A decade of consultation and everyone agreed: keep the LRT off the Byron Linear Park. We were promised an underground “pop up” station on Richmond Road. Now the city has reversed its decision, with no consultation, and is building on the pedestrian-friendly footpath that connects our community. This blog will document the loss of the park, the construction of Cleary Station, and the impact on the community around it.
“The Byron Linear Park is IMPORTANT”
“I use Byron Linear Park because it’s convenient, it is surrounded by interesting venues; it allows for interaction with other people, it has trees; it is a barrier versus Richmond Rd.”
“I prefer reduced Roadway to preserve park space and trees in Byron Park. The buffer between Byron and Richmond is important.”
“Would like to see the greenspace we have maintained…its a great neighbourhood in many ways for greenspaces and it is important to keep this.”
From Stage 2 LRT consultation report (2016)
Byron Linear park project: Documenting life in and around an urban park in transition 