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Bank Street Bikeway: Blossom Park to South Keys

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Bank Street Bikeway: Blossom Park to South Keys Blossom Park is a mature neighbourhood in the near south end of the City of Ottawa. Thehe  main artery through Blossom Park is Bank Street. However, because this section of Bank Street was constructed as a provincial highway, pedestrian facilities are substandard (with big connectivity gaps) and cycling facilities are non-existent. The Bank Street Bikeway is a proposal to improve cycling and pedestrian facilities along Bank Street through Blossom Park, with the goal of connecting the community to the South Keys transit station. This station features rapid bus Transitway service, and will be expanded to feature a new O-Train station within the next couple of years. The map below shows the full length of the proposal: 2.7 km from Bank Street at Queensdale to South Keys station. Details of each section are provided below, from south to north. Section 1: Queensdale to south of St. Bernard: ...