Victoria could learn from Palm Springs Having just spent a month in Palm Springs I have a whole new understanding of what a “vibrant” tourist-oriented downtown looks like — and it’s nothing like Victo
ria.
• There were no panhandlers. While there were homeless in the downtown no-one was parked on the sidewalk begging.• Free entertainment was plentiful. For example, the museum opened its doors for a free night once a week. The main drag was shut down once a week for a blocks-long open market with vendors, entertainers and food trucks.All in all, it was a downtown that left you wanting more rather than desperately searching for a way out.
And a win-win for Victoria’s new mayor, to at least notionally make less ridiculous the decision of she and her colleagues in the last council to turn Richardson Street below Government House effectively into a bike lane. Virtually anything that is “post contact” could be considered offensive by one person or group so shall we eradicate everything that tells the story of post contact?
The cruise ships could offer trips by rail with stops connecting to points of interest all along the 289-kilometre route. The future is not about heavy locomotives with carriages and freight. The future must be about “light” or “very light” rail, primarily oriented to passenger travel. The Island Rail Corridor offers an opportunity for us to think long-term, to reinvent the geography, and to enhance the quality of life of everyone who is currently forced to use the Island Highway for commuting, business or pleasure.
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