Tuesday evening in Sulphur Court

Sulphur Court is such a great community!  When people come home from work, they don't just drive into their garages and close the door.  They get out of their cars and join the running conversations that are taking place out in the cul-de-sac, while kids and dogs play around them ... it's super!

Here's what I heard at the doors last night:

Top of mind among the good things happening -- once again, it's the completed Banff Avenue project.  People like the way it looks, and they're happy that it's done.

Individual households also mentioned being happy about:

• the dragon boat festival:  "our family stayed all day"
• the progressiveness of the town:  "it's great to try new things"
• hearing the Mayor on Mountain FM today, describing what went on at Council:  "I hope it's part of a continuing series"
• the idea of a new pedestrian bridge between Rec Grounds and Central Park:  "I hope it goes ahead"
• the wayfinding plans:  "they look great, hope it happens soon"
• customer service at Town Hall:  "always friendly, polite and professional"

There were no over-riding concerns among this group, but individual households mentioned:

• a concern that they pay for their snow-clearing through condo fees, while other neighbourhoods get theirs from the Town
• a need for handicapped parking stalls on Banff Avenue
• a need to make the "stop lines" more prominent on the Banff Avenue intersections, to help the busses make the corners
• a concern about sight lines near downtown intersections, due to clumps of trees
• a request for more parking downtown
• a request for fiscal responsibility and reining in spending
• a request to keep the Bill Peyto signs.
• a concern about traffic congestion on the bridge
• a request to actively control bike-riding on sidewalks, especially on the bridge