Rapid Transit in Winnipeg and Jane's Walk

Saturday morning I joined others on Jane's Walk (named after Jane Jacobs), to see the route that the first stage of Rapid Transit will take. Paul Hesse and Thomas Novak served as excellent guides as we walked the route from the VIA Rail station to the Osborne Street underpass and beyond.

In top photo, Paul with his megaphone is talking about the development on Corydon Ave just north-east of the Masonic Temple. In the background you can see heavy equipment which is being used to prepare the area for the first Rapid Transit station.

The bottom photo shows the underpass being constructed where the Rapid Transit route will go under the CN line - just west of the Osborne Street underpass.