District seeks feedback to improve the pedestrian experience in Oak Bay

The District of Oak Bay is working to create a Pedestrian and Sidewalk Master Plan to guide the development of our community’s sidewalk network and to identify additional strategies to improve the pedestrian experience for residents, visitors, and people working in Oak Bay. To support the development of the Master Plan, the District is running a survey to understand what types of improvements the community is most supportive of. The survey is open until August 24, 2022.

This survey is a follow-up to the Public Participation Survey #1 from February 2022. Since that time, the project team worked to understand the key issues identified by the community and key stakeholder groups. They observed and collected additional pedestrian and traffic volume data and developed a suite of potential design measures that could be applied to various locations to improve safety, comfort, enjoyment, and navigability around Oak Bay.  

The Pedestrian and Sidewalk Master Plan will emphasize the priority of pedestrians by laying the foundation for enhanced pedestrian environments and supportive policies to improve the walking/rolling experience in Oak Bay for all ages, abilities, and socio-economic means.  

The survey is available online at www.connect.oakbay.ca/pedestrian-sidewalk-masterplan and at Henderson Recreation Centre, Monterey Recreation Centre, and Oak Bay Recreation Centre and will take approximately five minutes to complete.

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For media inquiries, please contact:
Hayley Goodgrove
Communications Specialist
778-677-9589
hgoodgrove@oakbay.ca