HomePage / Your Government / Projects

Mobility, Accessibility and Safety Improvement Projects

WHAT HAVE WE BEEN UP TO?

There are many historically built segments of the transportation network that remain inaccessible. Moving forward, the City’s new Complete Street Design Guide & Engineering Standards will ensure that new roadway projects will be built to an accessible standard through the capital program. However, through a series of retrofits every year, short term lower cost improvements to accessibility can be realized earlier than if the improvements were absorbed into longer term, high cost capital projects.

You have likely seen a number of these small-scale mobility, accessibility and safety improvements around Nanaimo. . Some of the improvements you may see around include: 

 

    IMPROVEMENTS COMING SOON:

     

      STAY CONNECTED:

      1. Watch for us on Social Media: Follow @cityofnanaimo on Facebook and Twitter.
      2. Email us: At any time at  transportationinfo@nanaimo.ca
      3. Call us: 250-755-4460, Ext. 4385.
       

      Summary

      • Progress

        PROJECT LOCATIONS:

        2026 Construction:

        • Albert St (Milton - Cavan) - TWSIs, Raised Crosswalks, Pedestrian Flashers & Transit Improvements
        • Applecross & Portsmouth - TWSIs & Raised Crosswalk
        • Townsite & Holly - TWSIs & Raised Crosswalk
        • Townsite & St. Patrick - TWSIs, Raised Crosswalk, & Lighting
        • Pine & Wentworth - Speed humps, TWSIs, & Pedestrian Flashers
        • Townsite Mid-block - TWSIs, Raised Crosswalk, & Lighting
        • Waddington & Dufferin - TWSIs & Raised Crosswalk

         

        2025 Construction:

        • Jingle Pot & Holland - Crosswalk & Transit Improvements
        • Dover & Applecross - TWSIs & Pedestrian Flashers
        • Dufferin & Grant - TWSIs & Raised Crosswalk
        • Campbell & Selby - TWSIs & Raised Crosswalk
        • Brickyard & Broadway - Improved Traffic Circle and Crosswalks

         

        2024 Construction:

        • Georgia Slow Street
        • Howard & Regal - TWSIs & Raised Crosswalk
        • Rock City School - TWSIs & Pedestrian Flashers
        • Departure Bay School (Alan A Dale to Wardropper) - Sidewalk
        • Various Bus Stops Around Nanaimo

         

        2023 Construction:

        • Departure Bay (Hwy 19A to Highland Blvd) - Sidewalk Extension
        • Fitzwilliam & Selby - TWSIs & Pedestrian Flashers
        • Townsite & Holly - Raised Crosswalk, Curb Ramps, TWSIs, Refuge Island, & Pedestrian Flashers
        • Franklyn & Selby - Curb Extensions, Curb Ramps, & TWSIs
        • Applecross & Calinda - Curb Ramps, TWSIs, Refuge Island, & Pedestrian Flashers
        • Departure Bay & Barons Road - Curb Ramps, TWSIs, Refuge Island, & Pedestrian Flashers
        • Various Bus Stops Around Nanaimo


          2022 Construction: 

           

          2021 Construction:  

          • Victoria Crescent Pedestrian Improvements & Cavan Street - Esplanade Road Rehab
          • Haliburton Multi-use Path
          • St George & Waddington Road - Curb Extensions, Sidewalks, and Ped Flashers
          • Front & Port - Curb Extensions, TWSIs, and Pedestrian Flashers
          • Needham (Haliburton to Irwin) - Sidewalk

           

          2020 Construction:  

          • Uplands & McRobb - TWSIs & Pedestrian Flashers
          • Hammond Bay & Ventura - TWSIs & Pedestrian Flashers
          • Hammond Bay & Nottingham (south) - TWSIs & Pedestrian Flashers
          • Wall St & Curling Club - TWSIs & Pedestrian Flashers
        • Documents

          PLANNING DOCUMENTS

          Council’s 2019-2022 Strategic Plan and the Nanaimo Transportation Master Plan emphasize the importance of accessibility and inclusion in the transportation system.

          Through consultation with the Council's Advisory Committee on Acessibility (ACAI), and through targeted REIMAGINE NANAIMO engagement with people living with limited mobility, opportunities for improving transportation accessibility in Nanaimo were identified.
        • Details

          Mobility & Accessibility Projects FAQ

          Q1: How are decisions made and locations chosen?

          Capital Improvements can be identified for active transportation upgrades, pavement renewal, water distribution system replacement, stormwater management upgrades, street-lighting upgrades, and accessibly improvements.

          As part of the decision-making process decisions are made based on three components:

          • Technical Requirements - what infrastructure best meets the area's needs, where it can fit, and what impacts it will have to the immediate and surrounding area
          • City Policies - how City initiatives and activities are implemented
          • Public Input - local knowledge of the community

            Q2: What kind of accessibility features will the designed and constructed for more vulnerable road users?

            • Tactile warning surface indicators at all crosswalks and bus stops to aid the visually impaired.
            • Curb ramps and raised crossings may be incorporated to provide a safer and more consistent surface for wheel chairs and other wheeled modes.
            • Guardian wave technology may be installed at intersections. 

            Q3: What safety features can the designs include?

            Q4: When will these improvements be built?

            • Once projects are identified, the process of surveying, designing, and tendering takes approximately 1 year.


          • Background
            Each year the City of Nanaimo undertakes capital improvement projects driven by growth, development, asset management, and other priority-based frameworks. As part of the City’s strategic planning process the 5-year Capital Plan identifies these projects and where possible combines those of similar scope and proximity to achieve economy of scale and a comprehensive product. 

          Give feedback on accessibility. Submit your feedback through our online accessibility feedback form. Help us understand barriers people face when accessing City services.

          You can attach files to help explain the barrier you faced in the form, like: a video, voice recording or photos. If American Sign Language (ASL) is the best way for you to communicate, upload a video of yourself using ASL into the form.

          Please include: what you were trying to access, where the barrier happened, what the barrier was and any recommendations you might have.

          Thank you for your assistance. One of our website team will look into the reported issue shortly. Loading animation

          Help us improve our website

          Don't include private or financial information in this form.

          Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act Statement:

          Information collected on this form is done so under the general authority of the Community Charter and Freedom of Information and Privacy Protection Act (FOIPPA), and is protected in accordance with FOIPPA. Personal information will only be used by authorized staff to fulfill the purpose for which it was originally collected, or for a use consistent with that purpose.

          For further information regarding the collection, use, or disclosure of personal information, please contact the Legislative Services Office at 250-755-4405 or at foi@nanaimo.ca