MarketUrbanismKamloops

The IDEA series is just that, some crazy ideas, some pragmatic ones, that seek to enrich and strengthen our City. ----- Bury Fortune Drive you say?! But Why?! As is well documented in public discourse and in zoning requirements, the North Shore of Kamloops is all on a flood plain. The flat, sandy soil on the North Shore makes construction much easier than most of Kamloops, and the connected street network give the North Shore the unique opportunity to be successful in Alternative Transportation solutions like walking and biking. The extra couple months of snow-free weather help too in this respect. How are these related? Many years ago I heard about an idea to create a Canal on the North Shore, primarily as a tourism/park feature. While I would actually think this is still a great idea, the property pre-emption and scale of the project would seem to make it a pretty unlikely plan without massive political will and public support. That said, daylighting and giving similar treatment to a