August 8, 2011 Luis Escobar-Mgr of Transportation 101-1155 Pacific Ave Winnipeg, Man R3C 3P1 Dear Sir,

RE:WC3 PLAYGROUND ZONE SIGNS

Throughout the city of Winnipeg there are many inconsistencies regarding sign use. One issue in particular that I wish to address is the selective practice of dual signing playground zone signs. Dual signing is the practice of placing a primary sign on the right and an auxiliary sign on the median of a divided roadway directly across the road from the primary sign. This practice greatly increases sign visibility and especially aids drivers of vehicles in the median lane that might have their view to the right obstructed by a larger vehicle in the curb lane. There are a large number of locations throughout the city where playground zone signs are dual signed. The locations that I wish to address in this letter are Moray, Henderson Hwy and Burrows Ave where dual signing is not used. The specific sign locations are: Moray SB north of Bruce, Moray NB north of Lodge, Burrows WB west of McGregor, Burrows EB west of McKenzie and Henderson SB south of Roosevelt. All of these locations utilize a single sign on the right and all permit street parking which further obstructs the view of signs. Multiple locations around the city do utilize dual signing for playground zones such as the zones on Inkster west of McPhillips, Grant near Renfrew and Notre Dame near Maryland. School zone WC1 signs are much the same as playground because they inform vehicles of the possible presence of children on or near the road. The presence of dual signed school zone WC1 signs would lessen the need to dual sign the playground zone WC3 signs. Despite this fact, many WC3 signs are dual signed within an already signed school zone. The locations on Henderson and Moray are not within school zones which means the full responsibility of informing vehicles of the childrens presence lies on the WC3 playground zone sign. For that reason and because Moray and Henderson are major roadways, they should have been a higher priority for dual signing over locations such as John Forsythe near Dakota which is a non-arterial roadway and within an already signed school zone. For the sake of safety and for fairness in informing motorists of the use of photo enforcement on these roadways, I ask the City of Winnipeg to please add auxiliary signs on the medians at the five locations listed at the beginning of this letter. Please find attached pictures showing the use and non-use of dual signing these WC3 playground zone signs. I look forward to your response. I can be reached at 8019239 or by the address provided. Sincerely,

November 25, 2011

Chris Sweryda

WC3 Playground Zone Sign Pictures

Playground sign on right side only on Moray SB approaching Bruce. This road is arterial and allows parking along this section. There is also no school zone signing here which means only the playground zone sign is present to inform traffic of the presence of children.

Dual signed playground zone sign after school zone signs on John Forsythe EB approaching Dakota. This is a non arterial road that doesnt allow parking along this stretch.

Closer view of dual signed playground zone signs on John Forsythe EB approaching Dakota after the dual signed school zone signs.