Trails committee to develop cycling master plan for Aurora

YorkRegion.com
Nov. 29, 2016
Teresa Latchford

A cycling master plan is soon to be in the works for Aurora.

Town council has given the green light for its Active Trails and Transportation Committee to begin working on a plan that would encourage residents and visitors to take an active mode of transportation through town while providing convenient and safe routes.

The motion, jointly tabled by Councillor Sandra Humfryes and Councillor Tom Mrakas, received full support from fellow councillors.

“We have been discussing this idea at the trails committee for a while now and we felt it was time to put it forward and begin developing it,” he said.

Further, both councillors feel there is no need to bring in external parties as the expertise, excitement and determination among the committee members is more than enough to get the job done internally.

The idea is not just to create a master plan for Aurora, but to also look at how the town can interconnect with the rest of the trail systems in other municipalities and how to align with York Region’s master plan that was completed in 2008.

“If someone wants to go from Georgina to Richmond Hill on their bike, they should be able to do so safely,” Mrakas added.

Humfryes pointed out that this would also line up nicely with the bike Aurora day event that is in the planning stages for next year.