Niakwa Rd & Pebble Beach Rd

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As you can see in this map Niakwa Rd turns into Pebble Beach Rd

The sidewalks on Pebble Beach Rd and Niakwa Rd in Niakwa Place needs attention. Pretty much the whole stretch needs to be replace but instead of replacing the sidewalk with a new one. The sidewalk should be replaced with a bike pathway so when your coming from Archibald Trail. That way you have a better connection through the area and a easier way to get around the areas in the South and if your traveling Downtown or around the city from the South. At South end of Pebble Beach Rd at Willowlake Crescent there is a sidewalk that connects to Bluewater Crescent which connects to streets that reach to the new trail that connects Beaverhill Blvd to Bishop Grandin at Shorehill Dr. This connecter sidewalk could use a bit of an upgrade as well.

The South end of Pebble Beach Rd has a crossing for Willowlake Crescent

The South end of Pebble Beach Rd has a crossing for Willowlake Crescent

The sidewalk that ultimately connects to the Shorehill Trail which leads to Bishop Grandin

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The sidewalk that ultimately connects to the Shorehill Trail which leads to Bishop Grandin

Pebble Beach Rd is the main road for Niakwa Place and can get busy with cars at times and has a school and lots of kids are walking and biking to and from school using the sidewalk. There is many other places in the area where people need to use this road as part of their route to get elsewhere. The crosswalk to get across from the school and Pebble Beach Rd only has sidewalks one side. In the picture below you can see a path created from people walking on the grass to get across the railway over time. This is a shorter way for people living on the bays on the other side but I don’t that’s the best thing to do unless a proper at-grade crossing.

One of the crossings at the School

One of the crossings at the School on Pebble Beach Road

Now the Niakwa Rd portion only has the sidewalk to where Royal Salinger Rd meets with Niakwa Rd and at that point you have the option to go North and cross Fermor Ave to go down the Niakwa Trail and Archibald Trail or you can continue going down Niakwa Rd to the Pedestrian Bridge over the Seine River. That will take you to St. Anne’s Rd which has a few stores and is a bit of a shortcut for people living South of Fermor and not to mention the Bridge rarely floods because it’s higher then the Bridge for the Niakwa Trail. Many people take walks down Niakwa Rd and would benefit being a 30 km/h zone in this section because of the cars coming in and out of the golf course at end of the road.

Niakwa Rd West of Archibald Street

Niakwa Rd West of Archibald Street

Niakwa Rd East of Archibald Street

Niakwa Rd East of Archibald Street

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