What is up with Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»City Hall spending money on projects that are totally unnecessary, and then doing them in such poorly planned fashion? The announcement of the Comox-Helmcken streets greenway, at $5.5 million is just another ridiculous waste of money that could be spent better: the pedestrian-heavy West End streets already have numerous crosswalks whose paint is nearly worn away, there are places where crosswalks should be but dont even exist; and already existing infrastructure maintenance has been neglected for years. There is nothing pressing to be done to Comox-Helmcken. It is a minor mixed-traffic route, among many, bisecting downtown. It is not a necessary commuter route to anywhere in particular. Please stop the wasteful spending.
Paul Richards
I understand there is a rule that bikes are not to be ridden on the sidewalks in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» the sidewalks are to be used forwalking and for those who use a handicapped scooter to get around. It is very disconcerting to have to avoidbikes on the sidewalks and especially when they ride right past you at a pretty good speed, not taking into account that they should not be there in the first place.Perhaps we need some bike controls that are actually put into use. Im tired of trying to get out of the way of the bikes.
SeniorWest Ender
I would like to apologize to the about a right-hand turning incident at W. 2nd onto Burrard. It was me. My daughter was having a baby at St Pauls... I did create my own rules to make it to her big event on time! So sorry.
Anonymous
The felt-tip pen brigade
Re: , Rants Dec. 6. Awesome article, PJH. I thought I had written it myself! I have asked Santa for four black felt-tip pens as a stocking stuffer. Just one more point about laneways and alleys. Do drivers think that there are never any pedestrians crossing here as well?
Wilhelmina West Ender
One hundred years of prohibition of drugs but they cant ban guns? I dont get that. You can ban marijuana and peoples other bad habits but how about guns as a bad habit? That would be a good place to start.
Anonymous
