Sidewalk Crossing to Nowhere

On a nice mid July day I went for a stroll in St Vital and when I made my way down Pulberry St it was all good because the street was recently redone. But when I got closer to St Michael Rd the sidewalk wasn’t as good of conditions as the redone part of Pulberry.  From St Michael to about a block or two of Pulberry doesn’t have a  sidewalk on the Westside (only has a sidewalk on the Eastside). What doesn’t make sense is you have to cross St Michael on the Westside of Pulberry on a driveway ( that’s the only way for someone in a wheelchair to get across). What the city needs to do is build at least a sidewalk crossing on the Eastside on the other side of St Micheal Road

Eastside Pulberry Street looking toward St Micheal Road

Looking North to Eastside sidewalk of Pulberry Street

Rue des Meurons at Goulet Street

Rue des Meurons at Goulet junction is very busy because Goulet is the main West route into the city and Rue des Meurons connects old St. Vital to old Saint Boniface together. The crosswalks are unacceptable at this location especially the southern crosswalk crossing des Meurons! The Northeast corner is the only good corner. As for the other corners that is not the case but the Southwest and Southeast corner concerns me the most.

Southwest corner

Southeast corner

Luckily traffic wasn’t to bad when went by few days ago!

Sidewalk Construction Under the Fort Garry Bridge

Multi-use pathway to be constructed under the Fort Garry Bridge

Winnipeg, MB – The City of Winnipeg advises citizens that the sidewalk from the south end of Plaza Drive, under the Fort Garry Bridge, to the north end of D’Arcy Drive will be closed for renovations from Friday, July 4, until Wednesday, July 16, 2014. This project is part of the 2013 Active Transportation Action Plan and is funded through the 2013 Active Transportation Corridors program.

The construction will upgrade the existing sidewalk (1.5 metres wide) into a multi-use pathway (3.5 metres wide) to better serve pedestrians and cyclists. The existing sidewalk will be physically closed to pedestrians and cyclists during construction.

http://www.winnipeg.ca/cao/media/news/nr_2014/nr_20140702.stm#2

This is very good news! This section of sidewalk was in need of improvements for awhile now! The existing sidewalk is too narrow for the amount of pedestrians/cyclists using this route during the day and Blue Bomber games. I myself have been down this sidewalk and isn’t in good condition anymore. Keep the improvements going Winnipeg!