the Market the other way, I encounter Drivers that don't care, pedestrians that don't see me and overall a bad attitude. Other scooter drivers that race through Jackson Sq. make it bad for the rest of us. I would like to see more security guards in the centre that actually catch and tag these speeding scooter drivers. You don't see wheelchair drivers racing like this. If there was a way like on the roof for scooters to get around the pedestrians on the street and in the sp. most of those problems could be removed. Overall too much vehical 114 pollution, but I have "no choice" I need to be near my Doctor and Dentist, as well anything I need to shop for 115 Concession Street area could be a beautiful walkable community. Needs improvement. I love walking in Hamilton, but the speed of traffic along Main St makes me wary of walking along there with my children. There are numerous 116 stretches in the downtown that feel unsafe. The bus stop at Wellington and Barton street on the south east corner has the back doors exit onto an old driveway ramp. When it's winter this particular property is never cleared of ice and snow, yet it is an important destination for those going to the new Regional Rehabilition Centre 0at 30 Wellington St. North. Consequently the bus ramp is very steep when the driver cannot lower the bus due to winter freezing conditions, so there are two issues here. The driveway ramp is in a very bad location related to the rear bus exit, and the property owner needs to adhere to current snow clearing bylaws and regulations. As well the concrete blocks located on the property are often a huge barrier to safely exiting and entering the back door of the bus as they are adjacent to the sidewalk in a way that is difficult to manuver if you are 117 exiting/entering by the rear door. Be happy to give you a demo if you wish! The newer sidewalks that have drive way ramp buiiltinto the whole sidewalk by slanting the sidewalk rather than the curb to the road are 118 dangerous for people with mobility problems especially when they are wet or icy. I have had numerous falls on such a sidewalk. 119 More biking lanes please please I have little faith anything will be done since vehicular traffic is such a huge priority for the city of Hamilton. But the goal of moving traffic 120 through the city as fast as possible makes it consistently and extremely unpleasant for pedestrians. I have a new appreciation for sidewalk condition and stroller accessibility now that we have an infant. Will often push stroller on road to avoid bumpy conditions of some sidewalks. Have rolled a few ankles on narrow, uneven sidewalks. Pedestrians have to be VERY careful when among vehicular traffic. Too MANY drivers have little or no awareness of pedestrians. Have almost 121 been hit several times.
05/20/11 90 Toole Design Group Lastly, the survey was confusing. For example, the captions with the ratings (1‐5) were confusing in the context of the question being asked. All longterm City plans, not just those relating to pedestrian mobility, must take into account Peak Oil and the future increase in the price of oil. For our City to survive, much less flourish, we must come to terms with the fact that over the next 30 years the increased cost of all transportation (driving, shipping goods, etc) will greatly change our society and economy. Full time driving (i.e. owning a car and driving to all destinations) will become an option not available to the majority of our city's residents. Shipping goods by truck will become cost prohibitive.
Continuing to approve suburban city expansion, including new residential developments, shopping centers such as the Meadowlands and Heritage Green and airport expansion, ignores the fact that our society is due for some major changes over the next 30 years. Urban renewal 122 and redevelopment must be the focus of ALL longterm planing in the City of Hamilton. too many redlight runners windrow left by snow ploughs create a barrier for up to 7 days after snowstorm 123 all sidewalks can be cleared then you block the on off ramp. 124 Gradually moving away from the one‐way traffic system would be the greatest benefit to Hamilton in generations There are many walkability issues in Dundas and Ancaster, both great locations to walk in hamilton. Wilson Street in Ancaster must not 125 become a main roadway, the traffic is already much too dense, and this makes it very difficult for maintaining a high level of walkability. The city must stop spending money foolishly and do their job properly. In the past two year the renovated City Hall, bus terminal, library and market have suffered from attitudinal problem, primarily because staff ignore the public's recommendations about accessibility issues in spite of the provincial mandate. Public Works need to understand how painful interlocking bricks and beveling on sidewalks is to people who have back problems and use wheelchairs. Building specifications need to remove orphan North side 126 crosswalk at King and Wellington is the worst. Beyond repair most sidewalks in Upper Went to Garth Fennel to Mowhawk (my area with wheelchair) are fine. Width is an issue fro some but if people are courteous and respect each other - no problem. For example if I see a person(s) approaching from other 127 direction I move into a driveway to give them right of way (no way to know with MS if my hand may jerk and hit them. Along with comments I have enclosed a letter (one of many I have written since 1995) in regards to the HSR service since most pedestrians would utilize the bus service. I sincerely hope that LRT addresses all other problems our present bus service has, esp a 128 separate need for "wheeled devices" they are a severe [illegible] to ambulatory passengers. Stop line for cars should be further back from pedestrian crossings often strollers/bikes/wheelchairs need to use the slope and 129 things bring them very close. to cars that often stop over the white line because they were speding or trying to ge across the lights. I am a very fit retired Nurse (59 years old) who has never drive and lived in Hamilton since birth. I walk to run errands which has a physical activity benefit. I have lived (with my husband who drives and still works) in a new house built almost 9 years ago in an urban part of the City. The pathetic state of upper Sherman south of Stone Church and various parts of Royal Road is not conducive to my safety or our $4,800 annual property taxes. I do not take the bus or walk after dark. I am extremely watchful of my grandchildren. In Jackson Square/Farmer's Market/Library because it is risky for anyone to be near the Salvation Army parole 130 Facility on York Blvd. For the first time in my life my mobility has been greatly affected for the past year. I've graduated from wheelchair to walker and now just a cane. I never realized how different it can be to just get around to medical appointments and to treatment centers. Our population is aging quickly (I'm a senior also) and I would like to remain as independent as possible. Living on the West Mountain, I like to drive to recreational areas and then walk for my health, but I realized I can't walk everywhere or for lengthy distances. Parking areas are still important or good busing to shopping and trails and recreation centers and government agencies e.g. City 131 Hall parking.
