Richmond - The Editor, On Nov 18, I was at my children's place on Steveston Highway. For the second time in two weeks, my grandson got to witness a pedestrian getting hit at Steveston Highway and Trimaran Gate.
Richmond - The Editor, On Nov 18, I was at my children's place on Steveston Highway. For the second time in two weeks, my grandson got to witness a pedestrian getting hit at Steveston Highway and Trimaran Gate.The shiny, new bike lane adjacent to Railway Avenue, with existing bike lanes, was empty. The investment in this bike path, while it may be politically attractive to council, has come at the cost of what other safety infrastructure? The street light at Trimaran and Steveston is and was burned out or malfunctioning on Nov. 18.There is only one marked crosswalk between No. 1 Road and Railway Avenue. It is quite far from Trimaran and the bus stop that so many folks use.The reality that most traffic on Steveston Highway is going much faster than the posted limits, coupled with the lack of pedestrian crossings is but a recipe for injury.Will Richmond council address the large number of pedestrian casualties caused by an abject lack of investment in pedestrian crossings and the lack of speed enforcement on Steveston Highway?Randall IsaakRichmond
