While there are dates on the calendar where people outnumber cars, they're few and far between. Now a local councillor is pushing for change.
It’s a jewel of real estate: Ship Point — located in Victoria’s Inner Harbour.Councillor Dave Thompson“Every time I come down here, I’m really struck by how we’re not taking advantage of this great opportunity we have with this harbour front. And so I think we need to put a higher, and better use to this land,” Thompson said.Six years ago Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps described the changes to the blacktop that were supposedly just around the corner.
“It’ll be replaced mostly by green space. A small commercial pavilion over on that side. An urban beach right down there. That’s the part that I think is most exciting,” Helps said to CHEK News on July 21, 2017.Time and money was spent designing an amphitheatre, adding more green space, and moving the parking underground..While there are dates on the calendar where people outnumber cars, they’re few and far between.
“That never got past the draft stage. And we definitely need to go back to that, look at whether it’s still the best plan for this land, and for the harbour. And improve it if we need to. And I think we need to get onto implementing it. I’m hoping during this term,” Thompson said.Sign up for the CHEK Now daily email newsletter to get breaking news and the day's top stories sent to your email.
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