Active Transportation

On this page:

• Huntsville supports active transportation
• Active transportation examples
• Active transportation map

The Town of Huntsville is committed to active transportation (movement of people or goods powered by human activity). This includes promoting walking, cycling and the use of human-powered or hybrid mobility aids such as wheelchairs, scooters, e-bikes, rollerblades, snowshoes, and cross-country skis, as well as active transportation infrastructure.

Active transportation infrastructure refers to physical structures and the built environment that support active transportation, such as pathways, bike lanes, multi-use trails and widened sidewalks. The most effective active transportation infrastructure provides a complete network that allows users to safely move through their communities and between destinations, from main streets to schools, parks, public transit hubs and residential neighborhoods.

Active transportation examples

In 2014, the Town of Huntsville received funding through the Healthy Communities Partnership Program of the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit. The project goal was to draft Official Plan statements to provide policy support for planning decisions that result in active transportation.

In 2015, The Town of Huntsville received $252,000 (100%, nonmatching funds) from the Pan Am Legacy Fund and up to $167,250 (50% matching funds) from Trans Canada Trail to complete its portion of the Ontario's Trans Canada Trail. The Town also received $85,000 from the District’s Active Transportation Fund to complete the Hunters Bay Trail extension in 2017.