Further efforts to make Algonquin Ave safer are on hold, for the time being.

A detailed report came back to city council, but it remains on the committee file.

The report includes recommendations like installing an extended median at the Lansdowne-Norwood intersection to avoid turning left into the Esso and Tim Horton’s location and force drivers to use the lights.

It’s also recommending purchasing land at the Jane-Front intersection to make left turn easier and quash the amount of accidents.

As for pedestrians crossing Algonquin between Norwood and the Bypass, a crosswalk is not recommended.

Staff detail a study that was done over the course of a week in June 2016.

There were 178 crossings during peak hours of 7 am to 3 pm.

In terms of traffic, studies done this year show the Average Annual Daily Traffic is approximately 16,162.

The average speed of drivers was 57 km/h, which is 7 km/h over the posted speed limit.

Councillor and committee chair, Tanya Vrebosch was vocal on not supporting a crosswalk between the bypass and set of lights at Lansdowne and Norwood, because MTO guidelines say it would be to close to existing traffic signals.

She also stated some of the onus has to be on pedestrians obeying the rules and taking their own safety in mind.

As for the extended median at the Lansdowne-Norwood intersection, Vrebosch says there’s more work to do with communication with the business owner.

“There was a couple of questions that came up in regards to the median at Lansdowne-Norwood intersection and how they would get their fuel trucks in there,” she says.

The report also gave more weight to extending the median with 23 collisions being attributed to left turns into the gas station beyond the lights.

Others on council suggested using O’Brien St, then Lansdowne to get to the location, but it’ll head back to committee regardless.

Vrebosch added the report will not stay on committee files long and hopes to have resolution soon.