Portage and Main
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« Previous 1 … 21 22 23 24 Next »Councillors call for referendum to give residents a say on Portage and Main
June 21, 2018
CTV - ... CTV Winnipeg Two city councillors think Winnipeggers should have a say on Portage and Main. Councillors Jeff Browaty and Janice Lukes want a referendum on the future of the iconic intersection added to the October ballot. The question would ask voters if they support opening Portage and Main to...
Portage and Main re-opening should be put to a vote: Browaty
June 21, 2018
Winnipeg Sun - ...he’ll run for mayor, Browaty said “I have nothing to announce today.” Some Winnipeggers say they would like a chance to share their views on Portage and Main. “Taxpayers are the ones who will be paying for it. Let them decide whether or not they want this project to go ahead,” Harry Wolbert tweeted...
Portage and Main crosswalk designs needed as first step toward opening intersection
June 20, 2018
CBC Manitoba - ...City of Winnipeg is looking for ideas for redesigning Portage and Main so people on foot can cross the intersection. "For the first time in 40 years," the city's request for proposals says, "the stakeholders at this intersection have indicated a willingness to discuss the renewal and reintroduction of...
WOLBERT: Taxpayers deserve some relief
June 20, 2018
Winnipeg Sun - ...supporters on city council have refused to listen to the citizens of Winnipeg. For example, a majority of us do not want to see the intersection of Portage and Main opened up to pedestrian traffic. Any politician who refuses to listen to the will of the people doesn’t deserve to be elected or re-elected. The...
‘This race is on’: Jenny Motkaluk launches mayoral campaign
June 19, 2018
CTV - ...she said. Motkaluk’s priorities include fixing infrastructure, preventing crime and growing the economy. The business owner pledges to keep Portage and Main closed to pedestrians, noting that it’s not a priority to most Winnipeg residents. She also promises to better the current transit system, but...
Winnipeg mayoral candidate focusing on 3 ‘urgent’ priorities
June 18, 2018
Global News - ...for his seat as Winnipeg mayor in May. On Monday, she released her list of priorities, one of which is not re-opening the iconic intersection at Portage and Main. “Let’s be clear – opening Portage and Main to pedestrians isn’t a priority for most ordinary Winnipeg voters,” Motkaluk said. ...
Opening Portage and Main Not a Priority for Mayoral Candidate
June 18, 2018
ChrisD - ...Brian Schultz WINNIPEG — The latest candidate to put her name forward into Winnipeg’s mayoral race says most citizens don’t want to see Portage and Main opened to pedestrian traffic. Jenny Motkaluk launched her mayoral campaign on Monday in St. Boniface, saying her priorities include fixing...
Motkaluk kicks off bid for mayor, takes shots at Bowman
June 18, 2018
Winnipeg Free Press - ...we recommend our Read Now Pay Later membership. Simply add a form of payment and pay only 27¢ per article. Motkaluk said Bowman's focus on Portage and Main is reflective of "how an accidental mayor lost track of Winnipeg’s real priorities... I’m against Brian Bowman’s plan to open Portage and...
Keep Portage and Main closed, maybe even ditch Southwest Transitway, mayoral candidate says
June 18, 2018
CBC Manitoba - ...to fix Winnipeg's roads, grow the economy and lower crime rates. The business consultant also repeated her previous stance against reopening Portage and Main, and said her vision for improving bus services doesn't include expanding rapid transit — and she might even stop the already-under-construction...
Letters and comments, June 13
June 13, 2018
Winnipeg Free Press - ...concourses are closed, and, as the saying goes, you could shoot off a cannon and not hit anyone. There is nothing in the area to draw the public to Portage and Main nor is there room to develop attractions for the general public, as is being developed on Graham Avenue by True North. Portage and Main is the...