Correspondence regarding Hallowell Road Residents Meeting - Bill Stavdal
Follow-up email providing further anecdotal traffic information and highlighting dangerous left turns.
Email Correspondence
From: Bill Stavdal
Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2016 12:42 PM
To: John Rosenberg
Cc: Bill Stavdal; Garth Graham; Doug MacKeen; Nancy Walshe; Dianne Gregg; Annette Leroux; Frank Veerkamp; Lisa Benini; Julie Mitchell; Stan&Irene Raynham; Lee Smyth; Blaine&Beverley Maxwell; Gail Rodgers; David & Jean Screech
Subject: Hallowell, Admirals, Aldersmith
Hello John:
This is prompted by minutes from a recent meeting between yourself and Hallowell Rd. residents. While my own general stance is unchanged I have an increased awareness of the complexity of the project you are organizing on behalf of the Town.
Here I confine my comment to traffic. As well as the material data (traffic counts) you are sorting out, some anecdotal information is relevant.
I live within 118 Aldersmith Place, 69 strata units atop Aldersmith Hill. While distributing notices I have counted a total of 249 units on the hill above Admirals / Hallowell. The great majority are middle-aged or elderly, including myself.
There are a number of traffic issues. In particular, left-turn access to Admirals from the bottom of Aldersmith is often dangerous. I argue that a traffic light is essential. I have noticed that southbound traffic on Admirals, after being stopped by the light at Glentana, often speeds excessively. Waiting at Aldersmith, looking right and left and back again, it is easy to overlook two adjacent accesses from the Songhees lands which face the same danger.
When I have a Victoria appointment in early morning I exit south down Outlook Lane, then east on Hallowell and onto Admirals north. If Outlook Lane is changed to one-way north I would have to go down Aldersmith, right and through Admirals Walk parking lot to reach Hallowell and its light. There would be no alternative at that time of day. Several stratas face the same situation.
When coming home from Esquimalt along Admirals, in the northbound afternoon crawl, I always turn left at Hallowell and then up though the Admirals Walk parking lot. This takes me right past the entrances / exits of Thrifty’s. While in the northbound line approaching Hallowell I have seen many a car turn out into the oncoming lane and race for Hallowell.
In effect, Admirals Walk is currently being used as a street.
What is the advice from the owners of Admirals Walk? They are heavily involved.
I hope you will find this input positive and useful.
Regards, Bill Stavdal
———————— Annette Leroux: Please forward to Len Boyle and Cindy Miller, and give me their e-mails. Thanks.