Then Councilor Didn't Listen To Neighbourhood 10 Years Ago

Here's a note from Don, a local Oxton-Oriole neighborhood resident, who writes...

I think you will have some positive results from these speed violation patrols.

I have to say that I have witnessed more speeding in the p.m. rush hour, going N/W on Oxton Avenue from Oriole Parkway. I witnessed someone today who was obviously tailing someone at a speed greater than 40 k/hr.

Did you attend the neighbourhood meetings years ago with Ila Bossons ,(our then City Counsellor), who explained the plans for a continuous flow traffic on hwy. 11A? At the time northbound traffic on Avenue Road at Oxton had the right of way. Most of the homeowners and leasers in the neighbourhood were against the change to a continuous flow traffic.

Our voices were not heard at the time, as they stated that Hwy 11A was an emergency service route that fell under the jurisdiction of the MTO and the city.

I can still hear emergency vehicle sirens in the silent hours after 11pm. Sometimes 3am. This never happened 10 years ago.

I keep my fingers x-ed, as the noise volume is becoming unbearable. Thanks, again for your persistence.

Don (Last name and email address withheld by request)