Editor: After reading the article about the in The Times (July 12), I felt compelled to write. It is very unclear as to what the end result will be, or what the cost is.

I am not in support of a redesign at this time for a number of reasons. One issue is that it is an unpleasant area for many people anyway, due to the courtyard being full of smokers. This is not a welcoming environment and putting in a walkway will make no difference.

Secondly, I believe that enough money has been spent on a beautiful park just across the street, which is easily accessible with a sidewalk and pedestrian crossing. We should be encouraged to use this park and take advantage of what it was intended for. Douglas Crescent already has issues with finding parking during busy times of the day and weekends. Losing parking is not productive.

I appreciate council members who support Timms Community Centre and wish to make it 鈥済reener.鈥� What a great way of spending our tax dollars. Mayor Peter Fassbender wants to 鈥渂uild a pedestrian-friendly community.鈥�

I believe this includes not just the downtown core, which is very pedestrian-friendly, but going to the city limits, to encourage people to walk or ride into the downtown core. As a pedestrian who uses the streets daily to walk my dog 12 months out of the year, I have been in many unsafe situations with motor vehicles.

Council should look at slowing traffic down on the streets, past schools, parks and very poorly-marked crosswalks. A very good example is 200 Street and 53 Avenue, where a terrible accident occurred recently. The City must include all of us in its planning.

I see many safety improvements happening in the Township and give praise to them for being proactive. It is time for the City council of 91原创 to step up and include all of us in their planning.

R. Brown,

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