APPENDIX B: Qualitative Survey Responses

February 17, 2026Pages 57–1018 sectionsOriginal PDF

Collection of written comments and qualitative data from participants of the first Transportation Master Plan survey.

7.a Transportation Master Plan Engagement #1 What We Heard

Qualitative feedback on congestion, light rail, and intersection safety

APPENDIX B:

Qualitative Survey Responses

Note, some comments have been blacked out to protect identifying information.

Do you travel by any other modes (e.g. carpool, rideshare, taxi, etc.)? If so, how often?

2x month uber
a few times a year
Car pool uber
Car pool, monthly
car share occasionally
Cargo bike transporting kids.
Carpool
carpool
Carpool a few times per week
Carpool every few weeks
Carpool once a month
Carpool twice weekly
Carshare - occasionally because there is none nearby
Delivery vehicle (work)
Eco car share occasionally
Handydart
I am a senior in my 70’s. Whatever you do please do not follow other jurisdictions by making it much more difficult to be safe and for others to be safe. Too many speed changes with too little speed signage, too many things to be aware of to be safe.
I drive a school bus, (with student) twice a day
I would if you car share was available in view royal.
Modo carshare - once a month
n/a
n/a
Never
No
No
NO
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
no
No
No
No
No
no
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
no
No
No
no
No
No
no
No
No
No
No
No
no
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
no
No
No
no
no
No
Not often
Occasional uber
Occasionally taxi or rideshare
On very exceptional cases I will use a taxi.
once a month
Once a month
Own car
rare
Rarely use any other method of transportation outside of bus, walk, or car.
Ride share - infrequently, a few times a year
Rideshare at least once a week
rideshare once a month
Rideshare, few times a year
seldom
Seldom
sometimes pick people up and take them to cancer clinic
Taxi
Taxi
taxi
Taxi - a few times a year
Taxi - a few times a year
Taxi a few times a year
Taxi a few times a year.
Taxi a few times per year
Taxi few times a year
Taxi occasionally
Taxi or car share when we go out for drinks. Not often enough
Taxi or ride share a couple of times a year
Taxi or Uber 10 times a year
Taxi rarely
Taxi, but rarely
Taxi. A few times a year
Uber
Uber - 1-2 times a month
Uber a few times a month
Uber or can a couple times a year
work truck, daily, in and out
Zero

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Please let us know where and at what time of day traffic congestion most impacts you.

07.30-09.00 and 15.30-17.30 Old Island Highway from Admirals to Island Highway and Highway 1
0700-0900 am, 14:30-1900
0730-0900 and 1430-1800 weekdays entering Admirals Rd from Aldersmith Place and left turns from Admirals onto Old Island Hwy
0745-0845 the traffic along six mile road backs up into our neighborhood on Chilco. It also backs up on the old island highway and the number one highway considerably. It alleviates around admirals so most of the congestion on my commute from chilco to the Jubilee hospital is within view royal.
1a anytime from 3-6pm M-F
2:30 -6
2:30 pm to 6pm.
2-5
3-6pm, old island highway
3pm -6pm - Old Island Highway from Craiglower to Helmcken.
630 - 8am traffic going from Burnside/Watkiss towards VGH area. I believe most of this is going north up Wilkinson. Seen same issue going along Burnside from same corner excessive speed. Afternoons: Burnside Rd W towards Helmcken. Wilkinson towards hwy entrance at Helm - need another lane to hwy
8-9:30am and 3-6pm, the intersection at Admirals and Craigflower backs up in all directions. Traffic along Craigflower is crawling at these times.
8am 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm and any time an accident happens
8am-10am, 4pm-6pm.
900am. Noon 4-500 pm
Accessing Old Island Highway from Burnett Rd most times of the day. Likewise accessing Burnett Rd from the Old Island Highway - turning left onto Burnett especially in the afternoon.
Admirals & Craigflower, All of Craigflower, Helmcken Rd, Wilkinson Rd
Admirals and Craigflower.
Admirals and Old Island Hwy at:
1. 3:00 to 6:00PM (weekdays)
2. 8:00AM (weekdays)
Shoreline Drive and Old Island Hwy at:
1. 3:00 to 4:00PM
2. 8:00 to 9:30AM
Admirals/Mckenzie (from Hwy #1 to the miltary base)
1. 3:00 to 6:00PM
Admirals Craigflower/Island Hwy.
Admirals from hwy 1 thru Esquimalt and Craigflower/Hwy1a from Colwood thru Vic West M-F 0700-0930, 1430-1830.
Admirals Rd and Craigflower are brutal between 2:00-6:00 pm
Admirals, Island Highway, morning and afternoon
Admirals, old Island Hwy, Western corridor morning and afternoon rush hour.
On Island HWY - All day
After 5pm
After school/work on weekdays. Specifically around Admirals and Craigflower/Island Hwy to Helmcken.
Afternoon
afternoon - after 3pm
afternoon between 2pm and 6pm
Afternoon rush hour.
Afternoon rush hour.
Afternoons and mornings
Afternoons on Island Highway…especially after 3pm.
All day
All day but mostly 8-9 and and anytime after 2:30. We never plan to leave for groceries or errands after 2:30
All day everyday
All day, every day. It is worse when people are going to work and coming home.
Along the island highway between admirals and helmcken around4 - 4:30pm
AM Colwood crawl. PM dnd traffic. The only times I can now leave VR are between 9:30-2 without major congestion.
AM Rush hour: TCH, north Helmcken-Wilkinson, Island Highway, Admirals
PM Rush hour (TCH, north Helmcken-Wilkinson, Island Highway, Admirals
The PM rush starts at 2:30- 3 pm and getting worse.
Any travel on Old Island between 2 and 6. I normally avoid that road because of the traffic.
Anytime near watkiss and helmcken roads, that bump out on the corner of watkiss closest to vgh is backing up traffic, needs the 2 full lanes so cars can get underway faster
Around the old island highway corridor. Mostly at rush hour but since the highway construction expanded is all the time, even as early as 7:30 am
at Helmcken/Burnside from 3-6pm. The traffic congestion down Burnside all the way from Helmcken to Spectrum is INSANE! This is largely due to people commuting and taking Burnside instead of the highway from McKenzie to Helmcken.
At Shoreline Drive and Island Highway during school pick up and drop off hours the intersection becomes extremely congested with students walking, backed up traffic on Island Highway and cars entering and exiting Shoreline Drive. That intersection desperately needs traffic lights to control traffic.
Atkins Road, Six Mile Road, Island Highway
Before 0900 and 1400 - 1700
Between 2:30 and 5:30 each weekday the Admirals and Craigflower intersection and the Island Hwy heading west are horrendous. A drive from the shopping centre on Admirals to View Royal road is typically a three minute drive and it takes upwards of 37 -45 minutes between 2:30 and 5:30 on weekdays.
Between 4 pm and 6 pm daily. Trying to get my son to and from his activities.
Between 4:30 and 5:30pm on week days.
Between 4-5:30pm
Between 6-930am and 3-6pm
both the AM and PM peaks are very bad for traffic congestion—particularly along the old island highway and up to the border with Colwood
Burnside and helmcken. Westshore commuters use burnside as a third lane to the highway and residents get stuck in that’s traffic. It’s very frustrating to make a grocery store run to quality foods and it take 25 minutes to travel 600 m.
Burnside and Helmeken light. From 3:00-6:00. Sometimes later if there is an accident on the highway, which unfortunately is happening more frequently
Burnside and Helmken, Helmken and Watkiss.
Burnside at helmcken road, any time after 3.30 but rush hour getting earlier
burnside Helmcken Watkiss. All day every day to be honest. When is it the worst? Before and After school and 4pm-6pm or any time there is an accident anywhere in Greater Victoria.
Burnside Rd West and Helmcken Rd, 4pm-5:30pm
Chilco/Six Mile Rd. Colwood Crawl & the loud, very loud, TCH which is a parking lot every day.
Colwood crawl, highway to town/Langford, 6 Mile Road,
Coming home from downtown during rush hour is frustrating; never sure which route is the best. Varies between the #1 Highway, Gorge and Craigflower. Sometimes coming back from Thrifty's during rush hour can be very backed up.
Coming home to View Royal from downtown or Saanich is very slow and congested, especially between about 2:30 to 6:30pm. Or trying to get from home in View Royal to the Westshore in similar time frame.
Coming into View Royal from Esquimalt (from Island Highway and Admirals). I work from home, so this is not my office commute. But I avoid doing any errands taking me East of View Royal from 3-5pm, for fear of it taking too long to get back into View Royal.
Craigflower and Admirals intersection, Four mile hill 0600-0900 or 1430 - 1730
Crossing over the Halm overpass lights aren't synched. I think the metal detectors for left turn vehicles don't work anymore. Also left turn onto Watkiss also Colwood underpass
Driving children to sports between 4pm and 6pm on weekdays
Driving north along the old island hwy between 3:30-5pm weekdays. A ton of congestion turning from Admirals onto the old island hwy.
My family also cycles and although the E&N trail is safe, routes such as the old island hwy do not feel safe.
Early morning between 7:30-8am traffic into town from the Helmcken overpass is horrible. And between 4:30-6pm traffic is very congested on the highway between uptown and Atkins exit. Also between 4:30 and 6pm the intersection at burnside rd west and Helmcken.
entering Island Highway @ Admirals from any direction from 330pm-6pm, exiting Eltham Rd during commuting time, although many drivers let you in, & anwhere there has been construction (hoping that will resolve when buildings are occupied and traffic controls are managed for the increase in traffic
Evening rush hour
Exiting and entering Eltham Road off Helmcken and just navigating Eltham Rd some days around the 4-6:00 pm hours.
From 3-6pm on Admiral’s Road an Island Highway.
From 7-10 am and anytime after 2 pm. Considering relocating
Getting on or off the TCH. Or getting home past Watkiss Way and Burnside rd.
Getting out of my strata driveway at 15 Helmcken Road is problematic pretty much all day long every day.
The intersection of West Burnside/Helmcken is a problem every afternoon from about 3;00 to 6;00 pm
Gorge to admirals
Admirals to Craigflower
Craigflower to Langford
The turn out of shoreline road onto Craigflower. It’s so difficult with traffic, and dangerous for the kiddos without a crosswalk light
Heading west onto Island Highway (back up at Admirals intersection). Very frustrating.
Helmcken and Burnside is the worst. 4-6 pm
Helmcken and Watkiss in the morning and afternoon
Helmcken and West Burnside - at rush hour and on weekends
Helmcken burnside rush hour
Helmcken corridor negatively effects my travel between burnside and Watkiss way contributing to burnside West gridlock
immediate action needs to be taken for burnside and there should be a no left turn off Burnside between 4:00-6:00 Mon-Fri heading West along Burnside.
Helmcken Rd very congested between burnside and watkiss way not time dependant. Between 2-6:30pm other point of congestions is burnside/helmcken intersection. Watkiss/Helmcken/Chancellor, turning left needs and advance of Chancellor crosswalk to eagle creek very dangerous needs flashing lights
Helmcken rd and Burnside
Helmcken Road backing up
Helmcken, between Burnside and TCH, Old Island Highway, Admirals to 4 Mile
Helmecken and Burnside intersection
