Backgrounder: Active transportation projects in British Columbia to better connect communities
Backgrounder
The federal government is investing more than $4.6 million through the Active Transportation Fund to support 6 active transportation planning and improvement projects across British Columbia.
Project Information:
Recipient |
Project Name |
Project Details |
Federal Funding |
Municipal Funding |
Other Funding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chawathil First Nation |
Active Transportation Plan |
The project will develop an active transportation plan to better connect residents with public transit, community buildings, and Chawathil and Schkam reserves with the District of Hope through safe, well-lit pathways and trails. |
$50,000 |
$0 |
$0 |
Penticton |
Lake to Lake Bike Route – Final Section |
The project will construct the final section of an all-ages and abilities bike route, spanning from Okanagan lake to Skaha lake, complete with bike maintenance stations, public water bottle filling stations, lighting, and rest areas. |
$840,000 + $510,000* |
$924,000 |
$0 |
Port Coquitlam |
Lougheed Highway Multi-Use Path** |
The project will construct 1.2 km of enhanced multi-use path on either side of the Lougheed Highway. |
$1,260,000 |
$420,000 |
$420,000 |
Trails Society of British Columbia |
Great Blue Heron Way – Highway 17 Crossing Study |
The project will plan a safe highway crossing for people walking, cycling, and rolling and a section of path required to connect to the existing Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway path. |
$50,000 + $10,000*** |
$0 |
$0 |
Vancouver |
Arbutus Greenway and W 41st Ave Crossing |
The project will realign the path at one of the key intersections on Vancouver’s primary North-South greenway connection to create a safer and clearer crossing. |
$1,680,000 |
$560,000 |
$560,000 (TransLink) |
Whispering Pines/Clinton Indian Band |
Westsyde Road Multi-Use Pathway |
The project will construct a 1.4 km accessible, multi-use pathway to run parallel with Westsyde Road, which will connect key destinations on the reserve. |
$738,000 |
$0 |
$0 |
* Additional federal funding received from the Canada Community-Building Fund.
** Federal funding is conditional on fulfilling all requirements related to consultation with Indigenous groups and upon the signing of contribution agreements.
*** Additional federal funding received from Canada Summer Jobs Program.