Voice your concerns with the Parkway EA

Posted on March 20, 2014 by admin

image of 'No Parkway!' signThe Parkway Corridor Environmental Assessment has now been completed. The City can now proceed with building this new four-lane road through the green corridor and Jackson Park, unless … Continue reading →

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Parkway EA Leader Hired by the City

Posted on February 17, 2014 by admin

PtboFlag“The City’s recent decision to hire Kevin Jones from AECOM as Peterborough’s new transportation manager as reported in the Peterborough Examiner is a most perplexing one, The Parkway proposal, spearheaded by Mr. Jones, is more reflective of 20th century development thinking than the new 21st century urbanism that promotes cheaper, healthier and more community minded development. The Parkway has been an extremely contentious and divisive issue for our community, and the city’s decision to hire the very individual who headed the flawed process raises serious concerns,” Continue reading →

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Do We Really Need ANOTHER Set of Lights on Chemong?

Posted on November 13, 2013 by admin

map of proposed growth subdivision and employment areas One of our biggest criticisms of the Parkway Corridor proposals is that they appear to go against common sense in addressing our traffic needs, particularly in the Northend. Based on our experience (those of us on the team who live in the Northend) and looking at the maps of projected growth, it is clear that traffic UP-AND-DOWN our traffic grid is the main issue, not across it. Continue reading →

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It IS an All-Consuming Monster

Posted on November 12, 2013 by admin

Graph of Parkway Costs over time adjusted for inflation to 2013 dollars showing increase in cost from $23 million in 2003 to $79 million in 2013When we ran our hallowe’en advertisement on the Parkway, that used a bad horror movie theme to critique the Parkway proposals, we got some negative comments that suggested we were taking the issue too flippantly. In our defense, we just wanted to inject a lighter tone into the discussion—a different tack than the usual logic arguments. It turns out, however, the idea of the Parkway being an all-consuming monster, hungry for more and more resources, wasn’t far off the mark. Continue reading →

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