Richmond News
“This proposed bus loop is an accident or accidents waiting to happen.”
This was the assessment of Drew Rickard of a TransLink plan that would see buses circling a block next to Garry Point Park.
Rickard and fellow Steveston resident Alex Sagert presented a petition with 275 names to the city council on Monday in opposition to the plan put forward by TransLink.
Rickard and Sagert are concerned for the safety of children and residents in the area with a proposal to move the current bus loop that is along Chatham Street to a temporary bus loop location next to Garry Point Park. …
While Mayor Malcolm Brodie said the situation on Chatham Street with the buses is a “bad situation,” Coun. Kash Heed replied that the proposed route would be “worse.”
The proposed new location for the transit hub will relocate parked buses away from Second Avenue, active bus stops will still be on Second Avenue for passenger drop-off and pickup.
The new configuration would have buses travelling southbound on Seventh Avenue, eastbound on Moncton Street and northbound on Sixth Avenue instead of using the streets north of Chatham. …