Comment 41732

By jason (registered) | Posted June 08, 2010 at 17:45:56

Daniel, thanks for the great response. You should send that into the Spec as an op-ed. As far as I know, this is the first time that I've heard anyone from the Chamber suggest that 'through' trucks and '18 wheelers' could in fact be barred from shortcutting through city if only the appropriate designations are put in place. Well, let's put them in place!! Why the heck are we wasting money on a multi-year truck route study if the terms of reference are flawed, and why has nobody mentioned this until now??

How hard can it be for the Chamber to get with city council and say "through trucks need to get out of downtown streets and 18 wheelers need to be moved to highways". THAT'S ALL WE ARE ASKING FOR. I don't mind a smaller sized truck making LOCAL deliveries in my neighbourhood. RTH has been consistent on this. If I'm hearing you correctly, it sounds like the definitions need to be changed. So, why don't we change them instead of implementing a new truck route that will probably be in use for decades more to come.

I'm tired of trucks from Steelcare at Eastport Dr and the QEW roaring past my front door at York and Locke. I have no problem with the milk company delivering milk to Goodness Me on Locke Street.

I realize my solution might be simple and not cost millions in useless studies, but perhaps the Chamber and council could sit down and hammer out some new terms that will benefit our city and our downtown core, while still allowing local deliveries.

Cheers

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