Editorial: Clover Point should be open to all
That is, apparently, not good enough for the people who run Victoria. They want to limit vehicular access in the belief that Clover Point should be for people, not cars — as though the people who sit in those cars don’t exist, or at least don’t count as much as the younger, healthier, less-inconvenient people in the city’s vision of an urban utopia.
It’s a bizarre way of thinking, and it is insultingly dismissive of a large proportion of the population.
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And no, Clover Point has never been a parking lot. A parking lot is a place where you leave your vehicle while doing other things. Clover Point, as traditionally used, is a viewpoint for those who come by car because, without vehicles, their access to the park would be impossible.
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Again, the timing is suspect. The city claims that it wants a quick decision so changes can be made as Clover Point is rebuilt after the work needed by the sewage treatment project.
Beware any long-term decisions made under an artificial deadline. The city had two years to tell us about this, yet left it until the last minute. Why?
Every week, it seems, Victoria is trying to antagonize people who have lived here for years, as though impatient to clear out the older, the infirm and others whose lives don’t fit neatly within its vision — an odd choice for a city with one of the highest proportions of seniors in Canada.
It’s great to encourage cycling, walking and healthier alternatives — but it’s also great to do so in a way that doesn’t create winners by turning other people into losers.
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Edited by Victoria Watcher, 24 February 2021 - 06:44 AM.