The new skateboard and bike park planned for Topaz Park moved a step closer to reality Tuesday after the City of Victoria selected a world-renowned company to design and build the $3-million . . .
Councillors said they were flooded with calls and emails from people lining up on both sides of the issue. The initial proposal from Thomas Soulliere, director of parks, recreation and facilities, recommended permanently closing the loop to cars and creating a parking lot next to it with 17 spaces, including four accessible stalls and a larger drop-off and pick-up zone. That would have resulted in a loss of about 73 parking spaces in the 4.2 hectare park. One of the new options in a report going to council on Thursday is a variation on Soulliere’s original proposal but with additional parking for people with disabilities.