Winnipeg Trails ’ mandate includes all modes of human-powered transportation and activities include design , advocacy , construction , data collection , policy development , cultural campaigns and multiple standalone projects intended to help a modern city of 700,000 + people move in a healthy and rewarding way .
Plain Bicycle Project : The goal is to bring everyday cycling culture to Manitoba , started by offering upright and comfortable loaner bikes to anyone who needs one .
School Loops Project : Addresses a comprehensive healthy school transport need to rapidly upgrade trails and end -of-trip facilities in every schoolyard in Winnipeg ..
WinterPeg Project : The purchase of second hand skis and snowshoes with the intention of creating a ( by donation ) library that could be moved to inner city parks .
Open Streets For Healing : Pandemic Safe Streets Rapid Response Plan
The pandemic response plan consisted largely of developing methodologies to improve conditions on the streets of Winnipeg quickly . It was conceived as an emergency transportation measure to link missing pieces in Winnipeg ’ s walk and bike network with designs that offer comfort , pleasure , connection and safety .
The project aligns with the City of Winnipeg ’ s effort of limiting motor vehicle traffic to one block on ten Sunday / Holiday Bicycle routes ( known colloquially as Open Streets ) between 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM . This project is an effort to assist with social distancing requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic .
For more information go to : https :// www . winnipegtrails . ca / open-streets-for-healing-pandemic-safe-streets-rapidresponse-plan /
Natural Prairie Wilderness in the Heart of Charleswood
This popular trail is part of the Trans Canada Trail and runs through a narrow strip of wilderness on an old railway bed . The path is intersected by half a dozen streets , and it is clear where the locals gain access , from numerous well worn footpaths meeting the trail . Its name is taken from the Harte Line , the first section of Grand Trunk Pacific Railway built in western Canada in 1894 .
The City has put the Harte Trail on a priority plowing list because the Trail is part of an active transportation initiative . This means that within 48 hours of a snowfall , the City will be out plowing a nice , wide path on the trail .
Due to COVID-19 concerns the Spring tree planting event was postponed . Instead , hundreds of small trees which we gave away for people to plant in their own yards was secured . The event was held in early July and attracted a good-sized turnout , where about 300 trees were given away . It also provided some good publicity for the Harte Trail , as it was part of the City ’ s One Million Tree Challenge .
There was a Fall tree planting in September , which resulted in more than 75 trees being planted . The recent tree plantings are all taking place near the west end of the Trail , adjacent to the Ridgewood West housing development , near the end of Cullen Drive .
There is a desire to find a safe , direct way to cross the Perimeter Highway and connect with the Headingley Grand Trunk Trail on the west side , either with a bridge or a tunnel under the roadway . The executive will continue discussions with local politicians , to have the City provide a crossing in the same manner as exists on the north Perimeter Highway at the Northeast Pioneers Greenway .
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