Active Transportation Network Plan: London Street
Project Update, October 7, 2025
On Monday, October 6, 2025, City staff submitted a report to Council summarizing the public engagement process for the Active Transportation Network Plan (Year 2, Phase 1 routes) and outlining refined designs for the London Street route.
You can view the Council meeting and report here.
Council approved the 'Next Steps' for the London Street route, as outlined in the report, including endorsing the below refined designs for London Street.
Project Update, October 6, 2025
Design Refinement
Opportunities to share feedback on the proposed active transportation improvements to the London Street Active Transportation Route took place from late May through July 13, 2025. The City had proposed several active transportation improvements, as well as two options to balance sharing the road space on London Street:
Option 1: remove parking on alternating sides of the street to create more space for vehicles and cyclists to comfortably share the road. Two-way traffic flow is maintained. You can see Option 1 in more detail here.
Option 2: create a one-way traffic flow to reduce the chances of conflicts between vehicles and cyclists traveling in opposite directions. Each block of London Street between 20th Street and 14th Street, and the block between 12th Street and Henley Street, would be one-way traffic, with the direction of traffic alternating each block. Parking on both sides of the street would be maintained, and the space available to share would remain the same. You can see Option 2 in more detail here.
Feedback received through the online survey showed that 41% of participants preferred Option 2, 39% preferred Option 1, and 30% said they were unsure. At the in-person pop-up events, 50% of participants preferred Option 1, while 22% preferred Option 2. Click here to read the What We Heard Report for more details on the engagement results.
While responses were fairly evenly split, concerns were raised with both options. There was a general lack of support for the proposed amount of parking removal in Option 1, and concern that this design would cause an unsafe weaving pattern of travel. There was also a general lack of support for the alternating one-way traffic flow in Option 2, with concerns this would be confusing and restrict residents’ access to their homes.
Based on this input received through public engagement, the design for the Active Transportation Network Plan: London Street Route has been modified.
In response to community feedback, the following updates have been made to the planned route:
1) Pullover pockets with more parking retained: Instead of removing parking on alternating sides of London Street (Option 1), the adjusted design will remove approximately 4 spaces on each block to create “pockets” for vehicles and cyclists to pull over and yield to oncoming traffic. These pullover pockets feature a small, quick-build curb extension, to restrict parking but allow more space for users to pull over.
Compared to Option 1, which would remove 39% of existing parking spaces, the adjusted design removes approximately 10% of parking. This modified design supports the feedback received on retaining as much parking as possible on London Street.
2) Signage to enforce existing parking restrictions: Currently, cars parked near intersections along London Street block sightlines and reduce safety for all users. The modified design will include added signage to clearly indicate where no stopping restrictions already exist – typically within 6 metres of the intersection corner.
3) One-way traffic flow on one block of London Street: Instead of a series of alternating one-way vehicle traffic blocks (Option 2), the modified design features one-way traffic flow on only one block, between 20th Street and 19th Street. This allows only westbound vehicle traffic on this block, and prevents eastbound traffic from entering London Street at 20th Street. This modification supports the feedback received on discouraging vehicles from shortcutting through the neighbourhood.
The London Street Route will provide a direct east-west connection through the northern portion of the Connaught Heights, West End, and Moody Park neighbourhoods, from Burnaby via the BC Parkway in the west, to Eighth Street in the east.
This 2.75 km route will provide connections to Connaught Heights Park, Connaught Heights Elementary School, New Westminster Secondary School, and the commercial area on 12th Street. This route is an existing local street bikeway (a designated cycling route with lower traffic volumes), which currently has two-way vehicle travel and on-street parking.
Map: the London Street 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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Map: proposed active transportation improvements along the London Street 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 London Street 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!
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Project Update, October 6, 2025: Design Refinement
Opportunities to share feedback on the proposed active transportation improvements to the London Street Active Transportation Route took place from late May through July 13, 2025. The City had proposed several active transportation improvements, as well as two options to balance sharing the road space on London Street:
Option 1: Remove parking on alternating sides of the street to create more space for vehicles and cyclists to comfortably share the road. Two-way traffic flow is maintained. You can see Option 1 in more detail here.
Option 2: Create a one-way traffic flow to reduce the chances of conflicts between vehicles and cyclists travelling in opposite directions. Each block of London Street between 20th Street and 14th Street, and the block between 12th Street and Henley Street, would be one-way traffic, with the direction of traffic alternating each block. Parking on both sides of the street would be maintained, and the space available to share would remain the same. You can see Option 2 in more detail here.
Feedback received through the online survey showed that 41% of participants preferred Option 2, 39% preferred Option 1, and 30% said they were unsure. At the in-person pop-up events, 50% of participants preferred Option 1, while 22% preferred Option 2.
While responses were fairly evenly split, concerns were raised with both options. There was a general lack of support for the proposed amount of parking removal in Option 1, and concern that this design would cause an unsafe weaving pattern of travel. There was also a general lack of support for the alternating one-way traffic flow in Option 2, with concerns that this would be confusing and restrict residents’ access to their homes.
Based on this input received through public engagement, the design for the Active Transportation Network Plan: London Street Route has been modified.
In response to community feedback, the following updates have been made to the planned route:
1) Pullover pockets with more parking retained: Instead of removing parking on alternating sides of London Street (Option 1), the adjusted design will remove approximately 4 spaces on each block to create “pockets” for vehicles and cyclists to pull over and yield to oncoming traffic. These pullover pockets feature a small, quick-build curb extension to restrict parking but allow more space for users to pull over.
Compared to Option 1, which would remove 39% of existing parking spaces, the adjusted design removes approximately 10% of parking. This modified design supports the feedback received on retaining as much parking as possible on London Street. 
2) Signage to enforce existing parking restrictions: Currently, cars parked near intersections along London Street block sightlines and reduce safety for all users. The modified design will include added signage to clearly indicate where no stopping restrictions already exist – typically within 6 metres of the intersection corner.
2) One-way traffic flow on one block of London Street: Instead of a series of alternating one-way vehicle traffic blocks (Option 2), the modified design features one-way traffic flow on only one block, between 20th Street and 19th Street. This allows only westbound vehicle traffic on this block, and prevents eastbound traffic from entering London Street at 20th Street. This modification supports the feedback received on discouraging vehicles from shortcutting through the neighbourhood.
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Project update, September 16, 2025: The What We Heard Report for London Street is now available.
Click here to read the report!
Project update, July 14, 2025: Thank you to all who provided feedback on the proposed active transportation improvements on London Street. The survey has now closed. Your input will be reviewed and used to update the plans for this route. Check back here for the What We Heard engagement summary report and updated designs.