Bike lane projects planned over 3 years

Bike lanes on a section of Governor’s Road being rebuilt this summer are among four cycling infrastructure projects planned over the next two or three years, according to City of Hamilton staff.

A bike lane link to the Governor’s Road lanes is planned on Creighton Road, following completion of the entire Governor’s Road construction project.

Bike lanes on Hatt Street and Dundas Street are also planned while recommended Osler Drive bike lanes are not in the works, despite upcoming road resurfacing there.

Alternative transportation project manager Daryl Bender said the Creighton Road bike lanes will provide “convenient connection to the new bicycle path on Governor’s Road.”

He said city staff are working on the Creighton bike lane design, and plan for it to continue onto a few blocks of Market Street.

The Governor’s Road bike lanes, from Creighton to Davidson Boulevard, were previously announced as part of the major road project.

“Between Creighton Road and Moss Boulevard, the cycling facility will be a two-way bicycle path along the south side of the roadway, beside the sidewalk,” Bender said.

“Conventional bicycle lanes will continue westerly of Moss Boulevard to Davidson Boulevard. The 2018 construction project ends at Davidson.”

He said bike lanes are also planned for Hatt Street.

“The design of these bicycle lanes is planned to be developed in conjunction with the urban design review of Hatt Street, which was recently initiated,” Bender said. “These bicycle lanes are planned to be installed in the next few years.”

Recommended Dundas Street bike lanes are also planned within the next two years “to improve the connection between the Cootes multi-use trail and the village core.”

The city’s 2009 shifting gears cycling master plan lists 22 Dundas bike lane projects, ranked by priority. Dundas Street (Main to Cootes); Hatt Street (Market to Main); Osler Drive (Spencer Creek to Main); Creighton Road (Market to Governor’s) and Ogilvie Street (King to South Street) are the top five priorities.

Three separate projects are identified to complete a continuous bike lane on Governor’s Road in individual stages from Binkley to Tally Ho; Tally Ho to Ogilvie; and Ogilvie to Main. They are the 11th, 13th and 14th priorities, respectively.

The planned projects are the first of the Dundas priorities to be started from the seven-yearold master plan.