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Grant funding makes for TWO pathways

Rendering of what North Thomas Street will look like once project is complete.

The newly constructed section of Thomas Street above Lanfear Hill will now have a pathway on BOTH sides of the street thanks to a $413,880 Active Transportation Infrastructure Grant the City applied for and received from the BC Ministry of Transportation and Transit.

This project and these pathways support the City’s goal to provide more accessible and active transportation routes – for walkers, cyclists, skateboarders, rollerskaters…you name it!

Reconstruction plans always included a multi-use pathway on the east side of the road. But now, with this grant funding, the street will also have a sidewalk on the west side.

Currently, the road has an older, narrow sidewalk on the east side and a gravel shoulder on the west.

Multi-Use-Pathway vs. Sidewalk

Wondering what the difference is between a multi-use pathway (MUP) and a sidewalk? An MUP is geared towards a variety of uses, for example, bikes, roller blades, skateboards, joggers, walkers, and more. It's made of asphalt as opposed to concrete, and wider than a sidewalk (approximately 3 metres wide). Sidewalks, on the other hand, are made of concrete and meant for pedestrian-use only

Active Transportation Grant Recipients

The Active Transportation Infrastructure Grants program funds Indigenous, local and regional governments with cost-sharing investments of up to $500,000 for infrastructure projects and as much as $50,000 in funding to develop active transportation network plans.

For more information, check out the provincial news release that includes a complete list of communities that received the Active Transportation grants.