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Petition regarding Lost Lake Road - October 2019
This is a petition from concerned community members to the City of Nanaimo regarding the condition, care and use of Lost Lake Road. We would like to develop more of a sense of community along Lost Lake Road and the adjoining areas. To do this we need residents to have the option to be able to walk safely to each other's homes. We would also like to access parks and trail systems around our homes as pedestrians without the use of our vehicles. At present, it is not safe to walk down Lost Lake Road to get to neighbouring homes, trails, parks, and businesses. Several of our children are coming to the age where they could independently bike and walk to neighbourhood friends, schools and parks. Despite our teaching them safe pedestrian and cycling behaviour it is simply unsafe for them (or anyone) to travel by foot or bicycle on this road.
Specific concerns:
- The road has become very busy with traffic not only to homes on Lost Lake Road but to homes in the Laguna area. The area continues to be developed and will only become increasingly busier.
- Traffic related to residential construction is notably very high with dump truck, cement trucks, lowbed trucks hauling equipment and contractor trucks traveling through often at high speeds.
- The driving behaviour of many drivers is dangerous due to high speeds of driving and passing. Lost Lake Road is also being used a race course for some drivers with speeds estimated at 100 km/hour.
- The road is windy, with blind hills, and corners resulting in poor visibility generally but particularly for persons trying to pull out of driveways/side streets.
- Some residents regularly park their vehicles on the road side forcing pedestrians to walk on the road. The parked vehicles also limit visibility when trying to turn onto Lost Lake Road.
- Overhang of trees and vegetation impacts visibility and forces pedestrians to walk on the road.
- There is no shoulder and no sidewalk for most of Lost Lake Road. There are many pedestrians as well as motorised scooters and persons with strollers who use this route and they do so at great peril.
- Lost Lake Road has a strong community of young families who gather together regularly and want our children to feel safe and go from home to home without concern.
- The development of the City of Nanaimo parks accessed from Tanya Drive and Burma Drive will bring more traffic and considerations for safe access for all users needs to be considered.
- Have the City of Nanaimo Engineering Department review the route to determine what signage and other traffic calming measures could be implemented. We are open to strategically placed speed bumps such as those on Oliver Road.
- Put in sidewalks. Liaise with the community regarding where the sidewalk makes most sense and most impact from a community and safety perspective.
- Request the RCMP Traffic Division to address driver behaviour regularly. The driving behaviour is poor at all times of day but notably poor at the beginning and end of the traditional work day when contractors are going to/from worksites.
Requests:
We are committed to model safe driving behaviour, teach our children safe practices and work together as a community to support each other and make this a great place to live. We kindly request that you consider our concerns so we can continue to foster this sense of community.
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Updates
October 19, 2019
The stories shared in the comments illustrate how many of us feel isolated by the hazardous conditions on our own street. I have been compiling these experiences to present a clearer picture of our daily safety concerns to the city planning department. Your accounts of the traffic patterns near the construction sites are proving vital as we prepare for upcoming discussions.
October 19, 2019
Seeing the level of engagement on this issue confirms that many in our neighborhood share the same concerns about safety and access. This momentum suggests that our simple desire for a walkable community is not just a personal goal but a collective necessity for Nanaimo.
25 Comments
I have seen my neighbours walking with their small children on this road and it absolutely terrifies me for their safety. i have seen several vehicles on a daily basis step full throttle on the gas heading east from Dewar with no regard to public safety. At least with a sidewalk or enlarged shoulder pedestrians and cyclists are not rolling the dice on serious injury,
I share these same concerns for the safety of my children walking to school, to their friends or to the parks. We walk everyday to school and back, and to the surrounding neighbourhoods. I do not feel safe enough for them to walk alone even though they are taught proper care and alterness. I am always having to walk with them. Even I don't feel safe enough walking by myself on these busy roads. And I take every precautions when I do having been hit by car as a pedestrian.
Previously lived on Lost Lake Rd. and witnessed some serious accidents right in front of our house due to speeding. Something needs to be done before someone is killed. This is the main reason we moved.
I would love to see a lit or raised crosswalk at the Alta Vista turn off because there is no sidewalk to Rutherford on the Alta Vista side and children need to cross the road here to walk to and from Randerson Ridge Elementary. Cars come flying down the hill from Lost Lake making it very dangerous for people to cross.
I started to advocate for changes related to vehicular speeds, and motorist behaviour with the old Nanaimo Council and with Traffic Engineers in 2017. In addition to the possible solutions mentioned ICBC has a possible role in reminding people how to drive on a road with one solid yellow line. Installing traffic calming bumps is a minimum public safety measure. EMS and Fire have already weighed in that it would not significantly affect response times.
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It’s about time some of the city revenue from all the development goes into safety and infrastructure
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Petition regarding Lost Lake Road - October 2019
This is a petition from concerned community members to the City of Nanaimo regarding the condition, care and use of Lost Lake Road. We would like to develop more of a sense of community along Lost Lake Road and the adjoining areas. To do this we need residents to have the option to be able to walk safely to each other's homes. We would also like to access parks and trail systems around our homes as pedestrians without the use of our vehicles. At present, it is not safe to walk down Lost Lake Road to get to neighbouring homes, trails, parks, and businesses. Several of our children are coming to the age where they could independently bike and walk to neighbourhood friends, schools and parks. Despite our teaching them safe pedestrian and cycling behaviour it is simply unsafe for them (or anyone) to travel by foot or bicycle on this road.
