Editor:
Re: Century plan offers opportunity to create a vibrant Main Street, letter to the editor, Jan. 27
I am so glad to hear about this opportunity for public input into street safety and public transit.
Recently my husband and I decided to take the bus to from Tsawwassen to Victoria. On the Victoria side, the service was flawless and I think in many ways preferable to taking the car.
On the route home to Tsawwassen from the ferry terminal, it was a different case.
My husband and I disembarked the public bus at 6 p.m. at the junction of Highway 17 and 56th Street. The bus lets you off at the southeast side of the junction. It was very dark as this wintertime.
There is no sidewalk along 56th Street on either side. We decided to walk to the South Delta Recreation Centre facing traffic. For 10 minutes we faced blinding lights and hugged the edge. With a misstep we would have been into the ditch.
Obviously this is a safety issue that needs to be addressed. I fully endorse including in your talks as a community partner the representatives from Safe Route Tsawwassen. Please use this opportunity to access community members who have been advocating for positive change for a long time.
Barbara Hinson, Ulrich Schrems
