Comments on: Spencer Drive

By: Councillor Rob Lantz

Councillor Rob Lantz — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:14:58 +0000

Despite a very large volume of people visiting to read this post, most of the commentary was on Twitter and it was overwhelmingly (I believe unanimously) positive. I think it should be a priority for the city, but it’s an expensive project and complicated to acquire all the land. And that’s only if we can get a consensus on council to pursue the project. Next year is an election year. Having never served on council during an election year, I have no idea what that will mean in terms of what priorities bubble to the surface.

By: Nathan

Nathan — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:51:42 +0000

Since the realignment of the Peter Pan intersection Spencer drive is a literal tourist trap. Take a look at the end of Spencer drive any day of the summer and you’ll see vehicles that have driven straight from the bridge to a dead end.

By: Derek

Derek — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:42:06 +0000

Please do it!
The City has already messed up another potential cross-town route, from Exhibition Drive, through Beazley through Allen, through Kirkwood, by allowing a new seniors complex to be built on Kensington Road across from the end of Exhibition, rather than aligning Exhibition and Beazley and putting in a light to get across Kensington. Also, the roundabout won’t help that route, either!

The route I used to take, Park to Belmont to Mt. Edward to the Ag farm private road (Ravenwood) to University Av. to Belvedere was ruined by a realignment on Park, and the closing of the private road to through traffic.
Going across town by any route that uses Belvedere corner is a non-starter, as the lights take forever.
The only other possibility is Garfield/Palmers Lane/Mt. Edward, and Belvedere, but it’s a tad on the twisty side.
For those of us who work (and shop) in West Royalty, and live in Stratford, extending Spencer would be a godsend!