Helmecken and west Burnside, primarily turning left onto helmecken from west Burnside (coming from downtown direction) many different times of the day. Also along west Burnside in general towards helmecken can get very backed up.
helmeken burnside cragflower at all times
Helmeken from royal oak to island highway. Mornings and afternoon weekdays.
I am lucky to work from home however the traffic stops me from going out through the day unless absolutely necessary. Hospital by Watkiss and Helmcken, Burnside/Watkiss and 6 mile are all major bottlenecks anytime between 7am to 5 pm
I am retired and no longer have to commute to work. However, I still have to travel to the Westshore and Victoria for shopping. Given the volume of traffic that funnels through View Royal during the morning and evening rush hours, I try to complete my errands or shopping between 10 am and 2 pm.
I am retired so I try to avoid traveling at certain times of the day.
I do not go to Admiral's Walk after about 2:30 pm nor to Canadian Tire. Going to the library at this time of day is annoying but doable. I avoid coming home via Helmcken Rd after 3pm.
I live at eagle creek and all roads are severely backed up because the previous mayor supported reducing southbound Helmcken from 2 lanes to 1 to calm traffic. All intersections affect me getting home and are bad between 3-5pm mostly, sometimes later.
The corner of Craigflower and Admirals - It is a nightmare trying leave or come home any time after 2.
I live near Admirals and Craigflower so on weekdays I have to plan around traffic getting backed up and any appointments need to be in the morning to avoid getting caught in it. And whenever there's an accident on Highway 1, it also gets backed up.
I live off Six Mile Rd and travel back/forth towards downtown daily/few times a day. Traffic congestion has gotten worse over the last few years as we are a feeder route for Colwood/Langford communities. Congestion is no longer confined to rush hours but is constant.
I ride anywhere from 6 am to 10 pm
I work downtown 2-3x/week and get there by bus or car. If I leave before 8am - I can get downtown with no issue but if I leave after, the#14 bus is jammed packed. When coming home at 4:30pm, I will wait in traffic either down Craigflower, Gorge or Admirals so it can take 45 min by bus or car.
in the afternoon like 3-6pm
In the morning: Traffic congestion from Atkins onto Six mile and onto the highway. There is also significant congestion on the old island highway.
In the early evening, there have been significant delays returning home on exit 10
Intersection near Shoreline middle school 2:30-3:39 pm
Intersection of Admirals and Craigflower around 4pm
Intersection of craigflower and admirals and general Shoreline middle school area at pickup time (2:30-3:00)
Island Bay 9am to 3pm
Island highway and Craigflower from bay st to mile 6 in morning around 8:30 and in afternoon from 3 to 5.
Island highway and highway 1
Island highway at Helmcken in the morning
Island highway at Admirals in the evening
Island highway during commute to and from work
Island Highway is consistently congested. Between Admirals Rd. and Helmcken is where it affects us most.
Island highway to CFB Esquimalt 630 am to 7 and 330 pm to 5 pm return
Island Hwy
Island hwy, hwy 1, usually between 10 am and 2 pm. Try to go out between those times because traffic is even worse otherwise
It can take forever to make a left turn onto Helmcken towards Quality Foods off of Burnside at any time of day. It's is worse between 7am-9am and 3pm and 6pm. The later afternoons can take 4+ light chanhes
It is particularly difficult exiting Aldersmith Place onto Admirals Rd in the mornings, at noon and from 2:30-5:30pm weekdays. Old Island Hwy and Sooke Rd are also congested 2:30-5:30 pm weekdays.
It’s all the time!!
late afternoon
Leaving Newcastle Court prior to 9am week days. The traffic entering Six Mile Road is often backed up on school days blocking Newcastle Court.
Left turn from Burnside onto Helmcken
McKenzie to TCH northbound towards View Royal , island highway 4-5:30 pm
Mid-afternoon at the Helmcken/Burnside Intersection is always choked with traffic; turning left is a challenge; the section from there to Helmcken/Watkiss is backed up from light to light
Morning (0700-1000) and afternoon (1500-1730)
Morning and after work. It’s terrible!
Morning and afternoon
Morning and afternoon rush hours but those are extending in duration.
Morning and afternoon rush hours. Mostly Island Hwy and Trans Canada Hwy.
Morning and afternoon rushes. 6-8am, 3pm onward.
Morning and afternoon traffic on Island highway
Morning and evening coming out of my driveway going right or left.
Morning and evening commute anywhere between 7-930, an 3-7PM. Old island highway to admirals
Morning and evening rush hour (7am / 4pm)
Morning and evening rush hour, especially between 4-6pm burnside rd w and helmcken
Morning commute (7-715 am) and after work (330-4)
Morning commute down 6 mile road to turn left on Island Highway.
Morning rush hour (around 8:15-8:30am) leaving our neighbourhood, specifically on Six Mile between Atkins and Island Highway.
Morning rush hour at six mile road turn left onto old island highway.
Morning rush hour travelling from home to get to appointments or shopping. Anytime after lunch until 6pm on weekdays trying to get home either on the TransCanada highway or the old Island hwy.
Morning, afternoon between 2:00pm until 6:30 pm
mornings before nine and afternoons after 4 - Craigflower, Admirals, Highway 1
Most days there is congestion on the Old Island Highway, but it is particularly bad between 7:30-10 am and 2:30-6:00pm. Lately, traffic is congested frequently given construction.
mostly the morning and afternoon commute. but specifically, the congestion that impacts vehicles the most is all the construction being done on the highway. all this construction just for bus lanes, and the buses barely even use them. what a waste of taxpayers money and now time in vehicles.
Near Helmcken and Watkiss, and near Helmcken and Burnside in the evenings.
Northbound traffic on island highway between 4:30pm and 6:00pm
Old Island highway and highway by Six mile Pub in the afternoon
Old island highway between knollwood and helmcken towards downtown
Old island highway near 4 mile pub during rush hour
Old Island Highway: any weekday morning going into town until after 9:30am.\
Old Island Highway: going home starting 2:30PM until 6 PM
Old Island Hwy to Craigflower (from Colwood to downtown and back) between 7:30am-9:45am, and 4pm-5pm
On Craigflower after work 3:00-5:30pm.
On Helmcken between Watkiss and Interurban. Every weekday morning between 8-9:30 and every weekday between 4:30 and 6:00pm. Sometimes on West Burnside near Watkiss at around 5:30pm
On Old Island Highway leaving Shoreline Middle School in the afternoon.
In the mornings getting onto Old Island Highway from Price Road.
Turning left onto Price Road in the mornings.
Pretty much every major street in the town and greater Victoria area, at almost every point in the day. The fact that a city of our size has so many different and competing councils is mind-boggling to me. The traffic issues are bad enough on their own, but they’re compounded by layers of muni govt.
Pretty much every time.
right now impacts me every time I leave my house. The main traffic along the corridor empacts me 7-830 annnnnd 330-530
Rush hour - View Royal is a major pinch point for commuters between the westshore and downtown, and there is no possible way to build enough road space for these commuters. They need rail.
Rush hour (330-530 pm) along Island highway and Highway 1.
Rush hour periods to get on and off Jedburgh Road, with blind spots to turn right on both sides; to return from westshore, on old island hwy, and to turn left onto Burnett is very challenging at this time too
Rush hours
School opening and closing times
Also 3:30 -6 work days
Shoreline Middle school entrance at Shoreline drive. Safety at admirals/craigflower/old island hwy
After school is the most concerning 230pm - 330pm
Also a concern between 8-9am
Six Mile road and old island highway congestion in the mornings.
Six Mile road round about. Intersection of admirals Rd and Island hwy.
Six Mile trying to get in on the highway towards Victoria
Six mile/atkins/sooke rd
Burnside @ helmcken
Colwood exit from Hwy 1
Star and end of the work day traffic including construction. Island highway and view royal avenue
The intersection of Burnside and Helmcken, especially when turning left from Burnside during weekdays from 4pm to 6 pm. Turning left from our driveway onto Helmcken to travel east on Burnside is also becoming increasingly challenging.
The intersection of Burnside and Helmcken, next to the new Aspire development is intensely congested during my family's transit to and from school and work.
The main areas of traffic congestion are along highway 1 exits/onramps, the intersection of old island highway and Six Mile road, and the length of the old island highway within View Royal overall
The section of old island highway is terrible, but more recently the new light by big o tire and since the timing has been changed at the hart rd light it backs everything up significantly more and causes congestion back up to jdf rec on the weekends now which i haven't ever seen before.
The window where it doesn't is decreasing consistently with construction, accidents, and general vehicle traffic congestion due to poor planning.
The worst is the reduction in speed along Craigflower due to volume and Tillicum to gorge. Yesterday we watched an ambulance going code 3 sit in traffic because you’ve created infrastructure that does not allow them to pass
Traffic congestion along Old Island Highway makes it very difficult to get in and out of Shoreline after about 2:30 p.m. It becomes complete gridlock, so I have to plan all my errands and appointments before this time during the week.
Traffic congestion negatively impact my ability to exit and enter my townhouse complex at any time during the day, especially in the morning and afternoon rush-hours. It is impossible to turn left onto Helmcken and we often have to wait for someone to stop and let us make a right hand turn.
Traffic congestion severely impacts me during the afternoon rush hour (about 3:00 - 5:30):
- bus home from work downtown (14). Congestion around Admirals-Craigflower means near Rankin Rd the bus is slower than walking
- very difficult to get home from Esquimalt
- impossible to go west by car or bus
Traffic impacts my walking safety. It also severely impacts my enjoyment of what once was a lovely area.
Traffic moving west along Island Hwy late afternoon.
Um random times every day at helmeken and burnside and helmeken and eagle creek and helmeken and the little traffic light at old helmeken market. It is unpredictable but consistently jacked up during commuter hours but many other random times of the day or week like on a Sunday mid morning etc.
Watkiss and burnside. 4 pm or any highway 1 closures
We live at admirals and Craigflower and trying to leave the house during rush hour is almost impossible
We live in a strata (Helmcken Road at Camden). The stretch of Helmcken between Burnside and Watkins Way can be congested for long periods of time where it is impossible to turn onto Helmcken eastbound and I have to to right and go westbound to find a place to turn around to go eastbound.
Weekdays 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM
West burnside and Watkiss Way, sometimes turning off Prospect Lake Road to west burnside at approximately 4:30 pm weekdays
When I pick up my daughter from Shoreline Middle School at the end of the day. I come from Esquimalt and traffic is moderate to terrible.

