FAQs

A Cycling Master Plan is a long-term strategic plan intended to guide the development and implementation of a cycling network as well as supporting programs and policies.  The Plan will recommend ways for the City of Peterborough to support cycling as part of the broader multi-modal transportation network. Specifically, it will include recommended cycling and trail projects and facility types, an action-oriented implementation plan, and policies and strategies that will encourage more people to choose cycling as a transportation option in Peterborough.

The Cycling Master Plan will help Peterborough: 

• Identify ways to increase the growth of cycling
• Guide the development of the cycling network in a coordinated and strategic manner;
• Ensure that the cycling network becomes better connected, accessible, and safe; and
• Contribute to sustainability and climate change action in Peterborough.

The Cycling Master Plan is for the City of Peterborough and will include recommendations for policies, infrastructure, maintenance and programming components of building a more cycling friendly city.  The Cycling Master Plan will feed into the update of the Transportation Master Plan, which will be taking place concurrently. The Plan will address both regular bikes and e-bikes, recognizing that e-bike use is projected to increase.

1. Assessing the existing cycling network; reviewing recent travel trends, patterns, and infrastructure growth; and identifying best practices.
2. Developing a long-term vision and goals for Peterborough’s cycling network, considering the potential for cycling to impact climate change targets and infrastructure priorities.
3. Establishing a comprehensive network plan made up of both road and trail cycling projects for the short- and long-term.
4. Strengthening existing policies and programs and recommending new policies which promote cycling as an attractive transportation option.
5. Developing recommendations for eight streets where construction is anticipated in the short term.
6. Developing design guidelines to be used in future cycling projects.

Public engagement was an important part of creating a Cycling Master Plan.  This on-line public engagement site was the primary way to provide input into the plan as it developed. 

There were surveys and public engagement sessions during plan development, as well as workshops around key issues with stakeholder groups such as the Peterborough Bicycle Advisory Committee, B!KE, GreenUP, Peterborough and the Kawarthas Tourism, and others.

You can provide comments on the Plan during the 30-day review period, ending May 8, 2023. Following this process, there will be more opportunities to engage as we work to implement the recommendations from the new Cycling Master Plan.

The project team can be reached at any time through the City and the Consultant Project Managers:

Lindsay Stroud

Transportation Demand Management Planner
City of Peterborough
705-742-7777 Ext. 1505
 lstroud@peterborough.ca  

Zibby Petch, P.Eng.
Consultant Project Manager
IBI Group
905-546-1010 Ext. 63123
 zibby.petch@ibigroup.com