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« Previous 1 … 22 23 24 Next »Letters: June 11, 2018
June 11, 2018
Winnipeg Sun - ...strongly support mayoral candidate, Jenny Motkaluk, in that our city’s resources should be focused on other priorities than having the 17 lanes at Portage and Main reopened to foot traffic (Crossing concerns, June 7). First of all, the estimated $11.6 ‘modernizing’ of the intersection could make more...
Can’t imagine what a pedestrian-friendly Portage and Main would be like? Here’s a glimpse
June 9, 2018
CBC Manitoba - ...get its presence back," said Richard Milgrom of the University of Manitoba. There wasn't much need for barriers or any sort of traffic control at Portage and Main back in 1872. (Archives of Manitoba) The associate professor in the department of city planning said old photographs of the corner during...
Letters and comments, June 9
June 9, 2018
Winnipeg Free Press - ...all the studies and useless proposals? In a CTV poll Wednesday, 85 per cent of votes were against opening the intersection to pedestrian traffic. Portage and Main points of debate In a CTV poll Wednesday, 85 per cent of votes were against opening the intersection to pedestrian traffic. I think that clearly...
Letters and comments, June 8
June 8, 2018
Winnipeg Free Press - ... Leave intersection alone Re: Intersection could reopen in 2019 (June 6) Mayor Brian Bowman persists with his obstinate priority to reopen Portage and Main. Despite all the hungry, homeless and addicted people in our city, he wants to leave a legacy which will only frustrate pedestrians and motorists (I...
You gotta have art
June 7, 2018
Winnipeg Free Press - ...at the event, which was attended by about 500 people representing a wide cross-section of the Winnipeg arts scene. People might not pack out Portage and Main chanting Go, Arts, Go! — though they definitely should — but the 12th annual Mayor’s Luncheon for the Arts and the Winnipeg Arts Council...
Fall 2019 date for reopening Portage and Main not set in concrete: city officials
June 6, 2018
Winnipeg Free Press - ...surprised to hear some members of council expressing concern over details in a request for proposals seeking a consultant to plan the reopening of Portage and Main to pedestrians. click to read more City hall observers might be surprised to hear some members of council expressing concern over details in a...
Simple advice should guide Portage and Main decisions
June 6, 2018
Winnipeg Free Press - ...Browaty, who represents North Kildonan, reacted swiftly Wednesday to a report from city hall outlining a plan to reopen part of the intersection of Portage and Main to pedestrians by the fall of 2019. The proposed date is included in a request for proposal issued by the city, seeking consulting services for...
Portage and Main could have foot traffic by Fall 2019
June 6, 2018
Winnipeg Sun - ...resources would be far better spent on other priorities. “I don’t think that the mayor or council should spend one more minute talking about Portage and Main in the face of other humongous priorities that we have in the city, including infrastructure renewal,” said Motkaluk. A previous report estimated...
Portage and Main Could Partially Open to Pedestrians in Fall 2019
June 6, 2018
ChrisD - ...of four crossings at the intersection of Portage and Main could finally open to pedestrians in the fall of 2019. The City of Winnipeg plans to remove a barrier at the iconic intersection within 18 months following a request for proposals posted on the city’s website on Tuesday. Portage and Main has been...
Winnipeg plans to open first of 4 Portage and Main crossings by next fall
June 6, 2018
CBC Manitoba - ...City of Winnipeg plans to open the first of four pedestrians crossings at Portage and Main within 18 months. The city hopes to allow pedestrians to cross Portage Avenue E. — between Richardson Plaza and the Bank of Montreal — by "the fall of 2019," says a request for proposals for intersection design...