<p>Response to question from Keith Towse</p><br><p>Rainnie Drive will be configured into a one-way street eastbound between North Park Street and Gottingen Street. Access to Rainnie Drive will be from Cogswell Street. Rainnie Drive will become stop controlled at Gottingen Street while Gottingen Street and the remaining section of Rainnie Drive from Brunswick Street will become free flow.</p> <p>Reconfiguration of the affected section of Rainnie Drive is expected to have the most critical impacts at the North Park/Cogswell and Gottingen/Cogswell intersections. Cogswell Street would be required to accommodate the majority of traffic redistributed from Rainnie. Given the assumed increase in traffic volumes, additional capacity will be required at the intersection of Gottingen and Cogswell. Interim intersection upgrades have been reviewed and the recommendation is to modify the Gottingen northbound approach from a shared left-through with exclusive right turn lane, to an exclusive left with a shared through-right turn lane. An eastbound right turn channel on Cogswell will also be implemented. Signal timings will be adjusted accordingly. These upgrades will enable the intersection to accommodate volumes in the short-term (5-10 years) with relatively minimal associated costs. In the longer term, it is expected that additional lane capacity will be required to accommodate additional traffic growth. These changes also correspond with the Cogswell Interchange Redevelopment project.</p> <p>Changes to Rainnie Drive will ensure the roundabout operates safer and more smoothly by reducing the complexity and size requirements of the intersection at North Park and Cogswell streets. Closing off access to Rainnie Drive from this intersection will simplify the intersection from a five-leg roundabout to a four-leg roundabout. This will make negotiating the roundabout easier for pedestrians because there will be fewer crossings and it will also improve overall safety because of the reduced number of driver decision points and intersection complexity. Such changes also provide an opportunity to increase active transportation systems and green space, while still providing parking in the area.</p> <p> </p>