1. Strathcona Community Council
Trucks Off Dundurn N.
Strathcona Community Council

2. No place for a truck route
93% detached and semi-detached homes
30% of homes touch or cross over city property line
70% to 80% of trucks travel south in a single lane

3. Truck Survey 24 hours of data collected over 10 weekdays on Dundurn N.
Trucks were observed at the intersection of
King St. and
Dundurn St. N.

4. Data Collection Total Trucks in 24hrs………....424
Total N-Bound (35%)
Total S-Bound (65%)

5. Data Collection 371 trucks 88% MIDNIGHT to 6 A.M. NB.............6SB
6 A.M. to NOON NB SB
NOON to 6 P.M NB SB
6 P.M. to MIDNIGHT NB SB
371 trucks
88%

6. Types of Trucks on Dundurn N.
226/424 (53%)

7. Types of Trucks on Dundurn N.
107/424 (25%)

8. Types of Trucks on Dundurn N.
82/424 (19%)

9. Types of Trucks on Dundurn N.
9/424 (2%)

10. Chamber’s Concern #1
S-bound trucks turning right onto King or left onto Main TOTAL: 223/313 (71%)
7 out of every 10 trucks travelling south on Dundurn St. N. do not access Dundurn St. S. south of Main St.

11. From a tractor- trailer driver...
Heading south on Dundurn from York is a fairly easy turn. I could go south on Queen instead but I never have as I envisioned it to be a difficult turn. Today I tested Queen and was surprised to find it a much easier turn than Dundurn. I won't be using Dundurn anymore. Actually, turning south on Queen isn't even essential anymore because of the Red Hill Expressway. It takes exactly the same amount of time to take the Red Hill and Linc to access the 403 to Brantford...
We truck drivers are professionals who can adapt to any route and we are paid to do so. The Dundurn North neighbourhood is a jewel in the lower city. Let's keep it that way.

12. Chamber’s Concern #2 N-bound trucks turning left onto York Blvd.
TOTAL: 9/47 (19%)
Interesting to note that 69% of trucks turning on Dundurn N. from York Blvd. came from downtown.

13. From the “Next Genera-tion Strategy Session”
Out of 15 priorities to attract young professionals, 6 were related to “green transportation” including:
“Limit truck traffic in residential areas.”

14. Best Place to Raise a Child?