A new round of provincial funding is supporting 53 active transportation infrastructure projects in B.C. communities, including four in the East Kootenay.

The Active Transportation Infrastructure Grants program funds Indigenous, local and regional governments with cost-sharing investments of up to $500,000 for infrastructure projects and as much as $50,000 in funding to develop active transportation network plans. These projects make it safer and more efficient for people to use active transportation in their communities.

The grants will improve connections to employment, school, transit and recreational centres throughout the province, a Ministry of Transportation and Transit media release noted.

Local projects receiving funds:

* Cranbrook – McPhee Road corridor improvements:  Construction of multi-use pathway along McPhee Road from Theatre Road to Industrial Road F.

* Invermere – 10th Street end-of-trip facility: End-of-trip facility located at 10th Street and 8th Avenue in downtown Invermere consisting of a washroom building, e-bike charging station, walking trail network signage, and an end-of-trip bike service facility (including repair station, pump, wash station, installation kit).

* Invermere – Tarte Street trail: Approximately 325 metres of multi-use path connecting existing active-transportation facilities.

* Kimberley – Marsden Street active-transportation project: Approximately 191 metres of sidewalk connecting to the City of Kimberley’s skate and bike park, as well as other recreation amenities.

“With this funding, we’re helping communities across B.C. build a more sustainable future,” said Mike Farnworth, Minister of Transportation and Transit. “By connecting communities with dedicated active transportation infrastructure, we’re encouraging people to cycle, walk or roll, which is good for our health and lessens our reliance on passenger vehicles.”

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