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Please let us know which neighbourhood you live in and the impact of the through-traffic.

Traffic from surrounding municipalities is to be expected but there is so much of it there are more accidents plugging up the highway. When that happens our side roads get flooded with cars. And of course we are used as a cut through to Saanich, Central Saanich, the airport and ferries.
4 mile pub area
4Mile to Helmcken
Admirals and Aldersmith Place and along Old Island Hwy
Admirals and Craigflower
Admirals and craigflower area behind Thrifty foods
Aldersmith Place. See above
Burnett Rd.
Burnside and Helmcken. My driveway is on Burnside and it can be impossible
Burnside Rd between Helmcken and Knockan Hill; it takes too long to drive anywhere during rush hour or anytime the highway is backed up, noise and exhaust from traffic constantly idling in front of our house
Burnside Rd West resident and between 4:00-6:00 pm it takes average 20 mins to travel 800 m West along Burnside towards Helmcken
Burnside Road area. Hundreds of commuters use this road daily.
Burnside road west and helmcken
Burnside road west and helmeken. We have to go all the way around Strawberry vale school to come back on to burnside road west just to turn right on to Helmeken instead of going on burnside to turn left on to Helmeken because of the way the lights are set
Burnside vgh
Burnside. my road is a second hwy. and helmeken was reduced to one lane and was already backed up.
By Eagle creek and at Burnside/Helmcken
By the 6 mile pub on Atkins - so many commuters from the Westshore
Chilco area near Thetis lake. Cutoffs from #1 highway can create major congestion and make it hard to leave our neighbourhood on weekday mornings
Commuters coming onto Helmcken Rd. to access the highway result in significant delays getting home.
Craigflower
Craigflower
Craigflower and admirals
Craigflower/Admirals
Craigowan
Delays at Watkiss/Helmcken + Burnside Rd W/Helmcken: I understand people need to travel through VR so make it easier. If there is ever a major emergency and I need to escape, multiple routes that flow would be important as it stands I figure I will be dead.
Eagle creek
eagle creek
Eagle creek - most people are taking burnside to go to the highway, not to local residence. Very few actually turn into view royal or eagle creek.
Eagle Creek Area
Eagle Creek area, prevents me from leaving my street when traffic backed up
Eagle Creek, slowed down by commuter traffic
Eagle Creek, slows down bus times and makes walking dangerous as drivers make dangerous maneuvers, such as not waiting at signalized crosswalks to make left turns, illegal u-turns, or poor sight lines at roundabout
Esquimalt - back logs all routes in and out if any incident such a a highway closure occurs
Glenairlie
Glenairlie Drive
Glenairlie Drive
Glentana Rd, Admirals@Craigflower - Commuter traffic from the Navy Base is bumper to bumper down Admirals on workdays & commuters on the Old Island Hwy to the westshore & those to the Island Hwy. It can take 2-3 lights to turn left onto the Old Isl Hwy from Admirals to get to my son's school.
Gull Road
Harbour
Harbour
Harbour
Harbour - along island hwy
Harbour area and travelling east (AM), west (PM)... North helmcken/Wilkinson both AM and PM. I always use Google Map FIRST to assess red grid lock, accidents etc. Never go along the Gorge or downtown anymore... the bike lanes causes congestion / confusion, especially bi-direction.
Harbour neighborhood
Harbour neighbourhood. A drive from the shopping centre on Admirals to View Royal road is typically a three minute drive that takes 37-45 minutes between 2:30 and 5:30 on weekdays. Commuters avoid congestion by speeding through View Royal Ave and endangering people walking or biking.
Hart Road Area
Loud Cars and very loud M/C's
Helmcken
Helmcken
Helmcken - Traffic on island hwy and on the transcanada frequently delay my travels around town
Helmcken / Burnside west, overburdoned by westshore commuters
Helmcken at Camden.
Helmcken Precinct. Congestion and idling cars is really polluting our air.
Helmcken Rd. People use Helmcken to come from Pat Bay Hwy and go to the Trans-Canada Hwy. And vise-versa.
Helmcken Rd. (Between Eagle Creek Mall and new Aspire apartments)
Helmcken rd. The worst intersection between Burnside w and Helmcken, the traffic is unbearable, it can't take between from 20 to 45 minutes to get through the traffic lights, We need a around about ASAP in that intersection.
Helmcken Road
Helmcken Road near Eagle Creek.
Helmcken, island highway, traffic back up from calming island is crazy, these " pretty" islands need to give way to more traffic lanes
Highland Rd area. Watkiss and Burnside get very backed up. This is the only way in and out of our neighborhood.
Highway traffic exiting onto Six Mile Road often blocks the entire road
Hospital area - can't get home during the evening commute - can't get out easily to go to recreational activities. When accidents happen on Highway 1, virtually impossible to go anywhere or get home by vehicle or transit.
Hospital Area -The traffic on Helmcken is always a problem. The major new development at the corner will add likely add about 300 more cars to the problem. Strata drivers can't enter Helmcken Road when cars are heading south on Helmcken until the traffic backs up from Watkiss to our driveway.
Hospital neighborhood.
Hospital neighbourhood. People speeding through Eagle View Elementary school zone
Hwy1A near 4 Mile pub.
I live at High st and Burnside Road. Residents who live off burnside between helmcken and McKenzie are very negatively impacted by traffic heading to Langford and Colwood.
I live by Admirals and Craigflower so get locked in by people heading to the Westshore who come from Esquimalt or City of Victoria. Even walking is sketchy as people rushing to leave block that intersection and ignore pedestrians.
I live close to the Fire Department. Commuting through Craigflower Rd up to Old Island Highway/ Admirals at Canadian Tire and up to Four Mile Pub is awful between 4-5:30pm every work day.
I live close to the firehall. Commuter traffic makes congestion so bad on most weekdays that my drive to and from work downtown is 30 minutes longer than when there isn’t congestion
I live in Esquimalt and my children live half time in View Royal. When I pick them up, it can take 45-60 minutes to travel 4 km. Commuters going from downtown to the Westshore travel through Esquimalt and View Royal.
I live in Esquimalt and my children's middle school catchment is Shoreline Community Middle School
I live in harbour district and I must take Island Highway to reach my home. A 5 minute journey can take hours when there's an accident on either of these routes. I have a newborn - cycling isn't always an option.
I live in Marigold in Saanich, right next to View Royal. Highway 1 and McKenzie Ave during rush hours is definitely the source of through-traffic.
I live in pacific village 2 and all the traffic to Langford affects me.
I live in the Harbour District. In the event if a major traffic disruption (on either the Trans Canada Highway or Island Highway), commuters frequently speed through our neighborhood to get around the congestion. View Royal Ave is narrow and congested without sidewalks.
I live in the north corridor of View Royal, and the through-traffic is causing traffic congestion on a daily basis, even on weekends.
I live in Thetis Vale and the congestion is heavy on six Mile road. The traffic coming from the highway and from Atkins road is heavy and causes six Mike to back up.
I live in View Royal Avenue and there is always traffic back up trying to get home at around 3-6 pm. Sometimes it is excessive and causes me to miss commitments etc
I live in View Royal. I imagine that traffic to and from the Westshore and downtown impacts congestion.
I live near Chilco. Traffic from the Highway 1 exit onto Six Mile road constantly backs up all the way from the old island highway and six mile road intersection. This is always in the morning and evening during peak commuting times
I live near Old Island Highway & Six Mile. There is nothing but through-traffic. Travel challenges are it takes longer. Safety challenges when I'm walking and/or biking with kids.
I live near the View Royal Town Hall, and traffic adds between 10 and 30 minutes depending on the day.
I live near Watkiss Way and Burnside Road West
I live off Watkiss by the bus loop. If I leave my neighbourhood, I am always met by people moving through VR
I live on Burnside Road West at the bottom of High street. We are extremely negatively impacted by people speeding through and extreme congestion. It has made us not want to live in this area
I live on Conard St. we see many vehicles speed up and down our street trying to "beat" the light it's a 30 zone. No regard to this being residential. It also takes forever to get home due to all the congestion of the traffic on Helmcken and burnside
I live on craigowan rd and coming out to Craigflower and seeing bumper to bumper traffic into Langford is challenging
I live on Gibraltar Bay Drive and only access is via Old Island Highway which is the route to service Westshore community and will only get worse with new developments.
I live on Helmcken Road between Burnside and Watkiss.
I live on High St (Shadow Ridge Pl.) very near the intersection of Burnside and Helmcken. Through traffic along Burnside regarding people who live in Westshore and beyond has been, and is increasingly a negative part of living in this neighborhood.
I live on island highway by 4 mile pub…commuter traffic means I have to avoid going in certain directions by car depending on the time of day so I’m not stuck in traffic trying to get home
I live on Riverside Dr off of Highland Rd. Sometimes the traffic backs up on West Burnside near Watkiss due to people trying to avoid traffic in Helmcken.
I live on Shoreline Drive and it is hard to leave the road at rush hour.
I live on Stormont Road. Traffic often cuts through Rudyard and Stormont to access Island Highway and Helmcken Roads. Heavy traffic often speeds through here during rush hours. Rudyard does not have a sidewalk and also has an Elementary School on it, which makes it congested and dangerous for kids.
I live right by Shoreline school, the traffic of people going out to Langford, etc. is very heavy.
I live right on Island Highway & Helmecken. The noise over the 25 years I have lived/owned here has become unhealthy and unbearable. I can no longer open windows & I am AC dependant at least 1/3 of the year. I cannot afford heat pumps.
I’m near the corner of Helmcken and Island Highway. Sometimes the traffic on Island Highway is so backed up that it takes a few light changes to turn left from island highway onto Helmcken.
Island highway at Knollwood
island highway congestion into Colwood. If cycling the goose is great during daylight. Traffic from Uptown area/Victoria downtown along Craigflower during rush hour (Colwood Crawl). Great work on traffic projects for cycling cross walks, bus lanes, speed bumps, 4-way stops and so forth.
Island Highway in View Royal. Worst part is City could manage the 2 traffic lights between city hall and top of the hill before helmcken and they keep them as pedestrian only....does one one just look and see having proper lights to manage the flow would be the smart thing to do?
Island Hwy near town hall
Kami court and co own on watkiss
Knollwood / Island Highway area
Knollwood and island highway
Knollwood, Gibraltar neighborhood. There's only one road and intersection out of our neighborhood and it's always stop and go, or congested with commuter traffic.
Lions Cove (Eltham Rd getting onto Helmcken to go L on Isl Hwy). Don't want to increase traffic going past the school on Helmcken to go to the roundabout to ultimately get back to a left on Island Hwy. Also a giant rock & bus can obscure vision of oncoming traffic from the left when exiting
Near 4 mile pub /elementary school
Near four mile pub
Near Helmcken and Burnside. There is too much much traffic on Helmcken Road at various times of the day. This also impacts traffic coming from Burnside Road onto Helmcken.
Near Helmcken and Island highway.
Near Hospital Way and Watkiss Way. The through-traffic, especially motorcycles and sports cars, along Watkiss can be quite loud.
north view royal, traffic to colwood or the high impacts me no matter where I am going
Nursery hill dr, lots of backup at the round about and 4 way stop.
Off burnside at Charlton
Off helmcken, other side from vgh
On the opposite side of Helmken from Eagle creek Village.
Our neighbourhood: Helmcken and Island Highway (South of Island Highway). Traffic on Island Highway during commute times means we try to avoid driving at all at this time of day.
Luckily commuter traffic does not come through the smaller streets in our neighbourhood (e.g., View Royal Ave).
Parklands
Pheasant Lane
Pheasant Lane area
Portage rd
Prince Robert drive near Island Highway. Obviously Island Highway has a lot of congestion
Same issues as above, Stancil lane
See answer to #1.
See answers to question above
Shoreline
six mile
Six Mile area
Six Mile rd
Six mile rd at rush hours
Six Mile. Gets backed up with everyone trying to get on / off highway
Six Mile. I find it very dangerous walking and cycling along the Island Highway Corridor. Very little protection from vehicles in certain areas (missing sidewalks/bicycle lanes) and too many vehicles turning right on the pedestrians right of way while in the cross walk.
Stoneridge
tawny place off west burnside. VR Hospital
There are always people exiting the highway at the thetis lake exit in an attempt to get ahead of traffic when there is significant congestion or an accident. This causes further delays.
Thetis lake
Thetis Vale
Thetis Vale. Coming back home from downtown starts getting busy around 2pm
Those driving on old island hwy to access downtown or the base
Traffic heading towards Victoria backs up into the chilco neighborhood. It can take 15 minutes just to exit the neighborhood. There is no traffic towards langford but because there is a Boulevard on chilco now even the people turning left towards langford dont have a lane to skip the backlog.
Vic West
Vic west
Vic west , Craigflower admirals Mackenzie
Vic West, through traffic to Victoria downtown
Vic West. People who live in View Royal impact my neighbourhood.
View royal
View Royal
View Royal
View Royal - Helmcken/Pheasant Lane
View Royal / Price Road
View royal avenue
View royal by fire hall and fort victoria on burnett. Not safe to turn burnett onto highway..I watch accidents all the time. Needs a light. For left turn.
View royal helmken road
View Royal Island highway four mile area.
View Royal.
Travelling along island highway to Colwood and langford
Watkiss area
Watkiss Way
Burnside West
Watkiss/ Burnside Road area
Commuters avoiding highway clog up the light at that intersection. Advanced left turn light should be started earlier so residents can turn up Watkiss from Burnside. Sometimes can take a couple of lights to get through. Especially if there's been an accident.
We live off Chilco and there is a lot of through-traffic in the mornings coming off the highway and Atkins that affects the amount of time it takes for me to reach Six Mile and Island Highway.
We live on Glentana rd behind the Canadian Tire.
When there is surge traffic people often take Watkiss Way to get off the highway to go to Colwood and it increases some rage or aggression. It also moves very very slowly. Several occasions it's taken me 30 minutes to get along Watkiss when surge traffic isn't moving.
While technically I live in Esquimalt, I am at the corner of Craigflower and Admirals which is directly across the street from View Royal.
Wilfert. Island highway very busy durning rush hour

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Please let us know which crossings or intersections you would like to see improvements made.

