Up Front About McMaster's Main Entrance

January 3, 2012

Councillor Brian McHattie,

City of Hamilton

Dear Brian,

I am writing on behalf of Transportation for Liveable Communities (TLC) to formally request that the city of Hamilton take an active role in McMaster University's proposed changes to traffic patterns at the Main St. Entrance to McMaster University. The area of concern is a city property under your jurisdiction, yet there appears to have been little information shared in the planning.

As we understand, McMaster University has retained the MMM Group to assess the traffic situation at McMaster’s Main St entrance with the goal of enhancing safety. We applaud McMaster’s intention of improving safety at this dangerous location, which we have discussed with you numerous times over the past several years. Nevertheless, we would like a more open and transparent consultation with local residents and stakeholders to ensure overall City and McMaster transportation priorities emphasizing pedestrian, bicycle and public transportation are met. Dealing with the front entrance in isolation, as a McMaster University issue, will present difficulties for a satisfactory outcome.

Sincerely yours,

Randy Kay

For TLC

cc - TLC

Daryl Bender

tlchamilton.org

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Related Articles:

http://ppims.mcmaster.ca/construction/entrance.htm

http://dailynews.mcmaster.ca/story.cfm?id=4340

http://www.mcmaster.ca/opr/html/opr/our_campus/campus_plan/mac_univ_front_entrance.html
http://www.mcmaster.ca/mufa/newsfeb8.htm [re: original intent to have cars use internal campus pedestrian zone]
http://www.mcmaster.ca/opr/html/opr/media/main/NewsReleases/2005/NR_mainst.html (Daily News re: announce construction]