Jane's Walk Victoria_YYJ 2018

Strolling in the City

Friday May 4th • 11 a.m.

Start at Fernwood Square - Gladstone and Fernwood

Walk Leader: Carolyn Gisborne

Have you ever had to navigate Victoria with a stroller, wheelchair or mobility aid? What do you notice that makes your journey easy and enjoyable? What could be done differently? We'll take a walk through Fernwood and chat about these questions.

Walk Route: 60 minutes on sidewalks. Starting point: Fernwood Square • End point: Parsonage Cafe. Seniors, children and people on bikes welcome. People with wheelchairs, walking aids and strollers welcome.

Pretty Parks and Parking Lots

Saturday May 5th • 9 a.m.

Start at Begbie Green at Pembroke and Shelbourne

Walk Leader: Soren Henrich

This neighbourhood is scheduled for a CoV community plan review. What do you envision for a Jubilee Urban Village? Stay for enlightened discussion at Fern St. Park where the walk will end. Walking aids and wheelchair accessible route. Seniors, children and people on bikes welcome.

Walk Route: 60 minutes Begbie Green greenspace improvements made in 2016 / grassy knoll and meeting place

Pembroke Street residential development proposal

Pembroke Corner stop view of historic Begbie Hall and 2020 Richmond 'Brutalism'

Birch Corner stop historic 'Moderne' building medical office building development proposal / neighbourhood core given over to parking cars / commercial business array

Ashgrove Corner stop medical offices, pharmacy and café

Chestnut Corner stop view of historic Christie's pub / street closed for traffic calming

Fern St. Corner turn pedestrian connections on an arterial street

Fern St. greenway connection walking access to quiet park green space nestled mid-block

Walk ends at Fern St. Park / watershed native plants and natural play area

Mile Zero Walkabout

Saturday May 5th • 10 a.m.

Start at Victoria Visitor Center - 812 Wharf

Walk Leader: Brian Merth, ret. Arch.

Walk Route: 2 hours Inner Harbour and James Bay. This walk provides a glimpse of the challenges and choices involved in redeveloping a built environment. Whether it's housing, transportation, amenities or public vs private realm improvements. Don't miss this occasion to enjoy a leisurely walk, ask questions and learn something new.

Walking map provided. Sidewalks. Accessible for everyone. Seniors and children welcome. People with bicycles, wheelchairs or walking aids welcome.

Discover Gladstone Ave of the early 1900s

Sunday May 6th • 12 p.m.

Start at the Gazebo on Gladstone – at Fernwood Square

Walk Leader: Daniel Doherty

The heart of Fernwood used to be the end of the streetcar line...a new neighbourhood past the 5-acre farms, over the ridge. The springs were also Victoria's first water supply. We will explore the modern and historical 1300 block Gladstone Ave from Fernwood to Stanley. Share your stories. I have some archival photos that evoke the past. A few hints remain...for those in the know.

You may also want to wander down a block to the site of the former spring-fed Harris Pond at the corner of Vining and Stanley. Why was this area called the punchbowl? Where is the outlet stream now?

Note: Street parking is limited. Consider walking, bike or bus (#22 stops at Gladstone). You can park at Victoria High School (Gladstone, off Chambers). We will start at Fernwood Square, then make our way 1 block east on Gladstone to Stanley then back to the square. The Fernwood Inn and Parsonage Cafe can provide refreshment and sustenance before or after the walk.

Walk Route: 60 minutes Sidewalks. Seniors and children welcome. People with wheelchairs or walking aids welcome

Cloverdale/Quadra Community Jane’s Walk

Saturday May 5th • 1:30 p.m.

Start at Front entrance of Cloverdale School –3427 Quadra Street

Walk Leaders: Andrea Gleichauf, Tom Newton and Jean Newton

What We’ve Lost, What We’ve Gained, What We Want For the Future. Share ideas, insights and memories of the neighbourhood. Discuss the spaces you like best in the neighbourhood, the amenities you have or would like to have, the features that make your neighbourhood unique, and the changes you would like to see to promote walkability, cycling and a greater sense of community.

Learn the history of Cloverdale School, the commercial properties that have come and gone in the neighbourhood, the history of William Fraser Tolmie and the 1,100 acre property that was Cloverdale Farm, the history of electric streetcars that (until 1948) connected the Cloverdale neighbourhood to downtown Victoria, the houses that were torn down to create Rutledge Park, and the proposal to daylight part of Cecilia Creek. Participate in sharing stories of the neighbourhood. Help complete a walkability assessement: how friendly is the neighbourhood to those who get around by means other than the private automobile?

Walk Route: 90 minutes The walk will be along Quadra St. between Tolmie & Cloverdale. Curbs and steps, sidewalks, busy or noisy vehicle traffic, narrow pathway difficult for the mobility challenged. Seniors, children and people on bikes welcome. People with wheelchairs or walking aids welcome.

Safe and Compassionate Streets

Saturday May 5th • 7 p.m.

Start at the green space on the corner of Cook Street and Pandora Avenue.

Walk Leader: Steve Woolrich

The topic is safety and compassion and will focus around Pandora Avenue from Vancouver Street to Quadra and Johnson. We often fortify our environments and increase security creating more isolation and a lack of social cohesion and connection in our neighbourhoods. How can we collaborate more effectively and strive to become more inclusive?

Walk Route: 45 minutes The walk will include a number of stops from our starting point to where we will conclude at Habit Coffee located at 808 Yates Street. Curbs and steps, sidewalks, busy or noisy vehicle traffic, dirt paths. Seniors welcome and people with bicycles welcome.