Regina installs crosswalk, calming curbs on Harbour Landing street – Regina
New visitors security measures had been put in Thursday in Regina‘s Harbour Touchdown neighbourhood.
The town shared in a press release on Thursday {that a} pedestrian crossing and visitors calming curbs had been being positioned alongside the 4000 block of James Hill Highway in entrance of Harbour Touchdown Village — a fancy which homes a retirement residence and childcare centre, amongst different companies.
Throughout the road from the constructing is a continuously used park.
“Visitors calming curbs are pre-manufactured concrete slabs positioned on the asphalt roadway the place pedestrian security is a priority,” mentioned town’s assertion.
“They function a catalyst to extend pedestrian security in neighbourhoods by encouraging drivers to journey at lowered speeds, enhancing yielding behaviour and shortening the crossing distance for pedestrians.”
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The added security measures come after an incident this previous summer season involving a collision of a seven-year-old boy and a shifting automobile on the identical block.
Whereas the boy solely suffered minor accidents, residents within the neighbourhood, together with members of Harbour Touchdown Village, referred to as on town to make the excessive visitors space safer for pedestrians.
“It’s a busy road with a variety of visitors, lots of people strolling throughout the road, a variety of youngsters taking part in. It’s one of many busier parks within the space,” mentioned Lauren Benesh, who serves as each the final supervisor of Harbour Touchdown Village and chair of Harbour Touchdown Neighborhood Affiliation.
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Benesh mentioned it’s a main location for households and youngsters to remain energetic and collect.
She mentioned the neighborhood has been in communication with town for a couple of years to discover a resolution to make the realm safer.
The preliminary step occurred when town lowered the pace restrict to 30 kilometres per hour, which Benesh mentioned helped just a little bit. Nonetheless, she mentioned there have been nonetheless points with on-street parking and different visitors components.
She believes that is one other massive step to making a safer surroundings within the space.
“I feel this crosswalk will assist decelerate visitors in addition to convey extra consciousness to the individuals locally and children utilizing the park,” Benesh mentioned.
“There are nonetheless excellent issues that would assist extra like placing a fence across the park to create one other barrier for teenagers and park customers.”
Harbour Touchdown Village can even have entry to a brand new car parking zone subsequent to the constructing, which Benesh mentioned will alleviate the congestion of parked autos on the road between the advanced and the park.
She mentioned the car parking zone is almost full and must be prepared to be used by subsequent week.
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