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Saskatoon city councilors will mull over a new proposal approved by the transportation committee on March 3, that could see two new, dedicated bike lanes installed on a portion of Victoria Avenue.
According to Jay Magus, general manager of transportation and construction, one lane would run on each side of the road between Taylor and Ruth Streets.
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Three options were presented to committee councillors, but the recommended Option 1 – installing a one-way bike lane on each side of the road – with barriers between vehicle and bike traffic, was approved in a 5-1 vote.
Ward 3 Coun. Robert Pearce voted against it.
Magus told councillors there would be other changes as well.
“On-street parking would be removed from both sides of the street, and the bike lane would be located in the current parking lane. Sidewalks would also be added along stretches of the road where none currently exist.
“This option ties into the recommended protected bike lanes between Eighth Street and Taylor Street well, and the estimated costs are $3.6 million for this option,” he explained.
That includes a 30 per cent contingency, estimates for the removal of three trees and construction costs.
According to a city report, two rounds of public engagement were completed; one in the Summer of 2024, and another in March, 2025. Forty-seven people attended both open houses, while there were 421 responses to online questionnaires. Magus said a majority of respondents were also in favour of the first option.
He said that on-street parking demand in the area is “very low,” with zero to 14 per cent demand at any given time of year, because most homes already either had their own driveways or access to parking through a lane.
“Only three of them (homes) front Victoria,” he added.
If the bike lanes are approved, the report indicates that because Victoria Avenue is a Priority 3 street, the annual cost of snow removal would jump from $38,000 per year, to $225,000 per year, because snow that normally would have been piled along the side of the street would have to be removed instead.
At this point however, there’s no funding source for the project, and no detailed designs have been completed.
City council will debate the plan at the end of March.
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