There was an interesting news story a few weeks ago that never came up here. Very curious, and another chapter in the ongoing saga of odd public works spending patterns at the City.
Missing: active pathways, millions to pay for them
Frustrated city councillor can’t get answers from public service on approved, paid-for bike, walking lanes that didn’t appear when roads rebuilt
By: Ryan Thorpe | Posted: 7:00 PM CDT Friday, May. 20, 2022
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On paper, it seems like a pair of simple projects that could easily be done to move Winnipeg’s active transportation agenda forward.
But like most things in the city, what is budgeted and what actually happens are two different things.
In the case of the bike-lane and multi-use path projects, the cost of which total $2.2 million and were supposed to be completed last year, no one can clearly explain why the work wasn’t done. Or where the money went.
The University Crescent road reconstruction project was launched with Phase 1 of construction beginning in 2021 and Phase 2 scheduled for this year.
City council approved $9.9 million for the project, including $900,000 for a protected bike lane in the first phase, and $1.2 million for active transportation infrastructure in the second.
But there was no bike lane when last year’s construction was completed.
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https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/lo...576521722.html