05/20/11 91 Toole Design Group We also need more bike lanes. Those across the high level bridge are god - let's have more. There is a need to bend more in favor 132 of bikes/walking people and against the car culture. Proper snow clearing‐ or raking of leaves. People who use accessible parking permit need to have the walkways clear also so they have access 133 to the walkways. Ex. if parking lot cleared and walkway cleared by the space between both is not, they cannot pass through. Any sidewalk from Fruiltland Road to Fifth Road (on Barton St) that isn't cement should be replaced. Asphalt is either broken up, uneven, under 134 water. Roads shoulders should be paved to encourage cyclists to ride there not on sidewalks Mountain therapy at Up Sherman and Brucedale. People are getting off bus at Up Sherman and Queensdale and walking back to Mt. Therapy 135 at Brucedale and Up Sherman for safety.
Q18. Respondents were given the opportunity to provide their email address. For purposes of maintaining privacy, they are not listed here.
DEMOGRAPHICS (OPTIONAL SECTION) Q19. Age
STEP FORWARD: PEDESTRIAN MOBILITY MASTER PLAN SURVEY
0% 9% 3% 7%
0-14 26% 15-20 26% 21-30 31-45 46-60 61-70 Over 71
29%
05/20/11 92 Toole Design Group Q20. Which Ward do you live in? Response Response Answer Options Percent Count WARD 1- Chedoke /Cootes 25.9% 74 WARD 2- Downtown 19.9% 57 WARD 3- Hamilton Centre 5.9% 17 WARD 4- East Hamilton 3.8% 11 WARD 5- Red Hill 2.8% 8 WARD 6- East Mountain 2.4% 7 WARD 7- Central Mountain 3.8% 11 WARD 8- West Mountain 4.9% 14 WARD 9- Heritage Stoney Creek 1.7% 5 WARD 10- Stoney Creek 1.4% 4 WARD 11- Glanbrook, Stoney Creek, Winona 1.4% 4 WARD 12- Ancaster 13.6% 39 WARD 13- Dundas 8.7% 25 WARD 14- Wentworth 0.7% 2 WARD 15- Flamborough 2.8% 8 286 answered question 192 skipped question
05/20/11 93 Toole Design Group Q21. Gender STEP FORWARD: PEDESTRIAN MOBILITY MASTER PLAN SURVEY
41% Male Female
59%
Q22. Do you have any mobility limitations STEP FORWARD: PEDESTRIAN MOBILITY MASTER PLAN SURVEY
7%
Ye s No
93%
05/20/11 94 Toole Design Group Community Walk Survey Results
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Community Walk Points Community Walk Lines !( 1. Route I use frequently 1. Route I use frequently !( 2. I take the bus (on & off points) 2. I take the bus (on & off points) !( 3. Traffic is uncomfortable 3. Traffic is uncomfortable !( 4. Difficult intersection 5. Poor sidewalk pavement conditions !( 5. Poor sidewalk pavement conditions 7. Unappealing pedestrian environment !( 6. Pedestrian-vehicle accident location 9. Route I'd like to see improved for pedestrians !( 7. Unappealing pedestrian environment 10. Bridge improvement needed (existing or new) ") 8. Personal safety concerns 14. Missing connection or crossing ") 9. Route I'd like to see improved for pedestrians Uncatagorized ") 10. Bridge improvement needed (existing or new) ") 11. Long wait time/unresponsive "walk" signal activation ") 12. "Walk" signal does not provide adequate time ") 13. Better access to transit facility needed 5/13/2011 ") 14. Missing connection or crossing 0 2.5 5 10 Miles Community Walk Survey Results and Comment Density ¤
Community Walk Points Community Walk Lines !( 1. Route I use frequently 1. Route I use frequently !( 2. I take the bus (on & off points) 2. I take the bus (on & off points) !( 3. Traffic is uncomfortable 3. Traffic is uncomfortable !( 4. Difficult intersection 5. Poor sidewalk pavement conditions !( 5. Poor sidewalk pavement conditions 7. Unappealing pedestrian environment !( 6. Pedestrian-vehicle accident location 9. Route I'd like to see improved for pedestrians !( 7. Unappealing pedestrian environment 10. Bridge improvement needed (existing or new) ") 8. Personal safety concerns 14. Missing connection or crossing ") 9. Route I'd like to see improved for pedestrians Uncatagorized ") 10. Bridge improvement needed (existing or new) Comment Point Density ") 11. Long wait time/unresponsive "walk" signal activation High 5/13/2011 ") 12. "Walk" signal does not provide adequate time ") 13. Better access to transit facility needed ") 14. Missing connection or crossing c 0 2.5 5 10 Low Miles