Sunday afternoon: Cascade, Lougheed and Springs Crescent

On a perfect, sunny fall afternoon, this is what I heard at the doors:

The new look of Banff Avenue came out on top again on the list of "likes".  Several people also mentioned the recycling and organics program as a very positive service.

Individual households were happy about:

• the secondary suite policy
• the lighted crosswalk at Fox Street
• the way the Town responds to residents' concerns

Support was expressed by individual households for the Rec Centre project and for the pedestrian bridge.

On the question of what we could do to improve, two households mentioned their opposition to Banff Live.  All the other comments were individual:

• a concern about writing in with a complaint and not receiving a reply
• a concern about the need for better snow-ploughing and street sweeping in residential areas
• a concern that the recycling depot downtown looks messy on the weekends
• comments about Banff Avenue:  specifically, safety concerns re the clump of trees at Banff and Buffalo near the Beaujolais, safety concerns re the mid-block crossings, and a request to update the median in front of the Legion to match the rest of downtown.
• a request to consider "pedestrian scrambles" at the main intersections in downtown (this is where all pedestrians cross at once, in all directions)
• a concern about the removal of garbage bins, and whether sufficient service will remain
• a request for more parking downtown
• a concern that maps on the town website load very slowly
• a concern about the wage levels for Town staff making it tough for other employers.  "Using my money to compete against me for staff" was the quote.