Calm Cambridge - Go To BlueSky

Help us calm traffic on Cambridge Street Winnipeg.

[Calm Cambridge - Go To BlueSky @CambridgeCalm]

We have proposed 5 interim actions to try to address traffic safety concerns on Cambridge Street. With the ongoing high collision rates, urgent action is required. If you agree, contact John Orlikow 2049865236. @safespeedswpg
@BikeWinnipeg @BikeweekWPG https://t.co/0BscVRI2ZU

[Winnipeg Police @wpgpolice]

Winnipeg, we have a problem.

Year after year, more drivers are caught using their phones behind the wheel. The warnings are out there. The risks are clear. But the numbers keep going up.

Your messages can wait. Your safety - and the safety of others - can’t. Leave the phone alone. 🚗📵

#LeaveThePhoneAlone #ItCanWait #WPSTraffic

[Calm Cambridge - Go To BlueSky @CambridgeCalm]

We are moving primarily to BlueSky 💙
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[Calm Cambridge - Go To BlueSky @CambridgeCalm]

People in cars complaining about traffic, not realizing they are traffic.

[Loving Paradise @LovingParadise5]

@brent_bellamy Put drive through there to get out of downtown, it will make rush hour worse.

[Calm Cambridge - Go To BlueSky @CambridgeCalm]

@brent_bellamy @LovingParadise5 There are three things that reduce traffic congestion, Public transit, cycling infrastructure, and pedestrian accessibility. Everything else a city builds increases traffic congestion.

[Calm Cambridge - Go To BlueSky @CambridgeCalm]

Check stops should be happening all the time until they rarely catch people.

[Winnipeg Police @wpgpolice]

Winnipeg, we need to talk about impaired driving.

Our Checkstop Enforcement teams had an alarming week – and not for the right reasons. Here’s what they encountered:

•35 impaired drivers. Yes, you read that right. Thirty-five. Even one is too many.
•Two drivers were found passed out behind the wheel.
•One driver continued driving after sideswiping multiple parked vehicles.
•Another tested positive for cocaine.
•Most disturbingly, one impaired driver had a 5-year-old child in the backseat.

This isn’t just a safety concern; it’s a call to action. We must do better, Winnipeg. Plan ahead. Arrange a safe ride home. Never, ever drive impaired.

Let’s protect our roads and the lives of everyone who uses them.

A full breakdown of last week’s Checkstop statistics can be found in the media release below.

https://t.co/05ay62LOta

#WPSTraffic

[Calm Cambridge - Go To BlueSky @CambridgeCalm]

@OrionMasson @_Miller204 @wpgcyclist You have failed to make a single argument. Only resort to baseless attacks. Shameful really.

[Calm Cambridge - Go To BlueSky @CambridgeCalm]

Another one at Cambridge and Dorchester this evening. This could have been prevented with some proactive speed reductions. Collisions like this should not be happening on small residential roads. #winnipeg #wpgpoli

[Calm Cambridge - Go To BlueSky @CambridgeCalm]

In the last several years, ped + cyclists deaths in Winnipeg were higher than vehicle driver/passenger deaths on average. That is scary to think about when you consider that most people under 16 tend to walk or ride a bike to get to and from school everyday. #winnipeg #wpgpoli

[Calm Cambridge - Go To BlueSky @CambridgeCalm]

Toronto had 22 pedestrian deaths in 2022 and a pop of just over 3 million. Winnipeg had 12 pedestrian deaths for a pop of 783,000. So Winnipeg has more than double per capita. In the years following the switch to 30km/h in Toronto their rate went down by 67% #winnipeg #wpgpoli

[Calm Cambridge - Go To BlueSky @CambridgeCalm]

@Leslea_M @steverpeg @JaniceLukes @MarkusAChambers @DeviSharmaWpg @safespeedswpg @BikeWinnipeg They should make one side of Wellington Cres the road for vehicles and the other side for active transportation.

[Calm Cambridge - Go To BlueSky @CambridgeCalm]

Our comment submitted to the Standing Policy Committee for Public Works regarding the department's request for a 150 day extension of the Cambridge Street Traffic project. @JaniceLukes @MarkusAChambers @DeviSharmaWpg #winnipeg #wpgpoli @safespeedswpg @BikeWinnipeg

[Calm Cambridge - Go To BlueSky @CambridgeCalm]

Cambridge Street is on the Public Works meeting agenda today. Item 4. You can watch the meeting live. #winnipeg #wpgpoli

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[Ian Walker @ianwalkerwpg]

My city has a problem with vehicle speed, weight and size. When will decision makers take this danger in our community seriously and fix it!

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[Calm Cambridge - Go To BlueSky @CambridgeCalm]

@Leslea_M @JaniceLukes @MarkusAChambers @DeviSharmaWpg @safespeedswpg @BikeWinnipeg This is meant to be an interim solution while they continue to work to solve the problem with roadway design changes. It is just a starting point.

[Calm Cambridge - Go To BlueSky @CambridgeCalm]

Thank you for the comments on the Cambridge Street project delays and the need for immediate action to improve safety. @JaniceLukes @DeviSharmaWpg @BikeWinnipeg @MarkusAChambers @safespeedswpg @ScottGillingham #winnipeg #wpgpoli @CBCInfoRad @ctvwinnipeg @WinnipegNews

[Calm Cambridge - Go To BlueSky @CambridgeCalm]

If you are submitting a comment. The issue is "Item No. 4 - Cambridge Street Traffic Management Plans"

[Calm Cambridge - Go To BlueSky @CambridgeCalm]

Upcoming public works meeting. See link to learn how you can show your support for Calm Cambridge. BEFORE noon tomorrow.

Request a temporary speed reduction to 30km/h while work on the project is being completed.

See link. #winnipeg #wpgpoli
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