{"id":4547,"date":"2010-05-21T13:53:11","date_gmt":"2010-05-21T16:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingatlantic.ca\/?p=4547"},"modified":"2013-01-21T04:49:19","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T08:49:19","slug":"now-closed-saint-john-harbour-passage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/atlantic\/2010\/05\/21\/now-closed-saint-john-harbour-passage\/","title":{"rendered":"Now Closed – Saint John Harbour Passage"},"content":{"rendered":"

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SAINT JOHN –<\/strong> It’s been a mixed bag here in the Port City lately. Tuesday marked the 225th anniversary of the incorporation of Canada’s ‘original city’; Commercial Properties presented\u00a0a town clock<\/a> at the corner of King & Prince William streets, with organizers putting on a gala celebration at Harbour Station marking the beginning of an eight month extravaganza.<\/p>\n

The day before the festivities, marked the\u00a0beginning<\/a> of $35 million worth of construction work on the Saint John Harbour Bridge.\u00a0Harbour Passage<\/a>, the pedestrian route between the North End and West Side of the city and Uptown, is to be effectively closed this summer, autumn & next year (photos here<\/a>). See you in 2012!\"\"<\/p>\n

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At a community information session held 4 days before construction started, dozens of Saint John citizens took aim at the plan to strip away their recreational and commuter use of the Passage.\u00a0Overflowing<\/a> with voices asking for a safe alternative route, Ken Anthony, general manager of the bridge authority, said they’ve been working with the City and the Waterfront Development Corporation towards a route “that’s number one, not too inconvenient and number two, is still fairly safe from traffic”. Nevertheless, the\u00a0Alternative Route<\/a> suggests that safety from traffic wasn’t a priority issue. Local business owner Jeff Roach’s\u00a0blog post<\/a> takes a look at this. How safe would you feel biking on\/walking along a\u00a0highway<\/a>?<\/p>\n

Although the transformation of Main Street into a 6 lane\u00a0through-way took place decades ago, it continues to separate The North End & West Side neighbourhoods from Uptown; the Harbour Passage was a (partial) successful remediation. I suggest partial, only on the hopes that\u00a0Main Street<\/a> (the highway) is transformed back into\u00a0Main Street<\/a> (the original).<\/p>\n

I’m certain various alternatives such as safety nets under the bridge were considered and yet not implemented; if there was a highway running below the bridge, would we get the same result? A minor\u00a0inconvenience\u00a0this is not… it’s closing for two years, and even then the vocal outrage was somehow ‘unexpected<\/a>‘? The lack of consultation leaves a bitter taste for the hundreds if not thousands of people using the trail.<\/p>\n

As the repair work on the bridge progresses, lane reductions don’t feel nearly the same as walking up to a\u00a0chain link fence<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Photograph by\u00a0(c) Cindy Wilson\/Telegraph-Journal – Joggers along Harbour passage on a sunny afternoon.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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