Board Minutes December 2015: Difference between revisions
→Guest Speaker: Save Edmonton's Downtown Footbridge (10 min) Eric
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** SDF: "We are still urging the City to alter the river crossing portion of the Valley Line, and also to explore options such as Bus Rapid Transit. We have gotten the support of five community leagues (Riverdale, Rossdale, Boyle Street, Grovenor, and Belgravia.) It would be with the hope EBC would support either a review of the Valley Line, or an alternative route." | ** SDF: "We are still urging the City to alter the river crossing portion of the Valley Line, and also to explore options such as Bus Rapid Transit. We have gotten the support of five community leagues (Riverdale, Rossdale, Boyle Street, Grovenor, and Belgravia.) It would be with the hope EBC would support either a review of the Valley Line, or an alternative route." | ||
* Discussion: | * Discussion: | ||
** | ** Requesting (H) EBC write a letter to councilors and Brian Mason to find a way to keep the bridge when constructing the LRT | ||
** | ** (S) letter to councilors that the river valley be respected | ||
** Why ask EBC: believe that goals of EBC and savethefootbridge align. City did a count (for a week) and found approximate 10,000 used the bridge 35% were cyclists | |||
** They would close the bridge during construction (2-3 years) then a pedestrian path would exist under the bridge | |||
** Key concern: Find a to put in the LRT without disturbing the parks | |||
** Related group lobbying against this - eruptyeg.com | |||
== Guest Speakers: Conrad and Anna - Paths for People == | == Guest Speakers: Conrad and Anna - Paths for People == | ||