Where the Galloping Goose crosses Atkins Rd, I've witnessed several incidents where cyclists don't bother stopping to check traffic causing drivers who have already slowed down just in case (they know now!). to have to slam on their breaks. There are user-activated lights but cyclists don't use them
4
1. Admirals and Old Island Hwy
1. Shoreline Drive and Old Island Hwy
1. Admirals and Gorge Rd.
1. Helmcken overpass
15 Helmcken across to Camden
Watkiss and Helmcken intersection is unsafe
6Mile Pub crossing. If pedestrians could cross without the lights changing it would speed things up for public transpiration as well as light changes.
Admirals and Craigflower
Admirals and craigflower
Admirals and Craigflower
Admirals and Craigflower intersection.
Admirals and Craigflower needs major improvements.
Admirals and Island Highway
Admirals and Island Highway. Have a safer way for bikes to merge with car traffic or ride along side of it.
Admirals at Craigflower. Signage is required to inform drivers about ZIPPER MERGING to improve flow. The right lane to Shoreline drive is labeled as right turn only so drivers try to merge left too early; they block the intersection. Other drivers don't allow them to merge, causing further backup.
Admirals at island highway
Admirals at hallowell
Admirals at aldersmith
Admirals at Glentanna
Retrofit intersections with slip lanes to remove them.
View royal elementary: Add cross ride for cyclists between e and n to reduce unlawful/unsafe movements.
Admirals Rd and Island Highway. Helmcken Rd and Island Highway. Wilfert Rd and Island Highway. 6 Mile Road and Island Highway. Helmcken Rd and Watkiss Way. Helmcken and Burnside Rd W
Admirals, Craigflower and Old Island Highway
Admirals/ Island Highway
Admitals/Island Hwy/Craigflower
Admirals and Aldersmith
Glenairlie and Rudyard
All pedestrian crossings should have flashing lights
All way pedestrian and cyclist crossing on red light for traffic.
Already stated in earlier comment. Change the pedestrians lights to BE LIGHTS so people can turn right or left
around the Six Mile Pub
As a pedestrian, crossing Island Highway at Stormont. The wait to cross, after pressing the button, is usually unreasonably long.
As a motorist: Island Highway/Burnside/Hwy1. Traveling West on Island Highway, no good way to get to Watkiss Way. There should be a way to turn North/East on Burnside.
Atkins and the goose. The lights aren’t enough
Burnside and Helmcken.
Burnside Helmcken
Helmcken and highway 1
Burnside Road West & Helmcken Road
Helmcken Road & Watkiss Way
Island Highway & Shoreline Drive
Burnside road west and helmcken
Burnside road west and helmeken
Burnside west @ Helmcken "URGENT" years overdue!
Chilco and six mile rd , 4 way stop , still see people drive right through from TCH off ramp , like they don't even see the stop signs
Shouldn't allow parking in six mile rd , blocks stop sign ,
Chilli road and six mile road needs a round about
Corner of Admirals and craigflower is dangerous and uncomfortable for pedestrians. A highway interchange in the middle of a neighbourhood.
Craig flower and admirals.
Craigflower and admirals and along admirals
Craigflower and Admirals, Helmekin and Old Island Hwy,
Craigflower and Admirals. Additional crossings along Admirals and Old Island Highway. Aldersmith and Admirals.
Crossing Craigflower at Admirals
Crossings along burnside to go to eagle view elementary
Crosswalk at 15 Helmcken
Eastbound bike lane on Island Hwy at Admirals is lethal. Southbound biking on Admiral's Rd from Island hwy is very scary: needs a well marked bike lane on both sides, preferable separated from cars by lightweight posts.
Galloping Goose/Island Hwy/Burnside Rd W(Needs pedestrian Overpass), Island Hwy/Admirals Rd(Dutch-Style Protected Intersection), Galloping Goose/Talcott Rd(Needs unobstructed line of sight, no cars parked along road, add raised crossing), Helmcken Rd/Watkiss Way(Dutch-Style Protected Intersection)
Glentana @ Island Highway not accessible - lane slopes into traffic, no sidewalk to overpass or bus stop
Need at-grade crossing near Shoreline
Admirals-Craigflower traffic back-ups
Glentana-Admirals free-flow cars, bad for peds, need bus stop
Safe crossings near Admirals Walk - reconciliation
Granville at Burnside and burnside at helmcken
Helmcken & Island Highway. Also, the crosswalk that crosses the TCH on-ramp near VGH.
Helmcken and Burnside and Helmcken at Watkiss and Helmcken at Camden
Helmcken and Burnside as well as Watkiss and Helmcken
Helmcken and Burnside
Helmcken and Watkiss
Helmcken and Burnside. Helmcken and Watkiss.
Helmcken and Island Hwy
Helmcken and Watkiss (crossing Helmcken). Left turning vehicles from Watkiss to Helmcken nearly hit pedestrians. etc there everyday.
Helmcken and Watkiss is my highest concern, both for pedestrian safety and vehicle safety.
Helmcken and Watkiss Way
Helmcken road at Chancellor ave and Watkiss way. I’ve been nearly hit by a car crossing several times since moving here in June2025.
Helmcken watkiss way. Many near misses as pedestrian
Helmcken/Watkiss, Watkiss roundabout, TCH ramps, especially northbound onramp
Helmcken-Burnside intersection. Craigflower-Admirals intersection.
Helmckn and Craigflower
Helmecken & Island Highway and Admirals & Island Highway.
Helmecken West burnside
Helmenken island highway and the crossing by Canadian tire onto the island highway
Helmken and isl hwy
Helmken and Watkiss
Helmken/Hwy 1, and old island hwy/ Hwy 1 offramp
High St. and Burnside is dangerous when traffic at the Burnside, Helmcken intersection backs up beyond the High St. intersection. This is a scenario in which left-turning vehicles are blind to oncoming traffic and run the risk of an accident when pulling out onto Burnside, eastbound from High St.
I am concerned for safety near quality foods, helmcken and burnside, speeding on burnside and needing speed bumps to protect cross walks.
I find no problem crossing a road. But there needs to be more safety on the E and N. Some roads have no sidewalks and too many cars parked on the roadside making me walk on the roadway.
I like the Dutch-style intersections that Saanich put up on Shelbourne. Having advanced signals for pedestrians and cyclists and transit signal priority would be great too!
I would refer to ICBC crash data to identify the intersections that have had the most collisions. There are a number of intersections along admirals that I feel are concerning and where people have died or had accidents this past year. Admirals at Craigflower needs major safety improvements.
I’ve had cars come within reach of my kids and I at Helmcken and burnside. It’s an awful intersection and bexuswe of the short light to turn o to Helmcken from Watkiss, everyone rushes it even when the walk signal is on. I hate letting my kids use it to get to the park or the goose.
Improve Helmcken rd at Eagle Creek. Also Burnside, & Helmcken intersection-where traffic is blocked from entering the one lane on Helmcken that should be two, by traffic that won’t clear the intersection. Please widen Helmcken road AND traffic calm it, to accommodate all users, including vehicles.
Intersection Helmcken Rd and Burnside W. A round about will be the best option.
Intersection of Craigflower/oldIsland and admirals cycling lanes. Vehicles block bike lanes.
Island highway @ helmcken
Island Highway and Admirals
Island Highway and Helmcken
Island Highway and Helmicken. The lights are not functioning properly and traffic is backed up on Island Highway when green lights to proceed in other directions have no vehicles present.
Island highway and Knollwood road
Island Highway and Old Island Highway
Island Hwy and Craigflower/Admirals intersection needs improvement. Why a bunch of one lane roads go to a two lane intersection makes no sense.
All crossings of the Goose/EN should be consistent: stop sign for cars (unless signalized intersection) with elephants feet.
Island hwy and stormont, stormont and rudyard, pedestrian access across the hwy
Knollwood and island highway. Cars often go at 70kmph
Major improvements to crossings have already been made in my area. The four way stop at 6 mile road and chilco sometimes worries me as even years later and despite ample signage, some drivers totally miss the stop.
If space had permitted, a roundabout would have been my preferred option here.
Management of view royal avenue with all rhe illegal parking and lack of speed management. Speed bumps are needed to enforce the 20 ( most go 40-50 plus)
Many crosswalks are not well lit at night and there's no crossing signal. Dangerous at night and in rainy or snowy conditions.
Lines on the road are barely visible at night in the rain, if I didn't know my way well it could be Dangerous and people newer to the community might not know.
Near Shoreline middle school
Need a bike lane on island hwy that extend to the light where the lane split for tch, island hwy, & bus lane so bikes can connect to rail trail. So many close calls with bike crossing over island hwy to acess at adams pl.
Newly added crossing on Island Highway
No easy way as a pedestrian to get from Firehall to Quality Foods. A way across hwy to near Erskin would tie neighbourhoods together. Merge from Burnside to Island Hwy is dangerous.
Old Is at firehall crosswalk is invisible. The sidewalks at the overpass disapppear at a short time too. Can't recall how Helmcken & Old Isl Hwy sidewalks are though
One of the goose crossings on Atkins - it needs lights like the first crossing. This crossing is on the view Royal/langford border. Cars come racing up the hill and aren’t stopping
Pedestrian crossing at Integra Tire & highway entrance
Pedestrian crossing at the Highway on-ramp has no flashing lights, and drivers accelerate at unsafe speeds up the hill before the crosswalk.
Please consider a pedestrian only light first at Helmcken and Isl Hwy. Could be children/elderly crossing. People might be in a hurry to catch the bus they see waiting to turn L on Isl Hwy. People seem to often need to cross both directions.
Rail trail crossing on Burnett Rd. Currently supposed to be a 4 way stop but bike/scooter traffic seldom stops.
Burnett Rd to and from Old Island Highway - through traffic does not often yield.
Shoreline and Craigflower, especially before and after school. We need crosswalk lights for the kids ‘ safety
Shoreline Dr and Island Hwy
Shoreline drive
Admirals/craigflower/old island hwy
Six Mile Road and Island Hwy.
Six Mile/Island Highway
The bus lane that insects with Price Road has become dangerous with car users entering the lane far too soon in order to exit via the Old Island Highway. Car users shouldn't be entering the bus lane until AFTER Price Road in order to make the exit to the old Island highway from Sooke Rd correctly.
The cross walk at Helmcken and TCH on ramp heading northbound. Cars regularly do not stop when a pedestrian is waiting to cross and are accelerating at high speeds to get to the highway
The cross walk that leads to the bus stop and has traffic going north bound on the highway. People often don't stop and it's hard to see pedestrians. There should be a pedestrian light there
The four way stop at six mile and Chilco is a fright to cross. Drivers constantly blow through the stop signs at high speeds. This usually occurs as they have just exited the highway or are heading to the highway on ramp.
The intersection by Shoreline Middle School and Canadian Tire. Lots of students use this crossing.
the intersection of admirals and craigflower is very unsafe for pedestrians and I do not ever feel visible to drivers there. Adding to that, the section of admirals road from craigflower and south to about hallowell rd is almost entirely devoid of crosswalks, sidewalks and safe bike lanes.
The intersection of Admirals and Old Island Hwy.
The intersection of Helmcken and Old Island Hwy.
The intersection of admirals rd, island highway and Craigflower is terrible. Drivers hurrying through the lights putting pedestrians, especially the students and elderly at risk.
The intersection of Burnside and Helmcken.
The intersection of Helmcken Rd and Chancellor Ave / Watkiss Way.
The overpass at Helmcken/TCH should have a grade separated bike lane
The two bus stops on Island Highway, closest to Helmecken should have a crosswalk closer to each of them instead of jaywalking or walking to a light controlled crosswalk, a block away nearly.
There needs to be a safe crossing area between Helmcken Road and Camden.
There simply needs to be consistent criteria applied to all as accessibility is felt everywhere and should not be limited to a select area.
Traffic needs to be slowed down on Helmcken, the speed limit is not respected by drivers
Trees and bushes at intersections should be removed so you can see oncoming traffic. A good example is the intersections at Helmcken and the trans Canada highway.
View Royal Elementary - pedestrian crossing.
School zone upgrade to discourage speeding at all times.
Speedbumps, lane dividers, etc.
Watkiss / Helckken / Chancellor E/W and N/S...
Island Highway / Helmcken: make NE a hard corner so cars turning north must actually stop before turning
Island Highway / Admirals: make SW a hard corner
Admirals: Remove both CTire and Nelson Sq "easy left" in
Admirals / Hallowell: make hard corner
Watkiss at Helmcken is the WORST. I don't know why but I am almost hit there on a daily basis.
Watkiss way and Marler Drive. That crosswalk is dangerous. Cars move very quickly.
Watkiss Way
Burnside West
Watkiss Way/Chancellor Ave crossing Helmcken
Watkiss/Helmcken/Chancellor. Traffic has no regard to pedestrians crossing almost being hit several times by vehicles. My children have almost been hit. vehicles turning left onto helmcken DO NOT pay attention once there left turn advance has ended and crossing begins. FLASHING LIGHTS needed
Watkiss/Helmecken, entries/exits onto the highways
Wider side walk from six mile road to Juan de fuca recreation centre, and sidewalk on the island highway
Wilfert Rd and island highway. 6 mile and island highway

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Please let us know where you observe or experience parking challenges.

