City of Winnipeg - Ottocycle
Type of initiative
FCM Green Municipal Fund - Plans, Studies, Pilots
Sector
Transportation
Project value$60,000
Project Type
Feasibility Study
Sub Sector
Active Transportation
Grant amount$27,500
Program type
GMF
Municipality
City of Winnipeg, MB
Status
Fully Disbursed
Population
749,607
Project timeline
2009 - 2009
Project number
10204
Description
The City of Winnipeg studied the feasibility of building bikeway infrastructure as part of a city-wide system of active transportation. The study aimed to identify the best location for the infrastructure and make recommendations for implementation. The Centre for Sustainable Transportation (CST) was contracted to collect and analyze survey and Global Positioning System (GPS) data on Winnipeg cyclists and their travel patterns, providing detailed, GPS-mapped information on actual routes travelled by commuter cyclists. CST also generated a final report with recommendations on how to create the bikeway infrastructure. The city expected to analyze the report’s options using life-cycle analysis, full-cost analysis and transportation demand management techniques. The selected infrastructure options were to be based on cyclist demand, connectivity to other routes, safety and cost, and feedback from Winnipeg’s active transportation coordinator and a transportation systems planning engineer. The adoption of the priorities set out in the study report was expected to significantly increase cyclist traffic. This, in turn, would reduce the use of automobiles, decrease greenhouse gas emissions and secondary pollutants, and lead to a more sustainable transportation network.
(Project description from original funding application)
Applicant
City of Winnipeg, MB