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[nagel]

Even a fake grass Langford style median would have been an improvement, or no median at all, given it just needlessly increases the pedestrian crossing.

[Cassidy]

I am still hopeful for the re-birth of the "5 corners" roundabout as a focal point for the unofficial north entrance to downtown. 

Complete with central fountain!

[Hotel Mike]

From your lips to wherever, Nparker. Several strategic roundabouts in this city would make for a much more dynamic and interesting street scene, and would move traffic much more efficiently. If only...

[Mike K.]

I was first in line on Pandora at Store this morning. I nearly ripped from the starting line when after what seemed like a crazy long red light the green bicycle light illuminated while the light remained red for vehicles.

 

Holy moly it's a mess down there. And we were promised a streamlined, more customer friendly experience by way of enhancing the urban realm and the street network near the bridge. So much for that.

[spanky123]

The Ship's Point proposal says it all, "cars are to be tolerated but not prioritized".

Edited by spanky123, 15 May 2018 - 08:31 AM.

[aastra]

 

This whole east side currently looks like a vast flat wasteland.

 

Translation: the view has been "opened up".

[THC BBS]

The Ship's Point proposal says it all, "cars are to be tolerated but not prioritized".

Translation: "Cars and the kinds of people who use them are not welcome."

[DustMagnet]

Translation: "Cars and the kinds of people who use them are not welcome."

Well at least it won't be crowded, since most pedestrians and cyclists also use cars.

[todd]

Edited by todd, 20 May 2018 - 09:22 PM.

[Gary H]

Pieces of history...

 

The control booth and railings from the pedestrian walkway are still sitting on the east side.  I presume they will be removed along with the rest of the bridge components when the DB returns.

 

 

 

[Nparker]

I am sure not going to miss that hideous shade of blue.

[Nparker]

...The Dynamic Beast was supposed to arrive in Victoria today to remove the remaining steel, but it's been delayed...[it] is now going to come back on Friday June 8, it might make it on the 7^th depending on its workload, it’s a very popular piece of equipment and we have to get in a lineup to get a hold of it,” Huggett said...

http://www.iheartrad...edule-1.3834934

 

[Mike K.]

I thought we already were in a line-up?

[sdwright.vic]

But we are willing to give up our place in line to possible save money?

[Nparker]

I thought we already were in a line-up?

Somebody must have jumped in front of us. 

[VicHockeyFan]

But we are willing to give up our place in line to possible save money?

Our bridge foreman is the highest-paid CoV employee in City history. I’m sure we are well past the point of trying to save money.

[THC BBS]

The booth looks to be in much better condition from the other side, i.e. the side that painters could access without leaving the walkway.

They should fix it up and make it an exhibit in the museum!  Replace the windows with video monitors inside and make it an "Old JSB simulator" so tourists can snap pictures of their kids "raising the bridge".
 

Pieces of history...

 

The control booth and railings from the pedestrian walkway are still sitting on the east side.  I presume they will be removed along with the rest of the bridge components when the DB returns.

 

 

 

 

[TallGuy]

It looks like it would make a great tiny house!

[Nparker]

It looks like it would make a great tiny house!

https://www.hgtv.com...-homes-pictures

[Bingo]

I thought they were leaving the old abutments to protect the new pier, instead of going so that they are down (to or no, do ?) elevation.

 

Perhaps they meant do-do.

 

 Huggett said. “On the west side we’ve been digging down getting ready to create that park on the west side.

They’ll be constructing a concrete wall in there, and they’ll be chipping down the old abutments so that they're down almost do elevation.”

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