Eltham Rd
Along island highway, especially near 264 island highway
Along Watkiss
Lack of parking on Erskine
Bike lanes were added and residential parking removed on Erskin. All this does is move parking to Talcott. People need parking for deliveries, contractors and people who need their vehicle to work: transit is not an option, nor is a bike. People with kids need to use car to access extra activities.
Burnside road west
Conard street construction workers constantly parking on our streets, Business trucks parking on our streets, very difficult to back in and out of our driveway. Cover ditches and widen roads!!! INSTALL SPEED HUMP
Elham
Erskine Lane since the installation of the bike lane where previous parking was allowed
everytime a new MDU is built, surrounding areas become flooded with extra vehicles that the buildings do not accomodate either by space or costs to residents.
Glenairlie dr
In front of my driveway, I’ve contacted the town SEVERAL times that I cannot get my truck out or in of my own territory as we have narrow street and cars park directly across from my driveway which makes it inaccessible. Now with the new building occupied on Erskine parking is getting out of hand
Island highway and Helmcken
Admirals and Gorge
Island hwy, Helmken garbagerecycle truck stops traffic. view royal ave is dangerous for two way traffic n worse w/ parked cars. Six mile needs st parking. Street parking a must on main & multi family devs rds for moving,refuse,handi, delivery access challenged by sm rds or undergrounds
More residential signs. So much damage and litter from employees parking and walking to work
Near the gorge
No enough parking for the residents of Helmcken Rd.
Not sure you are referring to attending business' or while visiting homes in the area? The parking area on Island Highway & Stormont area always has vehicles parked in the parking lane. One can only surmise it is residents living in the area who park their vehicles.
Old Island Highway can be dodgy in the sections where you can park.
Parking for public beaches and parks should be a priority. Residents should be parking off the street and in driveways/parkades. View Royal doesn’t not restrict homes/residents from parking on the streets. Also workers on new developments and parking throughout neighborhoods
Parking in no parking areas out into the raid on view royal avenue. Right next to the town hall. Decreases the road to single lane. No sidewalks. Walking and biking is extremely dangerous.
Parking issues by six-mile road going to Thetis, especially in summer
Pheasant Lane
pheasant lane should be for residential parking only
not all units have enough space for 2 vehicles and have to park on the road.
Pick up and drop off at Craigflower Elementary School
Right on Nursery Hill Dr. We have no way for visitors to park as all nearby parking is for "residents" but just not the condo residents.
Side streets are usually Residential only. Where will people in new rentals park?
Six Mile area
There is no more park and ride on ocean boulevard, no way to easily connect with public transit. Lack of parking along the old island highway around city hall area.
There is none you live on Island Highway there is no where to go anymore.
there is very little street parking around Prince Robert Dr and Island Highway
Thetis lake requires more overflow parking
To the right and left of island highway
View Royal Ave
View Royal Park, Chilco & Six Mile area, along Island Highway, Glentana businesses, Watiss Way, Highland Road.... most neighbourhoods at night, around condos / rental buildings. Bill 44 will this all much worse and higher taxes for road improvements
Watkiss Way
Burnside West (school bus pick up and drop off)
Watkiss, Erskine and Talcot. Many residents have multiple cars and nowhere to park them or have friends visiting who can’t park nearby
We have a neighbour who has up to 7 cars in his driveway and then parks another 3 on the boulevard
With more houses turning into multi-unit dwellings on our street, more vehicles are parking on the street which has no sidewalks and is narrow. Homeowners should be required to provide enough off street parking and by-law should be enforcing compliance. Both homes next door to me, have 4+ cars each

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Where would you want light rail to go to?

Along the current Rail lines only.
Along the existing E&N right of way
Along the existing rail pathway
Along the highway
along the highway... obviously.
Beside the rail trail.
Between downtown and western communities. This would greatly reduce the car traffic on those routes.
BRT may be good enough
By the time it gets to VR it would probably be full, useless in my opinion
Connecting Admirals Walk with where the Casino is or nearby travelling along Old Island Hwy.
Connecting Vic gen to westshore and Downtown.
Courtenay as before plus airport, Schwarz Bay Ferry Terminal, Duke Point Ferry Terminal,Sidney, Port Alberni
Craigflower Colwood crawl downtown
Despite living very near the unused train tracks I would be in strong support of them housing light rail. Alternately, street level light rail using existing designated bus lanes being built on island highway and #1 highway would be amazing
Downtown
Downtown
Downtown
Downtown
Downtown
downtown
Downtown
downtown & UVic
Downtown and airport/ferry
Downtown and Westshore
Downtown and Westshore
Downtown And Wherever the island corridor goes.
Downtown or close enough to downtown so I can walk to downtown
Downtown or close enough to walk to downtown
Downtown or Langford
Downtown or Langford
Downtown to Nanaimo
Downtown to Sooke and to the ferries
Downtown via Esquimalt and out to Langford
Downtown Victoria
Downtown Victoria
Downtown Victoria, downtown Langford, ferry/airport
Downtown Victoria. Though one to Uptown or UVic would be useful too.
Downtown, airport and ferries
Downtown, Colwood, Langford, Airport, Ferry terminal
downtown, esquimalt, view royal, western communities, hospital, university
Downtown, Swartz Bay ferry terminal, RJH,
Downtown, then out to Langford malls
Downtown, through Colwood and Langford.
Downtown, university and west shore Juan de afuca rec
downtown, university, dnd
Downtown, Uptown, UVic, Goldstream
Downtown, UVic, airport, ferries, hospitals
downtown, victoria airport, ferries
Downtown, Westshore, ferries, airport. In VR probably stop at Helmcken overpass?
Downtown? The ferry
Duncan, and ferry
Duncan-Langford-Colwood-View Royal-esquimal-Downtown
E&N
E&N from westshore communities to Johnson street bridge would be reasonable
Either follow the E&N route or the Galloping Goose.
Either through the highway or the old railway corridor along the galloping goose.
Esquimalt to Duncan expanding to sooke than the peninsula
Everywhere possible
Follow the E&N route. Start with Langford to dowtown, through View Royal, eventualy expand up island.
Following Island Highway or former E&N Corridor
From Costco to downtown, McKenzie to uvic and McKenzie at Blanchard to the airport and
From down town Victoria to Colwood.
From downtown Victoria to Langford.
From Duncan to Downtown
From Helmcken overpass to downtown and to ferry/ airport.
From Langford to as far as downtown as possible!!!
From Langford to Uptown area in Saanich, possibly a spur from Hwy 1 along McKenzie as far as Quadra (with rapid-bus beyond LRT in each case)
From Six Mile to Langford, Uptown, Downtown, Sidney, UVic
From the west shore to downtown, downtown to North saanich.
From Victoria to Langford using old rail road with several stations with car pulls and being close to bus stops.
From Western Communities to downtown and DND: use the E&N corridor
FromDowntown victoria to Duncan or further
Further the better. At least Langford to Downtown.
Greater Victoria connections including to ferry and airport
Greater Victoria to downtown as well to the airport and ferries.
I can't imagine how light rail is even remotely feasible in View Royal at present.
I likely would not use light rail, my commute is to the Vancouver Island Tech Park. But I do think light rail could be used by other commuters and ease traffic congestion
I thought it was limited to where the rail line is
I’d like it to follow the E&N to the west and the trans Canada highway to the east. Also, I think a skytrain would be better than light rail.
Into victoria
it is not needed in View Royal. Light Rail would better serve other areas of Greater Victoria
It must be looked at from a regional perspective and be focused on replacing/improving the current 95 rapidbus. It should roughly follow the 95's alignment, and View Royal can then run local feeder buses to it's stations at Six Mile and Vic General
KEEP E&N as a transportation corridor, for bus or rail. The CRD will be studying the feasibility of light rapid transit and I hope that View Royal will make sure they are at the table for these discussions.
KEEP E&N as a transportation corridor, for bus or rail. The CRD will be studying the feasibility of light rapid transit and I hope that View Royal will make sure they are at the table for these discussions.
Langford
Langford and downtown Victoria
Langford thru Victoria, away from main road arteries in View Royal. Likely location could be parallel to HWY 1
Langford to downtown
Langford to downtown
Langford to west Victoria
Langford, Downtown Victoria
Light rail must connect the Westshore to 3 high priority areas: downtown, UVic, and BC Ferries. Camosun campuses would be ideal but may be better served via bus routes from light rail stations
Light rail needs to go down the existing EN rail corridor. It is literally mindboggling that this has not been used as rail.
light TRANSIT, not rail! Do not restrict the survey with bias. LRT along the TCH to Westhills. Light transit, buses on tires, on E&N to go around Esq Band, paved surface to share with emergency vehicles, MORE stops in View Royal (4), quick start / stop.
Major roads
make it a sky train and place it above the Highway 1 right of way from Victoria to Langford then along the veterans memorial right of way through Langford
Near TransCanada Highway (but only if it didn't affect the Galloping Goose Trail)
No rail please to loud for view royal. Disrupting to fort victoria and the community. Loud and decreases our quality of life for people traveling through view royal. We do not want it.. put buses in!!!!! We have no bus...cheaper!
Not on the old E&N line, which is very close to my neighbourhood.
Old railway.
on the current rail system that isn't being used. The cost the province put towards bus lanes and upgrades would likely have gone to better use with rail.
on the E & N trail
On the e and n between Victoria and Langford
On the existing E&N
On the existing infrastructure.
On the existing rail system with stops at the Esq military bases, connecting the downtown to the Westshore and Sooke, reducing commuter car traffic
on the existing rails
On the existing train tracks
On the goose trail
On the old E& N track
On the old rail !!!!!
on the rail tracks or down the middle of Highway 1
People are avoiding Highway 1 by talking Craigflower/Old Highway. We cannot drive there any longer, we need to chnage work hours if we need to commute through Craigflower/Old HIghway. maybe a light rail that would go parallel with Craigflower/Old Highway.
Possibly on the old E & N rail line which is not being used but would have to be a complete different set up than what was used in the past.
Similar to highway 1. Uptown, then downtown.
Sooke to Victoria (includes west shore communities to downtown)
Start with Victoria (Delta Hotel area) to Langford. Two trains with one leaving each end every 30 minutes and passing each other in View Royal alongside Portage Park where there is already a partial double track. Stops at Esquimalt for military/shipyard
TCH and island highway to goldstream , need access to hospital and uptown and Mayfair malls
the military base and downtown
The rail is a bad idea
There is not enough space for terminals and parking so it should not be built.
Through Langford, View Royal, Esquimalt and downtown Victoria
To downtown
To downtown and up island
To downtown and uptown and Langford and UVIc
To the downtown, to Langford and Sooke,
To Victoria centre city and airport
Use the E&N route as a start.
use the goose , cyclist and pedestrains could use under the raised light rail
Using old rail tracks from up island through to esquimalt
VGH to downtown Victoria and to Langford. Also from Victoria to Sidney/Victoria/Schwartz Bay.
Vic west to Duncan or beyond
Victoria and langford
Victoria and the West Shore — with stops in View Royal, Esquimalt, and Colwood.
Victoria and Westshore
Victoria to Colwood/Metchosin
VR to Westshore locations (could be light rail to a single hub, then bus lines fanning out from there). Not Costco, as shopping volume requires car. I no longer commute, but maybe there is an employment density map that would dictate destinations?
west and downtown BUT only when provincial spending in under control!
West shore or downtown
West Shore to downtown Victoria.
Westshore and sooke
Westshore to downtown is long overdue and a no brainer
Westshore to downtown would eleviate much traffic congestion
where E&N railine was previously
Where it's most feasible and affordable.
where the cars go, to ease up on the horrible traffic.
Wherever it makes the most sense! The existing rails would be a good start
Wherever makes most sense for the general population

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Please share any additional observations, questions, or experiences about transportation in View Royal with us.

