Community Traffic
Please slow down, drive safely, and watch out for each other!
Traffic Around the Schools and on the Streets
School is out for summer, but that doesn’t mean playground zones are not in affect!
Please also slow down and remind your neighbours to drive slower as there are more kids home these days and they are playing in front of their houses. Don’t allow your inattention and speed to be the cause of an accident. Watch out for the kids and tell your kids to watch out for the cars! Slow down!
Fish Creek Blvd
Fish Creek Blvd has become incredibly busy and fast because it is used as a main connector to the ring road. This will stay busy as some adjacent communities will use it as a preferred path to the ring road. We are working with the city to see what changes can be made. Please be vigilant when using this roadway and watch out for each other.
Intersection Needing Work
The very large intersection at Everridge Dr and Everwoods Rd/ Everhollow Way will be studied soon. It has been reported that there are no marked crosswalks, and it is overall a very large intersection making it difficult for pedestrians. If you have comments, let me know.
Community Safety
Watch Out for Each Other!
We are each other’s eyes! As many of your neighbours may be on holidays, keep an eye on their property. See something suspicious? Call the non-emergency number at 403-266-1234 to report it. If you have a porch cam and you record something suspicious, please forward it to the police as they may be able to use it in an investigation.
Keep Your Doors Locked and Your Garages Closed! Follow the 9pm Routine
Seems like common sense, doesn’t it? But you would be surprised how many doors are left unlocked and garages open. Don’t give thieves easy pickings! This goes for bikes and kids’ toys left in the yard.
There have been many social media posts about people checking and stealing from cars. This is usually the highest reported crime. People have left their car door(s) unlocked and thieves will wander the street looking for open vehicles, and then swipe the valuables. The CPS promotes the 9pm routine quite a bit. At 9:00 pm, lock everything down before you go to bed. It’s a good habit to get into.
Reporting
Once again, if you witness any traffic issues on an ongoing basis, please take the time to both report it to me at [email protected] and also via the Traffic Service Request directly to the police. This can be done at http://www.calgary.ca/cps/Pages/Traffic/Traffic-Service-Requests.aspx.
Please report road and sign issues to 311. This can be done by calling 311, online at http://www.calgary.ca/CS/CSC/Pages/311.aspx, or at the app website http://spot311.calgary.ca.
If you have any traffic or safety questions or concerns, or wish to comment on anything written here, you can email [email protected] or [email protected].
Thanks,
Paul Bushell, Traffic Director and Utsav Agrawal, Safety Director
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