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Neighbourhood Detour Party

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Grosvenor Park United Church POP-UP PROGRAM presents:

This coming Saturday July 27 we’re having a big party out on the lawn of the Grosvenor Park United Church! There’s difficult traffic nearby, and we’ve all experienced inconvenient construction, so we’re taking advantage of this opportunity to have a party! We’ll have food, music, games, and more. It’s completely free, everyone and anyone from Saskatoon is welcome.

407 Cumberland Ave. S. (corner of 14th Street and Cumberland Ave.)
Saturday July 27, 5:00 PM

http://www.grosvenorparkunitedchurch.com/events

Grosvenor Park Traffic Review Update

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The Grosvenor Park Neighbourhood Traffic Review is now complete and will be going to the City Council meeting on April 24, 2017 for final approval.

Recommendation
That the Standing Policy Committee on Transportation recommend to City Council: That the Neighbourhood Traffic Review for the Grosvenor Park neighbourhood be adopted as the framework for future traffic improvements in the area, to be undertaken as funding is made available through the annual budget process.

Report Highlights
A Neighbourhood Traffic Plan for the Grosvenor Park neighbourhood was developed in consultation with the community in response to concerns such as speeding, traffic shortcutting, and pedestrian safety. The plan will be implemented over time as funding for the improvements is available.

Strategic Goal
This report supports the Strategic Goal of Moving Around by providing a plan to guide the installation of traffic calming devices and pedestrian safety enhancements to improve the safety of pedestrians, motorists, and cyclists.

Background
A public meeting was held in April 2016 to identify traffic concerns and potential solutions within the Grosvenor Park neighbourhood. Representatives from the Saskatoon Police Service were in attendance to address traffic enforcement issues. Based on the residents’ input provided at the initial public meeting and the analysis of the traffic data collected, a Neighbourhood Traffic Plan was developed and presented to the community at a second public meeting held in January 2017.

City of Sasktoon Traffic Review Report (report)
City of Saskatoon Traffic Review Presentation

Grosvenor Park Traffic – Discussion

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On April 14, 2016 Grosvenor Park residents participated in discussions and identified ideas and solutions to address traffic concerns in their neighbourhood. Based on feedback and information received during this meeting, other sources, traffic counts and existing traffic studies, the Transportation Division has prepared a draft neighbourhoodwide traffic plan.

The meeting on January 11th 2017 provided Grosvenor Park residents, business owners, property owners, local groups and other stakeholders an opportunity to comment on specific traffic adjustments being proposed for this neighbourhood.

If you missed this meeting, or want to see some of the draft traffic plans or presentation, please visit this City of Saskatoon Shaping Saskatoon discussion page:

http://shapingsaskatoon.ca/discussions/grosvenor-park-neighbourhood-traffic-review-1

Grosvenor Park Traffic Review

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Grosvenor Park Neighbourhood Traffic Review
Wednesday, January 11, 2017
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Albert Community Centre – 3rd Floor Loft
610 Clarence Avenue South

Residents of the Grosvenor Park neighbourhood are invited to attend a public meeting to review and discuss a draft neighbourhood-wide traffic plan for their area. The meeting will be hosted by the City of Saskatoon, Transportation Division.

On April 14, 2016 Grosvenor Park residents participated in discussions and identified ideas and solutions to address traffic concerns in their neighbourhood. Based on feedback and information received during this meeting, other sources, traffic counts and existing traffic studies, the Transportation Division has prepared a draft neighbourhood wide traffic plan. The meeting on January 11th will provide Grosvenor Park residents, business owners, property owners, local groups and other stakeholders an opportunity to comment on specific traffic adjustments being proposed for this neighbourhood.

Please join us as we discuss the traffic issues that affect you and your neighbourhood.