1. As the use of e-transportation options such as e-bikes and e-scooters, alongside increased uses of path (e.g. old person scooters), feel unsafe. Suggest dedicated lanes. 2. Only use paths for biking and walking during daylight for safety. 3. Appreciate all that you have done thus far.
6 Mike Rd bus lane jumpers
Congestion and speed on Craigflower in between Helmckn and the 4 Mile pub
A few years back when the Craigflower Bridge was being rebuilt there was discussion about changing Old Island Highway from 2 to 4 lanes each way. The then Mayor and Councillors choose not to do that as it would become (according to them) nothing but a freeway to other Western Communities. Now as the Western Communities have grown so quickly the commuters use View Royal's Island Hwy daily which causes traffic back up which gets worse each and every year.
A key consideration for our future is how we prioritize Craigflower/Old Island Highway. Right now, it is designed to cause major westbound congestion during the entire PM peak. This snarls busses in traffic, causes emissions, and limits movement. This is one of only two E-W regional connections. I appreciate the planted medians, but from a climate and quality of life lens, moving busses and reducing congestion should be the priority. I can walk faster than bus as it approaches Admirals from downtown, and further west its just stuck. Cars get stuck in intersection between lights. Lets redesign.
Accidents on Hwy 1 gridlock the entire area sometimes for hours. No travel possible during morning and afternoon rush hours. Rush hours getting worse in duration.
No more $&@# bike lanes!!!!! They are destroying the area.
Add a lane to island highway in View royal
Adding a piece of sidewalk on Helmcken to the corner of View Royal would be helpful. People walk there anyhow.
All highways from Westshore choke on view Royal making traffic brutal. There is no alternative routes available
All ways pedestrians and cyclists crossing during red traffic at watkiss and burnside
Already extremely busy, with the new developments being built, Helmcken Road north of Highway One requires traffic calming measures and improved safety and accessibility for pedestrians and cyclists.
As an immigrant to Canada nine years ago and a Professional Engineer who works in Transportation, it is hard to understand why the rail corridors of E&N and the Galloping Goose are not being utilized for light rail or rail, especially given the traffic challenges the local roads face.
As one of the "drive-through" municipalities between the Westshore and downtown core, View Royal should really push for improved public transit to reduce the "outsiders" impact our on community and infrastructure. Including better public transit and active transit integration with our destinations, like Thetis Lake and the E&N trail!
Better bike access to galloping goose please!
More ev chargers
Light rail!
Better lighting on the trails for night time and winter cycling. It would be nice to have cycling infrastructure on Ocean Boulevard down to the lagoon. Especially since there is going to be a mix used trail connecting the lagoon and Royal Bay Area.
Better speed control is required in school zones, people drive way too fast and do not obey those speed limits and do not always stop for pedestrians on crosswalks
Bill 44 and 47 has suddenly outdated, shifted, and re-prioritized active transportation demands, safety priorities, and costs. It is essential that town is proactive with transportation software to forecast density impact & traffic gridlock that would halt transit and school buses, emergency vehicles, delivery and service vehicles for town AND region. Our roads, businesses and budgets cannot accommodate concrete bike barriers, bi-directional bike lanes or shared bike /pedestrian. Bill 44 demands sidewalk planning / budgets now
Burnett road and e&n trial i live next to and watch cars hit bikes or bikes hit cars daily. I literally go outside to sceaming people fighting or hurt people. Big stop signs the bikers think they dont have to stop! Its 100% bikers as I am sitting in mu front yard watching them !!!! I literally am that house. Already talked to rcmp . They did nothing. Im ready to get my own stop signs and put them up or standing out with a sign and then sending the city a bill for safety. I am a nurse so I would expect nurse wages too ! Also where are the bus. 14 doesn't show up ever!!! I need to work.
Busses are often full with pax from other municipalities when arriving in VR
by it nature, view royal is a throughfair.
by accepting this and expanding capacity on old island hwy and burnside/helmeken other area will see less traffic. dockyard/vsl will always use island hwy. accepting this and making it 4 lanes will improve everything!
Can we please get the people traveling through VR to their destinations?? Ive lived here 33 years and we've always been a thourgh fare, people just want to get where they're going and for some reason we're impeding this with traffic calming, boulevards down the middle of the Old Island Hwy, removing lanes, (at Eagle Creek) and adding excessive bike lanes, (I'm a biker but not everyone can be). This spring I was in NY, London, Paris and Athen and our traffic was worse than any of them!
Changing the traffic lights should be simple and not require a committee. Bike lanes make driving so so difficult and delivery trucks have an impossible task and as someone who lives on island highway for 9 years now.....NO ONE USES THE BIKE LANES!!!! What a waste of money. They use the beautiful paths all the time ...they are super busy and great job. On the highway NO ONE EVER!
Chilco & Nursery Hill Neighbourhoods need sound dampening fencing to cut down on highway traffic noise. Please! It has become insanely loud.
Congestion during morning commute and afternoon rush hour has been increasing over the last 4 years to the point that I’m considering moving away from view royal. Nothing is being done to improve traffic flow along island highway and more densification projects keep getting built compounding the traffic problems.
Construction is constant and unplanned - need more consultation with other municipalities to ensure not all routes are under construction at the same time. Buses are unreliable, often cancelled, unsafe, and often dangerously full… will only take public transit once there is a viable lrt type solution as I can’t count on it to get me to work and home at set times. Roads need to be widened to make the commute better - cars still exist and will always be needed, traffic calming measures are only irritating and cause traffic to stall for 10x longer than necessary which is bad for the environment
Corner of craigflower and admirals needs an improvement. The corner cut should be removed or given access to buses only, a cycle lane, and rain garden. This is ideal
The stretch on admirals road heading south to Esquimalt/Vic west needs a cycling lane. There is a broken link when heading off the gorge bridge.
Despite being a daily commuter, I am I. Strong favour of prioritizing other modes of transport (transit, cycling, pedestrian) over single vehicle cars for Future infrastructure projects
DO NOT DO MORE BIKE LANES! View Royal had the best trails through the municipality. Improve those!
E&N is great! Access to the Goose is great. Some of our roads and intersections need improvement. No ideas on the huge volume of daily westshore traffic. It's gotten ridiculous and many more developments continue to be built over on the westshore (which is great because we need housing) but transportation infrastructure needs to keep pace with development.
Expand out Island Highway, Craigflower, and Admirals! Nobody is giving up on cars. There is a billion dollar marketing culture for vehicles, people are not going to give them up. Make cities work!! Grieve the passing of quiet commutes and build the roads bigger and wider for traffic to fit! Refusing to do so will not stop people from using their cars and will lead to more road rage and incidents.
Figure out how to work with Saanich on the Burnside helmeken guagmire and ENSURE public consultation from a fair representation of the public and how they travel (so it would contain more people who drive than ebike) give opinions along they way and that this process is efficient and not overly bureaucratic-none wants that anymore.
Generally left turns are hazardous throughout the Town
Helmcken is a major artery between 2 highways. It is one lane! The backups are terrible. The Burnside/Helmcken intersection is a nightmare. No left turn lane on Burnside to Helmcken and no right turn access fro Burnside to Helmcken. The new rentals will have 230 units.
Helmcken rd should not be used as a thru road to the West Shore
Helmcken sees a lot of traffic from commuters going from the TransCanada to Interurban/PatBayHighway.
Highway bus lane should be HOV to help encourage carpooling and reduce cars on highway.
Speed bumps along burnside to protect crosswalks.
How can we encourage traffic to use the highway and not our residential streets
I am not in favour of improvements for the traffic merely using our roads as a pass thru - that is what Highway 1 was supposed to be for
I am totally against any thoughts of reducing the speed limit along Old Island Hwy or any of the major arteries. Between the slow drivers, traffic and red lights, we're lucky if we make the 50km limit.
I appreciate the improvements that have been made to the major intersections on Six Mile at Chilco and Atkins.
I appreciate the presence of police at school zones during peak times. I am concerned at the number of people who still turn right on a light onto Watkiss Way despite a no right turn sign. I've been honked at a few times to turn right despite it being prohibited. If there was anything to boost awareness to that limitation it would be great.
I avoid travel down Admirals after 2 pm when Dockyard starts to end their day. I avoid Wilkinson/Helmcken any time after 12:30. I think changing Old Island Highway to single lane each way was a very poor idea, if a car/bus gets stuck between the openings, there is nowhere to go
I believe it essential to build roads that support all demographics of our population. Every single person in our community goes through phases of life where they are unable to drive, whether it be due to age, income, or trauma. Traffic congestion is also becoming an increasing concern, so the more we can encourage people to shift to biking/walking/bussing/carpooling, then the better everyone's commuting experience will be. Changes are difficult but inevitable, but making space for other modes of transportation is needed.
I believe traffic would flow a lot better if those leaving the city were not required to stop anywhere. Get them away from the city as quickly as possible. Instead, we see more and more traffic lights being commissioned.
Lastly, never think that cars will be eliminated. They will remain the dominant mode of transport for decades so get on with some serious road building and get rid of all the bike lanes on major roads.
I continue to observe housing developments do not take into account the transportation needs until it's already a problem.
There is no plan for the growth of bike lanes. I observe adding bike lanes to roads where vehicles rely on transportation and pedestrians require the same roads. VR should have a specific plan for bike lanes. Bikes are causing safety issues as there appears to be no rules to follow. They can jump to sidewalk, roads, walking paths with no penalty.
I couldn't work out your map but basically I travel in and put via Sox mile road un all directions but mostly towards town every day.
I feel like we do not have a resilient transportation network - a single accident on the highway or Craigflower will make my short commute time to work anywhere from 100-1000% longer. Improving safety for alternative forms of transportation is important, but we need to also expedite the flow of traffic, as this will only get worse as the population of Greater Victoria grows.
I have heard talks about making the section of Helmcken between Burnside and Watkiss Way two lanes again, but in my opinion, this will only make more cars park on that section of Helmcken during traffic and won't relieve much congestion. We need an alternative route for the through-traffic to Highway One.
I have lived here 10 years and the widening of Island Highway to Helmcken has been proposed long before that. Wouldn't provincial/federal funds for infrastructure be considered for that? All improvements to Island Highway are becoming urgent as buildings are being proposed and developed along that corridor
I have seen proposals to add protected bike lanes on the Helmcken overpass and along Admirals Road, between Island Highway and Glentana. This is a terrible idea which will increase vehicle congestion
I have to drive to work as it’s too far to bike and there are no public transit options. It would be nice if the congestion that makes my journey home so difficult could be addressed.
I have witnessed pedestrians being struck because drivers turning right cannot see past vehicles turning left when exiting Shoreline Drive. With school dismissal, parents attempting to leave the area, and ongoing gridlock traffic, it is extremely concerning. I am genuinely surprised that something more serious has not already occurred.
I have written 100 emails regarding the lack of a sidewalk along Watkiss way between the shopping centre and hospital. There are schools and dozens of residences and NO sidewalk ?!?!?!? It is appalling.
i live close to the six mile pub. i have witnessed probably the worst waste of tax payers money right here close to home on the multi million dollar project to add a bus lane and a bike lane. the buses don't even us the lane headed west as the bridge bottle necks the buses. why didn't anyone think about that? what a waste of tax payers money. who makes these decisions? i know the plan passed in 2018 but that was 6 years in the making - don't people revise these things? baffling.
I think that we should have free bus passes for youth like other municipalities in the region do. Many of the youth from Victoria come to View Royal and can catch the bus for free whereas our youth need to pay for the bus. It's inequitable and can be a barrier for catching and encouraging kids to catch transit.
I walk every day of the Goose, and while some cyclists slow down around pedestrians, dog walkers, people with strollers, most do not. Only a few use bells or tell you they are approaching. And the increase in fast-moving heavy built electric bikes and scooters is particularly scary. They also don't give much room when passing. I've actually been touched by them as they pass. Enforcement would be appreciated. Cars aren't allowed to turn right on a red light at Watkiss/Burnside W but I see drivers doing that a lot.
i would estimate 90% of the traffic is commuter from neighbouring municipalities during peak travel times. would love an additional highway crossing for pedestrians/bikes and/or better bike lane connection across the Helmcken Overpass. it's a bit janky getting from the Goose onto Helmcken towards Island Highway
I would love to see clear signs on roads showing traffic how to merge such as at the intersection of admirals merging onto the Old Island Hwy. There are signs that show zipper merging that could be beneficial.
Connections between the E&N and the Goose would be great. Better bike lanes on roads. Safer crosswalks at intersections.
I'm honestly not sure why I am bothering to fill out this survey. I participated in the active transportation consultation that the Town conducted back in 2022 and as far as I can tell, it has done absolutely nothing with it.
Island Highway has a meagre painted bicycle lane, which is constantly being encroached upon by oversize personal vehicles.
Island highway is not suitable for alternative methods of travel due to vehicle speed and lack of protected bike lanes
It is nice to see the town working to improve our transportation infrastructure. However, major roads such as Helmcken are in extremely poor condition with cracks and holes throughout. I believe it is important to fix these basic issues first before moving to improve accessibility for bikes or pedestrians.
It needs to be more integrated with neighbouring municipalities. Regional traffic through View Royal on roads other than Hwy 1 is not a crime and needs to be maintained (but with appropriate calming measures to manage speed and safety). View Royal is strategically located in a key bottleneck area of the Saanich Peninsula and owes all regional travellers a duty of maintaining connectivity. Unfortunately NIMBYism is very influential and drives council decisions meaning appeasing the few at the expense of the masses tends to happen far too often.
Jedburgh residents pray for the day when we have proper sight lines to get on and off our street safely. As progress continues a round about would be nice for Jedburgh Road to be able to exit and enter effectively.... plus Eltham after their new builds happens
just too frustrated to share anything constructive
Left turn advance from Helmcken onto TCH #1 not always working
Traffic light on North Side of TCH #1 on Helmcken not working correctly.
Light Rail development is essential!! We have to get fewer cars on the road and a fast train from Langford to Victoria makes the most sense. The track is there! Crossings are already installed. It is so frustrating trying to get from Esquimalt to View Royal in the later afternoons. Also AI tools should be implemented to change the traffic light patterns at peak times especially on days where there are accidents or other issues. Burnside and Island Hiway become the only options. Lights on those 2 roads need to be prioritized at peak hours to allow for faster westward traffic in these instances.
Light rapid rail is essential to make the community function. The traffic is only getting worse every day.
Lighting and separating bikes and pedestrians along the galloping goose would be appreciated.
Lots of traffic seems to be from people passing through which makes getting around local places more difficult.
Love that you have not reduced the speed of vehicle on the main roads!
More residential parking for the condos near thetis. Why is the overflow lot closed? This could be used to supplement
more shade needed over asphalt & concrete. Need plan to buy land & update the parks master plan. Replace mature street trees 3:1 Need more sidewalks as we densify re bills 44,46,47 Use “View Royal Conditions Report” to identify critical sidewalk routes. Leverage BC Bill 16’s expanded works & services authorities for enhanced urban tree canopy, heat mitigation & safe streets.
Do not combine rolling with walking. Do not create conflict & increase risks to all users by building bidirectional and shared pathways, or replace sidewalks with them. See HUB Cycling Recommendations for Multi-Use Paths
