IDEA Series - Schubert - A really long park?
This article, in its really long form, is a Case Study in how I think we should be doing Urban Planning. From building on the successes of existing Active Transit, to doing the opposite of Tax Exemptions (way at the bottom), to improving stormwater and flood infrastructure, to boosting economic productivity. Schubert is a cool ' Drive '!! It runs North to South along the North Thompson River - all the way from Downtown to Westmount. Very clever people decided to run the 'Rivers Trail' along the drive, giving over the riverfront for public enjoyment. They built a Multi-Use Path many years back along its length to be enjoyed as a walking and biking recreation trail. And it is very well used! Named after Catherine Schubert, who as an Overlander, walked from Winnipeg, via Edmonton, to Kamloops - Jasper to Kamloops through the winter, pregnant to some accounts - is some of Kamloops best recreational walking today. Marketed as both 'commuter infrastructure' and recre