07-28-2016, 03:24 PM
(07-28-2016, 01:10 PM)danbrotherston Wrote:(07-28-2016, 12:48 PM)KevinL Wrote: A pedestrian overpass would still require something we don't have - a parcel of public land on the Fairway side for the pathway to connect to the road. As it stands, that is a solid wall of privately-owned lots with no official way past - unless the Region purchases a small strip somewhere to make a proper, sanctioned pathway, I think all this discussion is moot.
I am curious as to this particular issue, first, I'm not sure why a parcel is needed. After all, a parcel is not needed for a driveway from a road to a parking lot at the front of these places. Presumably, the trail could just connect to the properties in the same way. I don't understand why a business would object to this either, would they not want to make their property more accessible to potential customers?
It comes down to, the Region or Grandlinq would be indicating one location on the Fairway side as the pedestrian crossing point. I can't see any private landowner allowing that given potential for liability (what if a driver in their parking lot hits a pedestrian that has nothing to do with a business there?) nor the Region allowing so informal a travel corridor. An official crossing point demands an official walkway, which by the logic above, must be on public land.