Think Active Transportation - In Electoral Area G French Creek

A draft report has been prepared setting out recommendations for active transportation in French Creek based on What we heard from the Phase 1 public engagement and study area reviews. This survey will help us understand if there is support in the community for the key recommendations presented in the report. The survey will ask how much you support the recommendations and how much they might enable you to travel more actively.

Please be sure to provide your input by Friday, March 25, 2022. You are also encouraged to share the survey link with your family, friends and neighbours.

Virtual Question and Answer session will be Thursday March 10, 2022 at 6:00pm

Click Here to Go to the Survey

Thank you for your participation in August and September to identify constraints of the existing active transportation system in French Creek. We encourage you to check out our What we heard engagement summary in our background documents. .

The feedback is being developed into options for active transportation improvements on different routes within the community. The active transportation options will be presented to the community for further discussion in early 2022.

The first phase of the public consultation has been extended to Sunday September 12, 2021 for more opportunity to complete the survey and interactive map. The survey and map will help us understand how you get around French Creek and the barriers to travelling using active transportation. Complete the survey and be entered to win one of three $100 gift certificates at a local bike shop or grocery store.

The survey and interactive map are now available for the first phase of the public engagement. The survey and map will help us understand how you get around French Creek and the barriers to travelling using active transportation. Complete the survey no later than Sunday August 22, 2021 and be entered to win on of three $100 gift certificates at a local bike shop or grocery store.

Get up to speed with this video that explains each step in the project and how your feedback will shape active transportation within French Creek.

What is Active Transportation?

Active transportation is any way of travelling using your own power to get from one place to another. Walking and cycling are the most common, but running, scootering, skateboarding, in-line skating, using a wheelchair, paddling, skiing, snowshoeing, horseback riding and using electric bicycles or scooters are all types of active transportation to varying degrees.

What are the Benefits of Active Transportation?

Making it safer and easier to travel by active transportation enables more people to travel this way which has numerous benefits both individually at at the community level:

• People that get around actively benefit from the physical and mental health benefits it provides. Furthermore, as more individuals adopt active transportation healthcare costs can be reduced as can the costs of collisions between people travelling actively and motor vehicles.
• If more people choose active transportation for more trips, this reduces both theirs and the community's carbon footprint and local air quality.
• While congestion might not be a significant issue in the study area, getting more people to make short trips on foot or by bicycle can reduce strain on existing roadways and free up parking for those that really need it.
• Reducing reliance on the automobile can reduce individual transportation costs, whether simply saving a small amount on gas, going from two cars to one, or completely car free. Every penny saved is a penny available to spend in the local community.
• Providing options other than the automobile also makes the transportation system more equitable. Currently it primarily accommodates those that can afford to drive, while those that cannot afford it, make do with limited space on the shoulders. By providing safer active transportation infrastructure, those without the means to drive, can get around the community more safely whether that's walking, safer access to transit, or rolling by various means.