The City of Victoria Parks & Recreation Committee is revisiting its citywide trail gap list, originally cataloged and prioritized in 2019 based on cost, community need, and engineering difficulty. With significant new trail infrastructure being delivered through the Highway 5 corridor project, several previously high-priority gaps will soon be completed, prompting a fresh look at remaining connections. The May 18, 2026 meeting is being used to review the current trail gap listing and re-evaluate prioritization, but no specific construction contracts or vendors have yet been selected. This is an upstream planning signal for future trail design, engineering, and construction work as the city identifies which connections to advance next. Vendors who support trail planning, design, cost estimating, public engagement, and multi-use path construction can begin positioning now with staff as the revised priorities will likely inform upcoming capital projects and funding applications.

Trail gap list was first created in 2019 and is reviewed annually; current effort focuses on updatin...