Portage and Main
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August 3, 2018
Winnipeg Sun - ...request for proposal that was set to award a contract for the revitalization of Portage and Main has been put on hold until after the Oct. 24 civic election following “further consideration.” Winnipeg chief administrative officer Doug McNeil flip-flopped public service’s decision Friday after the Winnipeg...
Portage and Main ‘no’ side wants city to hold off on intersection work
August 3, 2018
CBC Manitoba - ...of reopening Portage and Main to pedestrians want the City of Winnipeg to hold off on awarding an intersection-revitalization contract until after voters have their say in a plebiscite this fall. The city plans to award a contract to conduct intersection upgrades and reopen one side of the intersection...
City hits brakes on Portage and Main contract
August 3, 2018
Winnipeg Free Press - ...before Winnipeggers vote Oct. 24. Mayor Brian Bowman told reporters Friday afternoon there were no plans to award a contract on the redesign of Portage and Main before Winnipeggers have a chance to vote on the matter in the coming municipal election. Confusion over plans for the future of Portage Avenue and...
Letters and comments, Aug. 3
August 3, 2018
Winnipeg Free Press - ...so that the Red River carts could navigate Manitoba gumbo. Yes, it is for vehicles, be it a cart, car, truck or bus. Winnipeggers realized both Portage and Main were highways first and critical for transportation. Needless to say, I never tried to cross again and was very relieved when Winnipeg built a safe...
BRODBECK: City plans to award Portage and Main contract before October vote
August 2, 2018
Winnipeg Sun - ...hall is planning to award a contract to a consulting firm in the coming weeks for a proposed redesign of Portage and Main that includes opening it to pedestrians, even though Winnipeggers haven’t voted on it yet. City administration has confirmed they will award the contract – originally approved by city...
Letters and comments, Aug. 1
August 1, 2018
Winnipeg Free Press - ...(which we should have kept), no bicycle paths, no Winnipeg Floodway. There have also been some bad ideas, like Portage Place and closing off Portage and Main. I know, because l used to frequent Portage and Main; yes, l would actually walk across the street! There was a fresh fruit market, a camera store,...
Coalition pushing for votes to reopen Portage and Main
July 30, 2018
CTV - ...of walking in a circle, Rick Arthur says it's time to tear down the walls at Portage and Main. "You have to walk this way and that way just to get across Portage and Main. It's a hindrance to pedestrians,” said Arthur. Cyclist Rich Schnapps agrees. "It's hard to get around here, especially on your...
Community stakeholders in favour of re-opening Portage and Main, join forces to launch ‘Yes’ campaign
July 30, 2018
Global News - ...stakeholders in the controversial debate over whether to open Portage and Main have launched a ‘Yes’ campaign. Global’s Nikki Jhutti...
Community stakeholders in favour of re-opening Portage and Main, join forces to launch ‘Yes’ campaign
July 30, 2018
Global News - ...group of like-minded citizens, business owners, planners and marketing firms have formed a coalition to convince Winnipeggers to open Portage and Main. “There’s a lot of misinformation about this intersection, about this issue, and our main goal is to clear up some of that misinformation,” said Adam...
Yes campaign forms to argue in favour of reopening Portage and Main
July 30, 2018
CBC Manitoba - ...days after city council approved a plebiscite on reopening Portage and Main this fall, a group has formed to convince Winnipeggers of the benefits of voting yes. The Downtown Winnipeg Business Improvement Zone, a handful of marketing firms, several Winnipeg creative professionals and political workers are...