WRITE TO COUNCIL FOR A SAFE FOOTPATH IN EXCELSIOR PDE
at council@lakemac.nsw.gov.au
Or P.O. box1906 Hunter Regional Mail Centre 2310
Here are some ideas, but your own words are best, plus a photo if you can.
From the south and east of Toronto, only two streets feed into town.
1. Brighton Ave leads to the lower end of town and has a footpath its full length.
2. The upper end of town, including the library, post office, Coles, Woolworths, Aldi, doctors and dentists, etc. is accessed via Excelsior Pde, where pedestrian thoroughfare is fragmented, rough and, in some places dangerous or non-existent.
The south side of Excelsior Pde is impassable because of the terrain.
The north side, at both eastern and western ends of the block between Jarrett and Pemmel Sts, has lengths of paving, some concrete, some bitumen, and very patchy, but navigable on foot.
The 200m long middle stretch, however, is navigable only with the greatest care and has no footpath at all. It is the missing link and demands attention.
Trip hazards are caused by the edge of driveways and exposed tree roots.
Eroded areas are uneven, rough and loose underfoot.
Space for walking narrows to 30-40cms, a real risk, especially on bin collection
days.
When forced onto the road, the shoulder is narrow to non-existent and traffic is frequent.
This section is totally unsuited to prams or strollers, dangerous for parents with little ones, and challenging for dog-walkers.
It is forbidding and dangerous for the elderly or less able, and totally impossible for wheel chairs.
In the interests of pedestrian amenity for shoppers and commuters, cleaner air, sustainability, thoroughfare for the less able, and the physical well-being of all our residents, a safe footpath in Excelsior Pde is essential.
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