14 — Sunday, June 16, 1996 — North Shore News

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Grouse ski tow pioneer honored

THE man who designed. built and operated about 50 years to the advancement of cable-

the first rope tow on Grouse Mountain in ways ‘and aerial tramways as a viable and

: 1947 is being honored with an award of safe means of transportation.

i merit from the Canadian Standards One of his first jobs was ‘the design of the

aa Association. Dog Mountain serial tramway near Hope for
Robert McLellan has contributed for access to a B.C. Tel microwave station.

From page 11

Caulfeild’ and’ Gleneagles do

“not support allegations that

The "APC points’ out. “the
‘laudéd ' western portion of
‘Marine Drive is 5.5m (18 feet)
‘wide, while: the district's, cur-
rent local’ road ‘standard calls
’ for 8-m (26-foot) wide roads. .

oThe APC acknowledged
suggestions that narrow and
winding roads seen: in dis-

tricts like: Caulfeild create’
unsafe situations, but com--

mission members don’t agree
with -the.‘theory. They say
larger.grid-like streets are not

enjoyable places for pedestri-.

ans or drivers. “People tend to
speed along these over-scaled
_Streets as quickly as possi-
_ -ble,":said the APC. A disen-
. gaged attitude, rather than the
-,_ foad itself, is what creates an
: unsafe situation, argues the

* APC.
: Likewise, the APC adds the

absenve of sidewalks does not

create an unsafe situation: Soft
shoulders provide ample space

for. pedestrians’ ‘and * where’
shoulder Space is limited, cars.
and people have co-existed for, -
decades: through: ‘common.

such neighborhoods are
unsafe at night. *

The APC addressed con-
cerns about narrow roads pro-
viding limited visitcr parking.
In most neighborhoods with

Narrower roads, locals -and

guests have managed and con-

tinue to do so, said the APC. .

In making their case for
narrow, character-filled

roads, the APC points to -

European travel destinations
where roads are narrow “and
as. a consequence full of

‘human engagement.”

“We have similar heritage
in our.own community and
yet take it for granted,” said
the report.

In comparison, the streets
of new West Vancouver sub-

’ divisions foster : the frenzied _
~ pace of urban life.’

“The APC report Says, West

Vancouver stands at a critical
- juncture, ‘with . tremendous
; pressure. to urbanize.

» The APC. recommended

“that an Engineering Advisory.

Commission be. ‘set up to

~ advise’ council on: public .

works. All proposed subdivi-
sions would be: revi

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_Districtarke Dept

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