Boulevard program loses one more
A review of the city boulevards program promises improvements by December, but residents of the 900-block of Pembroke St. can’t wait.
They joined hundred of residential blocks that have opted out of the program. The move exempts them from maintenance fees that many say do little good.
A petition signed by more than two-thirds of the residents was presented to council last week. The blocks removal means the city will lose $1,720 in funding for its boulevard-maintenance program, which has a budget of $577,900.
Craigflower Road gets slower
After completing improvements to Craigflower Road, Esquimalt dropped the speed limit to 40 km/h from 50.
The move created a section of road on the Victoria side of the border, between Arm Street and Coventry Avenue, where cars could speed up to 50 km/h only to slow down again two blocks later.
Now Victoria is following Esquimalt’s lead by lowering its limit on Craigflower for consistency sake.
712 Queens Ave. parking reduced
The city-owned affordable housing building at 712 Queens Ave. has been granted a parking variance.
City council lessened the number of stalls required of the former Traveller’s Inn motel to 20 from 47.
“It’s based on what the demand has been seen to date, as that property has been up and operations,” said Coun. Pam Madoff.
The city is renovating several units at a time, so that people can continue living in the building during the upgrade.
