Comments Received from the Special Event Resource Team

PILLETTE VILLAGE AND RIVERSIDE BIA – Partial Lane Closure

Windsor Police Service – Inspector Jill Lawrence –

jlawrence@windsorpolice.ca

I am responding to the request of partial lane closures on Wyandotte St. E. in the Riverside BIA and/or Pillette Village BIA. On behalf of the WPS, understand that public safety is paramount for those pedestrians and others who would be utilizing the designated area as well as the vehicles approaching the partial lane closure. There is concern on the type of barrier (plastic or cement) that would be used, as the below diagram does not indicate the specific composition of the barrier. The chosen barrier must have be properly lit so approaching vehicles can easily navigate the lane restriction. Consideration should also be made for road markings or portable speed bumps in addition to signage for approaching vehicles. The barrier must be robust enough to safeguard large gatherings (albeit taking into account social distancing) if a vehicle were to lose control and crash into the designated space. Partial lane closures must optimize the maintenance of public safety for both daytime and night time usage.

As an emergency responder, we ask that there must be considerations for Emergency Response calls for service that is a means for Emergency Services to enter/exit the roadway safely while also protecting those utilizing the closed laneway.

As far as selection of the partial closure in Riverside and Pillette Village, would the selection be based on narrowness of sidewalk, high pedestrian volume, vehicular traffic volume and a nearby roadway that could potentially divert traffic from the closed laneway? Realize too that a partial lane closure, depending on the selection process, may cause a significant traffic congestion or roadway safety issues at certain times of the day hence the reason why a vehicle count per hour may be necessity in the selection process.

PARKING SERVICES – BILL KRALOVENSKY

Same concerns apply to this area as well. These 2 particular stretches have some curb side parking spaces, so there would be a loss of parking for the duration of the closure in these areas.