City extends Laurier Avenue bike lane, unveils new multi-use pathway

Ottawa cyclists will nowhave an easier time getting from Albert Street to theLaurier Avenue bike lanes.

On Friday, the city unveiled a new stretch of its east-west bikeway project, one that connects the Laurier lanes with the existing multi-use pathway on Albert Street.

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Cyclists now have access to a raised 1.5-metre-wide bike path on the north side of Laurier between Bronson Avenue and Percy Street, the city said.

A newmulti-use pathway and a pedestrian crossing with a signal on Albert Street betweenCommissioner Street and Brickhill Street arealso now open, the city said.

The east-west bikeway project was launched in 2013 to create a continuous path all the way from Westboro to Vanier.