Evaluating the Abbott Active Transportation Corridor is as easy as riding a bike

News Release

Residents are being invited to give feedback on the quick-build Abbott Active Transportation Corridor (ATC) between Christleton and Cedar avenues. The quick-build portion has now been operational for a year and the City wants to understand how this ATC is performing, and how to implement more quick-builds around Kelowna in the future.  

“Permanent street frontages can include paving, updating drainage, separated bike and pedestrian pathways and new sidewalks which are improvements that mainly occur in sections in conjunction with development,” says Jasen Sackmann, Traffic Technician. “With this in mind, the City piloted the use of quick-build infrastructure to develop a portion of the Abbott ATC sooner and more cost effectively.” 

 With the permanent facility on Abbott Street not projected for completion until after 2030, pending development and budget approvals, the quick-build portion of the Abbott corridor was completed in September 2022. The protected facility was extended from Christleton to Cedar avenues with 1200 metres of cycle track on the existing asphalt and has concrete barriers and planter boxes acting as a physical buffer between vehicles and cyclists.   

Quick-build materials can involve those used in the Abbott ATC build and allow for minimal new construction to develop projects faster and at a lower cost. In June 2021, the City delivered an online public engagement opportunity to collect feedback on the Abbott ATC extension project and received mostly positive support. The design was tweaked where opportunities existed based on the feedback.  

Visit getinvolved.kelowna.ca/abbott-atc to complete the survey and place a pin on the map with your comments by Nov. 5.