Bike lane to link Charlottetown, Stratford
CBC News
Posted: Jul 15, 2011 12:02 PM AT
Last Updated: Jul 15, 2011 10:14 PM AT
Point of View
Stratford is going forward with a project that would link the Charlottetown area by pedestrian and bike paths.
The town council accepted a proposal from the IBI Group to develop a plan called the Regional Active Transportation plan that will link Charlottetown, Stratford and Cornwall.
The plan will cost $80,000, two-thirds of which will be paid for by the federal government.
"Well it's to make sure that people who want to bike and walk and run can get where they want and need to go," said Robert Hughes, chief administrative officer in Stratford.
"Right now if you're living in Stratford or if you're living in Charlottetown or Cornwall you don't really think about 'Well, I'm going from one community to the other.' You just know you want to get from point A to point B."
The IBI Group will be surveying residents to find out where pedestrian and bike routes would be most effective.
The hope is that the project will be completed by the end of this year. All three communities and the Department of Transportation support the project.
Share Tools
Latest Prince Edward Island News Headlines
- Alberton fishermen face lobster quota
- Lobster fishermen on P.E.I. say overwhelmed seafood processers are telling them limit their catch. more »
- Can the Senate fire a senator?
- An expert on parliamentary rules says the Senate has the power to turf a senator from the chamber, as long as a majority approves the expulsion, and as long as there is cause. more »
- Tignish residents capture stories for new documentary
- Two Vancouver filmmakers are turning their lens on Tignish, P.E.I. for their documentary about life in small town Canada. more »
- Canadian on EI shut out amid foreign worker influx
- A jobless Canadian IT professional who is collecting employment insurance is upset because he now suspects several recent jobs he applied for went to temporary foreign workers. more »
Must Watch
Top News Headlines
- Unknown remains found on Dellen Millard's farm
- Police searching the farm of Dellen Millard, the 27-year-old charged with first-degree murder after the remains of Ancaster, Ont., man Tim Bosma were discovered, have found other remains on the property, but it's unclear if they are human or animal. more »
- Canadian on EI shut out amid foreign worker influx
- A jobless Canadian IT professional who is collecting employment insurance is upset because he now suspects several recent jobs he applied for went to temporary foreign workers. more »
- Can the Senate fire a senator?
- An expert on parliamentary rules says the Senate has the power to turf a senator from the chamber, as long as a majority approves the expulsion, and as long as there is cause. more »
- Nahlah Ayed: Vote-wary Iranians mull Ahmadinejad's successor
- Iranians go to the polls in less than four weeks to choose a new president. The reform movement is still smarting from its bitter defeat four years ago, but the jockeying for power is no less intense, Nahlah Ayed reports. more »
- Edmonton boy, 2, killed after car hits patio
- A two-year-old boy is dead after a car smashed into a patio at a south Edmonton restaurant Sunday night. more »
- Can the Senate fire a senator?
- Man dies in Mount Vernon car crash
- Tignish residents capture stories for new documentary
- Canadian on EI shut out amid foreign worker influx
- Police find bodies of 2 missing New Brunswick fishermen
- Harper chief of staff resigns amid Senate expense scandal
- Wood Islands liquor store opens
- Tour operators get lesson in being gay-friendly
- Health groups aim to improve stroke recovery on P.E.I.
