100 Gordon Street was a City-owned property, in downtown Nanaimo

In 2015, a master plan update process was completed to ensure that this park campus meets the current and future recreational needs of the community

The Boxwood Connector project will ease traffic congestion at the intersection of Bowen Road and Northfield Road by diverting traffic and enhancing vehicle circulation.  The proposed roadways will support walking, cycling and transit through the use of complete streets principles.

To help the City achieve its Transportation Plan Vision, the City of Nanaimo is developing Complete Streets Design Guidelines. The guidelines will be used to update Nanaimo's Engineering Standards and Specifications and will guide new and retrofit street improvements.

The City of Nanaimo is conducting a review and update to its Development Cost Charge program.

A park planning process for East Wellington Park is underway to determine appropriate land use strategies for the site. As an initial step, the City is interested in talking to people who currently use the park and to discuss future park direction options with the public. To get involved, please plan to share your ideas at our upcoming park input session (details below) or fill in our online survey.

The City of Nanaimo is planning improvements to the transportation network of the Brechin Hill area. Specifically, Estevan Road and Princess Royal Avenue will see a variety of improvements from Brechin Road to Terminal Avenue occurring in two phases.

Once fully completed, this proposed 5.4 km route will form the spine of Harewood's cycling network and will connect the neighborhoods' two largest commercial destinations.

In 2010, City Council adopted an improvement plan for Harewood Centennial Park to ensure that the outdated park amenities were improved to meet the recreational needs and desires of the changing community

We are reviewing our current Heritage Conservation Program to ensure that the priorities and partners are still relevant, and determine how we can work better with our partners and the community to conserve Nanaimo's heritage.

The City of Nanaimo is in the process of updating the home-based business regulations in Zoning Bylaw 4500. The update is intended to modernize the regulations to support home-based businesses while balancing the needs of the neighbourhoods in which they operate.

The City of Nanaimo will undertake intersection upgrades to the Jingle Pot Rd and Westwood Rd in 2019. The upgrade will convert the intersection from a two-way stop to a controlled traffic signals, in addition to pedestrian and cycling improvements.

The City is converting streetlights to LED over a multiyear program. Each streetlight conversion would cost from $350 to $500.

The first two phases of the project will focus on arterial roads and the third phase will replace the remainder of the streetlights in the City. 

 

With the addition of 20.2 hectares (50 acres) added in May 2018 located off of Tanya Drive, a planning process for Linley Valley Park will be undertaken.

The City of Nanaimo is working to further improve Maffeo Sutton Park.

The plan will include a streetscape vision, improvements to pedestrian, bicycle, and transit facilities, green/sustainable roadway and landscape improvements, and transportation improvements to meet the needs of existing and future users of the corridor.

   

Council has made a commitment to develop a plan that will outline how an extended waterfront walkway can be completed in a timely manner as well as complete five small, but important sections of the walkway in 2018. This project is one of five key projects identified in the 2016-2019 Strategic Plan.

The City of Nanaimo is conducting a review and update to the Parking Bylaw regulating off-street parking requirements.

Do you recycle your single-use plastic bags? They cannot be collected in your blue cart with the rest of your recycling, and that provides some big challenges with these little bags.

A new enclosed reinforced concrete water reservoir and associated pipelines to replace the original open air water reservoir to receive filtered and treated drinking water from the South Fork Water Treatment Plant.

After receiving several requests from residents to install traffic calming on Ross Road to moderate speeds, the City performed traffic studies to confirm these concerns: measuring speeds along Ross Road, conducting a routing survey, and performing a travel time survey.

In 2019 a new sanitary sewer pump station will be installed at the intersection of Park Avenue and Seventh Street to divert flow from the Chase River Trunk Sewer.  

The City of Nanaimo acquired the lands at 1 Port Drive from CP Rail in March 2013

The City of Nanaimo acquired 26.7 acres of land from CP Rail in March of 2013.

The City has completed the construction phase of the Terminal South road rehabilitation project.

Coming in 2018! A proposed 0.5km pedestrian and cyclist route through Harewood Centennial Park that will connect Georgia Avenue between Sixth Street and Seventh Street. It will include a new asphalt multi use path, a new pedestrian and cycling bridge over the Chase River, new LED lighting, and new intersection crossing improvements.

Infrastructure improvements are planned for Victoria Road between Rainer and Farquhar Streets in 2016. Some of the existing utilities are nearing the end of their useful life and require replacement.

The Wakesiah Avenue Corridor Plan aims to increase the safety and comfort for people who walk, bike, take transit, and drive while ensuring that utility upgrades within the project area are completed in concert with the proposed surface improvements.

The treatment plant was fully operational on 4 December 2015 and the plant was officially opened on 7 April 2016.