FAQs

Wellington Crescent is a popular place to walk, bike, and drive. To make the street safer for everyone, we are planning to add temporary bike lanes in spring 2026. 

Wellington Crescent between Academy Road (south of Maryland Bridge) and Stradbrook Avenue is a high priority in the City’s Pedestrian and Cycling Strategies.

It also represents a gap in the bike network. This section is between the Seasonal Bike Route west of Academy Road and the newly constructed protected bike lanes on River Avenue and Stradbrook Avenue.

Based on measurements from winter 2025, we know most drivers follow the speed limit. However, out of about 12,000 vehicles that use Wellington Crescent each weekday, up to 20 percent – or 2,300 vehicles - were traveling 55 km/h or faster. About 1,000 of those were traveling 60 km/h or faster.

Since there are many people driving, walking, and biking here - and vehicles are often moving quickly - it’s important to keep cyclists and vehicles separated for safety. 

In June 2024, a person cycling on Wellington Crescent was hit and killed by a person driving over the speed limit. There were at least 10 more collisions between motor vehicles and pedestrians and cyclists from 2012 to 2022. This underscores the importance of road safety culture for all road users. 

You know your street best. Your input will help us fine-tune the design of the temporary bike lanes and guide planning for a long-term solution.

We are speaking with people who live, work and travel along Wellington Crescent to: 

• Better understand how the project may affect loading, deliveries, accessibility, building access, and safety 
• Build a shared understanding of the need and opportunity as we prepare for future, permanent cycling improvements

Your voice will be used to:  

• Understand impacts: We want to know how this project might affect you, the local area, or your business, so we can answer questions and respond to concerns 
• Shape what comes next: What we hear now will be shared with decision-makers and will help guide planning for future permanent bike lanes 

Your voice matters – it helps us see the full picture of how this project affects the community and what opportunities it can bring.

These temporary bike lanes are a quick solution that works with how the road is currently built. This means there are trade-offs and limits to what can be done.  

 More significant changes would be part of a future Walk Bike study. This requires Council funding as well as additional funding for construction. If funding is allocated to this project, we would have more space and flexibility to make bigger improvements and create a long-term solution that works well for everyone.

This design requires us to remove 29 evening and weekend on-street parking spaces. A future, permanent solution may not require as many on-street parking spaces to be removed.

Wellington Crescent isn’t wide enough to have protected bike lanes west of Grosvenor, except at the Academy Road intersection.  

East of Grosvenor, there is a mix of buffered (paint and pylons) and protected lanes because there are many driveways and entrances where vehicles need space to turn.

Funding for the temporary bike lanes and associated road changes is already funded for Spring 2025 and is expected to cost $400,000. A future Walk Bike study on a permanent solution is not funded but will be reviewed as part of the upcoming 2026 capital budget process.

There are currently three bus stops where the temporary bike lanes would be located. At these locations, the bike lane is painted with dashed lines which indicate a mixing zone.

Buses arriving at these stops would pull up to the platform and block the bike lane. As is the case at other stops like this, cyclists would wait behind the bus for their safety.

The temporary bike lanes are a quick solution that work with how the road is currently built.

We would have more space and flexibility when designing a permanent solution. Larger changes would allow us to consider bike lane bypasses that go around bus stops.

No. The interim solution would be in place until we have funding to develop and build a permanent solution. The bike lanes and the temporary curbs would be in place year-round. We would remove the plastic bollards during the winter to make snow clearing easier.

Yes, this is the same design that was presented to Council in July 2025. The draft Wellington bike lane pilot design and cross sections were attached to the report.

The bike lanes extend approximately 35 meters west of the intersection of Wellington Crescent and Academy Road. This would improve comfort and safety for people cycling.

It would let eastbound cyclists get into the right spot before crossing the intersection. It would allow westbound cyclists a safer path to continue onto the seasonal bike route.

The rest of Wellington Crescent west of Academy Road is not included in this project and will remain a Seasonal Bike Route.