tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36812845.post4948115372818334887..comments2023-12-21T03:52:04.937-05:00Comments on transportation for liveable communities: east mountain trail troubletlchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01029664412590883267noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36812845.post-51709863884485590812009-12-08T11:56:06.633-05:002009-12-08T11:56:06.633-05:00The development of the East Mountain Trail Loop ha...The development of the East Mountain Trail Loop has been ongoing for more than 4 years now with plenty of media coverage and, plenty of opportunities for public input. This last-minute objection is the work of small-minded individuals whose logic is not only flawed, but whose attitude is detrimental to the community's best interest.<br /><br />They claim the trail will cause vandalism, late-night noise and loss of privacy, but only if it is paved. Aparently gravel has some magic power to keep these things at bay. <br /><br />I can say with reasonable certainty that the paving of the trail is to provide acccess to all users - especially those with physical disabilities. The trail will act as a hub, connecting the Lake Ontario Waterfront Trail to the Red Hill Valley Trail (once the QEW pedestrian bridge is complete sometime in the next year or so)to the Bruce Trail, Trans-Canada Trail, Escarpment Trail, and the Chippawa Rail Trail. <br /><br />Even though not all of those trails may be unilaterally accessible, the new trail loop allows access to users of all ages and abilities a full 10 kilometres to engage in healthy acitivities through some of the East End's most beautiful natural areas, where there was no access before.<br /><br />These people have had their chance to voice their objections. Let's not let them stand in the way of something good for the community residents and its visitors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com