Learn more about how the City is connecting the Bartley Smith Greenway Trail
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Have your say by attending a virtual Open House on Feb. 24
Work progresses on the City of Vaughan’s Bartley Smith Greenway Trail Feasibility Study – and you can once again have a say on how the City should connect this trail. The purpose of this study is to help identify a preferred route to close a three-kilometre gap in the trail between McNaughton Road and Rutherford Road. In doing so, the City is one step closer to creating an interconnected and seamless network of city-wide cycling and walking trails.
Get involved
Public feedback has helped identify trail route options and road crossings – and now as the study progresses, citizens can once again get involved. A virtual Open House is being hosted on Thursday, Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. for attendees to:
- review work completed to date.
- learn more about the project’s status, including next steps and timelines.
- learn about the proposed refined trail route, route designs and proposed treatments.
- help confirm trail user needs and priorities.
- provide feedback on the proposed trail alignment.
Bartley Smith Greenway
The Bartley Smith Greenway is a 15-kilometre recreational, multi-use trail that is a key component of the Vaughan Super Trail, a world-class 100-kilometre-long city-wide trail network that connects users to nature, cultural heritage, communities and special destinations throughout the city of Vaughan.
This feasibility study comes following the recommendations of the 2020 Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan, which identified that this gap needs to be closed to create an even more connected community. When complete, the Bartley Smith Greenway will do just that – it will run continuously from Teston Road in the north to Steeles Avenue in the south. The trail will support the area’s natural and cultural heritage, and provide endless recreational opportunities for the community, including cycling, walking, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing.
In addition, this project is aligned with the 2018-2022 Term of Council Service Excellence Strategic Plan in the areas of Transportation and Mobility, and Active, Safe and Diverse Communities, and also supports the City’s Active Together Master Plan Review and Update.