Pedestrian access to an Oak Bay 'kids' paradise' under scrutiny

Published on June 12, 2025, 12:51 pm

Published by Oak Bay News

Sunrise to sunset, Windsor Park in Oak Bay will see all generations tromp its grass, soar on swings, or whack at a ball. It routinely hosts dog walkers and daycare and community classes. At what is often used as a main entrance, the sidewalk dips down to meet the concrete path leading to the pavilion building. It’s the only apparent pedestrian concession, at the entrance resident Heather Cochran uses when taking her two small children there aboard a stroller. On the other side of the street there is no dip, no curb cut to allow rolling up of a stroller or mobility aid. There, her older son Elliott has to disembark the stroller so she can get it, with toddler Lewis still on board, up on the sidewalk. “There’s not an easy way to get into the park especially if you have a stroller or kids on scooters,” she said. With no sidewalk on the park side, crossing there is the safest access for them to head home, or to that new ice cream shop down the street. Read more at OakBayNews.com





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