Thanks Beth,

One of the things that I'll be putting forward in Bike Winnipeg's response is a need to coordinate with the 2015 Pedestrian and Cycling Strategies and 2017 Pedestrian and Cycling Program Action Plan. The former shows Brandon as a neighbourhood greenway connection from the Fort Rouge Yards/WinSmart Trail to the South Winnipeg Parkway/Churchill Pathway and Hay Street Neighbourhood Greenway. The later forecasts spending of nearly $2.5 million in 2018 and 2019 to acquire property and construct a pathway from Togo to Brandon connecting the South Winnipeg Parkway north of Togo to the Churchill Pathway and Hay Street Neighbourhood Greenway.

As this project includes changes to Brandon it would seem like there is a lot of potential for coordination of these projects to remove what right now is a fairly significant barrier in our cycling network, the section of Brandon between the intersection of Daly @ Carlow and the intersection of Togo with the South Winnipeg Parkway.As things stand now, people biking between the South Winnipeg Parkway and the Fort Rouge Yards/WinSmart/SWRTC AT Pathway are expected to:

Follow a bike path adjacent to the sidewalk on the north side of Brandon Avenue to the South entrance of the Transit Complex
Proceed North along a multi-use pathway to Woodward Avenue
Proceed East along Woodward to Osborne,
Proceed North along a shared sidewalk on the west side of Osborne until Glasgow
Cross Osborne and then Woodward as a pedestrian
Proceed North along a second shared-use sidewalk on the east side of Osborne to Togo Avenue
Finally, ride east to the end of Togo Avenue where it meets up with the South Winnipeg Parkway (Togo marks the effective end of the South Winnipeg Parkway)

From the point where the Fort Rouge Yards pathway exits onto the Heatherington back lane a person biking along this connection would ride on 5 different facility types, encounter 12 facility type transitions, and 7-8 crossings/intersections over roughly 1.1kms. Brutal!

Yet instead of trying to improve things, we get a solution that ignores what is coming and actually manages to make this connection a bit more confusing (more bands, more driveways to cross, more poor sightlines). Come on, we can do better than this!

I think that a better solution would be to do the following:

Re-route people on bikes up Arnold or Carlow to Nassau and then Brandon

Look into diverters or traffic calming circles along this route to maintain flow and minimize stops
Include this as part of the Togo to Churchill project

Consider closing off Brandon at Nassau but at least stop eastbound traffic at Brandon and Nassau
Look into a traffic diverter at Nassau and Brandon
Extend the pathway leading off of Brandon to Woodward all the way to Glasgow

Converting the parking lot north of Woodward to angled parking would provide enough space to extend this pathway all the way to Glasgow
You might have to purchase a slice of the vacant property being proposed for temporary parking to accommodate a two-way protected bike path along the southern side of Glasgow leading into Osborne

Develop a protected intersection at Osborne and Glasgow
Ensure that the signals at Brandon and Osborne can be activated by people on bikes
Consider turning restrictions at Brandon and Osborne to limit/reduce traffic on Brandon

Include this as part of the Togo to Churchill project

Just my two-cents.

Mark Cohoe
Executive Director
Bike Winnipeg
t: 204-894-6540
e: mark@bikewinnipeg.ca

On Mon, Jan 16, 2017 at 11:13 AM, Beth McKechnie <beth@greenactioncentre.ca> wrote:

If you use the AT pathway adjacent to the Winnipeg Transit campus at 421 Osborne and that connects to the Rapid Transit AT path, note that there will be changes due to construction of a new bus maintenance garage.

Open House details below and/or you can view the storyboards online and complete the survey (www.surveymonkey.com/r/wtge) before January 27th.

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From: City of Winnipeg <no_reply@cityofwinnipeg.ca>
Date: Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 1:28 PM
Subject: Transit Garage Expansion Information Session
To: beth@greenactioncentre.ca

New Opportunities for Engagement with the City of Winnipeg

Information session for the Transit Garage Expansion Project

Winnipeggers are invited to the public information session to learn more about the transit garage expansion project.

Winnipeg Transit’s fleet has been increasing in size and types of buses over the past decade. The primary vehicle maintenance facility operated by Winnipeg Transit is the vehicle overhaul and repair shop at the Fort Rouge Garage, located at 421 Osborne Street. The main facilities at the Fort Rouge Garage are nearly 50 years old and many of the building systems have reached the end of their useful life. To meet current and future demand, Winnipeg Transit is proposing to expand its Fort Rouge Garage bus maintenance facility. Join us at an information session to learn more about the proposed expansion.

Date: Thursday, January 19, 2017
Time: 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Location: Fort Rouge Leisure Centre, 625 Osborne Street

For more information, to view the information session presentation boards or to provide feedback, please visit winnipeg.ca/transitgarageexpansion.

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