City of North Vancouver is planning the next phase of community engagement since the new street design was implemented for St Andrews.
CNV says there will be many opportunities to get involved and provide input at facilitated in-person small group meetings and online. All participants will be led through the project background, the feedback received and the design alternatives that explore the experience of people using St Andrews. This will help inform possible design adjustments that ensure the street functions safely for all, says CNV.
More information will be available in early March and the next phase of engagement is planned for late March. The St Andrews Safety Improvements Project was a response to an ongoing community feedback about excessive vehicle speeds on the street. To address these concerns, CNV implemented a 30km/hr speed zone from Keith Road to 13th Street in the summer of 2020.
Data collection before and after the speed limit change showed speeds had not significantly changed, indicating that further modifications were required. In 2022, after two phases of public engagement with the community, CNV has made design modifications to the street to improve the safety and comfort of all road users and encourage drivers to comply with the posted 30 km/hr speed limit.
The street (St Andrews, Keith to Thirteenth), was functioning just fine before the changes. I can’t believe that speeding – by auto’s – was a genuine problem. The fix for what appears (at least to myself), to be a false pre-tense situation and argument, has left the street a mess and I believe has created more danger and safety issues for all users. Poor road design is not only frustrating, it likely carries with it a liability issue for the City. The road should be restored, without further delay and stalling by those responsible.
I completely agree with the comment above. There wasn’t a problem in the first place but now there are many problems causing safety concerns. The snow is now piled in the middle of the road in one block because some cars have to park in the middle of the road. Please reverse this plan back to what we had before last August as it worked!
Just put it back the way it was . I haven’t talked to one person that lives in the neighborhood that like this setup. It has left most people shaking there heads that someone at the City Hall thought this was something that people wanted.They are totally out of touch with the community
Agree with ALL the above comments. I walk St Andrew’s daily and cars speeding by were very few and far between, similar to other streets like Ridgeway. Why just this flat , wide stretch of St Andrews where visibility “was” excellent? Why not below Keith where cars fly downhill to 3rd Ave?
This was nothing more than an expensive, make work, squandering of tax dollars. The changes have made this stretch of road LESS safe for motorists, cyclists and pedestrians. ICBC records show very, very few incidents in the past 10 years. Go figure?
I’d like to know why you have not posted the comments written above?
The above comments are just more whining about bike lanes and any efforts to curb drivers’ speeding. City stats show a reduced number of vehicles passing through which makes St Andrews safer for all road users. Narrow the street, keep the bike lanes, and add more traffic calming measures until speeds average 30km/h or less.