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THE CORPORATION OF THE
CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

MEMO
TO Public Works/Traffic Committee DATE: April 13, 1992
FROM: LR. Zahynacz, P, Eng.
City Engineer
SUBJECT:

Appendix "A" - Correspondence from Local Residents.

Appendix "B" - Summary of Traffic Counts in Area.
Appendix "C" - Suggestions Tabled for Traffic Improvements, Westwood & Kitchener.

As shown in Appendix "A" there are numerous suggestions from local residents for traffic
improvements and changes at Westwood and Kitchener, most of which are listed in Appendix
"C .

A summary of the traffic counts are shown in Appendix "B". In general, after the island was
installed on Kitchener in early February, the peak traffic volume on Patricia and Hastings was
approximately 300 vehicles per hour. After the barricade was placed at Murchie, the peak hour
traffic at Patricia and at Hastings had dropped 10% to 15%.

Appendix "C" shows a list of suggestions from residents in the area from the March 11, 1992
Council Meeting.

_ In general, the road blocks installed at Kitchener and at Murchie have resulted in a drop in peal
hour traffic of about 10% te 15% on Patricia and on Hastings, plus 2 total elimination of through
traffic on Clayton/Murchie/Tuohey. The following are some of the negative consequences of
these two road blocks:

1. Access for emergency vehicles to Larkin/Patricia/Hastings from Westwood and Kitchener
is difficult or prohibitive.

2. Additional traffic destined for the Patricia/Hastings area is now shortcutting through
Davies and Hastings (south of Lougheed Highway) causing additional traffic problems in

the Davies/Hastings area.

Residents from Larkin/Patricia are shortcutting through the Poco Place Mall (or making
illegal U turns and using private driveways) in order to go from Westwood Street to

Larkin/P atricia.

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