FAQs

Quick-build designs are fast to construct, easy to change, and much less expensive than permanent, conventional builds. That means we can get them in place quicker and save money at the same time!

Quick-build projects offer a cost-effective way for users to experience changes to street infrastructure, and for the City to evaluate the project impacts on traffic flow, operations, and safety, and to make changes over time as needed at low cost. Quick-build projects may be refined and upgraded with permanent infrastructure.

Quick-build upgrades will focus on three priority routes identified in the Queensborough Transportation Plan (2024) as critical gaps in the neighbourhood’s pedestrian and active transportation network:

• Campbell Street (between Ota Avenue and Salter Street)
• Salter Street (between Campbell Street and Carter Street)
• Dawe Street

Other pedestrian network gaps identified in the Queensborough Transportation Plan (2024) will see upgrades through other City works including:

• Boyd Street (Howes Street to Queensborough Bridge) – construction Summer 2025 as part of Active Transportation Network Plan: Year 1 Routes
• Wood Street (Boyd Street to Salter Street) – planning underway as part of Active Transportation Network Plan: Year 2 Routes
• Howes Street (Ewen Avenue to South Dyke Road) – expected as part of Active Transportation Network Plan: Year 3 Routes
• Boyne Street (Boyd Street to Salter Street) – planning underway as part of 2026 Repaving Program
• Lawerence Street (Ewen Avenue to Queensborough Middle School) – planning underway as part of 2027 Repaving Program.

This project directly supports:

• Queensborough Transportation Plan (2024)
• Active Transportation Network Plan (2022)
• City’s Seven Bold Steps for Climate Action

By prioritizing safer, more accessible active transportation, this initiative contributes to broader goals around sustainability, equity, and livability.