Cycling Infrastructure

• Barton Street – between Red Hill Valley Parkway & Centennial Parkway, planning a bicycle path
• Birch Avenue – between Burlington Street & Wilson Street, planning a multi-use trail
• Burlington Street - various types of cycling facilities between Wellington Street & Parkdale Avenue 
• Butler Powerline Trail - between Limeridge Road & Rymal Road, a multi-use trail
• Cannon Street – between Queen Street & James Street, buffer enhancements
• Centennial Parkway - between Confederation Beach Park and the Confederation GO Station, a multi-use path
• Charlton Avenue – between James Street & Ferguson Avenue (and a John Street connection to St Joseph's Drive)
• Cormorant Road
• Delaware Avenue/ Maplewood Avenue - additional buffer bollards
• Dewitt Road - between Barton Street & Ridge Road, bicycle lanes
• Dundas Street (Waterdown) - between Hwy 6 & Hamilton Street & Avonsyde Boulevard
• East Mountain Trail Loop – between Winterberry Drive/ Highland Road/ Upper Red Hill Parkway
• Echovalley Drive – a modified design near Mud Street
• Emerson Street - between Main Street & Whitney Avenue
• Ferguson Avenue – north of Barton Street, an enhanced connection to the General Hospital
• Ferguson Avenue - at Shamrock Park, a bicycle path to the tunnel
• First Road W - north of Mud Street
• Gatesbury Park Trail - between Niska Drive & Boulding Avenue & Skinner Road, a multi-use trail
• Greenford Drive/ Kenora Avenue - between Lady Court & Neil Avenue
• Hatt Street/ Baldwin Street/ Cootes Drive/ Dundas Street - between John Street and Baldwin Street bicycle lanes; a bicycle path planned east of Baldwin Street to the Cootes Trail
• Highland Road - west of Winterberry Drive
• Hwy 8 (Dundas) - between the CN rail bridge & Bond Street, paved shoulders and bicycle lanes
• Hwy 8 (Stoney Creek) - between King Street & Dewitt Road
• Hunter Street - two-way bicycle lanes along the south curb between MacNab Street & Catharine Street
• John Street - north of Burlington, bicycle lanes
• Kentley Drive/Delawana Drive - between Nash Road & Lake Avenue
• King Street - between Paradise Road & Locke Street, including a signal at the Hwy 403 on-ramp
• King Street - between Lawrence Road & Pottruff Road
• Kitty Murray Lane – bicycle lanes
• Leavitt Avenue - Dundas Street to the Brow
• Leland Street - enhancements between the Cootes Drive Path and the Hamilton-Brantford Rail Trail
• Longwood Road - between King Street & Main Street, design modifications
• Mount Albion Road/Greenhill Avenue - connection to existing bicycle lanes over Red Hill Valley Parkway
• Paramount Drive – between Old Mud Street & Atlas Street, buffer enhancement
• Pearl Street/ Kent Street - a bicycle boulevard
• Pipeline Trail - between Brampton Street & Grace Avenue, a multi-use trail
• Shaver Estates Trail – between Brooking Court & Hamilton Drive
• Stone Church Road - at Arbour Road, a controlled crossing
• Stone Church Road - at Garth Street, connection enhancements
• Stone Church Road  - between Anchor Road & Upper Red Hill Parkway, buffer enhancement
• Stone Church Road – between Upper James Street & Upper Wellington Street, buffer enhancement
• Stonehenge Drive – bicycle lanes
• Strachan Street - between James Street & Ferguson Ave, a multi-use path
• Upper Paradise - at Mohawk Road, completing a missing gap in the bicycle lane network
• Upper Wentworth Street - between Concession Street & Fennell Avenue
• Victoria Avenue - between Burlington Street & Cannon Street & Stinson Street, bicycle lanes/ cycle track & enhancements
• West 5th Street - between Keddy Access Trail & Mohawk College, a bicycle path
• Whitney Avenue -  between Main Street & Emerson Street, bicycle lanes
• Wilson Street Hill – between Rousseaux Street & Lower Lions Club Road, enhancements
• York Boulevard – between Dundurn Street & HHess Street, buffer enhancements 

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• Bay Street - between Hunter and Cannon, enhanced with concrete separators and bollards.
• Cannon Street - between Sherman and Stadium bicycle lanes painted
• Herkimer/Charlton - planters added in painted buffer to increase safety
• Hunter Street - Queen Street to Park Street & Catharine Street to Liberty Street, addition of a barrier
• Hunter Street - Liberty Street to the Keddy Access Trail, bicycle lanes painted with parking buffer
• Locke Street - between King Street & Hunter Street, bicycle lanes painted with concrete/bollard buffer

