Project Update - February 2024
We want your feedback on the Draft Active Transportation Plan!
You are invited to help us finalize the draft plan to improve walking, bicycling and rolling experiences in Cranbrook. The Draft Active Transportation Plan has incorporated your initial feedback from the first round of engagement and the project team’s background review of the active transportation network.
We’re now looking for your feedback to refine and finalize the plan, including your priorities for the active transportation network.
How can you participate in this project?
• Review the Active Transportation Plan
• Complete the survey (open until March 3, 2024)
Questions or comments about the project can be directed to:
Santana Patten, Community Planner or
Curtis Mummery, Manager, Roads and Infrastructure
@ [email protected].
Project Background
The community has identified a desire to improve and further develop the Active Transportation (AT) network within Cranbrook. The City is undertaking an Active Transportation Plan (ATP) to guide the implementation of the AT infrastructure. The plan will identify gaps, provide a clear vision, goals, objectives, and recommendation for the AT network, infrastructure, and policies to promote active transportation. All citizens of and visitors to Cranbrook will benefit, as any work will aim to enhance the experience for current AT users and encourage more people to utilize AT. The work will aim to accommodate all ages, abilities and improve accessibility for diverse user groups including seniors, underprivileged individuals, and youth.
The Plan will identify actions for improving active transportation facilities, so it is easier and safer for people to walk, cycle, and roll.
The City has retained ISL Engineering to help create the Active Transportation Plan. ISL and the City will create the Plan based on public feedback, technical guidance, and City policies and standards.
What is active transportation?
When you use your own power to get from one place to another, you are travelling by ‘active transportation’. Active transportation includes walking, cycling, and rolling (e.g., wheelchairs, skateboards, scooters, strollers, rollerblades, etc.).
What is an active transportation network?
An active transportation network includes infrastructure (e.g., physical structures and the built environment) that support walking, cycling, and rolling. Sidewalks, multi-use pathways, stairs, and in some circumstances, traffic calmed roads are examples of active transportation infrastructure. The purpose of an active transportation network is to support people moving through their community. We want to provide convenient and safe routes between neighbourhoods and community destinations.
How can the Active Transportation Plan help our community?
We want to make it safe and convenient for people to travel actively throughout the City. Active transportation has many community benefits, such as:
- Health: Active transportation improves physical and mental well-being of the community
- Affordability: Active transportation offers more affordable travel options
- Reduced emissions: Active transportation provides people with the option to use their vehicles less, reducing environmental pollution and improves air quality
Important Reports
- The What We Heard Report summarizes the community feedback from all community engagement events held in the summer of 2023.
- The Background Report informs the Active Transportation Plan and includes a policy review, community profile, data review, existing infrastructure assessment, and gap analysis which together provide a starting point to develop recommendations for the plan improvements.
Questions or comments about the project can be directed to:
Santana Patten, Community Planner or
Curtis Mummery, Manager, Roads and Infrastructure
@ [email protected].