Speedvale underpass trail

Trans Canada Trail expansion to the west side of Riverside Park

The Guelph community has expressed a desire to include an underpass at the Speedvale Bridge and a trail extension that would connect the Trans Canada Trail to Riverside Park on the west side of the Speed River.

On November 27, 2017, Council gave staff the direction to report back to Council in 2018 on alternative trail design options within the identified study area on the west side of the river. Alternative trail design options would have no minimum design criteria and would need to comply with the Official Plan, Zoning By-law and any provincial legislation.

Open house

On September 13, staff held an open house to share the outcome of their work and present a design concept to the community.

The information presented included a recommended trail alignment of the north and south trail sections, the underpass and a potential interim solution. Attendees were invited to provide their feedback.

• Open house display panels
• Open house PowerPoint presentation
• Investigated options
• Speed River Retaining Wall Report

Resources

Documents

• Speedvale Avenue Bridge – Trails Linkage Project presentation – June 21, 2017
• Speedvale Avenue Bridge Trails Linkage Project: Scoped Environmental Impact Study report, August 4, 2017

Figures

• Figure1: Study Area Ecological Land Classification, Aquatic Sampling and Trail Alignments
• Figure 2A: South Side Trail Options1 and 2
• Figure 2B: South Side Trail Options 3 and 4
• Figure 2C: North Side Trail Options1 and 2
• Figure 3: Significant Wildlife
• Figure 4: Butternut Locations and Trail Alignments
• Figure 5: Speedvale Bridge Preliminary General Arrangement, June 2013

Drawings

• Preliminary Trail Option – August 4, 2017

Appendices

• Appendix 1: Terms of Reference and comments
• Appendix 2: Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry request for information
• Appendix 3: Site Investigation Details
• Appendix 4: Ecological Land Classification Datasheets
• Appendix 5: Vascular Plant List
• Appendix 6: Background Wildlife List
• Appendix 7: Breeding bird results and evidence codes
• Appendix 8: Significant Wildlife Habitat Assessment
• Appendix 9: Species at Risk Habitat Assessment
• Appendix 10: Aquatic Assessment
• Appendix 11: Grand River Conservation Authority Fish Records
• Appendix 12: Glossary of Terms and Impact Ratings
• Appendix 13: Tree Inventory impact analysis and comparison of options (R2)
• Appendix 14: City of Guelph Staff Report
• Appendix 15: Butternut Hybridity Test Results
• Appendix 16: Speedvale Avenue Trail Geomorph AquaLogic, May 22, 2017
• Appendix 17: Geotechnical Investigation and Speedvale Slope Stability Assessment
• Appendix 18: Retaining Wall Structural Assessment Report (Draft)
• Appendix 19: Draft Hydraulic Assessment
• Appendix 19: Drawing 1, Existing bridge versus proposed bridge comparison
• Appendix 19: Drawing 2,  Trail North 1 and South 1, 2, 3 and 4 options
• Appendix 19: Drawing 3, Trail North 2 and South 1, 2, 3 and 4 options

For more information

Jyoti Pathak, Park Planner
Open Space Planning, Parks and Recreation
City of Guelph
519-822-1260 extension 2431
[email protected]