Parking changes are coming to Coquitlam’s City Centre neighbourhood ahead of the opening of the Evergreen Extension later this year.
Residential streets near Lafarge Lake-Douglas Station — including Westwood, Eastwood and Glen Drive, which currently have no restrictions — will now have one- to four-hour parking and pay parking in some cases. Pay parking will also be introduced on Lincoln and Anson avenues as well as Ponderosa Street.
Staff said they will also be monitoring to see the impact the SkyTrain has on neighbourhoods once the line is operational.
The streets south of Coquitlam Central Station, including Norman Avenue, parts of Dewdney Trunk Road and some adjoining side streets, will be assessed after the Evergreen opening to see if further parking restrictions are required.
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‘PARK BLITZ’
Parks in southwest Coquitlam will be receiving some much-needed amenity improvements after council voted Monday to allocate $2.5 million for infrastructure upgrades.
Twelve parks have been identified for what staff is calling a “park blitz,” which a staff report said will take approximately three years to complete.
The parks chosen include Cape Horn, Crestwood, Dawes Hill, Good Neighbour, Guilby, Lower Lougheed, Meadowbrook, Oakdale, Poirier, Ranch and Shiloh.
Most of the work consists of playground improvements and upgrades to sports courts, fencing and signage.
“These sites were selected because they require primarily ‘like-for-like’ asset replacement and straightforward updating that should require only a basic level of design work and minimal public consultation,” said a staff report.
The money for the upgrades will come from the infrastructure reserve and council will be updated on the status of the work during the budget process over the next three years.
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