Drover & Verner Laneway Walkabout

Next Step: Laneway Walkabout – Tuesday, June 10, 7:00 PM

We’d love for you to join us on a walk through the laneway. This is a chance to show us exactly where the problems are—broken pavement, dark corners, dumping zones—and help us figure out where improvements like murals, planters, lighting, and a road mirror might work.

Meeting Point: Corner of Drovers & Parliament

Thank you to everyone who attended our first community meeting about the Verner/Drovers Laneway revitalization. We appreciate your honest feedback and thoughtful questions. This laneway is an important pedestrian route, but it also faces serious challenges.

Here’s a quick summary of what we heard:

What’s working:

• It’s a valuable walking route for kids, neighbours, and day-to-day life.

What’s not working:

• The laneway is used for loitering, illegal dumping, and drug use
• Graffiti and broken fences are common
• Potholes and poor pavement are a safety concern

What the community wants:

• A cleaner, more welcoming laneway
• Pavement improvements (patching/grinding, where possible)
• Thoughtful greening (but not large plants that attract dumping)
• Murals and public art, although there is some concern that this attracts graffiti
• Better lighting and a road mirror for visibility

What the community does not want:

• Benches or seating
• Any design elements that encourage lingering or create hidden spaces