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It will be two more months before the City of Winnipeg finishes a plan to install a temporary bike lane along Wellington Crescent.
The design for a protected bike lane will come before city council in April, instead of this month, after the city’s public works department asked for more time to solicit feedback from the public.
In a report to council’s public works committee, Winnipeg transportation manager David Patman said his department needs to finish public consultations that were delayed by the Canada Post strike last fall.
Transportation managers have also made changes to the design based on some initial feedback, the committee was told on Wednesday.
The bike lane can still be installed during the 2026 construction season, Patman said in his report.
Commuter cyclists have been pushing for a permanent protected bike lane along Wellington Crescent since June 2024, when Rob Jenner, 61, was killed on Wellington in a hit-and-run collision while he was commuting to work by bike.
The 19-year-old driver who lost control of his speeding car and hit Jenner was sentenced last March to three years behind bars.