Simple changes can make the biggest difference in improving a community's walkability. For example, a few years ago, the City repealed a policy that prevented the installation of mid-block crosswalks. This change has resulted in new crosswalks at Sendall Gardens at Grade Crescent and now a new crosswalk at Brydon Lagoon and 53rd Avenue.
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| Crosswalk at Brydon Lagoon on 53rd Avenue. Select image to enlarge. |
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| Crosswalk at Sendall Gardens on Grade Crescent. Select image to enlarge. |
These crosswalks improve the safety of people walking, cycling, and wheeling.
The City also has a history of building walking connectors to shorten walking distances on otherwise dead-end streets or cul-de-sacs.
The City recently put in a sidewalk through the 196th Street sound wall at 55A Avenue. If someone wanted to get to 56th Avenue and 196th Street before on public streets, they would have to walk 1 kilometre out of the way back to 198th, which added 10 minutes to what would otherwise be a short walk. Why does this matter? A new SkyTrain station will be at the end of the 196th Street overpass at Willowbrook Mall.
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| Sidewalk through to 196th Street from 55A Avenue. Select image to enlarge. |
These small improvements help give people options and support active transportation.
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