{"id":28978,"date":"2019-09-03T13:22:12","date_gmt":"2019-09-03T20:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/?post_type=impact&#038;p=28978"},"modified":"2023-03-09T12:19:37","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T20:19:37","slug":"lake-country-hwy-97-improvements-results","status":"publish","type":"engagement","link":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement\/lake-country-hwy-97-improvements-results\/","title":{"rendered":"Highway 97 &#8211; Lake Country Improvements"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Highway 97 &#8211; Lake Country Improvements<\/h1>\n\n<h2><strong>Engagement Summary<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure invited the public to a workshop to provide input on potential long-term safety improvements for Highway 97 through Lake Country.<\/p>\n<p>The study area extended from Duck Lake to Lodge Road in Lake Country, and focused on the Glenmore\/Beaver Lake Road intersection.<\/p>\n<p>The workshop used a World Caf\u00e9 format, where people gathered at tables to discuss a variety of related topics provided by the host, before sharing their ideas with the wider group.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Engagement Timeframe<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>June 18 to July 5, 2019<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Input Received<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Close to 100 people attended the ministry\u2019s World Caf\u00e9 on June 19.<\/li>\n<li>Participants provided input on three topics: traffic, mobility and safety; walking, cycling and transit; and local land use and constraints. They provided over 400 comments regarding what is working well and what could be improved, along with ideas to be explored.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Input leads to action:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The public input received will help direct the newly launched Highway 97 Lake Country Transportation Planning Study, a two-year comprehensive transportation plan that will identify and assess options to improve safety and transportation on Highway 97. Read the <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2019\/09\/2019-12-03-Public-Workshop-1-Engagement-Summary-Project-Website.pdf\">Engagement Summary Report<\/a> for a complete summary of public feedback received throughout the engagement process.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","engagement_category":[307],"engagement_region":[192],"engagement_status":[207],"engagement_pin_group":[],"class_list":["post-28978","engagement","type-engagement","status-publish","hentry","engagement_category-transportation","engagement_region-province-wide","engagement_status-closed-with-results"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"pinned_engagement_toggle":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/engagement\/28978","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/engagement"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/engagement"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/engagement\/28978\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61292,"href":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/engagement\/28978\/revisions\/61292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28978"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"engagement_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/engagement_category?post=28978"},{"taxonomy":"engagement_region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/engagement_region?post=28978"},{"taxonomy":"engagement_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/engagement_status?post=28978"},{"taxonomy":"engagement_pin_group","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/engagement_pin_group?post=28978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}