Dear Editor: I am certain anyone living in North Vancouver is well aware that developers have been allowed (encouraged?) to run amok. This comes with a myriad of negative side effects, and one in particular in the city has been driving me to distraction of late.
Do we as taxpayers not employ some sort of traffic management "professionals" at city hall? Why have developers seemingly been given the green light to do whatever they like, with no consideration whatsoever to their surroundings, and how their construction activity affects things? Marine Drive, along with Keith, Bewicke, Welch and other streets all have developer-driven lane closures in close proximity, some as many as two in one city block. This has been ongoing for some time. Is there no planning at all? Does the city simply rubber stamp every application that comes in? Why has none of this work been staggered, so as to mitigate the gridlock it causes? Add in street work on Forbes and other locations, and getting anywhere without becoming incensed by this is practically impossible.
The current situation is not acceptable, and needs to be remedied and not repeated. The residents and general road users deserve better than this. We should dispense with paying traffic management individuals if this is the result of their "management"
Chris Cullen
North Vancouver
