Backgrounder: Making way for active transportation across Eastern Ontario

Kijicho Manito Madaouskarini Algonquin First Nation and the Town of Bancroft

Wàwàtesì Algonquin cultural discovery project^{Footnote 1}

Rehabilitating approximately 1 kilometre of the multi-use, four-season trails, and their connecting links, including walking paths, to two public parks and the Freedom Skate and Bicycle park. Project activities include safety and user experience enhancements such as lights, benches, signage, trail markers, and planting greenery indigenous to the area to promote pedestrian safety, accessibility, and increased usage.

$155,000

$0

City of Brockville

Brock Trail improvements

Reconstructing and extending two segments of the Brock Trail totaling approximately 1 kilometre between (1) Brock and Perth Streets and (2) connections to Central Avenue and Front Avenue. Project activities also include adding benches, way-finding signage, solar lights, and waste disposal receptacles.

$156,319

$121,234

Municipality of Clarington

Bowmanville Avenue (RR57) - Multi-Use Path - Baseline Road to Hwy 2

Constructing an approximate 1.6-kilometre multi-use path (MUP) from Baseline Road to Highway 2/Bowmanville Avenue, to provide a safe, buffered and separated active transportation route to major residential, commercial, recreation, institutional, and transit hub destinations.

$232,560

$155,040

Town of Cobourg

Various Active Transportation Enhancements

(1) Repairing the wood boardwalk that connects the marina and Victoria Park/Beach with the west end of Cobourg's residential area to make it safe. (2) Rehabilitating a multi-use pathway between Cottesmore Avenue to Brook Road North with limestone screenings. (3) Widening paved shoulders on Brook Road North to increase the connectivity for pedestrians and cyclists to the Kerr Street trail. (4) Excavating and installing a multi-use path on a section of Kerr Street, prior to a future build out, that is fully accessible and safe for use by pedestrians and cyclists.

$503,480

$377,387

Municipality of North Grenville

County Road 44 Multi-Use Pathway Extension

Phase 2: extending the existing 1.7-kilometre multi-use pathway along County Road 44 to 3.6 kilometers to create connections to the City of Ottawa, Rideau Heritage Route (River Road), municipal parks, recreation trails and facilities. Project activities include installing lights, a pedestrian crossing, a bike repair station, bike storage, park benches and wayfinding signage.

$941,980

$627,986

County of Renfrew

Algonquin Trail North Active Transportation Enhancements

Rehabilitating and enhancing approximately 52 kilometres of the existing Ottawa Valley Recreational Trail/Algonquin Trail Active Transportation Corridor through the Laurentian Hills to connect users to places of employment, education, recreation, and commerce. The project activities also include the installation of signage and trail markers and approximately 1 kilometre of safety fencing and barriers.

$1,470,000

$980,000