It might not pass through Colwood but itB次元官网网址檚 still the Colwood Crawl to Saanich B次元官网网址 readers, but with a few caveats.
Speaking to the Chamber of Commerce at a Tuesday luncheon (), Premier John Horgan referenced the B次元官网网址淪aanich Stall,B次元官网网址� a variation of the Saanich Snarl term that former Colwood mayor Carol Hamilton said last year.
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Truthfully, the Colwood Crawl that jams up the Trans Canada Highway at McKenzie-Admirals isnB次元官网网址檛 actually ColwoodB次元官网网址檚 problem, nor does it travel through Colwood. Rather, the name has drifted over from its original namesake, the rush hour jam along Craigflower and the Old Island Highway. The Old Island Highway was never designed for the estimated 85,000 vehicles that travel daily on the TCH between Victoria and the West Shore.
However, there are several euphemisms B次元官网网址� some are more creative than others B次元官网网址� and an appetite for clarity.
B次元官网网址淚 think youB次元官网网址檙e conflating two different gridlocks,B次元官网网址� said local resident Scotty Stone. B次元官网网址淭he Saanich Snarl is on Highway 1 Trans Canada.B次元官网网址�
From the locals thereB次元官网网址檚 the View Royal Vortex, a crafty piece of alliteration, the Costco Creep, the Langford Lag and StewB次元官网网址檚 Snafu, the latter a shot at LangfordB次元官网网址檚 hasty development, one presumes. ThereB次元官网网址檚 also the Tillicum Tangle, which prompts a whole new discussion, exactly where does the Saanich Stall begin, and is it separate from the Colwood Crawl?
Before we move on, thereB次元官网网址檚 also the Westshore WTF (points for bluntness) or Insanity Island, a hopeless situation drivers unwittingly cast themselves into (points for creativity).
But back to Saanich. Could the Snarl be reserved for the five-corners intersection of Wilkinson and Interurban?
Call it what you want but with climate change looming, at least the region has leaders pressing for solutions to get out this mess. The revitalization of the E & N corridor, either as a commuter train or some kind of light rail, is among the most promising options to alleviate daily commuter congestion on the TCH.
Is there a Utopian version of Greater Victoria where transit has a carbon footprint close to zero and wait times are minimal?
- Travis Paterson is a multimedia journalist with the
