The West Kootenay Cycling Coalition would like to announce the feasibility study for an active transportation corridor between Castlegar and Nelson is almost complete! WATT Consulting Group, a transportation and engineering firm based in Kelowna has been hired to carry out the study. $50,000 in funding for the project has been provided by the Government of Canada’s Active Transportation Fund, through the Regional District of Central Kootenay.
The study assessed the feasibility of developing a year-round, multi-use path to connect Castlegar and Nelson. The corridor would ideally be a 45 km long active transportation route that encompasses all forms of mobility, including walking/rolling, cycling, transit, commuting to work, getting to school, recreation, socializing or running errands with the benefit of supporting active lifestyles and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Our end goal for this study is to create a plan with a viable route, including recommendations for any additional amenities or infrastructure needed to realize our vision. Various options and preferences have been determined through stakeholder meetings, physical surveys, a review of traffic statistics, project research and comparison studies to other similar projects already successfully completed. The West Kootenay Cycling Coalition and WATT, in consultation with RDCK, have mapped out a potential path and the draft plan is now ready to present to residents for feedback.
Our project us in the final phase of understanding. We will be conducting public engagement and determining overall levels of support for the proposed route. Public engagement will be critical. The engagement strategy includes presenting the draft plan and proposed route displayed on story boards for public viewing along with a survey to complete. The plan will be presented at a series of six open houses. Find more details here.
Scan & complete our survey! Public engagement is critical. The more public engagement we receive the more likely we will be able to make this dream a reality!
Review the proposed route below.
The WKCC is supporting the City of Trail in the creation of an Active Transportation Network plan after the city of Trail was awarded a $50k grant from the government of BC
The WKCC is supporting the RDKB in the creation of an Active Transportation Network plan between the cities of Fruitvale and Rossland known as the South Kootenay Green Link after the RDKB was awarded a $50k grant from the government of BC.
The WKCC is working with the RDCK, MOTI, and YRB to make improvements to the Nelson North shore section of Highway 3A
The WKCC, in partnership with Bike Winnipeg, Bike Regina, Halifax Cycling Coalition, and the Kelowna area cycling coalition is working on forming a Canada wide cargo e-bike rental co-op program.
The WKCC is in the early planning stages of a Silverton-New Denver Active Transportation route
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