Comment 113789

By kevlahan (registered) | Posted September 08, 2015 at 14:50:13

Interestingly, way back in 1987 the Durand Neighbourhood Association sponsored a study of possible upgrading and beautification of neighbourhood alleys by a graduate student. The idea was precisely to evaluate the potential of alleyways to form a sort of greenway network that would provide a more comfortable and convenient way for pedestrians and cyclists to get around. In 1992, the Durand Neighbourhood Plan Implementation committee recommended a pilot project to improve the safety, appearance and use of selected alleys north of Duke Street.

Unfortunately, nothing came of these initiatives.

More recently, in 2009 the City was considering encouraging adjacent residents and business owners to purchase and close the alleyways as a way of reducing maintenance and liability costs for the City.

http://www.greenventure.ca/attachments/a...

One of the questions in the public input survey was:

Would you support a proactive City initiated approach to closing and disposing of alleyways to abutting owners, where practicable OR do you support the current method of alleyway closures based on a process initiated by abutting property owners?

In response I wrote on behalf of the DNA to emphasize the importance of keeping alleys public

http://www.durandna.com/wp-content/uploa...

I'm not sure whether the privatization of alleys is still being promoted by the City.

Comment edited by kevlahan on 2015-09-08 14:57:09

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