Ontario Greenway

The Ontario Greenway is a scenic walking and cycling connection featuring raised crosswalks, traffic circles, speed humps, and landscaped corner bulges to calm traffic.

Schools along the route have participated in the development of the greenway by helping plan demonstration gardens.

The street gardens at Ontario St and 27th Ave East have been planted with native species to compliment the outdoor classroom at General Wolfe Elementary School.

The children’s artwork of butterflies and bugs has been etched into rocks that form part of the design.

Where is the Ontario Greenway?

The Ontario Greenway is along Ontario St, following the popular Ontario Bikeway linking False Creek to 59th Ave, and planned to connect to Fraser River, connecting parks, schools, and community centres along the way.

What's happening

We're planning improvements to help make the Ontario Greenway more comfortable for walking, cycling, and rolling and reduce motor vehicle short-cutting during construction of the Broadway Subway.

Current areas for improvement

In March, share your input at one of three pop-up sessions or through the online survey for the following improvement areas:

2nd Ave to Broadway

Look at plans for:

Traffic diverters at 5th Ave and 7th Ave to reduce conflicts between all road users
New public plaza at Ontario St and 5 Ave, involving roadway conversion into public space

Broadway to 12th Ave

Share your ideas about traffic patterns, parking, and access in the neighbourhood.

16th Ave

Look at designs for an improved intersection that will make it safer to walk, bike, and roll.

Attend a pop-up session

Look at plans and share ideas for the current areas of improvement.

Information display boards with more details for each area will be posted online by February 26, 2020.

Wednesday, March 4, 4pm to 8pm
Tenth Church, 11 W 10th Ave

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Friday, March 6, 10am to 2pm
Mount Pleasant Community Centre, 1 Kingsway

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Saturday, March 7, 10am to 2pm
Corner of Ontario St and 5th Ave

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Share your feedback online

Unable to attend in person? Our online survey will be available from March 4 to 25.

Timeline

Fall 2015

Ontario at 16th Ave - Intersection Spot Improvement engagement

Staff gathered feedback on three design options and conducted additional technical analysis.
Spring 2019

Mount Pleasant Industrial Strategy

Staff gathered feedback from local businesses, residents, and the public to determine long-term improvements to the transportation network in the Mount Pleasant Industrial Area.
Mid-late 2019

Initial conversations

Staff met with stakeholders and conducted surveys to gather information and understand issues to inform the upgrades between 2nd Ave and Broadway.
We are here
March 2020

Share concepts

Staff presents designs and gathers feedback from the public on changes between 2nd Ave and 16th Ave.
April 2020

Report back

Final designs will be shared online along with a consultation summary that summarizes what we heard during engagement.
Spring-summer 2020

Construction, monitoring, and evaluation

Improvements between 2nd Ave and Broadway and at 16th Ave will be constructed, including the new plaza. We'll monitor and study the impacts of Broadway Subway construction on the area between Broadway and 12th Ave to determine additional recommended changes.