Downtown Bike Routes
We are desigining three key bike routes Downtown to improve connectivity to, from, and within the Downtown:
- St. Mary Avenue and York Avenue
- Notre Dame Avenue and Cumberland Avenue
- William Stephenson Way
We are also looking at cycling infrastructure on Graham Avenue as part of Re-imagining Graham Avenue.
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Evaluation criteria
The project team evaluated options for each bike route based on seven criteria:
Cycling comfort
Attractive to the broadest number of users (all ages and all abilities).
Conflicts
Safety risks posed by conflict points with intersections, accesses and driveways for all users.
Connectivity & proximity
Fits into the overall bike network and connects to existing bike routes.
Proximity to other parallel bike routes.
Maintenance
Relative cost and level of effort required for ongoing all-seasons maintenance.
Cost
Relative capital cost.
Traffic operations
Impact to traffic operations.
Parking & loading
Impact to on-street parking and loading.