This weekend the east end of Point Grey Road was still a mass of construction:
There is still no clear route or continuous connection from the Burrard Bridge to PGR – and yet, on this blissful weekend, there was a steady flow of cyclists.
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My guess is that about a third of them are road cyclists – the spandex and lycra crowd – using the no-cross-traffic route as part of the UBC loop, one of the best training runs in the region. That’s true for a lot of the runners as well; lots of room, a chance to get up a good sprint.
PGR is becoming one of the best places for the City as Workout. It’s an athletic highway.
It is also, as Mike Harcourt nicely documented in a letter to The Sun, one of the critical pieces of the seawall: “the 128-year-old commitment of Vancouver’s citizens to a publicly accessible waterfront.”
He reminds the NPA that they have too been part of that commitment, even on PGR:
The NPA (Non-Partisan Association) council in 1995 designated Point Grey Road as a non-arterial road to be used for local traffic.
As Mike says: “We should celebrate this achievement. Get out and enjoy our waterfront. Walk, jog, cycle, skateboard, push a baby tram. Pick your favourite spot to enjoy Vancouver’s wonderful vistas. Picnic with family and friends.”
No need to encourage Vancouverites, though; we just need to give them the chance.
Yes, about time.
We need more of this residential traffic calming elsewhere, too !
How about a seawall below the houses on Point Grey Road .. as Point Grey Road is not exactly water front for 1.5 km ! Better than before, of course.
A win/win all around !
Or instead, buy a few of the properties along Pt Grey to create more park space. Building a Seawall will cost tens of millions. Could buy at 3 or 4 for the price of a Seawall.
Chip Wilson’s house is worth $54 million on its own, Richard!