The Winnipeg Walkway System, also known as the Winnipeg Skywalk, is a network of pedestrian skyways and tunnels connecting a significant portion of downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba.
The City of Winnipeg described the Walkway as a system of 14 skyways and 7 tunnels connecting 38 buildings and allowing for a maximum protected walk of 2 km. The system also provides year-round climate-controlled access to over 170,000 m2 (42 acres) of space, including over 200 shops and businesses, 10 office complexes, 60 restaurants and snack bars, 700 apartment units, 2 hotels, 11 financial centres, and the Winnipeg Millennium Library, bringing together 21,000 employees.[1][2] The walkway system has expanded since its initial construction.[3]
The Walkway is subdivided into four interconnected segments: its skyways chiefly cover Portage, Graham, and St. Mary Avenues; and its underground section includes Winnipeg Square and the underground Portage and Main concourse.[4][5]
It is open every day of the week, typically from 07:00 AM to 12:30 AM, though some individual building hours vary.[1]
- ^ a b "Getting Around Downtown" (PDF). Downtownwinnipegbiz.com. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
- ^ City of Winnipeg et al.: Downtown Winnipeg Profile (page 7) Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Downtown skywalk extension opens". CBC News. 30 August 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
- ^ Rosen, Kayla (June 22, 2020). "Winnipeg's downtown skywalk, underground concourse reopen Monday". CTV News. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
- ^ "Indoor Walkway Map_2019." Tourism Winnipeg. 2019.