The temperature rises, the evening light lengthens, and more people discover a transformed Point Grey Road. So time to start a new photo series on how this extension to the seawall is being used.
We begin, of course, with a shot by Ohrn:
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Traffic calming has been in place for a while now, and the transformation continues to startle me. It is successful enough that on this block (below) a guy with a walker strolls in the warm sunshine. From my observation, he walked more than 2 blocks, but I don’t think the tennis club was his destination. Still, he sets a good example.
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Send in your shots as the year progresses. Politicians are already lining up with promises to revert the road back to an arterial status, so the evidence will have to be abundantly clear that the New Point Grey Road has changed for good – and for good.
Hi Gord… Not sure whether you saw the shot I took of my son on Point Grey Road (or the accompanying piece I wrote for Vancity Buzz)? http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2014/02/manufacturing-controversy-point-grey-road/
Hi Gord. I’m on it! I don’t know how to send a pic to your website comment section, so here’s one: Rush hour Monday 6 pm Mar. 11:
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Walked there Saturday .. Lovely .. Now onto more roads closures in residential neighborhoods, and of course the decaying Robson Street, so we capture back our neighborhoods for pedestrians !
Great article: http://www.cjr.org/cover_story/the_love_affair_is_over.php?page=all
This photograph says it all; it shows the “Shared Road” concept that is now Point Grey Road in harmonized operation, providing access and usability for all ages and abilities — pedestrians, runners, cyclists, and local motorists — with parking maintained. Look at how the neighbourhood has been liberated and come alive. Prior to the closure of the road to commuting motorists, residents and visitors to the area could not do any of these things because of the extreme numbers and speeds of cars.