ManitobaCyclists and pedestrians say Winnipeg’s active transportation corridors are becoming more connected as the city unveiled a new multi-use path in the northwest end on Wednesday.Cyclist says path is a ‘critical piece of infrastructure’ that offers safe crossing under railwayCBC News · Posted: Sep 24, 2025 2:19 PM EDT | Last Updated: 3 hours agoThe City of Winnipeg unveiled the new 4.5-kilometre Keewatin Multiuse Path on Wednesday. (Rudi Pawlychyn/CBC)Cyclists and pedestrians say Winnipeg’s active transportation corridors are becoming more connected as the city unveiled a new multi-use path in the northwest end on Wednesday.The new Keewatin Multiuse Path now spans 4.5 kilometres, from the intersection of Water Ridge Path and Dr. Jose Rizal Way at its north end to Gallager Avenue W. south of Woodsworth Park, the city said in a news release Wednesday morning. Len Terlinski, who used to live in Tyndall Park and now lives further north, said the multi-use path is a “critical piece of infrastructure” that allows local cyclists to safely cross the CPKC railway (the former Canadian Pacific Railway). Before the path was unveiled on Tuesday, the closest bike route over the railway was several kilometres east in Point Douglas at Annabella Street, Terlinski said.”It’s building those connections so that it’s not just jump on your bike and go for a little ride, it’s actually jump on your bike and get to the places you need to go as part of your everyday life,” Bike Winnipeg executive director Mark Cohoe said after the ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday. The last 1.8 kilometres of the path was completed earlier this year, the city said. The final phase of the project included new lighting and building 250 metres of off-street paths between the Billy Mosienko Arena and the trails into Shaughnessy Park School.That last phase cost $4 million, the city said. CBC News has asked officials for the total cost of the multi-use pathway, which the city said was nearly a decade in the making. A controlled pedestrian signal was installed at Keewatin Street and Tyndall Avenue, with another to be installed at Keewatin and Manitoba Avenue later this year.Point Douglas Coun. Vivian Santos, whose ward includes the Tyndall Park and Meadows West neighbourhoods served by the new path, said she will keep advocating for the area to get more active transportation, linking cyclists in the northwest to downtown. “Every new kilometre — a pathway, active transportation, multi-use paths — is a step forward to a safer, healthier and more connected city,” Santos said. With files from Rudi Pawlychyn
New active transportation path unveiled in northwest Winnipeg
