[All] Integrity of the Iron Horse Trail

[Robert Milligan]

Hi All,

Please consider supporting TriTAG on this important issue regarding  
the protection of the Iron Horse Trail's integrity as explained in  
their Blog, http://www.tritag.ca/blog/2012/05/03/designing-to-improve-the-iron-horse-trail/ 
.

Here's how I responded,

"I completely agree with restoring the IHT to its original alignment  
-- & that of the former rail line
-- as it would at least permit a more continuous flow for cyclists  
especially if an innovative yet cost-effective road traffic control  
system can be devised for crossing Park with minimum delay & safety.   
(The same system could be used for IHT crossing of other busy streets  
such as Union, Victoria, etc.). Of course, pedestrians would also  
benefit  especially young families on an outing. 

But for the sake of what I consider the immediate future -- & some of  
you the longer term future
-- of our important LRT system, the ideal higher speed, safer, lower  
cost, ... commuter rail corridor from Northfield Dr. to the Ainslie  
Terminal must be kept free of developer degradation.  Specifically, I  
am therefore suggesting that any alternative solution proposed for the  
Caroline/Park section of the IHT include allowance for at least one  
LRT track. 

(I've been exploring this negative developer process operating on the  
[discontinuous from the beginning] Walter Bean Trail forcing key parts  
between King St. E. & the new section of Fairway Rd. to an even  
greater degree be diverted so as to go circuitously & less safely  
along streets).

The age of developer dominance must be transformed so that citizens --  
especially ones
whose interests embrace the needs of the whole community -- are given  
a much greater weight in political decision-making beyond the almost  
token consideration, i.e. pretend democracy must become real democracy."

Robert


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