Backgrounder: Communities in British Columbia to benefit from investments in active transportation
Backgrounder
The federal government is investing $5,726,400 through the Active Transportation Fund (ATF) to support six projects across British Columbia.
Project Information:
Recipient |
Project Name |
Project Details |
Federal Funding |
Provincial Funding |
Recipient Funding |
Other Funding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Vancouver |
Seaside Greenway Improvements - Kits Park to Burrard Bridge |
Funding will support the creation of approximately 1 km cycling path on the Seaside Greenway in Kitsilano Beach Park from Balsam Street to McNicoll Avenue, as well as the addition of bike racks to facilitate and encourage cycling in the Park. Seaside Greenway is a 28 km route connecting the Vancouver Convention Centre with Spanish Banks. |
$600,000 |
$0 |
$400,000 |
$0 |
| District of Peachland |
New multi-use active transportation corridor between Peachland and Goats Peak Regional Park** |
Funding will support a 2.6 km multi-use pathway that creates an active transportation connection between the town of Peachland and the City of West Kelowna. It is a key link of a 250 km pan-Okanagan Valley trail serving its 315,000 residents. |
$356,400 |
$420,236 |
$294,296 |
$0 |
Matsqui First Nation |
Matsqui IR4 Multi-use Pathway |
Funding will support the construction of a multi-use pathway that will provide an off-street, on-reserve alternative to walking or biking along 272 Street. |
$750,000 |
$0 |
$7,500 |
$249,848 |
| Sq'ewlets First Nation |
Sq'éwlets Cultural and Recreational Multi-use Trail Project** |
Funding will support the development of the Sq'éwlets Cultural and Recreational Multi-use Trail. This is the first phase of a greater comprehensive trail network in the community. This 775 m segment of trail will begin on the north side of Lougheed Highway, running adjacent to the Sq'éwlets cemetery. The trail will connect to an upper viewpoint overlooking Harrison Bay. |
$670,000 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
| Tsartlip First Nation |
Active Transportation Network Plan and Feasibility Design for an Active Transportation Hub in Tsartlip First Nation |
Funding will develop an active transportation plan to support future development of infrastructure on-reserve. |
$50,000 |
$40,000 |
$0 |
$40,000 |
| Tsleil-Waututh Nation |
Apex Corridor Segment 2-4 Multi-use Pathway Connection, Tsleil-Waututh Nation* |
Funding will support the construction of a multi-use pathway, a sidewalk and a bridge over a creek. The project will play an important role in enhancing multi-modal connectivity by linking two neighborhoods: the established residential community of Raven Woods with the Apex Area. |
$3,300,000 |
$0 |
$12,075,000 |
$0 |
*Federal funding is conditional on fulfilling all requirements related to consultation with Indigenous groups and environmental assessment obligations.
**Federal funding is conditional on signing the funding agreement.
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