City streets are designed with no margin for human error. The technical term for this in other disciplines is really bad design.

— TheSidewalkBallet (@1sidewalkballet) July 16, 2016

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From Urb-i — Public Space Transformations as seen through google streetview

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CRD official says after man killed in #Victoria intersection pedestrians are at fault for the carnage on our streetshttps://t.co/hqvepGDkhT

— TheSidewalkBallet (@1sidewalkballet) July 6, 2016

Designing Cities With Fewer Traffic Fatalities https://t.co/BoWqPNnzeW Create streets for people, not just cars. pic.twitter.com/5IYWhgZt81

— Chris Hamilton (@ChrisRHamilton) July 11, 2016

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From Project for Public Spaces — 9 Steps to Creating a Great Waterfront -

1. Look First at the Public Space In planning a waterfront development, city officials or a developer should begin by envisioning a network of well-connected, multi-use public spaces that fit with the community’s shared goals. By orienting waterfront revitalization around public spaces, new construction will enhance the quality of existing destinations and result in a whole that is greater than the sum of its parts.  While streets may be appropriate on some waterfronts, pedestrian connections should be given top priority, making large parking lots and auto-oriented development out of the question. Read more: 9 Steps to Creating a Great Waterfront - Project for Public Spaces

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Nanaimo Millstone Riverwalk a chance of a lifetime...

A 5000 seat stadium is proposed for the site circled bottom right, currently a Howard Johnson Hotel. A sensitive site in that it is edged by 2 multi-lane busy arterials one of which is BC Hwy 19 linking to the BC Ferries terminal at Departure Bay. The City has very low population densities (Nanaimo has about the same population as Victoria but sits on between 4 and 5 times the land mass.) and mobility within the city is almost 100% restricted to the private automobile. Previous development models have included acres of surface parking making the surrounding area uninviting to other uses and spin-off economic opportunities. That would be particularly unfortunate at this site as properly conceived and designed it could create connectivity from the harbour through the river valley, into Bowen Park and beyond into the residential neighbourhoods to the west and north. Success of a large stadium here would require a Bus Rapid Transit system on the Island Highway (at the very least a dedicated Bus Priority Lane north and south). And on-site parking kept to a minimum and only in pay parkades.

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Will it take a court judgement to force our City Halls to make our streets safe for all users?

Court Rules Cities Must Make Roads Safer For Bicycles #Nanaimohttps://t.co/c2ViN9RrXf HT @ChrisRHamilton pic.twitter.com/S4BDBTqvDP

— NanaimoCommons (@NanaimoCommons) July 2, 2016

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