Crescent Beach Parking and Walking Improvements

At the April 22, 2024 Council meeting, Council approved the following parking and walking improvements: 

  1. Review, amend and update existing on-street parking signage to ensure a consistent approach (whether angle or parallel parking is required), adequate sightlines and parking hours, which will include two-hour parking on portions of Sullivan Street and Beecher Street that are in proximity to commercial areas.

    STATUS: COMPLETE
     

  2. Increase way-finding signage to the Blackie Spit parking lots (including gravel overflow) at the entrance to Crescent Beach, as well as within Blackie Spit.

    STATUS: COMPLETE
     

  3. Minor modifications to the existing gravel overflow parking spaces in Blackie Spit to improve turning movements.

    STATUS: COMPLETE
     
  4. Adding on-street parking fronting the vacant City Lot/Park at 12254 Beecher Street (McKenzie Road).

    STATUS: UNDERWAY
     
  5. Completing sidewalk connections for missing “gaps” along Sullivan Street, particularly west of Kidd Road bus stop and Alexandra tot-park area, to improve accessibility access to the beach area.

    STATUS: UNDERWAY
     
  6. New accessible walkways on Wickson Road, Target Street and Alexandra Street.

    STATUS: Walkway on Wickson Road complete, others underway.
     
  7. For the summer of 2024, pilot temporary "No Parking” on one side of McBride Avenue (south side) between Target Street to Wickson Road; angled parking along McBride Avenue between ~Target Street and Wickson Road and parallel parking along McBride Avenue between Sullivan Street and Target Street will be permitted. (Updated based on resident feedback in early June) 

    STATUS: UNDER REVIEW

In a Corporate Report to Council on February 10, 2025, staff recommended Council direct staff to remove the 2024 pilot parking and walking enhancements piloted along McBride Avenue based on local community feedback. Council referred the report back to staff to review concerns for safety, sidewalks and parking in area. 
 

Ongoing actions

  • Obstruction Removal: Engineering staff to continue removal of unauthorized obstructions and signs within the public road allowance to improve access to utilities and support the public’s use of the road corridor for parking and walking.  Bylaw staff will continue to educate area residents of the applicable bylaws and regulations, and issue infraction notices as necessary.
      
  • On-street and Park Parking Supply Demand: Parks and Engineering staff to continue monitoring parking demand during peak periods in Crescent Beach, and the success of these works, to determine if any future work is necessary. 

 

Map of Parking & Walking Enhancements Plan

map showing some of the parking initiatives

 

Resources

Contact

If you have questions, email engineering@surrey.ca