BC Invests $24M in Active Transportation Infrastructure

The British Columbia government is investing $24 million to support 80 active transportation infrastructure projects across the province. These grants will help local, regional, and Indigenous governments plan and build improved connections for walking, running, and cycling to work, school, and recreational centers.

• Completion of the Little River Multi-Use Trail, connecting the Sun River Neighbourhood and Ravens Ridge Park to Sooke's town core
• Safety improvements along Charters Road, including extended sidewalks, bike lanes, pedestrian crossing infrastructure, and boulevard enhancement

• Northern B.C.: Multi-use pathways, sidewalk extensions, lighting improvements, and trail widening in communities like Burns Lake, Chetwynd, Fort St. John, Taylor, Fort Nelson, Smithers, Houston, Lake Babine Nation, Dawson Creek, and Vanderhoof
• Kootenays: Multi-use pathways, sidewalk extensions, and end-of-trip facilities in Kimberley, Nelson, East Kootenay, Fernie, Creston, Revelstoke, and New Denver
• Thompson Okanagan: Multi-use pathways connecting communities in the Columbia Shuswap Regional District, Peachland, Summerland, and West Kelowna