To the editor:
Re: “Loss of parking on W. 4th worries shop owners,” Oct. 9.
What Mr.Dobrovolny does not tell you is that the anticipated benefit (e.g.decrease of traffic short-cutting onto residential roads) of the proposed left turn bays at Fourth Avenue and Macdonald will be offset by both Fourth Avenue customers and residents travelling onto nearby residential roads (and alleyways) looking for parking.
What Mr. Dobrovolny also does not tell you are the details of pedestrian/vehicle collisions at this intersection, some of which are due to right hand turning and motorists running red lights.
Without a doubt, parking is at full capacity in this immediate area and either way, whether it is an advanced left-turn green light or left-turn bays, the anticipated dangerously high levels of increased traffic to the immediate area due to the Point Grey Road closure will result in more than just a nightmare for all who live, work, and travel through here.
When did you say the next election was?
Ilona Mate-Shirreff,
Vancouver
