I have read the city’s strategic plan and nowhere in there did I see any plan to improve the safety of Lakeshore Rd. to downtown. I live in Appleyard and it is treacherous to try and walk to town along Lakeshore. I have been told by previous councillors that it is an access road and not important in the scheme of things. It is, however, a preferential route for most people that do not like to drive the Trans-Canada to get downtown. The city did a great job of the access to Lakeshore by the hospital and it would be so nice to have proper sidewalks, decent lighting and bike paths along this beautiful scenic route.
The argument can be made that this is a very popular route, by the amount of traffic one sees on it daily. To make a strategic plan without the vision of enhancing this gem would be folly.
Terry Jobe
