Cycling Infrastructure

Cycling facilities in Oakville

New protected bike lanes on Speers Road (Third Line to Fourth Line)

The town has new cycling infrastructure on Speers Road making it easier, safer and more enjoyable to bike along this major connector road. Construction of Phase One of the Speers Road protected bike lanes (Third Line to Fourth Line) is now complete. The protected bike lanes are separated from traffic by concrete curbs and painted buffers. They feature a unique shared transit stop that doesn’t require buses to pull into the bike lane when picking up or offloading bus passengers. To learn more, please visit our Shared Protected Bike Lane/Transit Stop page.

Bike corrals

A continuing pilot project, bike corrals are in place on Bronte Road near Marine Drive and on Kerr Street near Herald Avenue throughout the summer and into the fall. The corrals accommodate 10 to 12 bikes in about the same amount of space as a parked car.

Secure bicycle parking at the downtown parking garage

There are fifteen secure bike parking spots at the 300 Church Street parking garage, monitored by security cameras and in sight of the parking attendant 24 hours a day. The area includes a multi-tool repair and tune-up station with standard screwdrivers, wrenches, a built-in pump with pressure gauge, and more. This program is supported by the Metrolinx Bikelinx program.

Bike to bus along Third Line

You can now bike to any of the twelve bus stops along Third Line from Abbeywood Drive/Kings College Drive to Pine Glen Road, lock your bike at one of the bike racks and board Oakville Transit to complete your trip. This program is supported by the Public Transit and Infrastructure Fund.

Crosstown Trail

A four-metre wide asphalt multi-use trail has been added at the Crosstown Trail from Neyagawa Boulevard to east of Trafalgar Road. The paved trail is designed to be safe and balanced for all users; provides rest areas; and connects with community centres, public transit, parks, schools, and other key destinations. The area also has a bike repair station at the Sixth Line intersection. This project was made possible with support through the Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program/Avec l’appui du Programme d’infrastructure communautaire de Canada 150.

Cycling Handbook

Check out the town’s Cycling Handbook (pdf) to learn more about cycling preparedness, bikes and public transit, and much more. You can also pick one up at one of our community centres, libraries or at Town Hall.

The following translated versions of these guides are also available at any community centre, library or at Town Hall:

Cycling Handbook – Arabic (pdf)
Cycling Handbook – French (pdf)
Cycling Handbook – Korean (pdf)
Cycling Handbook – Polish (pdf)
Cycling Handbook – Simplified Chinese (pdf)
Cycling Handbook – Spanish (pdf)
Cycling Handbook – Urdu (pdf)

Cycling traffic features

Roads with on-road cycle lanes designate a portion of the existing roadway for use by cyclists only. Cycle lanes may be marked by a painted white line, buffered space, or a physical barrier. Cycle lanes have bicycle symbols on the pavement and are identified by dedicated signs along the roadway.

Roads with sharrows are shared roadways with a specific bicycle symbol. This symbol indicates where cyclists should generally position themselves while sharing the roadway with motorized vehicles.

Roads with bicycle route signs help direct cyclists to the primary network. These roads typically have lower traffic volumes, are used by both motor vehicles and cyclists, and they may also contain sharrows.

Roads with paved shoulders are shared by more than one type of user (cyclists, pedestrians, in-line skaters and vehicles for emergency use). Paved shoulders are typically located on rural roads.