St. Catharines is helping residents move around the city safely and reliably with investments keeping roads in a good state of repair.
The City plans to resurface the asphalt on Vansickle Road between Mac Turnbull Drive and Pelham Road in 2026. This project will also improve walking and cycling options along the corridor from St. Paul Street West to Pelham Road, as recommended in the City's Active Transportation Master Plan. Detailed designs will focus on traffic calming along the full corridor from St. Paul Street West to Pelham Road.
Planned improvements include:
- Curb extensions at key intersections
- Raised pedestrian crossings at Meteor Street and McCaffery Crescent
- A shifted centreline south of Rykert Street
- A new sidewalk connection on the west side where a gap currently exists
The detailed designs maintain existing on-street parking and include markers for safe snow plowing, new catch basins for proper drainage.
Public Engagement
As part of this project, the City studied opportunities to enhance the corridor from St. Paul Street West to Pelham Road through the implementation of active transportation facilities, in alignment with the City's Active Transportation Master Plan and Rapid Implementation Network.
Two options were considered:
- Introduce on-street cycling facilities and remove on-street parking
- Maintain on-street parking and implement traffic calming measures, such as minor curb realignments
We presented these options at a Public Information Centre March 10, 2026 and collected feedback from residents. A total of 38 responses were received.
What we heard
Based on the feedback, the preferred option is to maintain on-street parking and implement traffic calming measures.
Project contacts
City of St. Catharines
Wendy Eitzen
Design and Construction Engineer
Email: weitzen@stcatharines.ca
Phone: 905.680.7146
Mailing address: PO Box 3012, 50 Church Street, St. Catharines, ON, L2R 7C2
R.V. Anderson Associates Limited
Nick Palomba, P. Eng
Project Director
Phone: 905.685.5049 x4204
Email: NPalomba@rvanderson.com
Mailing address: 43 Church Street, Suite 104 St. Catharines, ON, L2R 7E1