The Windsor Star is reporting that a 77-year old male cyclist is dead after a collision with a truck in Chatham this morning. The collision occurred shortly after 9am at Lacroix Street near Spencer Avenue.
Police believe that the cyclist was crossing Lacroix Street when he was struck by the truck. The cyclist was pronounced dead at the scene despite efforts by emergency workers.
Your votes are still needed!
Thanks to the support of the Windsor Essex community, the Essex to Amherstburg Greenway Trail has moved on to the semi-finals in the Aviva Community Challenge. The Essex Region Conservation Authority (ERCA) has submitted a proposal to develop a 22 km multi-use trail between Essex and Amherstburg, which would connect to the Chrysler Greenway. Funding from Aviva would amount to $150,000 out of the $750,000 necessary to develop the trail.
“We’ll need to harness every vote possible to compete in this final round. It’s been tremendous to see the support for this project from the community at large,” said ERCA’s general manager Richard Wyma, “we’ll need to harness every vote possible to compete in this final round.”
Windsor’s Roy Batagello Riverfront Path has been partially closed due to construction for almost 2 years. Federal infrastructure funding allowed the creation of a new festival plaza & stage, as well as a $60 million storm-water retention basin along the pathway.
When the path was re-opened on November XX, it came with a surprise – a pebble beach located across from Marentette road. The path was well used the first weekend it opened – despite it being in November. Cyclists and walkers together were stopping at the beach and using the trail.
Concerns have already been raised that the path near the beach is too narrow to accommodate both pedestrians and cyclists – especially in the spring when traffic peaks on the path. However, construction is continuing in the park, and it appears that a wider multi-use trail may be installed south of the current path. Prior to being closed for construction, the area has a narrow walking path separated by a strip of grass and trees from the wider multi-use path.
In order to increase pedestrian and cyclist safety, NDP MP Olivia Chow introduced a bill mandating the use of side guards on heavy trucks. It is the third time she has proposed the legislation.
Trucks have been equipped with side guards in Europe since the late 80s, and studies show that they prevent cyclist and pedestrian injuries.
Chow, the NDP transportation critic, says that road safety would be increased, as side guards would prevent cyclists and pedestrians from being trapped between a truck’s wheels if they are hit.
Chow re-introduced the bill in memory of Toronto cyclist Jenna Morrison, who was killed last week after being hit by a truck while cycling.
The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) has issued a response opposing the bill, stating that there is no evidence side guards would increase safety. The CTA states that they have “worked with cycling advocates to improve road safety and awareness of sharing the road with trucks.”
Round 3 of the Aviva Community Fund starts today, November 14th at noon.
The Essex to Amherstburg Greenway Trail was close to making the semi-finals last round, but we need more votes. If you want this idea to turn into reality, vote daily and encourage others to do the same,.
The idea, championed by the Essex Region Conservation Authority and the and the Essex Region Conservation Foundation, is to turn 22 kilometres of abandoned rail-trail into a multi-use recreational path similar to the Chrysler Greenway (which it would connect to).
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Crown council withdrew all charges against Mark Patterson in the case of the death of Windsor cyclist, Meredith McPhee. Patterson failed a roadside alcohol screening, which lead to a breathalyser test at the police station. He was charged with impaired driving causing death and driving with more than the legal limit of alcohol in his blood.
McPhee, 32, was killed while on a 24km training ride from her family’s Tobermory cottage in July 2008. She was preparing for the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada Bike Tour.
Superior Court Justice Robert Thompson found that Patterson’s rights were twice violated by police misconduct. As such, he excluded a roadside sobriety test and a breathalyser test. According to the Owen Sound Sun Times, Thompson wrote in the Sept. 26 decision that “real evidence is to be rejected only if the manner in which it was obtained was very serious and the misconduct of the police egregious.”
Round 2 of the Aviva Community Fund starts tomorrow, October 24.
The Essex To Amherstburg Greenway Trail has received the most votes of any idea from the Windsor/Essex area, and is in the top 10% of ideas in the “Large budget” category.
The idea, championed by the Essex Region Conservation Authority and the and the Essex Region Conservation Foundation, is to turn 22 kilometres of abandoned rail-trail into a multi-use recreational path similar to the Chrysler Greenway (which it would connect to).
ERCA needs your votes daily to make this idea into reality. Each round, the top 10 ideas in each category are selected to compete in the semi-finals. This idea was in the top 30 in its category, so we only need a little more support!
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