Bridge funding key step toward north-south cycling route

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THUNDER BAY — A crucial piece of a planned cycling route connecting Thunder Bay’s north and south ends could be in place as soon as 2024, after years of setbacks.

That route would enable efficient bike trips across the city and open up the intercity area to cyclists of all ages and abilities, he said. Those concerns were reinforced by a failed last-minute push by Coun. Brian Hamilton to pull the funds for design work from this year’s budget shortly before it was approved on Monday. Hamilton proposed reallocating the dollars to other active transportation projects.

Hamilton’s motion came “at the 11th hour,” Ch’ng added, after opportunities for public input on budget decisions had passed."I don’t know what else I can tell the active transportation community," said Ch'ng. "I don’t know how I can go to them now and say, your voice is being heard, when this is so obviously being derailed."“To be perfectly frank, this has been already pushed off for how many years?” he said.

The Vickers-Carrick route is identified in the city’s active transportation plan as a medium-term option, with a separated bike lane along Memorial the ultimate goal.

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