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Consultation has concluded

UPDATE: Feedback opportunities are now closed. Results and drawings are provided in the Reports section and were shared at the Oct. 3 Council Meeting.

The City is preparing to finalize the draft design of the final section of the Lake-to-Lake Route, which extends along South Main St. from Galt Ave to the end at Skaha Lake Park. The section along South Main St. is anticipated to be more straightforward than previous sections given the width of the road and the existing bike lanes. The key changes include:

  • Introducing concrete curbs to provide separation between vehicles and bikes and slow traffic.
  • Switching the bike lane with the parking lane on the west side to eliminate parked vehicles from crossing the bike lane.
  • Creating parking pockets on either the west or east sides of the street to better align with parking demands.
  • Replacing some sections of underutilized on-street parking with boulevards, trees and rain gardens.
  • Introducing 'floating bus stops’ in place of the existing bus stops and allow for new stops identified in the Transit Restructure Plan.
  • Changing access to the South Main Market to one-way as agreed to with the owners.
  • Reducing the speed limit to 30 km/hour between Parmley Place to south of the South Main Market to accommodate the existing school zone, parks and improve safety around the market.
  • Adding left turn lanes to remove the bottleneck on South Main St. at Green Ave.

As Council has made the decision to complete the bike route and meet the 'all ages and abilities standard', the focus of the engagement will be on gathering feedback on the features of the design not required to meet the standard such as where the locations of parking pockets, pedestrian crossings, rain gardens and street trees.

How can I participate?

• Review the section-by-section design

• Attend one of the following events:

  1. Online Information Session
    Attend a presentation and Q&A on Zoom
    Thursday, July 20, 2023
    6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
    Registration link

  2. In-person Open House
    Drop-in at your convenience. No presentation.
    Tuesday, July 25, 2023
    5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
    Penticton Seniors’ Centre – Ken Wignes Room
    2965 South Main Street

• Complete the feedback form before July 30, 2023

UPDATE: Feedback opportunities are now closed. Results and drawings are provided in the Reports section and were shared at the Oct. 3 Council Meeting.

The City is preparing to finalize the draft design of the final section of the Lake-to-Lake Route, which extends along South Main St. from Galt Ave to the end at Skaha Lake Park. The section along South Main St. is anticipated to be more straightforward than previous sections given the width of the road and the existing bike lanes. The key changes include:

  • Introducing concrete curbs to provide separation between vehicles and bikes and slow traffic.
  • Switching the bike lane with the parking lane on the west side to eliminate parked vehicles from crossing the bike lane.
  • Creating parking pockets on either the west or east sides of the street to better align with parking demands.
  • Replacing some sections of underutilized on-street parking with boulevards, trees and rain gardens.
  • Introducing 'floating bus stops’ in place of the existing bus stops and allow for new stops identified in the Transit Restructure Plan.
  • Changing access to the South Main Market to one-way as agreed to with the owners.
  • Reducing the speed limit to 30 km/hour between Parmley Place to south of the South Main Market to accommodate the existing school zone, parks and improve safety around the market.
  • Adding left turn lanes to remove the bottleneck on South Main St. at Green Ave.

As Council has made the decision to complete the bike route and meet the 'all ages and abilities standard', the focus of the engagement will be on gathering feedback on the features of the design not required to meet the standard such as where the locations of parking pockets, pedestrian crossings, rain gardens and street trees.

How can I participate?

• Review the section-by-section design

• Attend one of the following events:

  1. Online Information Session
    Attend a presentation and Q&A on Zoom
    Thursday, July 20, 2023
    6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
    Registration link

  2. In-person Open House
    Drop-in at your convenience. No presentation.
    Tuesday, July 25, 2023
    5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
    Penticton Seniors’ Centre – Ken Wignes Room
    2965 South Main Street

• Complete the feedback form before July 30, 2023