Do you want to reduce the risk to school children, public pedestrians, cyclists, pets and motorists?

A transportation engineer from the Engineering Services of the cityof Vancouver in beautiful British Columbia recently mailed a survey out to the Blenheim Street Neighborhood residents with some information on the Blenheim Street Improvements proposed between 16th Avenue and Marine Drive. 

Blenheim Street has been designated as the pilot for a city-wide Neighborhood Collector Initiative.  The means reclassifying the street from a secondary arterial to a neighborhood collector.  The changes to the street are to increase safety, calm traffic and improve liveablitiy.  Blenheim Street would be re-paved as part of this work.

The Blenheim Neighbourhood Group is an informal committee of residents living on and near Blenheim Street between 16th and Marine Drive.  This involves 270 family homes, a seniors' residence, nearby parks, and schools...Lord Kitchener Elementary, Kerrisdale Annex Primary and Crofton House (about 1300 students in total).

If you missed the Open House on September 28/05 at the Dunbar Community Centre then contact either the Blenheim Neighbourhood Group by email.  Or, iIf you have any questions, try contacting David Rawshtorne (Assistant Neighbourhood Transportation Engineer) or Jim Hall (Neighbourhood Transporation Engineer) with Engineering Services at Vancouver City Hall at telephone 604-873-7323.ail at blenheimgroup@shaw.ca  or visit the City of Vancouver's web site at http://vancouver.ca/blenheimstreet. 

They are the source for the above info (as per the info package received by mail, September 2005).