![]() ![]() The committee ultimately decided not to request the land be considered for removal, but indicated they'd be open to discussing changes in the future.īeattie said he'll continue to work with staff to find a solution.BMW automobiles and motorcycles, ordered by year of introduction "That has frankly been overlooked for a very, very, very long time. "The pedestrian safety element is paramount, it's huge," he said. City says temporary sidewalk will be added soonīeattie said at the committee meeting he was torn between preserving the Greenbelt and wanting the land to be removed so Fifty Road can be made safer sooner and the cost shared with the developers. Zakem did not respond to CBC Hamilton's request for further comment. "The timeline is certainly within reach if these lands are permitted to develop in association with the surrounding area," Zakem said. He said it would also be beneficial to the road reconstruction work planned for 2026 if the development could go ahead. Their lawyer Steven Zakem was also at the meeting to request the city ask the province to consider removing their land from the Greenbelt in future reviews. If the developers were to go ahead, they'd be required to help pay for the project, he said. The city is currently conducting an environmental assessment of the area, which was funded through development charges.Ī trailer sits parked on land along Fifty Road the province removed from the Greenbelt last year and are in the processes of adding back in. ![]() Jeff Beattie lives nearby and told CBC Hamilton when the road changes were made in 2021, it surprised a lot of residents because it "really impeded" pedestrians from walking.Ī year later when he was elected, Beattie said he learned from the city it had no immediate plan for Fifty Road improvements, but were planning to begin reconstruction in 2026. Future development uncertain with Greenbelt scandalĬoun. "They put the curbs up so the cars wouldn't go into the ditch but what about the people?" Brightman asked. Brightman has mobility limitations and said walking on Fifty Road in the winter with ice and snow is almost impossible. Pedestrians have to walk on the road except in some parts where there's a narrow shoulder. What wasn't added were sidewalks, bike lanes or traffic signals. The work was paid for by the subdivision developers - Anthony DiCenzo and Sergio Manchia - at the request of the city, as part of the subdivison development agreement, staff say. A high curb and jagged, uneven stones replaced the dirt shoulder previously used by pedestrians.ĭuration 1:05 Cheryl Brightman shows CBC Hamilton what it's like to walk on Fifty Road where she says changes have been made to improve safety for cars, but pedestrians. In 2021, a lane was added to Fifty Road for vehicles turning left onto a new street connecting a subdivision and a high school. In theory it's a walkable community, with a school and a grocery store also nearby, but Brightman says changes have been made to Fifty Road between Barton Street and the CN rail tracks to accommodate increased car traffic from a nearby development at the expense of pedestrian safety. ![]() "It's really dangerous," Brightman says as a large black pick up truck drives by close enough to touch.īrightman lives near Barton Street and Fifty Road in Winona, in far east Hamilton - an area in transition with a mix of subdivisions and stores interspersed with large rural properties, some of which were removed from the Greenbelt by the province and are in the process of being added back in. Vehicles and transport trucks whiz by as Cheryl Brightman makes the trek on foot along Fifty Road, first on a narrow gravel shoulder and, when that ends, onto the road itself. ![]()
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