Transportation Master Plan
The District of Squamish is developing a new Transportation Master Plan to identify issues with the current transportation network. It will also plan for future growth, and consider bigger picture outcomes including emissions, community and individual health, neighbourhood connectivity, transportation choice, and equity. All modes of transportation will be considered: walking, cycling, rolling (i.e. skateboard/scooter), taking the bus, driving a car, as well as trucks and commercial transportation.
When the plan is complete the District will have an updated list of recommended transportation infrastructure improvements and a roadmap to complete these capital projects! Input from the community will help us understand how to improve access to different transportation choices by providing:
- Safe and comfortable active transportation networks for people who walk, wheel, and cycle;
- An accessible, affordable, and efficient transit system; and
- Appropriate road network improvements with a focus on safety and connectivity.
Project Update:
Thank you to everyone who participated in the first phase of the District's Transportation Master Plan project. From November 21, 2022 - January 18, 2023 we heard from more than 800 people who shared their transportation experiences and ideas to help develop a safe, efficient, and balanced transportation system that meets the needs of our entire community.
Click here to see what we heard during the first phase of the Transportation Master Plan project.
Next Steps:
The project team is reviewing community feedback now. This information will be used to inform the initial recommendations for the new Transportation Master Plan. We will be asking the community for feedback on the initial recommendations later in the process.
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Please add your ideas to improve transportation in Squamish. Ideas could include: examples from other locations, policies to support all modes of transportation, preferred types of transportation infrastructure, and anything else that you want share with us. Feel free to like and comment on other ideas as they appear!
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View All Ideas9 months ago
Add a connection for bus only from Northridge Drive to Plateau Drive in order to extend bus service to Crumpit Woods.
This will allow for servicing a bigger part of Valleycliffe as well & on the way back to Squamish could also take Valley Drive to come out at those lights. This would avoid Behrner & Clarke which is already dangerous & will become much worse once Redbridge is completed.
10 months ago
Remove slip lanes and extend sidewalks
Providing sidewalk extensions reduces pedestrian crossing distances and increases the pedestrian space. Sidewalk extensions physically and visually narrow the roadway while increasing the available waiting space and provide areas for street furniture and benches, transit stops, trees, and landscaping. https://globaldesigningcities.org/publication/global-street-design-guide/designing-streets-people/designing-for-pedestrians/sidewalk-extensions/
10 months ago
Raised crossings as the default downtown
https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/8f22-ecs-specs-roaddg-raised-crosswalk-intersection-guideline-Jan2020.pdf
8 months ago
Extend Corridor Trail out to our lakes
I’d love to see an extension of the Corridor Trail out to Alice Lake, Cat Lake and Brohm Lake with a pedestrian/bike overpass between Brohm and Cat Lake. A bike path out to the lakes would give many locals better access to our lakes in the summer and would also benefit Squamish Tourism. If Tofino and Ucluelet can Connect their towns via a path, I don’t see why we can’t connect our town to our lakes via a bike path.
8 months ago
Fixed pedestrian bridge and marina move
It would great to connect the newly developed area on the east side of the Mamquam channel to the downtown with a pedestrian bridge. The town should purchase or try to get a deal with the owner of the marina that would be limited by the bridge. Maybe a land swap? The Brit could be tall enough to allow small boats, but taller boats would have to stay on the ocean side of the bridge. Locking the town into paying for a bridge that raises or pivots is to expensive
