THE GOOD:

"The draft six-year capital budget for the Town of Canmore included $250,000 for design of a pedestrian crossing along Palliser in 2024."

"Mayor John Borrowman argued he was uncomfortable leaving the planning process for the bridge for another six years and put forward a successful motion to move the unfunded capital project to 2020"

"Borrowman argued that with all the potential future development along Palliser Trail, there is no reason to wait another six years to begin planning better connectivity with a design process for a bridge"

THE BAD:

"General manager of municipal infrastructure Michael Fark said administration recommended 2024 as the year to undergo a design process because additional residential development on those lands is still uncertain.

He added administration has proposed in the 2019 capital budget $750,000 for improved connections from Palliser to Benchlands Trail and $550,000 for improvements to that overpass.

“In the budget there are dollars to improve that connectivity that will act as an interim step until such time as the pedestrian bridge becomes necessary,” Fark said"

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