{"id":5718,"date":"2025-04-09T19:23:30","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T00:23:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cindygilroy.ca\/?p=5718"},"modified":"2025-04-09T19:24:38","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T00:24:38","slug":"pedestrian-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cindygilroy.ca\/index.php\/2025\/04\/09\/pedestrian-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Pedestrian Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Pedestrian Safety<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the city grows, so does the traffic. As we expand, we must consider how we prioritize active transportation. Pedestrian crossing safety is key to encouraging more people to choose walking as a mode of travel. While we wait for a report on lower speed limits, we need to continue the work we&#8217;re doing to improve road safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are two areas in our community where I have previously pushed for action. I\u2019m trying again\u2014this time, with more funding available for crossings, I\u2019m hopeful we\u2019ll see progress on road and pedestrian safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ellice and Erin<\/strong><br>This intersection has seen many near misses and even collisions, including one involving Goodies Bakery. People travelling through this area are understandably concerned. My motion calls on the public service to explore traffic calming measures and red-light enforcement. Adding bollards near Goodies Bakery would help pedestrians feel safer at this corner, where we\u2019ve seen multiple incidents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Westminster and Ethelbert<\/strong><br>My second motion proposes installing a lighted four-way stop at Westminster and Ethelbert. The area has experienced significant changes, most notably the addition of the cycling lane on Westminster and the greenway on Wolseley, which has shifted more traffic to Westminster. Several schools are nearby\u2014including a Montessori school and daycare on Westminster and Mulvey, and Laura Secord School on Wolseley\u2014so many families are crossing Westminster daily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is also a curve in the road that limits sightlines. We\u2019re seeing many drivers running the stop signs, and it\u2019s clear we need to calm traffic and provide a safer crossing between Arlington and Maryland. I believe a lighted four-way stop at Ethelbert and Westminster is far enough from other intersections to meet the necessary criteria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both motions will be considered at the <strong>Standing Policy Committee on Public Works<\/strong> on <strong>April 14, 2025<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Item 11<\/strong>: Ellice and Erin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Item 12<\/strong>: Westminster and Ethelbert<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find the agenda at the following link:<br><a class=\"\">Standing Policy Committee Agenda \u2013 April 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.winnipeg.ca\/city-governance\/mayor-council\/council-committee-meetings\/participate-meeting\">https:\/\/www.winnipeg.ca\/city-governance\/mayor-council\/council-committee-meetings\/participate-meeting<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pedestrian  Safty\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MTxieozuyPA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pedestrian Safety As the city grows, so does the traffic. As we expand, we must consider how we prioritize active &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Pedestrian Safety\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/cindygilroy.ca\/index.php\/2025\/04\/09\/pedestrian-safety\/#more-5718\" aria-label=\"Read more about Pedestrian Safety\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5719,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5718","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","infinite-scroll-item","masonry-post","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-20","resize-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cindygilroy.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5718","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cindygilroy.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cindygilroy.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cindygilroy.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cindygilroy.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5718"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cindygilroy.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5718\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5721,"href":"https:\/\/cindygilroy.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5718\/revisions\/5721"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cindygilroy.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5719"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cindygilroy.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5718"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cindygilroy.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5718"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cindygilroy.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5718"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}