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Following the city-wide Neighbourhood Bikeways Study, Kelowna’s first neighbourhood bikeway is proposed on or beside a road in your area - the Rutland Neighbourhood Bikeway.

Before proceeding with preliminary concept design, we want to understand what you see as opportunities and challenges along the proposed route and levels of support for different types of design treatments. Nobody knows their street better than local residents so we want to hear from you.

Your feedback will inform a high-level concept design that aligns with both what you see as a vision for your neighbourhood and City objectives.

Visit the main page first to learn more about the Rutland Neighbourhood Bikeway and/or leave an opportunity or a challenge along the route on our interactive map. Then come back here to complete the survey below by October 29.

Background

Neighbourhood bikeways are a new concept to Kelowna. Earlier this year, the City of Kelowna completed a Neighbourhood Bikeways Study, including community engagement, which identified routes across the city with the potential to be a neighbourhood bikeway. From community engagement, 81 per cent of survey respondents were very supportive of neighbourhood bikeways.

The Rutland Neighbourhood Bikeway route was selected following completion of the study based on a variety of criteria including connecting the existing bike network to key destinations, new neighbourhoods, and providing the greatest community benefits.

Required Neighbourhood Bikeway Treatments

Some design treatments are common across all neighbourhood bikeways. Use the dropdowns below to learn more.

This treatment focuses on making biking easy. It clearly identifies the route as a neighbourhood bikeway for both people who bike and drive, raising awareness for all road users.

This can include:

  • Bike route signs and wayfinding information which could include the distance or estimated travel time to key destinations
  • Speed limit signage (example 30 km/hr)
  • Shared use lane pavement markings or ‘sharrows’: Sharrows are painted bikes on the road with arrows pointing in the continued direction of the bike route. They also show people who bike where they should position themselves on the road.

This treatment focuses on making it easier and safer for people who bike and people who walk to cross the road. Crossing treatments will be applied using technical considerations. Examples include:

  • Installing new crosswalks/crossrides
  • Pedestrian/bike-activated Rapid Flashing Beacon crossing
  • Pedestrian/bike-activated Overhead Flashing Beacon crossing
  • Pedestrian/bike-activated signals (half signals)

If there is a location where you think a crossing should be or would like to see a current crossing upgraded, please make a comment on the interactive map on the main webpage.