{"id":562363,"date":"2026-03-26T16:00:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T16:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/562363\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T16:00:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T16:00:17","slug":"bike-lanes-could-soon-become-permanent-on-busy-road-in-mississauga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/562363\/","title":{"rendered":"Bike lanes could soon become permanent on busy road in Mississauga"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Residents in Mississauga\u2019s north end will learn in the next couple of months if a pilot project that introduced bicycle lanes to a busy street in their community in 2023 will become permanent, the city says.<\/p>\n<p>Under the trial run, which has received mixed reviews from the public since it was introduced nearly three years ago, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insauga.com\/major-road-could-lose-a-lane-to-make-room-for-bikes-permanently-in-mississauga\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">large stretch of Aquitaine Avenue in Meadowvale has undergone major changes.<\/a> Included in the pilot, one lane of traffic was eliminated and bicycle lanes were added in an effort to improve safety for drivers, pedestrians and cyclists, the City of Mississauga said at the outset of the project.<\/p>\n<p>The Aquitaine Avenue Road Safety Pilot Project reduced a section of the busy four-lane road to three lanes in summer 2023 in an effort to make it safer and reduce speeding. It\u2019s\u00a0among a number of road safety improvement initiatives across the city.<\/p>\n<p>A city spokesperson told INsauga.com on Wednesday that both short- and long-term plans for Aquitaine Avenue will be shared with residents later this spring.<\/p>\n<p>Senior city staff are in the process of finalizing recommendations for Aquitaine Avenue that will comply with new provincial legislation regarding bike lanes that took effect in December and consider all feedback received from the community, the spokesperson added.<\/p>\n<p>Staff are also making plans to \u201caddress the timely removal of the pilot infrastructure and the installation of the permanent design.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidyard-player-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1774540814_682_awZCW3rPmWvxPqZHnBCKLu.jpg\" data-videoid=\"790139\" data-uuid=\"awZCW3rPmWvxPqZHnBCKLu\" data-v=\"4\" data-type=\"inline\" data-muted=\"1\" style=\"width:100%\"\/>    <\/p>\n<p>        <img width=\"1024\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-30-at-1.55.02-PM-1024x513.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\"  decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>      <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-803785\" class=\"wp-image-803785 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Aquitaine-pilot-project-1024x768-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-803785\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aquitaine Avenue in north Mississauga is one of three areas in that part of the city targeted for improvement via City of Mississauga road safety projects.<\/p>\n<p>The city held a public meeting last June, among other consultation efforts, to gather additional feedback from the community on the Aquitaine Avenue project as well as two other road safety initiatives in the area \u2014 on Argentia Road (signalized driveway east of Winston Churchill Boulevard to Turner Valley Road) and Millcreek Drive (from Derry Road West to Britannia Road West).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re working to make roads safer and more accessible. That\u2019s why we\u2019re doing a study to review three roads in Ward 9 for future infrastructure improvements,\u201d city officials said at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the Aquitaine Avenue pilot study, the city said that every street should be safe for all residents and \u201cthat\u2019s why we\u2019ve modified Aquitaine Avenue to a three-lane system with bike lanes, parking spaces and a left-turn lane.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The changes have been implemented on Aquitaine Avenue between Tenth Line West in west Meadowvale and Millcreek Drive, by Meadowvale GO station. One section of the busy roadway passes by Meadowvale Town Centre, where both pedestrian and vehicle traffic are heavy.<\/p>\n<p>A number of Meadowvale residents who live near Aquitaine Avenue <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insauga.com\/reducing-traffic-lanes-to-add-bike-lanes-doesnt-sit-well-with-many-mississauga-residents\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">have publicly stated their opposition<\/a> to the changes becoming permanent.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-511820\" class=\"wp-image-511820 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Aquitaine-Ave.-map.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1125\" height=\"719\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-511820\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Map shows Aquitaine Avenue, between Tenth Line West and Millcreek Drive.<\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insauga.com\/editorial-guidelines\" class=\"editorial-guidelines-link d-block mb-4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n            INsauga&#8217;s Editorial Standards and Policies        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last 30 Days: 35,963 Votes<\/p>\n<p>All Time: 1,269,952 Votes<\/p>\n<p>    1431 VOTES<br \/>\n    Are you tipping less at restaurants due to price increases?    <\/p>\n<p>\tWIN A $100 GIFT CARD<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to INsauga\u2019s daily email newsletter for a chance to win a $100 Amazon gift card.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Residents in Mississauga\u2019s north end will learn in the next couple of months if a pilot project that&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":562364,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194297],"tags":[49,48,55405],"class_list":{"0":"post-562363","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mississauga","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-mississauga"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/562363","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=562363"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/562363\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/562364"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=562363"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=562363"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=562363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}