Design options are on the table for new along Cadboro Bay Road from Foul Bay Road to Bowker Avenue.
Oak Bay hired Opus International Consultants (Canada) Limited to complete a Cadboro Bay Road , which included analysis of options for the Foul Bay to Bee Street area, and options for bike lanes from Bee Street to Bowker.
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Design options include: curbside cycle lanes on both sides of the road with a partially protected cycle lane on the north side; and curbside cycle lanes on the south side of the road with a cycle lane outside of curbside parking on the north side.
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The district seeks public feedback now through Oct. 14 ahead of the project appearing on councilB次元官网网址檚 committee of the whole agenda Oct. 16.
At that meeting, council, the public and staff would discussion the costs and tradeoffs of the available options as well as share public feedback summary. The deadline to get correspondence on the committee meeting agenda is Oct. 12 at 3 p.m. The project contact is Richard Ding at rding@oakbay.ca or 250-598-3311.
Visit to see the full package including links to studies and images of the options.
The proposed completion date for cycling lanes from Foul Bay to Bowker is end of summer 2018.
The committee meeting is Oct. 16 at 7 p.m. in municipal hall 2167 Oak Bay Ave. Visit ahead of the meeting to view the agenda.
