These streets were made for walkin’ (and cyclin’ and maybe roller-bladin’ and skateboardin’ too).
Dignitaries from the district and city of North Vancouver, TransLink, and the province gathered outside Queen Mary Elementary on Friday to mark $23 million in new funding from TransLink for 51 projects around the Lower Mainland aimed at making it easier for folks to get around under their own steam.
They chose the “nearly complete” Green Necklace linking West Keith Road to Bewicke Avenue as the backdrop for the announcement as TransLink put up $660,900 for the project.
Other city amenities on the list: $262,270 for the Green Necklace between Lonsdale Avenue and Jones Avenue, $35,000 for a new traffic signal at St. Andrews Avenue and Third Street, and $16,000 for separated bike lanes on Chesterfield Avenue. The District of North Vancouver is on the receiving end of $120,000 for a sidewalk and pedestrian crossing on Mountain Highway. West Vancouver received $69,000 for Spirit Trail construction through Ambleside and Dundarave, sidewalks on Inglewood Avenue, and improvements and new lighting along the Capilano Pacific Trail west of Sixth Street.
In 2017, TransLink put up $41.8 million for the operation, maintenance and rehabilitation on more than 2,300 lane kilometres of road in Metro Vancouver.
The projects are all part of the TransLink Mayors’ Council 10-year vision. Another $130 million in spending on the non-transit portion of the plan is expected over the next two years.
