Comments on: Dufferin to Close; Council Votes Unanimously

By: Shirley

Shirley — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:39:49 +0000

I would have attended the meeting but on my mailbox a note said July 19 at 1:00.
This closure is stupid and alot of businesses will be hurting from this closure…stores, malls, restaurants, etc. These businesses should be complaining also!!!!!!

By: DD

DD — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:18:09 +0000

Dear Michael Savenko (comment #1) – The County and land developers agreed to provide McAllister Parkway as a thoroughfare to La Sierra, the 91, and west Riverside for the new houses being built at the City / County line. Dufferin Ave. was supposed to be closed to this high-density traffic six years ago, but the City agreed to leave Dufferin open until the La Sierra project was completed. I think it’s clear that the McAllister Parkway / Dufferin Ave. “knuckle” was not a permanent intersection. There is another route (“A”) that is supposed to be built from McAllister to Van Buren, but the County and developers have halted plans due to the housing construction stoppage in that area.

In a couple years, when McAllister Pkwy is permanently sealed from Dufferin, it will be like the connection never existed. Such is change…

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 01:10:50 +0000

Call this number and complain (951) 826-5366. The City of Riverside gave it to me and it is a direct line. By the way, I was told by the city that there was too much traffic on Dufferin and that the city has decided (with wonderful forsight 5 years after whole neighborhoods have been nuilt) to “move traffic to better streets.” I feel indignant! I will help the cause to get our access to Dufferin back again.

By: David Brooks

David Brooks — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:06:31 +0000

I, too, attended the meeting yesterday, and am severely dissapointed. Imagine my surprise that the road was ALREADY BEING CLOSED by the time I returned from the meeting. This obviously means that the conclusion was essentially forgone, and not only were we patronized by the council – they willingly wasted our time with no intent to consider our valid concerns.

I can’t decide if we should just accept this turn of events, or if we should explore additional routes of recourse.

I would love to speak directly (via email – djbrooks AT inlandsoftware DOT com) with anybody who might like to discuss our options at this point (which are, admittedly, limited). I have a couple of ideas that would likely be dead-ends, but may be worth exploring?

By: Lifetime Resident

Lifetime Resident — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:47:10 +0000

I’ve traveled down Mc Allister for 42 years. I started taking pictures of the route I’ve taken all my life, before all the orange groves started dying. I’ve always thought of Riverside being a good place to be. I’m not so sure that I still feel that way. First, they did not support the orange farmers and had the audacity to create an Orange Blossom Festival (which is no longer, and should have never been). Then the closure at Mc Allister. Now Dufferin. Where is the logic??
Thank you for all your efforts to fight this. We’re all sorry it didn’t work.

By: Ray Gomez

Ray Gomez — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:19:36 +0000

As new residents of Sierra Heights, my wife and I are very concerned about the Dufferin closure that was rammed down our throats. Here’s what we plan to do about it:
1)Write letters to the editor of the local papers and contact as many media as we can to discuss the unfairness of this action.
2)Post our thoughts and comments on sheets of paper on the barricades that currently block Dufferin from McAllister.
3)Boycott businesses in the City of Riverside and do our buying outside of the city limits.

This may not accomplish much, but at least we will be taking some sort of action to show our displeasure. If other county residents in the area did similar things, who knows what impact it may have?

By: Cityofriversidedoesn'tcareaboutsafety

Cityofriversidedoesn'tcareaboutsafety — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 06:23:46 +0000

What a waste of my time. I spent 3 hours at the meeting with my daughter crying from just having her braces put on a couple of hours before. I told her that daddy had to speak on behalf of everyone being affected by this. I had my wife run to the house to get her pain medication. She had told me that the city employees were just sitting there waiting to close the street. Wow is that how our tax dollars are being spent? Why would the city waste our time? Well if the greenbelt is so special maybe we should have a harley run through it so we all can enjoy it?

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 05:40:30 +0000

Thanks for your hard work. I live in the neighborhood, too, and am disgusted. What a complete joke! I use Dufferin every single day and it has been wonderful. I can’t believe that I live in a city that just takes it away without listening to its tax paying residents!

By: Robert

Robert — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:51:15 +0000

I think we should all still take the road and where dufferin ends in the green belt make sure to blast the horn when leaving!! I don’t know where Chris Mac Arther lives but I hope he hears it!

By: Dave Davis

Dave Davis — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:21:54 +0000

I think everyone needs to generate more “noisy” traffic here than ever thought possible. For me, I will only change my route to Van Buren by using Victoria but only to Stewart. I will come back up Stewart to Dufferin. Right on Dufferin and a U-Turn at the baracade. If I see an animal I will surly honk my horn to be sure it doesn’t run out in front of me. I will use this route even if I don’t have to, just to put more traffic on Dufferin. Everyone should all make it their mission to generate even more traffic on Dufferin than there ever was before, even if we don’t have to. It’s a few cents more in gas and time but the statement we would make if EVERYONE did this would be HUGE.