Winnipeggers invited to see Downtown bike routes recommended as part of CentrePlan 2050

Released: July 17, 2024 at 10:30 a.m.

Winnipeg, MB – The City of Winnipeg is sharing Downtown bike routes designed as part of Winnipeg’s new Downtown development plan.

The CentrePlan 2050 project team is designing these bike routes to improve connectivity in Downtown Winnipeg:

•         St. Mary Avenue and York Avenue

•         Notre Dame Avenue and Cumberland Avenue

•         William Stephenson Way

Our recommendations for two of these bike routes are available to view at Winnipeg.ca/Centreplan2050. William Stephenson Way requires further study to address traffic concerns identified in this project.

Residents are also invited to learn about our recommendations for these bike routes and ask questions of the project team at one of our Downtown pop-ups or by attending a virtual event:

Downtown pop-ups:

  • Thursday, July 18, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • True North Square (outdoor plaza), 223 Carlton St.

  • Saturday, July 20, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • Central Park, 367 Ellice Ave.

Virtual event:

These routes were designed with input from Winnipeg residents and Downtown stakeholders through two phases of public engagement. The first phase of engagement, which offered different options for two of the routes and asked questions about bike route usage, included an online survey with almost 700 responses and a stakeholder workshop. The second phase included an online survey with over 1,250 responses, online mapping tool with 75 pins, virtual event, and stakeholder meetings that helped the project team determine the best option and refine these recommended bike routes.

Timeline for construction of each of these routes will depend on future infrastructure funding programs. The bike routes on St. Mary–York are expected to be installed as streets are reconstructed or rehabilitated. St. Mary Avenue and York Avenue have planned road reconstruction as part of future Downtown street renewals between 2025-2027. The bike route for William Stephenson Way will be part of plans to widen sidewalks along William Stephenson Way and Waterfront Drive to become multi-use pathways.

The City is also looking to include cycling on Graham Avenue as part of the re-design of Graham Avenue and may include a bike route when that project moves to its design phase.

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