Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Several months after the City of Vancouver missed the deadline to pursue federal funding for Prior-Venables road upgrade

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/prior-venables-street-underpass-railway-vancouver-project-funding-deadline Of course, because Vancouver sure has a knack for missing the boat.

At the very least, by now there should have been a wide bike-bridge there on Union Street. 

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/false-creek-flats-arterial-road-prior-venables-train-overpass-1.5088409

Several years ago, Union-Adanac Street was designated to be part of a major east-west bike route in the city, but as usual, Vancouver hasn't built enough bike-bridges. Two blocks north is the Pedestrian+Bridge+near+Raymur+Ave.+&+Keefer+Street. However, its not a proper bike-bridge, as its more for pedestrians.

https://thedailyscan.providencehealthcare.org/2019/09/125-million-prior-venables-route-recommended-for-false-creek-flats-arterial-road-renderings-new-sph/

https://strathcona-residents.org/issues/calm-prior The local residents have their concerns about the Prior-Venables corridor.

https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/big-win-for-prior-street-residents-as-vancouver-council-backs-calming-plan

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/prior-street-traffic-calming-1.5307007

https://globalnews.ca/news/5967486/false-creek-new-road-city/

https://www.straight.com/news/1174396/vancouver-panel-get-leeway-search-new-arterial-road-through-false-creek-flats#

Vancouver is such an inept & slow-moving backward city.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Vancouver,+BC/@49.2767728,-123.0818906,163m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x548673f143a94fb3:0xbb9196ea9b81f38b!8m2!3d49.2827291!4d-123.1207375!16zL20vMDgwaDI?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTIxMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D