Please send comments to:
Justine Marcoux, Transportation Engineer
Transportation & Utilities Department, City of Saskatoon
222-3rd Avenue North Saskatoon, S7K 0J5
Email: justine.marcoux@saskatoon.ca
Ph: (306) 975-2454 Fax: (306) 975-2971

U of S College Quarter Update

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Do you want to know what is planned? Questions about building height/appearance? Pressure on local area schools? Street parking on Cumberland? Parking space available for College Quarter residents and visitors? Will residents pay school taxes?

Join us for a discussion with University of Saskatchewan representatives at our next Varsity View Community Association meeting:
Wednesday January 18, 2017
7:00pm
Brunskill School Library

Grosvenor Park Traffic Review: Meeting Minutes

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Grosvenor Park Neighbourhood Traffic Review
Thursday, April 14, 2016, 7:00 – 9:00 P.M.
Grosvenor Park United Church
Meeting Minutes (City website)
Meeting Powerpoint presentation (City website)

Shaping Saskatoon discussion page for the Grosvenor Park Traffic Review

1. What ideas or solutions do you have to improve traffic flow/safety in your neighbourhood (what’s working or not working)?
2. Identify additional traffic issues and solutions in Grosvenor Park.

Mail-in or email comments no later than May 14, 2016
Additional public input via City on-line Community Engagement webpage no later than May 14, 2016

General Timeline:
• Stage 1 – Identify issues and possible solutions through community consultation (April to Fall 2016)
• Stage 2 – Develop a draft traffic plan
• Stage 3 – Present draft traffic plan to community for feedback (Fall 2016)
• Stage 4 – Implement changes over time (Beginning Spring 2017)

Past Concerns Received
• Bate Crescent
• Isbister Street
• Lake Crescent
• 14th Street
• Main Street
• Back lanes
• Islamic Association of Saskatchewan (222 Copland Crescent) & area

A neighbourhood review aims to get input from area residents about neighbourhood issues relating to speed, pedestrian safety and increased traffic volume, short cutting, etc. Only local and collector streets are reviewed as part of a neighbourhood; arterials are treated differently.

A typical neighbourhood review will begin with a community meeting held early in year, typically between January to March to engage area residents and hear about their concerns.

The Transportation Division then reviews these concerns and follows up with traffic volume, speed and pedestrian studies in areas identified as a major concern and field reviews will be completed. Traffic monitoring data will be used to determine the recommended mitigation, such as signage or traffic calming measures, and a full plan will be presented to residents at a secondary meeting. We welcome as much feedback and comments as we can get, so we also offer the plans and online discussions at Shaping Saskatoon for a month. Once the plan is received and agreed upon by residents, it is then submitted to City Council for approval.

Once a plan is approved by council, the measures are implemented.

– Signage may be installed (pedestrian crosswalks, no parking, stop and yield, speed signs)
– Traffic calming may be installed temporary until proven effective
– Sidewalks or any other permanent measures may be installed when funding is available.

Grosvenor Park Neighbourhood Traffic Review

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Thursday, April 14, 2016
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Grosvenor Park United Church
Cumberland Avenue & 14th Street

Are there traffic concerns in your neighbourhood? Do you have ideas and suggestions to address the issues? We want to hear from you!

Residents of Grosvenor Park are invited to attend a public meeting to identify and discuss local traffic issues in the neighbourhood. The meeting will be hosted by the City of Saskatoon, Transportation Division.

The Transportation Division will examine the issues identified at this meeting, gather additional information through traffic counts, and prepare a comprehensive plan to ad- dress traffic concerns across the entire Grosvenor Park neighbourhood. The plan will be presented at a follow-up meeting in fall 2016.

All local stakeholders are welcome and encouraged to attend. Please join us as we discuss the traffic issues that affect your neighbourhood.

Please send comments to:
Justine Nyen, Transportation Engineer
Transportation & Utilities Department, City of Saskatoon
222-3rd Avenue North Saskatoon, S7K 0J5
Email: justine.nyen@saskatoon.ca Ph: (306) 975-2454 Fax: (306) 975-2971