Winnipeg committee recommends nixing green back lane project [Video]

A city committee has recommended against moving forward with a back lane project intended to reduce stormwater runoff in sewers, saying there isn’t enough data to back its effectiveness.

According to the report from the city’s standing policy committee on water, waste and environment, the public service recommended against considering an additional green back lane pilot project.

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The project started in 2015 with a back lane in Crescentwood along Dorchester Avenue. The gravel back lane was rebuilt with green material to help reduce the amount of stormwater entering the city’s sewer system.

However, the project ran into problems including a lack of validated evidence showing its effectiveness.

“The green back lane location was changed due to poor sub-surface soil conditions after pre-construction monitoring had taken place,” the report reads. “The new location did not have …