Churchill Avenue: Cycle Tracks and Protected Intersections in Ottawa

Ottawa’s first raised cycle tracks were implemented in 2014 on Churchill Avenue and are worthy of the TAC 2015 Sustainable Urban Transportation Award because of the “Complete Street” approach to encourage sustainable and active travel. This $21.4 million integrated road, sewer and water rehabilitation project also included improved (LED) street lighting, traffic control signals, traffic calming measures, concrete curbs and sidewalks, streetscaping, and utilities relocation for this 1.2 kilometre roadway. The Churchill design incorporates uni-directional cycle tracks, raised cycle cross-rides at side streets, and the “protected intersection” concept at two signalised intersections. Implemented as part of a coordinated roadway reconstruction project, the physically separated raised bike lanes are a design solution new to Ottawa and much of North America. The City of Ottawa was the proponent and lead for the project with Novatech acting as prime consultant.

• Record URL:
  http://conf.tac-atc.ca/english/annualconference/tac2015/s25/ottawa.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)

  401-1111 Prince of Wales Drive
  Ottawa, Ontario  Canada 
• Authors:
  • GRIMWOOD, R
• Conference:
  • TAC 2015: Getting You There Safely - 2015 Conference and Exhibition of the Transportation Association of Canada // ATC: Destination sécurité routière - 2015 Congrès et Exposition de l'Association des transports du Canada
• Publication Date: 2015

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Pagination: 1 PDF file, 2.3 MB, 13p.
• Monograph Title: TAC 2015: Getting You There Safely - 2015 Conference and Exhibition of the Transportation Association of Canada // ATC: Destination sécurité routière - 2015 Congrès et Exposition de l'Association des transports du Canada

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bicycle facilities; Bicycles; Case studies; Central business districts; Conferences; Storage facilities; Sustainable transportation; Traffic lanes; Urban areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Bicycle spacers
• Geographic Terms: Canada
• ITRD Terms: 1211: Bicycle; 1428: Bicycle spacer; 8018: Canada; 8531: Case study; 8525: Conference; 1178: Sustainable transport; 311: Town centre; 2827: Traffic lane; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Terminals and Facilities; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01591579
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)
• Files: ITRD, TAC
• Created Date: Feb 26 2016 10:43AM