Re-Vision St. John's

Trying to build a better St. John's.

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[Re-Vision St. John's @ReVisionYYT]

This is a thread to keep track of people who are struck by cars and trucks (and busses) while trying to walk or ride a bike or just move around in the @CityofStJohns in 2021

[Keith Gosse @TelyPhotoGosse]

Male cyclist sent to hospital with serious injuries after being struck by pickup in St. John's Tuesday afternoon | Saltwire https://t.co/cwNrLM4dZ5

[Re-Vision St. John's @ReVisionYYT]

@robotpatch @ProfAvenarius @gbrentkeeping @Grand_Concourse Kids should have to ride on roads designed for 60km/hr because otherwise someone might *almost* get hit by a bike. This is how we become the “well-being province”.

[Re-Vision St. John's @ReVisionYYT]

That’s a lot of four-laners. Almost like more road space isn’t good for cars…

[Earl Noble @Noble41]

TCH / ORR (14)
Pitts Memorial (6)
Topsail Road (6)
Kenmount Road (5)
Thorburn Road (5)
Water Street (4)
Commonwealth Avenue (4)
PPD / Columbus Drive (3)
Kelsey Dr / Goldstone (3)

Many more locations with one or two. 2/ #nltraffic

[Re-Vision St. John's @ReVisionYYT]

Do you like new housing? Because neighbours sure don’t! Consider lending support for 85 units pretty close to a bunch of amenities. Now for a bit of traffic calming on Topsail…

[Re-Vision St. John's @ReVisionYYT]

We knew it in the 60s!

[Re-Vision St. John's @ReVisionYYT]

Good on the @CityofStJohns for adding art to Water Street this year but the bit on asphalt is literally on wheels so as to prevent it from having any permanent effect. A bit of paint would do wonders to signal the street as a place for people.

[Re-Vision St. John's @ReVisionYYT]

@ToniDray1 Yeah, there’s a big difference between being able to walk down the street and being able to walk to any of the places you need to go in the run of a day.

[Re-Vision St. John's @ReVisionYYT]

What are the chances anyone *in Galway*, let alone any other area, will be able to walk or bike to this place? Health is not isolated recreational facilities.

[Re-Vision St. John's @ReVisionYYT]

@abCoombes You need to cross four lanes and acres of parking to reach almost anything from the residential area. It’s business as usual at best, unfortunately.

[Re-Vision St. John's @ReVisionYYT]

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[Sophie Harrington @sophpos]

Did a bit of guerrilla gardening in @GeorgestownNA this past weekend by sprucing up the little plot on Hayward and Fleming.

We've added a few little treasures and curiosities, so add your own or drop off a painted rock! #design709

[Re-Vision St. John's @ReVisionYYT]

Good thread by Josh. Also important to recognize “neighbourhood character” isn’t about character of built environment but (perceived) character of people. We know this because there’s no max house size, ie nothing to prevent single family houses as big as du-, tri-, fourplexes.

[Josh Smee @JoshSmee]

I worry that a concern about protecting the character of these neighbourhoods is going to lead us to do the exact opposite. If new housing types aren't allowed, more and more people are going to be priced out until the "character" changes radically anyhow. (10/11)

[Re-Vision St. John's @ReVisionYYT]

Here’s a neat little feature of the HTA most people have no clue about. Almost all intersections have legal crosswalks with all the same requirements of marked ones. Just pretend there’s a lil yellow/red light there (and stop, to be clear).

[Re-Vision St. John's @ReVisionYYT]

@mark_bennett95 lol like b'ys it's a taxi app

[Re-Vision St. John's @ReVisionYYT]

Here's an uber-exciting idea, how about a functioning public transit system LOL

[Beth Penney @bethpenneyNL]

Uber has officially launched in NL… and Brad Gushue & Mark Nichols of @TeamGushue were the first passengers in the province. @NTVNewsNL

[Re-Vision St. John's @ReVisionYYT]

Oops, missing the alt text: A satellite image of the nursing residence site on Lemarchent Road with the Halifax Central Library and its parking lot overlaid on part of the lot.

[Re-Vision St. John's @ReVisionYYT]

With room left for an apartment building. Just sayin’. #design709

[VOCM News @VOCMNEWS]

Question of the Day

How would you like to see the old Grace hospital property in St. John's developed?

https://t.co/AGk6ODpBAR

[Re-Vision St. John's @ReVisionYYT]

@patches_s Not enough room for acres of surface parking I guess? The site’s 75% bigger than the existing St. Clare’s, and only part of that one’s built up.