Vol. 93 No. 25 June 28, 2023
Bellevue Main Street Project held open house for design NICK ALLEN Pass Herald Reporter
The Municipality of Crowsnest Pass held an open house for the Bellevue Main Street Revitalization project on June 22 at the Bellevue Senior Centre. Chief Administrative Officer Patrick Thomas spoke about the project, where the idea came from and the next stages involved and how this will be the same civil engineering firm that helped develop downtown Coleman. “There are similarities to downtown Coleman, but some differences. It’s its own thing, but it has a similar feel to downtown Coleman,” said Thomas. One of these similarities is the area will feel a lot more like a walk-able environment. Thomas explained it’s going to have dedicated walking paths with plenty of benches and places to rest. There will also be raised parking in the downtown area in the same manner as Coleman. An addition being planned is a new parking area on the west end of the main street. Overall, Thomas said there is going to be more parking overall, even with the added trees and the areas around the crosswalks. “That’s 100 per cent for pedestrian safety, you don’t have cars coming out or you don’t have people parking on crosswalks... It’s not losing space, it’s just clarifying what’s already in practice,” added Thomas. In the plan there is going to be some picnic tables to allow for areas to sit and enjoy views. Incorporated into the design is plenty of “hard-scape” which includes planters and rocks as opposed to only using plant material. “We want to make it a place where people want to be, really feel home and want to get out,” added
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Top: Bellevue Main Street Revitalization concept drawing for downtown Bellevue. Bottom: People gather at the Bellevue Senior Centre for the open house to design main street revitalization.
Thomas. the trees light up with electro-receptors for the winter Another aspect of the design included two welcome time. signs, one on either side of the road, at the start of He also mentioned why the municipality started the main street. There were two designs for people to looking at the revitalization project. choose from during the open house. “We have some underground utilities that need Thomas mentioned they are also looking at having some attention...