We can all agree that Route 90 is in terrible shape. It needs a fix, not a widening.

As the City of Winnipeg has recognized in its many Master Plans, from OurWinnipeg 2045, Complete Communities, the Transportation Master Plan and the Community Energy Investment Roadmap, we need to reduce our dependence on driving alone to achieve sustainability, both financially and environmentally.

Yet, the current plan for Kenaston has the city spending hundreds of millions of dollars to create a short stretch of roadway—next to a major new development—that is hostile to anyone traveling outside of a vehicle. Those inside motor vehicles will be inconvenienced by increased travel times due to more traffic lights. The increased speed and slip-lanes will mean those traveling on foot or by bike will be regularly placed in conflict zones. The simple task of taking the bus to shop at Superstore will involve crossing over twenty lanes of traffic to get to and from a bus stop. Once on the bus, no space has been dedicated to transit, and therefore buses will be stuck in the same congestion that they are today.

There are many reasons for the public, media and other levels of government to scrutinize the
proposed widening from the City of Winnipeg. Below, various members of the Transportation and
Land Use Coalition have dug into the reports and highlighted issues under several topics. You will
also find questions that must be answered to justify this incredible expense.