Specific concerns:
- The road has become very busy with traffic not only to homes on Lost Lake Road but to homes in the Laguna area. The area continues to be developed and will only become increasingly busier.
- Traffic related to residential construction is notably very high with dump truck, cement trucks, lowbed trucks hauling equipment and contractor trucks traveling through often at high speeds.
- The driving behaviour of many drivers is dangerous due to high speeds of driving and passing. Lost Lake Road is also being used a race course for some drivers with speeds estimated at 100 km/hour.
- The road is windy, with blind hills, and corners resulting in poor visibility generally but particularly for persons trying to pull out of driveways/side streets.
- Some residents regularly park their vehicles on the road side forcing pedestrians to walk on the road. The parked vehicles also limit visibility when trying to turn onto Lost Lake Road.
- Overhang of trees and vegetation impacts visibility and forces pedestrians to walk on the road.
- There is no shoulder and no sidewalk for most of Lost Lake Road. There are many pedestrians as well as motorised scooters and persons with strollers who use this route and they do so at great peril.
- Lost Lake Road has a strong community of young families who gather together regularly and want our children to feel safe and go from home to home without concern.
- The development of the City of Nanaimo parks accessed from Tanya Drive and Burma Drive will bring more traffic and considerations for safe access for all users needs to be considered.
- Have the City of Nanaimo Engineering Department review the route to determine what signage and other traffic calming measures could be implemented. We are open to strategically placed speed bumps such as those on Oliver Road.
- Put in sidewalks. Liaise with the community regarding where the sidewalk makes most sense and most impact from a community and safety perspective.
- Request the RCMP Traffic Division to address driver behaviour regularly. The driving behaviour is poor at all times of day but notably poor at the beginning and end of the traditional work day when contractors are going to/from worksites.
Requests:
We are committed to model safe driving behaviour, teach our children safe practices and work together as a community to support each other and make this a great place to live. We kindly request that you consider our concerns so we can continue to foster this sense of community.
Updates
October 19, 2019
The stories shared in the comments illustrate how many of us feel isolated by the hazardous conditions on our own street. I have been compiling these experiences to present a clearer picture of our daily safety concerns to the city planning department. Your accounts of the traffic patterns near the construction sites are proving vital as we prepare for upcoming discussions.
October 19, 2019
Seeing the level of engagement on this issue confirms that many in our neighborhood share the same concerns about safety and access. This momentum suggests that our simple desire for a walkable community is not just a personal goal but a collective necessity for Nanaimo.
25 Comments
In the 14 years we have called this neighbourhood our home the traffic patterns have shifted considerably, both in volume and in the high proportion of construction vehicles that barrel down this road as if it were a highway. We have lost a family pet that was run down by a dump truck. We walk regularly from our home to /around Lost Lake and within this route there are portions of Lost Lake Rd that are extremely dangerous, with no shoulder to walk upon, on a downhill grade and bend/blind spot in the road. There has been a notable shift in the demographic within our community and we are delighted to see the addition of young families. And yet we worry about the safety of their children.
I have seen my neighbours walking with their small children on this road and it absolutely terrifies me for their safety. i have seen several vehicles on a daily basis step full throttle on the gas heading east from Dewar with no regard to public safety. At least with a sidewalk or enlarged shoulder pedestrians and cyclists are not rolling the dice on serious injury,
I share these same concerns for the safety of my children walking to school, to their friends or to the parks. We walk everyday to school and back, and to the surrounding neighbourhoods. I do not feel safe enough for them to walk alone even though they are taught proper care and alterness. I am always having to walk with them. Even I don't feel safe enough walking by myself on these busy roads. And I take every precautions when I do having been hit by car as a pedestrian.
Previously lived on Lost Lake Rd. and witnessed some serious accidents right in front of our house due to speeding. Something needs to be done before someone is killed. This is the main reason we moved.
I would love to see a lit or raised crosswalk at the Alta Vista turn off because there is no sidewalk to Rutherford on the Alta Vista side and children need to cross the road here to walk to and from Randerson Ridge Elementary. Cars come flying down the hill from Lost Lake making it very dangerous for people to cross.
I started to advocate for changes related to vehicular speeds, and motorist behaviour with the old Nanaimo Council and with Traffic Engineers in 2017. In addition to the possible solutions mentioned ICBC has a possible role in reminding people how to drive on a road with one solid yellow line. Installing traffic calming bumps is a minimum public safety measure. EMS and Fire have already weighed in that it would not significantly affect response times.
It's a racetrack out there!
It’s about time some of the city revenue from all the development goes into safety and infrastructure
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In the 14 years we have called this neighbourhood our home the traffic patterns have shifted considerably, both in volume and in the high proportion of construction vehicles that barrel down this road as if it were a highway. We have lost a family pet that was run down by a dump truck. We walk regularly from our home to /around Lost Lake and within this route there are portions of Lost Lake Rd that are extremely dangerous, with no shoulder to walk upon, on a downhill grade and bend/blind spot in the road. There has been a notable shift in the demographic within our community and we are delighted to see the addition of young families. And yet we worry about the safety of their children.