City of Coquitlam: No to Como Lake Ave and Mariner Hill being designated for heavy trucks
The City of Coquitlam recently voted 6-3 with councillors Bonita Zarrillo, Lou Sekora, Mae Reid, Chris Wilson, Craig Hodge, and Neal Nicholson voting in favor of a motion to use the Como Lake/Mariner Hill arterial route for heavy trucks. Mayor Richard Stewart and councillors Brent Asmundson, & Terry O'Neill opposed the motion.
The decision was made with NO consultation with the residents most affected.
This is NOT a designated truck route and the City Engineer recommended against it. Mariner Hill has a grade up to 11% (most truck routes max out at 8%), has very sharp curves, no center barrier, sidewalks, houses on both sides, bus stops along the route, a school and park, blind driveways, a traffic light at the bottom, and absolutely no margin for error.
Como Lake Avenue has a high volume of elementary and secondary students attending Dr. Charles Best Secondary, Hillcrest Middle School, Parkland Elementary, Porter Elementary, Ecole Banting Middle School, and Queen of All Saints Elementary school. There are also numerous preschools in the Como Lake Avenue area.
The decision allows semis, gravel dump trucks (with trailer), fully loaded concrete trucks etc. the right to use Como Lake Avenue and Mariner Hill to drive through Coquitlam during the trial period.
Should not enough complaints be received by the city before the end of the trial period (September 30 is the deadline) they may make the decision permanent!
ENSURE YOUR VOICE IS HEARD AND SIGN THIS PETITION!
NOTE: This petition is a grassroots movement started by concerned residents of the Como Lake-Mariner Hill neighborhoods and is not affiliated with any politician, political party, or organization.
IN ADDITION you may email council directly at....
Updates
September 16, 2014
we just hit 250 signatures and it is honestly wild to see so many people backing this. thanks for helping keep the pressure on because the city needs to know we are not gonna just sit back and let this happen.
Reached 250 supporters
September 16, 2014
September 13, 2014
we are almost at 250 signatures but we need to keep pushing before they think we have gone quiet. send this link to a few neighbors right now so the city sees how many of us are actually paying attention.
Reached 100 supporters
September 13, 2014
9 Comments
As one of the three council members who voted against this truck-route designation, and as the council member whose motion to overturn the truck route ended up being supported unanimously in mid-September, I am very happy with the role that candidate Teri Towner played in bringing the truck-route issue to the public's attention. Public consultation on such issues is very important -- consultation before decisions are made, not after, of course!
I strongly disapprove! Both corridors are far too residential in nature! Also, I already see trucks having a terrible struggle to make it up Mariner Hill and coming down? Let's just say that I'll be lingering, before proceeding on the green, just a wee bit longer! In fact, there is one blind intersection I will have to avoid completely (just because I value my life).
Living right on Como Lake Ave is already loud enough. We really dont need semis rumbling past our front doors all day and night. Not okay coquitlam.
MARINER HILL IS WAY TOO STEEP FOR TRUCKS. Seen so many near misses there already. This is an accident waiting to happen.
This is completely insane. My kids walk to school right along this route. Why put heavy trucks where there are so many schools and parks?? Stop this now.
No to Como Lake Ave and Mariner Hill being designated for heavy trucks
Coquitlam
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City of Coquitlam: No to Como Lake Ave and Mariner Hill being designated for heavy trucks
The City of Coquitlam recently voted 6-3 with councillors Bonita Zarrillo, Lou Sekora, Mae Reid, Chris Wilson, Craig Hodge, and Neal Nicholson voting in favor of a motion to use the Como Lake/Mariner Hill arterial route for heavy trucks. Mayor Richard Stewart and councillors Brent Asmundson, & Terry O'Neill opposed the motion.
The decision was made with NO consultation with the residents most affected.
This is NOT a designated truck route and the City Engineer recommended against it. Mariner Hill has a grade up to 11% (most truck routes max out at 8%), has very sharp curves, no center barrier, sidewalks, houses on both sides, bus stops along the route, a school and park, blind driveways, a traffic light at the bottom, and absolutely no margin for error.
Como Lake Avenue has a high volume of elementary and secondary students attending Dr. Charles Best Secondary, Hillcrest Middle School, Parkland Elementary, Porter Elementary, Ecole Banting Middle School, and Queen of All Saints Elementary school. There are also numerous preschools in the Como Lake Avenue area.
The decision allows semis, gravel dump trucks (with trailer), fully loaded concrete trucks etc. the right to use Como Lake Avenue and Mariner Hill to drive through Coquitlam during the trial period.
Should not enough complaints be received by the city before the end of the trial period (September 30 is the deadline) they may make the decision permanent!
ENSURE YOUR VOICE IS HEARD AND SIGN THIS PETITION!
NOTE: This petition is a grassroots movement started by concerned residents of the Como Lake-Mariner Hill neighborhoods and is not affiliated with any politician, political party, or organization.
IN ADDITION you may email council directly at....
Updates
September 16, 2014
we just hit 250 signatures and it is honestly wild to see so many people backing this. thanks for helping keep the pressure on because the city needs to know we are not gonna just sit back and let this happen.
Reached 250 supporters
September 16, 2014
September 13, 2014
we are almost at 250 signatures but we need to keep pushing before they think we have gone quiet. send this link to a few neighbors right now so the city sees how many of us are actually paying attention.
Reached 100 supporters
September 13, 2014
9 Comments
No. Both roads already see heavy traffic, and cause excessive noise to nearby residents.
As one of the three council members who voted against this truck-route designation, and as the council member whose motion to overturn the truck route ended up being supported unanimously in mid-September, I am very happy with the role that candidate Teri Towner played in bringing the truck-route issue to the public's attention. Public consultation on such issues is very important -- consultation before decisions are made, not after, of course!
I strongly disapprove! Both corridors are far too residential in nature! Also, I already see trucks having a terrible struggle to make it up Mariner Hill and coming down? Let's just say that I'll be lingering, before proceeding on the green, just a wee bit longer! In fact, there is one blind intersection I will have to avoid completely (just because I value my life).
Living right on Como Lake Ave is already loud enough. We really dont need semis rumbling past our front doors all day and night. Not okay coquitlam.
MARINER HILL IS WAY TOO STEEP FOR TRUCKS. Seen so many near misses there already. This is an accident waiting to happen.
This is completely insane. My kids walk to school right along this route. Why put heavy trucks where there are so many schools and parks?? Stop this now.
No to Como Lake Ave and Mariner Hill being designated for heavy trucks
Coquitlam
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No. Both roads already see heavy traffic, and cause excessive noise to nearby residents.