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Double right turns suggested for Kildare Road going east to Cavendish/Deux virages à droite sont suggérés pour Kildare Road en allant vers l’est jusqu’à Cavendish

Dr. Norman Sabin is a general practitioner by day. But for many years he has also been one of our city’s foremost citizen traffic advisors.

At the last  public council meeting Dr. Sabin suggested that we allow a double right turn at the corner of Kildare,  heading east to Cavendish. Councillor Mitchell Kujavsky, who heads our Mobility Committee (previously known as the Traffic Committee), has agreed to place this proposal on the agenda of the next meeting.

“Kildare and Cavendish is a bit of a bottleneck during rush hour,” Dr. Sabin stated. “Can we do any better? It is not a slam dunk. There has to be good signage.”

Dr.  Sabin pointed out that the 161 bus stops at that corner frequently, further exacerbating traffic congestion. You can see his intervention here  at the nine minute mark.

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Dr. Norman Sabin

 

There is precedent for Dr. Sabin’s suggestion. We added a double left turn at the corner of Kildare and Cavendish, heading west.  The same measure was taken  as cars turn on to Fleet Road coming from the Cavendish underpass. As Dr. Sabin pointed out, at the corner of Côte St. Luc Road and Decarie, a double left turn works quite nicely.

You can see my intervention here  at the meeting at the 21:44 mark. Not only did I agree with Dr. Sabin, but I once again expressed the need for the city  to make a stronger effort to engage a crossing guard at the corner of Cavendish and Kildare.

 

Le Dr Norman Sabin est médecin généraliste le jour. Mais depuis de nombreuses années, il est également l'un des principaux conseillers en circulation de notre ville.

Lors de la dernière réunion publique du conseil, le Dr Sabin a suggéré d'autoriser un double virage à droite au coin de Kildare, en direction de l'est vers Cavendish. Le conseiller Mitchell Kujavsky, qui dirige notre comité de mobilité (anciennement connu sous le nom de comité de la circulation), a accepté d'inscrire cette proposition à l'ordre du jour de la prochaine réunion.

« Kildare et Cavendish sont un peu un goulot d'étranglement aux heures de pointe », a déclaré le Dr Sabin. « Peut-on faire mieux ? Ce n'est pas gagné d'avance. Il faut une bonne signalisation. »

Le Dr Sabin a souligné que le bus 161 s'arrête fréquemment à ce coin de rue, ce qui aggrave encore les embouteillages. Vous pouvez voir son intervention à la neuvième minute.

Il existe un précédent à la suggestion du Dr Sabin. Nous avons ajouté un double virage à gauche au coin de Kildare et Cavendish, en direction de l'ouest. La même mesure a été prise pour les voitures qui tournent sur Fleet Road en provenance du passage souterrain de Cavendish. Comme l'a souligné le Dr Sabin, au coin de Côte St. Luc et Décarie, un double virage à gauche fonctionne très bien.

Vous pouvez voir mon intervention lors de la réunion à 21:44. Non seulement j'étais d'accord avec le Dr Sabin, mais j'ai une fois de plus exprimé la nécessité pour la ville de faire un effort plus important pour engager un brigadier scolaire au coin de Cavendish et Kildare.

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Mike Cohen, born and raised in Côte Saint-Luc, has long been active in the community as a volunteer, journalist, and consultant. He attended local schools and was first elected as City Councillor for District 2 in 2005. Since then, he has been re-elected in each municipal election, most recently in 2025.

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