Public input sought for draft Waterfront Walkway Plan

Key Points

• The Draft Waterfront Walkway Implementation Plan is being presented at two upcoming open houses.
• Thursday, September 28 - 2pm to 7pm, Kin Hut 2730 Departure Bay Road
• Saturday, September 30 - 10am to 4pm, Lions Pavilion, Maffeo Sutton Park, 2 Cliff Street

Quotes

"The Waterfront Walkway is one of Council's key projects. This Implementation Plan will provide the road map that we need to guide further investment to expand the walkway. Feedback received from these open houses will help to further refine the plan prior to it being presented to Council this fall."

Quick Facts

• The goal of the Waterfront Walkway Project is to create a continuous walkway from Departure Bay to the Nanaimo River Estuary, roughly 13km in length.
• The draft plan builds on previous waterfront walkway studies and has incorporated the feedback received from the May 2017 open houses and a public survey that garnered 1,900 responses.
• The public are being asked to provide input on how well the plan addresses the community's goals and to comment on how the plan could be improved further.
• The open house boards and survey will be available on the City website starting September 28, 2017 for those who can not attend an open house event.

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