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The City of Victoria’s approved plan for Richardson will eliminate all continuous east-west vehicle travel from Cook Street to Foul Bay Road. After camps in parks and Clover Point, it might become the next contentious issue in Victoria. It threatens to disrupt the entire residential area bounded by Cook Street, Fairfield Road, Foul Bay Road, Oak Bay Avenue, and Rockland Avenue. It is a perfect example of a “solution” in search of a problem. Richardson is designated as a Local Collector street in the City’s own bylaws and is a direct and valuable east-west access road for all residents.
I live across the street from 902 Foul Bay Rd., and I feel I am qualified to respond to the opinion piece by Trevor Walker. This proposed development is about more than the loss of two trees. This lot is triple-heritage designated (now double, since the heritage house burned down). It is on three streets (Foul Bay Road, Quamichan Street and Redfern Street), but access to the property is from Redfern Street only. Redfern Street is a very busy street, pending closure of Richardson Street for a bike lane, it will become busier with people finding alternate routes to and from Oak Bay/downtown.