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August 12th
Council is meeting today on a decision request to choose either a bridge rehabilitation or replacement. They will also decide on a borrowing bylaw to put to a referendum.
12:15 pm – Council has voted 8 to 1 for bridge replacement. Councillor Geoff Young opposed the motion.
A followup article on today’s proceedings will be available soon.
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About johnsonstreetbridge.ORG
Created by Mat Wright, Ross Crockford, and Yule Heibel, this website about Victoria’s Johnson Street Bridge exists to provide a platform for independent information – and further discussion with you.
Although we hold a variety of views on what should happen with the bridge, the three of us came together because of shared convictions:
- that the City of Victoria’s political process to replace the bridge is seriously flawed;
- that there are alternatives to this process;
- that Victorians deserve much more of a say about the process for a project of this scope.
The current estimate for replacing the Johnson Street Bridge is $63 million $77 million. But numbers are only the beginning.
There is much more at stake. We hope that you will explore this site, to learn how you can inform yourself and make your voice heard.
We blog (and invite you to leave comments, please); we have a culture page, a media page, a poll where we invite you to vote, and a newsletter to which we invite you to subscribe. And we have lots of additional links from other websites for you to explore. Welcome, and click on!
How to Get Informed and Involved
Subscribe to our Newsletter, and to be informed on latest bridge news and opinion by email (use the email signup form on the left sidebar)
Contact Us with your comments, opinions and suggestions. We welcome your feedback.
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Links
– Vibrant Victoria Discussion Board
- Vibrant Victoria Johnson Street Bridge – General Discussion
- Vibrant Victoria Johnson Street Bridge – Historical Discussion
- Vibrant Victoria Johnson Street Bridge – Technical Discussion
- Vibrant Victoria Johnson Street Bridge – Petition to Borrow Funds Discussion
Facebook Groups
City of Victoria
Articles
- Yule Heibel’s Focus magazine Article – New Site Johnson Street Bridge DOT org – Reblogging the Conversation – Keeping the JSB – Blue Bridge Blues
- Times Colonist – Article list on the Johnson Street Bridge
- Black Press – Meet the Man at the Heart of the Bridge
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