Burnaby Social Sustainability Strategy - City of Burnaby

A community bus in north
Burnaby.
Accessible pedestrian control
button.
Crosswalk at Hall Avenue and
Kingsway.
• paid transit fares that remain valid longer than 90 minutes
• 24-hour service (bus and SkyTrain)
• widely available information about the Employer Bus Pass Program,
and the HandyCard and TaxiSaver programs available for persons
with disabilities
• additional HandyDart vans for people with disabilities
• extra service for large public events
• an increased number of accessible and sheltered transit stops and pads
• schedule information posted at bus stops.
Possible Partners and their Roles:
• TransLink: 1) receive information from the City regarding the impact
on citizens of its service; 2) provide accessible bus pads; 3) suggest
other possible solutions for implementation.
• Users’ Advisory Committee for TransLink, and the City’s
Committees on Traffic Safety and Transportation: 1) provide
expertise.
104. Look for opportunities to facilitate and promote walking as a healthy,
affordable and sustainable way of getting around Burnaby.
The pedestrian environment, including access points to the transit
system, should be safe and accessible for people of all ages and
abilities. Specifically:
• improve maintenance of sidewalks
• increase the width of sidewalks to accommodate benches
• continue to add curb cuts at all intersections
• continue to provide pedestrian-activated audible traffic signals
with accessible control panels
• provide supports for climbing hills (e.g., ridges in sidewalks, railings)
• continue to provide good lighting on streets, especially at
crosswalks, and in a manner that does not contribute to light
pollution
• continue to provide benches on pathways, on routes to transit nodes
and at transit stops
• provide additional crosswalks in high-traffic areas
• continue to work with BC Hydro to replace power poles in
sidewalks with underground wiring
• provide access to well-monitored and -maintained public
washrooms in areas with high pedestrian circulation
• provide additional garbage and recycling receptacles.
Possible Partners and their Roles:
• Non-profit agencies, community organizations, general business
community: 1) provide input and suggestions for infrastructure and
areas that may require consideration regarding the above;
2) provide input into the development of promotional initiatives.
• Fraser Health: 1) provide information on the health benefits of
walking.
• City’s Transportation and Traffic Safety Committees: 1) provide
expertise.
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