Expect road closures, limited parking and traffic delays as two major events will get underway next weekend.
The Royal Canadian Navy and Maritime Forces Pacific will be docking ships at Burrard Dry Dock Pier. The RCN will host public tours of ships and engage in activities related to Fleet Weekend and the commemoration of the Battle of the Atlantic from May 5-8. The RCN activities and events are expected to draw up to 17,000 visitors throughout the weekend.
On May 6, CityFest, Metro Vancouver’s largest youth-led festival, will be taking place at The Shipyards from 12 pm to 4:30 pm. The festival is expected to have up to 7,000 attendees. Throughout the weekend, RCN and MARPAC will be hosting tours and events at Burrard Dry Dock Pier, St Roch Dock, Shipbuilders Square and Waterfront Park. On May 6, Lonsdale Avenue between Esplanade Street and Carrie Cates Court will be closed to vehicle traffic to accommodate CityFest activities. Vehicle access to Carries Cates Court between Rogers Avenue and Lonsdale Avenue will be limited. Both events and activities are expected to draw large amounts of visitors. Residents are asked to plan extra time to visit the events.
Navy personnel will be on-site to manage safety and to coordinate visitor tours, while RCMP and City Staff will be on-site throughout the weekend to manage safety and road closures.
Traffic on the Northshore is always a sh**sh** ….. why will this be any different than any other day ? Just keep building more condo’s and adding to the chaos with no new solutions to get to the mainland and soon it will have its effect of even wanting to come to the northshore. I go north to Squamish now rather than attempt to shop in NorthVan. Sorry to the NorthVan businesses but I think many folks will be avoiding trips to the Lonsdale area with traffic the way it is.
You understand that building condos and high-density housing lowers traffic right? Individual homeowners in North Vancouver average more than 2 vehicles per home. The average apartment tenant owners less than 1 car per home, as many transit or walk due to their more central locations.
Lonsdale is the only major area in North Vancouver, with a huge amount of condos, but that isn’t what makes North Vancouver traffic bad. The biggest issue is daily commutes from people moving between municipalities.
That has little to do with condos and the comparatively few cars they add to the streets per capita.
Not even close. The biggest traffic issues are trades coming and going, concrete trucks, lumber trucks etc. All building these condos.