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Originally Posted by tybuilding
The design looks fantastic and it was great to see that the design team met with city engineers of both New Westminster and Surrey and with representatives with HUB prior to releasing the designs. The collaboration is evident in the design layout.
My only suggestion is to upgrade the sidewalk along McBride to be a multi-use path which will allow cyclists travelling to Uptown and the top of the hill above Sapperton without any really steep hill climbs. Cyclists can connect to the existing trail and local street network using the existing pedestrian/cyclist overpass connecting Victoria Hill to Queens Park. I ride First Street everyday and it's not great. Downhill I am worried about my brakes failing approaching the stoplight at Royal Avenue or at Agnes, vehicles constantly make illegal turns during rush hour at Royal Avenue and the intersection is offset so it's dangerous. Going in the uphill direction most would have trouble pedaling up the hill. Upgrading the sidewalk on McBride to be a multi-use path makes the most sense and the boulevard is wide enough for at least a 3 m wide MUP.
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In New West they also met with a subcommittee of the ACTBiPed committee, which I'm on, so we got to give input as well.
Which sidewalk along McBride are you talking about? They're planning on widening the sidewalk from McBride downhill from Royal to Columbia to make it a proper multi-use pathway. We made the same suggestion that you did regarding the sidewalk on the Victoria Hill side of McBride between Royal and Memorial. We were told by New West's Transportation Manager that they had looked at that as well and the ROW isn't actually wide enough along there to put in a wider pathway.
You're right in that the intersection of First and Royal is a horrible one, and I think with the upcoming Agnes Greenway that intersection needs to be revisited to make it safer for cyclists like you.
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