That is a very true story, Gary.

Thanks, Carrie. I’m very grateful that Urban Planning Committee gave me the opportunity.

... from the Northwest Resistance to World War II. The roles defy easy categorization and are a great example of the complexity of human life that Walt Whitman expressed through the line "Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself, (I am large, I contain multitudes.)"

In 1986 the Urban Design Strategy that the City prepared for an about-to-redevelop Cloverdale called for on-street parking outside the peak hours of traffic. It never happened then but is something that we could try now, at least on a pilot basis, to help sustain neighbourhood retail.

On roads like 112 Ave, 124 St and 97 St we allow off-peak, on-street parking. This not only gives people driving to the area somewhere to park, but it gives pedestrians a buffer from the traffic, makes the sidewalk a nicer place to be & thus makes people more likely to support adjacent businesses.

The pedestrian environment is very harsh: four lanes of traffic right next to a not-very-wide sidewalk with no street trees. The road carries a lot of traffic during the rush hours but midday and in the evenings, one lane in each direction should be feasible.