Active Transportation Network Plan: Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth Streets
Project update, September 16, 2025:
The What We Heard Report for Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth streets is now available.
The Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth Streets Route will be a 2.5 km connection through the Moody Park, Brow of the Hill, and Downtown neighbourhoods. It will connect London Street in the north to Columbia Street in Downtown New Westminster in the south, using a combination of Eighth Street, Ninth Street, and Tenth Street.
Most of this route is not an existing bikeway. The route is primarily located on local streets with two-way vehicle travel and street parking. However, Eighth Street is classified as a collector street (a street that connects traffic from local streets to busier, major roads) with higher vehicle volumes.
Map: the Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth Streets Route highlighted on the Active Transportation Network Plan Year 2 Routes map. Planning, design, and engagement for the Part 2 Routes will open in Fall 2025.
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Proposed Active Transportation Changes
Improvements along this route aim to create an active transportation connection that is comfortable for most users, with less traffic, lower vehicle speeds, and traffic separation on busier sections of the route. This will allow people to move comfortably and safely on foot, bicycle, and other non-motorized transportation options.
Active transportation improvements being proposed along this route include:
These proposed improvements are shown on the graphic below.
Proposed active transportation improvements along the Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth Streets Route
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Your input will be reviewed following the community engagement and will be used to adjust and refine the proposed improvements along the Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth Streets Route. Updates to the design based on the feedback received will be shared here in the coming months. Final designs are expected to be completed in the Fall, and construction of the new active transportation route is expected to begin in Winter 2025.
Check back here for updates as work progresses!
Who's Listening
Frequently Asked Questions
Phases
Community Engagement
The City of New Westminster is committed to making active transportation a safe, comfortable, and convenient mobility option for people of all ages and abilities. The City is currently working to build out the Year 2 Routes identified in the Council-approved Active Transportation Network Plan, shown on the map below.
As part of this wider initiative, the City is making Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth streets into an active transportation route.
We want to hear your thoughts on these proposed changes. This survey will take approximately 10 minutes to complete. This survey will be open through Sunday, June 29.
Map: the Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth Streets Route highlighted on the Active Transportation Network Plan Year 2 Routes map.
For more information on the Year 2 Routes, visit the project webpage, here.
Prefer to complete the survey in a different language? Click the Select Language button at the top right of the page and choose your language. The survey, page content, and all other feedback tools will be translated. We are also happy to offer additional support to complete the survey. Please contact us at engage@newwestcity.ca with requests.