The downtown Victoria intersection where a 27-year-old pedestrian was killed is unsafe for buses, according to B.C. TransitB次元官网网址檚 CEO.

The fatality occurred Monday, when a tour bus was turning left from Humboldt onto Douglas Street around 10 a.m.

Yuka Imaizumi was crossing the street legally at the time and was hit by the bus, according to witnesses.

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While commercial trucks are subject to multiple street-use restrictions, tour buses are able to roam freely under city bylaws. The only exception in downtown Victoria is Swift Street near Chinatown.

City council downtown liaison Coun. Lisa Helps said the overarching focus should be on creating pedestrian-friendly spaces rather than restricting tour buses.

B次元官网网址淭he proactive approach is that pedestrians are more vulnerable than vehicles,B次元官网网址� she said, adding she would like to see tour bus restrictions on two-lane roadways like Government Street.

A greater number of North American cities are introducing pedestrian scrambles, Helps said, where drivers are stopped in all four directions to allow pedestrians to cross to any corner of an intersection.

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Helps said she would like to see the downtown core speed limit restricted to 30 km/h as well.

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On Aug. 1, a tour bus allegedly clipped a horse on Fisgard Street, sending a carriage passenger on an unbridled ride through downtown.