Christina Lake - ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK PLAN

Christina Lake is an unincorporated village in the Regional District of the Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) along Highway 3 in southern BC. As a recreational community, Christina Lake is a popular tourist destination, and draws many people to the outdoor activities in the area. Christina Lake has a population of approximately 1600 people, but that increases to approximately 7000 during the summer months.

Christina Lake has an objective to encourage a healthy, active lifestyle through increased walking and biking by encouraging the development and use of non-motorized transportation corridors. This Active Transportation Network Plan (ATNP) will support an increase in safe active transportation within the community. The purpose of the ATNP is to set a long term vision for active transportation within the community and the actions that need to be taken by the community today as well as in the short and long term future.

The ATNP will act as a playbook to prioritize strategic investment in all things active transportation to create a transportation system that is more green, equitable, safe, and accessible for residents and visitors alike. Christina Lake’s ATNP references and aligns with the guiding principles, objectives, and policies set out in the Electoral Area ‘C’/Christina Lake OCP Bylaw No. 1855 (OCP) as well as Move Commute Connect: BC’s Active Transportation Strategy.

Active transportation includes any form of human-powered transportation, such as walking, cycling, or rolling using a skateboard, in-line skates, scooter, or mobility aids such as a wheelchair. Several new and emerging transportation modes such as e-scooters, also fit into this category and may use the same trails and pathways.

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