To the editor,
Re: City finalizing plans for Westwood Lake improvements, July 17.
Summer is here so lets go to the lake. Phase 1 of the Westwood Lake upgrade is now complete. New parking lot status: full. Vehicles must park on the neighbourhood streets and carry all their stuff down the busy road, not a safe endeavour. The general public consensus is it’s pretty but a waste of space and could have accommodated the number of vehicles visiting the park.
Project rating: fail. The latest addition omits the access road through the first beach and forces all traffic through the winding congested new parking lot. An example of poor planning. Furthermore vehicles using the boat launch now have to exit the park and use the public road to try and find a parking spot after dropping off their toys and stuff. E-mails to the City of Nanaimo came back avoiding my questions about future growth and safety. Phase 2 has no additional parking.
Nanaimo is one of the fastest-growing communities in Canada. Your tax dollars were used to create this fiasco. Ridiculous.
Tim Silbernagel, Nanaimo
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To the editor,
I have lived in Nanaimo for a long time and have experienced tremendous growth during my years here. While progress is positive as a revitalization strategy, it can also impact the way traffic moves.
I am a regular to Westwood Lake and I applaud the efforts to increase parking, although sadly it is an epic fail. I am left to wonder if any consideration was made to the Nanaimo we have now, and certainly there seems to be little if any consideration for the future Nanaimo. It does not take a city planner to forecast the growth of Nanaimo given we are one of the fastest-growing communities in Canada.
I understand the move to get people out of cars and on bikes, and I am an avid rider. It is an unrealistic goal for the lake as people come with lawn chairs, floaty toys and an array of food and gear.
Nikita Swansburg, Nanaimo
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