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Greenway:
Renfrew Ravine
 The
Renfrew Ravine Neighbourhood Greenway is located along the top of the
bank of the east side of the Renfrew Ravine between Renfrew Street (at
the Boyd Diversion) and 29th Avenue. It connects the Renfrew Community
Centre and Park to the 29th Avenue SkyTrain Station along a narrow corridor
that weaves between the natural and cultural landscapes. It provides views
into the ravine to Still Creek, one of the few remaining creeks in Vancouver.
The design features the development of park-like areas with seating, lookouts,
native species planted by volunteers, interpretive signage by local students,
and lighting on the land bridge across the ravine at 27th Avenue.
This greenway was initiated by a community steering committee and was
completed in 1997. The community hoped that upgrading the trail along
the ravine would make it safer and more attractive, but also reduce dumping
of rubbish and garden debris into the ravine thereby raising public sensitivity
to the ravine's ecosystem. Awareness of the importance of the creek was
further raised through a public art
project created by an artist working with local school children. The
public art consists of natural figures mounted on poles and plaques with
poetry by the children mounted on posts along the trail.
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