City to install 5 new pedestrian crossings

Pedestrians will have several new locations to safely cross a number of city thoroughfares by the end of this year.

The city is currently seeking bids for a contractor to install four new traffic signals and one pedestrian crossover. The traffic signals would only be activated by pressing a button; the crossover would be identical to the ones already installed around Thunder Bay.

According to Lisa Parent, a project engineer with the City of Thunder Bay, new traffic signals are slated to be installed at the Arthur Street-Leland Avenue intersection, on Red River Road between Clarkson Street and Junot Avenue and at two locations along Golf Links Road — one north of Oliver Road and one south of Oliver.

The new pedestrian crossover will be at the intersection of Hodder Avenue and Lillian Street, Parent added.

“I think the city obviously prioritizes pedestrian crossings, and we obviously want to provide the facilities,” she said. “Our traffic technologist has highlighted these few spots and that supports the active transportation plan.”

Input from the city’s active transportation plan and city transit was used to identify the locations, Parent said. The city has received a grant that will cover 70 per cent of the costs.

They’re expected to be installed by the end of the 2025 construction season. – tbnewswatch.com

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…“I think the city obviously prioritizes pedestrian crossings, and we obviously want to provide the facilities,” she said. “Our traffic technologist has highlighted these few spots and that supports the active transportation plan.”…

… The city has received a grant that will cover 70 per cent of the costs….

Hmmmm…Our high salaried residents of City Hall prioritize pedestrian crossings and supports active transportation but only if 70% of the cost is covered by someone else.  If that 70% funding is not received, then pedestrians and active transportation facilities become low priority.  In reality, this city could care less about pedestrians and active transportation facilities.  Just spend a winter in Thunder Bay and try and use the sidewalks.  Sidewalks that must be shared by pedestrians and cyclists.  Pretty sure that cyclists riding their vehicles on the city’s sidewalk is a violation of the Ontario Highway Traffic Act.