More should be done to permit and incentivise car share services (e.g. Modo, Evo) so families can reduce the number of vehicles they need to store. Public storage of private property is a terrible use of land.
More protected bike infrastructure and dedicated transit priority lanes are desperately needed.
More traffic enforcement during rush hour. We could fund golden sidewalks across the municipality if enforcement monitored a few intersections during rush hour.
Multiple times View Royal has got in spats with other communites, and wasted our public tax dollars doing so. Improve flow instead of cutting off ones nose to spite one's face. We're all in Greater Victoria. Work TOGETHER with other communites.
My child takes transit from Esquimalt to Shoreline Middle School most days. Most days this works well, but on some days the #25 can be late or not show up. The #46 is more reliable, but does not run frequently. Increasing frequency and reliability would be great.
My daughter will be commuting to spectrum high school next year. I don't understand why there isn't a bus that goes from Esquimalt, down Admirals Rd, to the Uvic. There are many students in the area that would benefit from this bus.
Need more bus priority measures, both exclusive lanes and signal priority.
Need to get to UVic area by bus directly across McKenzie without going out of the way to downtown.
Need to work with esquimalt. Get the rail line back in service to langford. I bike everyday. We have too many bike lanes! It affects the car traffic with negatively affects bikers as well. You try and make too many bike lanes, too many lights, and now all traffic is worsened. you Are trying to please everyone, which does not work. While you have more bike lanes to promote biking and less pollution, now cars are more congested and create much more pollution. It has an opposite affect.
No more bike lanes on roads. They are a hazard to everyone. Seniors are not biking in winter. All reasonable cities have rail. Get working in it while there is still space.
Not sure why so many cars pass through island highway if they have to go downtown and can just take the main highway causing enormous jams for local public making it impossible to leave and get anywhere during 7-9am and 3-6pm without waiting like 20 mins to move 1 km.
Old Island Highway is so congested during rush hours. Haha, what's new? Nothing is being down to alleviate the congestion. Light rapid transit is a MUST.
Old island highway near city Hall , salvation army too narrow , gridlock at rush hour
One of the reasons people love View Royal is its natural beauty and gorgeous alternate transport routes, such as the Galloping Goose Trail. Please don't prioritize adding more parking lots/traffic lanes, which would just make View Royal look like a sprawling suburbia, and instead prioritize the diverse and outdoorsy lifestyle of its citizens.
Painted lines are not adequate infrastructure for bike lanes. Intersections should not combine sidewalks into multiuse paths for pedestrians and cyclists like was done at Atkins Rd/6 Mile roundabout.
Pedestrians are at risk, drivers go too fast, lack of police presence. Drivers turning left at intersections don’t even look for pedestrians. There is little consideration for seniors with mobility issues.
People are avoiding the congested main roads by riding their e-bikes at inappropriately high speeds on the trails. It's dangerous, especially for children using the trails on foot or bicycle. We need a solution to the congestion on the main roads. Light rail would be great. A start would be education for drivers on how to courteously keep traffic flowing at busy times.
People don’t follow the speed limit along atkins and the galloping goose is bumpy in spots which increases maintence I have to perform on my escooter
People use the old island highway as an alternate route to get to Langford/colwood as traffic is so bad on the highway. Causing terrible congestion along that route. I have witnessed emergency vehicles unable to get through due to the layout of the road
Please before parking in side roads. Multiple cars parked in no parking or out into the road is extremely dangerous with no sidewalks
Please bring the railway line back
Please fix Helmcken Burnside area. It’s a real problem.
Police could help to keep traffic flowing! City could monitor impact of construction of traffic blockages and BETTER coordinate work!
Pretty sure you are aware of the transportation issues of view royal, but hey let's waste more money on a survey when all you need to do is look out your window, drive or walk around
Public transit should be the ultimate priority.
Redesigned intersection or perhaps revised traffic lights. Some public education would be helpful
Safe, protected bike lanes please. View Royal has a few businesses I'd love to visit more often but cannot reach safely bike bike so we visit similar stores in Victoria or Saanich.
Single lane traffic headed west on Helmcken headed toward #1 Highway until past watkiss rd is causing long back ups, congestion 0n Helmcken Rd.
Some bus drivers in Greater Victoria start pulling out before or shortly after turning on their signal light. Recycle and garbage trucks cause significant travel delays requiring the need for them to be aware of where they are stopping. This is especially serious at intersections. Other drivers take risky actions in response. Leaving very early so you can be patient under all circumstances is unrealistic. All the road delays from road construction everywhere indicates that better planning needs to be a priority. Reducing speed limits adds to pollution and congestion.
Sometimes I wonder about the common sense of those designing changes in traffic flow - "calming measures" usually end up having the reverse effect.
Terrible commuting road, traffic is overwhelming. We don't want or need more cyclist trails, we need solutions for car owners to transport or children and ourselves to work on time.
Thanks for addressing the public for their concerns.
The “beautification” process that has added bike lanes and flower beds in the centre of the roads has slowed traffic and increased idling cars. I choose to leave view royal to do my shopping and other errands to avoid traffic congestion. A bus broke down in view royal near the 4 mile pub on Halloween and due to the “beautification” it was single lane traffic. It took over an hour to drive a 10 minute drive.
The bike connections from the E&N trail to Shoreline school could be improved.
Shoreline school should have better and safer pedestrian routes for the students. Improving the safety at Shoreline Road and Craiglow for bikes and pedestrians should be a priority.
The bus at the new development was supposed to get a pull out. That didn’t happen. Traffic will get worse now because of it - people have to now wait longer to get off burnside because the bus is on Helmcken
The construction of the apartment complex on Burnside and the development plans Helmcken Road will put considerable pressure on the movement of traffic. The bottleneck and delays in travelling Helmcken are already significant. How will the town of View Royal deal with this going forward?
The development near the Fire Hall is a positive move, but it will make traffic unbearable.
The e-bikes and other e- transportation methods are a danger due to their speed. They should be on the road and insured and licenced. Cyclists in groups should be more accommodating to walkers as they quite often stay in a pack and do not ride single file
The increase in population density, without increasing road infrastructure or serious mass transit, ie "light rail", the traffic will continue to increase and further Infuriate commuters. It's already a huge problem for emergency vehicles, and I can see it getting worse.
The lack of planning and foresight at Helmcken/Burnside is worrisome. The log-jam of cars there is extreme - literally cars will not move at all for minutes at a time. It is literally a traffic crisis and it is entirely due to poor planning between the various municipalities, a lack of roundabouts, and a lack of coordinated traffic lights.
The light in burnside/Helmcken intersection has no turning left lane or turning left light, 4 cars. A get through during rush hour and traffic on burnside backs up halfway to Spectrum school. As one car waiting to turn left with ncoming heavy traffic is holding up a stream of cars behind them causing major backup
The lights coming off 6 mile road onto old island highway in the morning do not accommodate enough traffic coming off 6 mile road
The meridians pose challenges and reduce ability for emergency vehicles to get through traffic. Island Highway/Craigflower has too many bottlenecks and will only get worse as the community grows.
The observations are primarily that there are far too many levels of government for any serious change to be made on the transportation file. The best VR could do would be to advocate vigorously for light rail.
The part of Helmcken road south bound between Burnside and through the Watkiss way intersection should be two lanes.
The pedestrian crosswalk at Old Island Hwy & Craigflower Rd. This slows & backs up traffic entering the highway. The ped crosswalk is activated by pushing the button, which lengthens the stop time that the light for cars preparing to merge onto the hwy allowing time for an older pedestrian to cross 6 lanes of the roadway. I don't have a problem with this however if there is no pedestrian the bike riders will always push the pedestrian crossing button. They probably think this will change the light sequence faster.
The plan has to be co-ordinated with other municipalities. I like to describe View Royal as "the place you have to drive through to get somewhere."
The plan to put flower boxes in the middle of island highway by 4 mile pub was poorly devised and executed. If there is an issue during rush hour, traffic cannot move aside for emergency vehicles.
The regional trails are great. Would like to see more consistency with adjacent esquimalt and Saanich with protected bike facilities rather than the painted bike lanes which are not comfortable for many view royal residents and don’t offer the same saftey. Hope you can be bold on admirals to prioritize pedestrians, cyclists, and transit.
There are areas, especially near my neighborhood that don't have proper sidewalks or that feel safe to walk along the road, especially at night. I always fear of being struck by a speeder. The intersection near my neighborhood is the only way in or out for anyone who lives in this area which feels scary if there was a disaster or emergency.
The questions about public transportation are nuanced because the current bus system, even with improvements is not a safe choice for me. There has been incidents of violence towards women and several of the bus stops can be a 15 to 20 minute walk.
There is poor planning in relation to developments. The Boardwalk development beside the firehall needs a roundabout like was done at Atkins, not another light which will congest the traffic more. Bus lanes should be abolished. Tax payors paid into those roads and all should be able to use them. Not a few buses only. It should be an HOV lane at a minimum like is done in other cities. Bike lanes should be kept to the created trails (E&N and Galloping Goose).
There is too much development with not enough infrastructure improvements
There needs to be a far greater emphasis put on moving the flow of traffic and to reduce emissions through a reduction in idling, and improve the flow of goods for our economy
There needs to be a regular bus connection from Admiral's Walk to the Juan de Fuca exchange, all day at 15 minute intervals.
Three lanes merging from McKenzie onto the highway is very dangerous and causes issues.
Throughout View Royal and the Greater Victoria area, the E&N and Galloping Goose need to have wheeled traffic separated from pedestrians. As the push towards alternative travel from vehicles increases, safer options for e-assist scooters and bicycles need to be developed. However without separation from pedestrians, the risk of severe injury moves from the cyclist to the pedestrian.
Too much reliance on traffic circles
Town Council ignored traffic concerns we expressed during the approval process for the development next door to our strata. Now we are experiencing what we said would happen and it will get worse as the new development is fully rented out. There is a problem with the development process not recognizing traffic issues for existing residents that needs to be incorporated into the development approval process.
Traffic calming by four Mile ten years ago was an abject failure in planning and accounting for road use. Current plans to further develop and build along old island are going to make this even worse with no plans to improve commutes.
Traffic cuts through bus lanes at Helmcken and highway 1
traveling to and from shopping and cancer clinic with clients.traffic horrible on the way back to view royal
TVR is only accessible through Craigflower/Gorge and Island Highway, Highway 1 and Helmcken/Admirals/Island Highway. Effectively if Highway is blocked, traffic to/from and throughout TVR grinds to a halt for many hours.
Two lanes on burnside at watkiss needed to turn left onto watkiss towards VGH . The traffic backs up on burnside for a km during rush hours because of this single lane
Unfortunately the TCH runs right through our community. But if we added AAA bike infrastructure we could get around our community safely and access stores, schools, etc. even during rush hour.
Vehicles need to get into Eagle Creek from Helmcken. Instead, they pull into our complex at 15 Helmcken Rd and then head back to the mall. We went through this with David Screech, prior mayor. No action or interest was taken!!
Very few bus routes and frequently late or full
View Royal approved 3 large condo developments without the infrastructure.
Shoreline Middle School's intersection is an accident waiting to happen.
View Royal cannot make transportation decisions as if it were a community on its own. The changes made to Old Island Hwy a few years ago where lanes were eliminated and ditch/landscaping was put down the middle was a mistake and just contributes to congestion along that route.
View Royal has great connections (Goose and E&N) for getting out of View Royal but when you try get somewhere in View Royal the connections aren’t great.
View Royal is a very central community and a cut through for a lot of traffic. It has become very difficult to get home from work most days of the week. I work in Oak Bay and drive my kids to school at Spectrum and Colquitz daily. My kids have found transit very congested as well and buses often drive by as they are too full. More resources for school buses would help this it's very limited in view royal as families are often told they live "too close" to the school Colquitz is far from Conard street for a 10 yr old to walk to and from daily.
View royal is becoming a massive bottle neck for the expanding regional cycling network. It lacks safe connections to the regional network. For example, a connection from Gorge to The E and N on Admirals is huge hole in the current network. In addition, the "faux rock" or "tile" side walks are a potential hazard for people with mobility issues. Finally, improving transit priority by adding dedicated bus priority lanes and signals will be key to reducing traffic and commute times for people.
View Royal should have the ebike/ scooter program like victoria and langford to encourage alternate travel modes especially for employers like VGH , to access jdf rec, Town Hall, kids to school instead of having to find parking. Honestly- bc transit should include these as part of service extension for public transit and include use free under a monthly transit pass.
View Royal should look into transit priority measures along Craigflower and Helmcken as they are served by the FTN Bus #14. This route is one of the busiest in the city and is frequently very delayed due to growing congestion.
Too there is presently a lacking connection from the E&N Trail around Admirals Walk into the protected bike lanes on the Gorge in Saanich. This is a critical but small gap in the cycling network that should be fixed—having both safe cycling connections on Admirals Rd and also up the old island hwy to the E&N trail overpass.
Volume of traffic using the 1a to commute through to their communities. We are approving lots of development of new housing (density) which will only make this worse
Watkiss Way
Burnside West
We need improve the bus should go all the way here.
We do NOT need any further bike lanes. Traffic does not necessarily feel congested unless an unexpected accident on the highways .
We need a lot more shade trees on over our asphalt and concrete. Will save the roads but buckling in the heat. As we densify buildings, we need to densify our tree canopies and parks making sure any trees removed are replaced 3:1.
We need to focus more on sidewalks and safety for pedestrians and not just cyclists.
Work with landowners to create a trail from RISE to Little Rd Park.
A trail/sidewalk is desperately needed along the Island Highway to the JDF Rec Centre.
No bi-directional and shared pathways; rolling people go way too fast and one does not feel safe.
We need a sidewalk between Eagle Creek down to stoneridge. The goose is not safe as a single walker from Helmcken to Eagle View at any time of day.
We need more buses in the morning, or else double decker buses again on the 14 route because of all the students going to Shoreline middle school and Esquimalt High school
We need more lanes and traffic control in such a highly occupied area of Helmcken and Burnside area.
We should be looking at LRT along the E&N line.
When I have tried to take public transit during snowy days - it never came! Frequency of direct public transit without a very circuitous route limited. Not suitable for many on a timeline.
When walking on Island Highway from 6 Mile Road area to Colwood Corners, sidewalks are missing in some sections meaning you have to walk on the shoulder of the road or switch from one side of the road to the other so that you can consistently walk on a sidewalk. I would feel much safer walking on a sidewalk versus on the shoulder of the road. This is a well lit road so the addition of sidewalks where none currently exists would enhance safety when walking on Island Highway.
While there seem to be a lot of improvements, they don’t feel coordinated. A stronger plan linking current state to future would be helpful to both the public and the municipality.
There is also a great need to ensure public safety in accident prone areas (eg at thetis lake exit above chilco neighbourhood). The constant accidents impact the residents across this and neighbouring View Royal communities.
With the many building projects the traffic along island highway from admirals to mile 6 will be greatly impacted and travel time will be greatly increased

