City hall is once again considering changes to when Dundas Place transforms into a pedestrian-only street, but the city councillor representing Downtown London doesn’t think the time is right for scheduling weekly closures to traffic.
In a report to the Community and Protective Services (CAPS) Committee, city staff advise councillors of a new Traffic Management Plan for Dundas Place that will launch in 2025.
The changes will include:
- More consistent road closures for planned events on Thursday to Saturday evenings, and daytime on Sundays
- More loading zones for improved access and additional drop-off/pick-up opportunities
- Additional bollards to improve parking compliance
- Removal of turn restrictions to improve driver access (except at Richmond Street)
- Implementation of the seasonal (summer) traffic diversion is no longer recommended
Ryan Craven, manager of Core Area Programs, explains that the scheduled closure times are based on a recent survey of stakeholders, “The general public was really wanting more road closures, more events, and weekend road closures. The …