City Council has moved an Algonquin Ave study to committee for the time being.

Councillor Chris Mayne says there are three areas the report touched on – the Jane-Front and Algonquin intersection, crossing to the 1221 medical arts building and intersection at the Esso gas station.

He says some of the fixes are easier than others.

“The issue there is people turning left off of Algonquin Ave into the secondary entrance to Esso and having front-end collisions. An easy way to manage that situation is to extend the median so if you want to go into the gas station you have to turn with the lights at the intersection rather than skip that, drive a little further and take your chances with traffic,” he says.

Mayne says the problem plaguing the 1221 medical arts building include pedestrians crossing.

He says an overpass for people to cross over is too expensive right now and reducing speed doesn’t meet provincial guidelines.

He says long term, the goal is to work with building owners to create more parking.

As for the intersection with the most collisions in the city, Mayne says there’s an opportunity to buy land at the Jane-Front and Algonquin intersection and redesign it.

Next steps include discussion on what is viable or not.

Mayne says the goal is to have the fixes on the next budget, but doesn’t know how far they’ll get considering an election is on the horizon.