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Please let us know if you have any questions about the development of the Transportation Master Plan update. We are sharing Questions and Answers as part of this engagement process on the project website.

1. How will traffic be controlled with the three new condos on Old Island Hwy?
1. Please consider Miovision for traffic signal data analysis.
1. People need to learn how to zipper merge at Admirals/Old Island Hwy. Is there an automated dummy system?
Are you planning for the future with increased density in mind? We need to have egress for emergencies. Emergency vehicles need to be able to get to a site in a timely manner. is that being factored in? Will we need satellite stations to accommodate this? What is the cost of that?
Are there plans to extend the dedicated bus lane to the JDF bus exchange?
Will you create a new route for the #40 Admirals that serves Canadian Tire, FN and Glentanna?
Will you increase Westshore -Dockyard bus to run more frequently to better accommodate their workers?
Will we need to widen the Island Highway?
As a pedestrian who lives on Craigflower i wish there was a way to reach esquimalt road efficiently
Bus stop should have covered
Do not sacrifice traffic lanes for bicycle lanes. It is not getring people out of cars and just making traffic worse. The 10 minute cities only exist in planners heads, but are not realistic with the housing crisis. We need better flow of cars throughout the city, View Royal is an important alternative to the highways to connect the central areas and western communities.
Does View Royal support the reintroduction of rail/light rail for public tranportation use through the Municipality?
Does View Royal take into account the principle of induced demand in its transportation planning? (the phenomenon whereby an increase in supply results in a decline in price and an increase in consumption). In transportation planning, this has been commonly observed by the construction of more traffic lanes and more parking lots just leading to more cars on the road, and defeating the purpose and tax dollars of these ventures.
How can View Royal make such a plan in isolation? Surely it must be a joint effort with all other municipalities and the province?
How is View Royal's transportation plan integrated with Colwood and Langford, as their new housing, density issues have aggravated View Royal roads.
How much influence do we really have on decisions? And how much do we spend on ‘consultations’ if decisions will be made that contravene public sentiment?
I am a resident of View Royal but I do believe half the problem is actually other people passing through our community. I think View Royal should be dissolved and divided geographically to merge with the municipality that makes the most sense. Or even better How about Greater Victoria is just that... One municipality so the chaos and poor communication doesn't negatively impact residents and all areas are given equal resources and attention to things like roads...
I am frustrated with the addition of bike lanes. We already have severe traffic congestion, and I’m lucky if I see two cyclists using them. The bike lanes take up parking spaces, remove driving lanes, and we simply don’t have the room for more. If there were hundreds of cyclists, I wouldn’t have an issue — but when there are only one or two riders and hundreds of cars stuck in gridlock, it’s hard to justify. I don’t want my tax dollars funding more bike lanes when traffic congestion is the much bigger concern.
I dont think you survey makes sense. everyone could awnser that they all make a difference. Let people choose what is more important, list which is important. Survey is kind of useles. we all know its bad.
I think the very vocal previous Mayor needs to be reminded he allowed the single southbound lane on Helmcken when he whines to council about the traffic issues. But a question - why have a center lane to turn left into the run down houses on Helmcken? That could be the much needed second lane rather than serving a few houses that are beat up. They can go onto Watkiss and turn around. It’s ridiculous when half of them are vacant and we’re helping them vs all other residents in the area.
I would love to see more shopping in the neighbourhood that is walkable. I was very excited to see that a grocer was to go into the new building at helmcken and Old Island Hwy, but now I see it is being rezoned. Is there a continued plan to make this a more walkable community?
Is there a solution for all the desperate drivers who try to avoid Highway 1 congestion towards Langford after 3pm by taking Craigflower/Old Highway?
Land use /zoning like 6 storey FSR 2.5-3.5 along Island Highway... no ability to regulate on-site parking for Bill 44... What AI predictive models will give credibility and confidence to the Master Plan? Will the TMP be able to CAUTION residents, staff, Council BEFORE approving an OCP with no public hearings, and no recourse from disaster? Will TMP partner with regional transportation service for 3 lane regional trails? Will it give a strong business to maintain the E&N as a transportation corridor, and NOT just rail? Listen to pedestrians, transit users etc equally with cyclists? Let’s hope this includes everyone not just special interest groups like in Victoria.
Light rail will get a lot of commuters off the road, including myself, travel time will be longer but much more reliable than driving, better for the environment and wallet.
Light rail. Wild idea a bridge crossing Howell rd to wilfert connecting to ocean boulevard, big cost but increase alleviation with CFB employees to get to western communities and alternative route during highway closures
Please don’t add bike lanes! The Goose is enough.
Please put in light rail because not everyone can bike to work. Stop building houses without improving infrastructure first.
Please start taking action rather than implementing years of consultative input which puts todays needs being implemented years down the road and if any improvements do start to occur they have allready been under implemented as the pressure on them continues to grow and outdating the earlier requirements.
PLEASE!!! No bike lanes with concrete barriers
The Active Transportation Network Plan that the Town completed in 2023 identified 13 priority infrastructure projects to be completed within 1-3 years. How many of these projects have been completed or are on track to being completed within this timeframe?
There is a letter from Karin McTaggart to Harley the chief engineer from around 2016 and again in 2019 on file with Saanich or view Royal. Read it, that’s me. This problem was predicted 9 years ago. Hope to help out if need be with a sensical opinion. Quick would be take out the Henley meridian with the trees and add more lanes back going at least towards the highway.
There's too much on street parking. Too many parked cars on streets is unsightly and dangerous. This better not be an excuse for more bike lanes!!!
To what degree does the planning department consider the ramifications of increased traffic on those of us, many long term, residents. ie noise. It’s more than just about getting from point A to point B for a vehicle. The traffic is destroying my quality of life, enjoyment of my property, and value of my property. The traffic increase came after my family purchased. Moving to get away from it isn’t affordable or reasonable.
Transparent sharing and active public engagement with a focus on long term sustainability
Underbuilding roads or reducing speedlimits makes the issue worse. I would take the bus if it were faster but its not. VR will never stop through traffic is it has to happen so move ppl through smooth and fast. Remove obstructions of modes that compete from overlapped use area. Build wider sidewalks to allow for pedestrian and ppl with mobility scooter/ walkers. Better road markings for lanes on all sts that can be seen well at night in he rain- glow in the dark paint & cat eye lights for helm & island hwy
View Royal is the main municipality in which people commute through to go to work, making it challenging for people who live here to go about their daily lives. Can there please be another, safer option for commuting? I have lived in other cities with sky train, or rail systems and they are much safer & more efficient than the current BC transit option. Is a commuter train something that View Royal is actively working on creating with other municipalities?
I'd rather be stuck in my vehicle during a commute than a bus where I don't feel safe or physically able to get home from stops.
View royal should not be just for retirees who have no where to go during rush hours. People with regular jobs have places to go to and pick children up, which does not unfortunately take any precedence for traffic planning.
Why not let more
View Royal traffic has increased substantially. It’s time to make traffic more better. Burnside Rd., for example, is so backed up.
View royal, like other ares of Victoria is anti car. I choose to frequent areas that have adequate parking and car friendly roads.
We need more thorough express bus through View Royal from Colwood to downtown. It seems ridiculous that the bus lane stops at 6 mile Road. Should run at least up to Colwood corners. Further, some politicians need to take the bull by the horns and get commuter traffic rolling on the E&N track.
We need to limit our high density living. Congestion is adding loss of enjoyment to living in view Royal.
What are the future plans for Helmcken Rd, Burnside to Watkiss Rd
What is the priority for the master plan? I am a huge proponent of transit and active transportation, however the issue with cars on Burnside/Helmcken will NOT be solved by transit as these people are vehicle commuters.
What road improvements are being made in View Royal? I have only seen the opposite in the last 10 yrs.
What we can expect for management of parking and additional traffic from construction. Especially spots less then 100 feet from the town hall. Is it going to be made safe?
When will admirals be redone between island highway and hallowell? What is the design?
When will island highway be redone? What is the design?
Where is the talk on LRT? Where is the talk of dedicated bus lanes? Where is the talk on a bike share program?
Why are bike lanes created adjacent to regional trails that already support this. Why are development applications not having roundabouts.
Why is it single lane
Why is there no exit on to Highway #1 heading south at end of Island Highway - there appears to be an opportunity for an exit ramp either by Adams Storage or allowing a right hand turn. Allowing a right hand turn with an arrow could address safety issues for cyclist, walkers and runners crossing the intersection.
Why was a hUGe condo complex approved for 300 more families without updating the infrastructure first?
Will the CRD apply for Federal Funding for LRT from Victoria to Langford. Start with 2 small trains. One leaving each end every 30 minutes and passing alongside Pirtage Park. The Liberal Government is funding infrastructure so let’s apply for this funding!
Will the galloping goose be replaced soon?
Will there be a specific plan for implementing Bike transportation other than an extension of a sidewalk or road?
Will there be any workshops, or questionnaires with additional opportunities for comments and feedback on this subject? The VR pre covid satisfaction survey made it clear traffic congestion is a major dissatisfier.
How will staff ensure police, fire and ambulances will get around with the imposed density from Bills 44 and 47?
How will busses, delivery & service vehicles find effective efficient routes. Time is money and this will impact on our economy if we cannot move goods around efficiently.
Will this survey really change anything? Nothing is going to happen until all western communities start to talk to each other about issues like this and stop functioning as independent "cities". Most folks in Greater Victoria are now starting to realize municipalities need to work together as one not independently as currently exists.
Will View Royal contact MOTI to make sure safety improvements are made to Six Mile from Island Hwy to Atkins. There is no street lighting nor bike lanes to the Galloping Goose access. I know MOTI is responsible for that stretch of road but the town should be more proactive in getting them to make those safety improvements. It should have been required when the roundabout was installed.
Yes we need NO TRAINS PUT BUS in .. lots of them. Dont spend millions on light rail when the the island highway is perfectly fine . They can improve that not put more through view royal. Why would we not put a big bus system in before rial that wont support our community only make it loud and bring more people through. We wont to decrease number of people. Not increase. Sorry we have to many people already atm.

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