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. 

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.