I can see both for sure, but my (slight) preference would be hold off a bit
and do phase 1 and 2 together. We were fortunate to have some very
supportive elected officials at our meeting Friday night. However, looking
at council as a whole, do we have support across the board? I can think of
a couple of councillors anyway that may need some convincing. Having strong
staff support and a great pilot may go a long way in making that happen.
On Mon, 1 Apr 2019 at 14:22, Sam Nabi <sam@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I'd like to start a discussion about our desired timing for the 3 phases
we discussed in Friday's meeting:
Phase 1: King St. to Hall's Lane
Phase 2: Hall's Lane to Charles
Phase 3: Charles to Joseph
There is a possibility, if we move quick enough and council is very
supportive, of having Phase 1 implemented as a pilot project for this
summer 2019.
The benefit of such a quick timing would be keeping the Gaukel greenway
idea in peoples' minds, and providing an alternate gathering space when
Carl Zehr square goes under construction this summer.
The risk is that such a pilot project would be seen as premature, since
there will not be time for staff to make a report to council. There is also
no budget currently set aside. And if it doesn't get implemented well, it
could hurt our chances at getting approval for the rest of the greenway.
Currently, I'm thinking there are more benefits than risks to pushing for
Phase 1 this summer.
What do you think?
(I will start a separate thread to talk about design considerations)
Sam Nabi
sam@xxxxxxxxxxx
226-988-4137
