The City of Barrie is focusing efforts on completing the design of 20 kms of new bike lanes, starting this year.
These bike lanes will be implemented by narrowing travel lanes and removing on-street parking. This reallocation of space will allow the creation of buffered bicycle lanes, conventional bicycle lanes or urban shoulders.
The locations for these new bike lanes have been identified through the Council-approved 2019 Transportation Master Plan. Starting this year, the City will begin to install the new cycling lanes. This upcoming consultation supports City Council’s strategic priority of “Improving the Ability to Get Around.”
A virtual Public Information Centre (PIC) meeting will take place at 7 p.m. on February 24, 2022. The PIC will provide information on corridors planned for bike lanes and illustrate network gaps. The project team will be seeking public feedback on:
- popular cycling routes
- input on cycling route prioritization
- barriers that prevent residents from cycling (or cycling more often)
- suggestions to get more residents cycling
- identify gaps in existing cycling routes
For more information about active transportation in Barrie, please click here.
We're completing the design of 20 kms of new bike lanes, starting this year. Share your ideas, learn more, & register for a Public Info Centre meeting happening Feb 24 via https://t.co/pnDu9GkCbE. Press release: https://t.co/BWzmgWQbFK #BikeBarrie #ActiveTransportation pic.twitter.com/08V2xM3mSS
— The City of Barrie (@cityofbarrie) February 17, 2022