2020

• Bay Street - between Hunter Street & Charlton Ave, additional buffer bollards
• Beach Boulevard - Eastport Drive to Van Wagner’s Beach Road, an eastbound bicycle lane painted
• Britannia Avenue - between Cannon Street/ Barons Avenue & Walter Avenue, bicycle lanes painted
• Cannon Street - between Sherman Avenue & the stadium, bicycle lanes painted
• Heritage Green Sports Park - at Echovalley Drive, a multi-use trail
• Hwy 8 crossing the escarpment - between Greensville (Park Avenue) & Dundas (CN rail bridge), some paved shoulders and a wider climbing lane
• Hunter Street - at Queen Street, bicycle path from Canada Street and signal modifications
• Hunter Street - Queen Street to Park Street & Catharine Street to Liberty Street, addition of a barrier
• Hunter Street - Liberty Street to the Keddy Access Trail, bicycle lanes painted with a buffer
• Keddy Access Trail (along the Claremont Access) – between Hunter Street & West 5th Street, a multi-use trail constructed
• Locke Street - between King Street & Hunter Street, bicycle lanes painted with some buffer
• Melvin Avenue - between Walter Avenue & Woodward Avenue, bicycle lanes painted
• Napier Street - at Queen Street, a new signal
• Stone Church Road - between Dartnall Road & Anchor Road, a multi-use path constructed
• Victoria Avenue - between Burlington Street & Ferrie Street, bicycle lanes painted with two-way conversion

2019

• Avonsyde Boulevard - between Parkside Drive & Dundas Street, a multi-use trail constructed
• Cannon Street - between James Steet & Sherman Avenue, rehabilitation of existing cycle track
• Echovalley Drive - between Stockbridge Gardens & Mud Street, bicycle lanes constructed
• Governor’s Road - between Davidson Boulevard & Creighton Road, bicycle lanes west of Moss Boulevard & a bicycle path easterly
• Locke Street - between George Street & Hunter Street, bicycle lanes painted
• Parkside Drive - between Hollybush Drive & Main Street, bicycle lanes constructed
• Rymal Road - between Spadara Drive & Garth Street & Hazelton Avenue, a bicycle path constructed beside the sidewalk

2018

• Brock Road - between Concession 4 W & Harvest Road, paved shoulders constructed
• Delaware Avenue/Maplewood Avenue - bicycle lanes painted
• Gage Avenue - between Industrial Drive & Lawrence Road, bicycle lanes painted
• Scenic Drive - West 35th Street & Colquhoun Crescent, bicycle lanes painted
• Sydenham Road - between Highway 5 & Romar Drive (the Brow), paved shoulders constructed

2017

• Upper Sherman Avenue - between Stone Church Road & Rymal Road, bike lanes constructed
• Wilson Street - between Hamilton Drive & Seminole Road, bike lanes constructed
• Bay Street - between Stuart Street & Aberdeen Avenue, bike lanes/cycle track painted
• ​Chippawa Rail Trail Connection at Stone Church Road - a multi-use trail access constructed
• Longwood Road - between Franklin Avenue & King Street, southbound bike lane painted
• Garth Street - between Rymal Road & Twenty Road, bike lanes painted

2016

Garth Street - between Stone Church Road & Rymal Road, a bike path beside the sidewalk constructed
Upper Sherman Avenue - between Limeridge Road & Stone Church Road, bike lanes constructed
Regional Road 56 - between Cemetery Road & Southbrook Drive, bike lanes constructed
Wentworth Street - between Delaware Avenue & the Escarpment Rail Trail, bike lanes painted
Rice Avenue - between Sanatorium Road & Wendover Drive, bike lanes painted
Wilson Street - between Seminole Road & Fiddler’s Green Road, a combination of bike lanes and sharrows painted
Isaac Brock Drive - bike lanes painted
Limeridge Road - between Birchview Drive & Upper Ottawa Street, sharrows painted
Winterberry Drive - a southbound bike lane and northbound sharrows between Paramount Drive & Highland Road
Highland Road - between Winterberry Drive & Upper Centennial Parkway, bike lanes painted
Upper Red Hill Parkway - between Stone Church Road & Rymal Road, a multi-use trail opened
Rymal Road - a multi-use trail connecting Pritchard Road & Trinity Church Road
Charlton Avenue - between James Street & Dundurn Street, a westbound bike lane painted
Herkimer Street - between Dundurn Street & MacNab Street, an eastbound bike lane painted

• Barton Street (Nash Road to Centennial Parkway) - relocation of utilities/poles impeded the project
• Greenhill Avenue - Mount Albion Road to King Street - insufficient community support
• Mohawk Road (McNiven Road to Filman Road) - wider asphalt platform was not included in the resurfacing
• Nash Road - insufficient community support
• Queensdale Avenue (Upper Gage Avenue to Upper Ottawa Street) - insufficient community support
• Ridge Road (McNeilly Road to the Niagara border) - new paved shoulders are narrower than planned due to site restrictions
• Sunnyridge Road (Hwy 403 to Wilson Street) - a wider platform to accommodate paved shoulders could not be achieved at this time
• Trinity Church Road (south of existing bike lanes to Golf Club Road) - limited funding prohibited paved shoulders

Cycling infrastructure includes both bike lanes and multi-use trails.

Who does what

• Bike lanes within the paved portion of the roadway are maintained as part of the street network by Road Operations.
• Signage, pavement markings, and traffic signals are maintained by Traffic Operations & Engineering.
• Multi-use trails are part of the parks and open space system, and are maintained by Parks Maintenance.

Typically, the multi-use trails that are maintained by the City are owned by the City of Hamilton. There are other trails within the city that are owned and maintained by other organizations, such as the Hamilton Conservation Authority.

2019 Proposed Surface Treatment Program