Master Plans & Studies
Hamilton’s Cycling Master Plan
Accelerated Active Transportation Implementation Plan
In January 2024, Council approved the Accelerated Active Transportation Implementation Plan which aims to deliver 151 km of cycling facilities from 2024-2028. The plan was developed at the request of council to implement the Cycling Master Plan faster, and will double the amount of new or improved bike lanes and multi-use pathways delivered each year over the next 5 years.
Funding for some of these projects have already been committed by the municipal, provincial and federal governments. The rest of the funding will be requested through the capital budget process over the next five years.
The Accelerated Plan provides a roadmap for delivering infrastructure over the next five years. Staff will also be developing an Integrated Active Transportation Plan (ATP) which will consolidate the Cycling Master Plan, Pedestrian Mobility Plan and Recreational Trails Master Plan and present a 10 year plan, with direction for future construction projects.
The Accelerated Plan will significantly expand the network, providing safer and more accessible routes for cyclists of all ages and abilities.
Hamilton' s Cycling Master Plan
Hamilton’s Cycling Master Plan is intended to guide the development and operation of its cycling infrastructure for the next twenty years.
The Cycling Master Plan takes into account:
- current cycling policies and programs
- expands upon recommendations made in the:
- Growth Related Infrastructure Development Strategy (GRIDS)
- City-wide Transportation Master Plan
- City-wide Hamilton Recreational Trails Master Plan
- the movement towards increased emphasis on alternative modes of transportation such as cycling.
The City’s vision is to have a transportation system that offers a choice of integrated travel modes, emphasizing active transportation such as walking or cycling, public transit and carpooling.
Download Cycling Master Plan Review & Update
The Cycling Master Plan plan is embedded in the 2018 Update of the Transportation Master Plan and is an update to the previous Cycling Master Plan, Shifting Gears (2009).
Bicycle Boulevards Feasibility Study
Bicycle Boulevards, also known as Bicycle Priority Streets, Slow Streets, Bicycle Greenways or Neighbourhood Greenways, are slow-speed, low-volume streets where cyclists are prioritized through the application of various traffic control devices of increasing intensity. The purpose of the study was to develop core criteria and considerations that can support in assessing and identifying candidate local streets that could form a bicycle boulevard route. The Feasibility Study serves as a white paper for the upcoming Active Transportation Master Plan study, that is scheduled to commence in 2023.
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