Cyclists and pedestrians are back on the Seawall along South False Creek between Stamps Landing and Granville Island. Photo Saša Laki?
The City of Vancouver announced Monday afternoon the Seawall between Granville Island and Stamps Landing is open to walkers and cyclists once again, after being shut down since last October.
The announcement also said that much of the construction work has been completed, leaving only road markings and public washrooms to be finished by late spring this year. The reconstruction includes the separation of pedestrian and bike paths, as well as partial fencing around Charleson dog park and upgraded lighting along the entire corridor. Some work remains west of Granville Island on Creekside Way, as well.
Judy Storr, a Kitsilano resident who bikes along the path a couple times a week, hopes the city puts back the cherry trees that were removed as part of the rebuild, but she is satisfied with the overall upgrades.
“It’s really nice and smooth for the bike,” Storr said about the newly paved bike path that has replaced the decades-old cobble stone. “The cobble stone looked nice but was not really functional.”
Don Morris, a retiree from the South False Creek neighbourhood, said he likes the separation of the bike and pedestrian paths, but worries about the locations where pedestrians and bikers intersect with one another.
“The only downside to that is that bikes, of course, will now go faster,” Morris said. “So, where they do cross is going to be perhaps less safe.”
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