A new plan to overhaul Winnipeg's transportation system calls for $4.3 billion in spending over the next 25 years.

On Friday, the City of Winnipeg released its Transportation 2050 strategy, an update to the city's transportation master plan.

It outlines a vision for the city as a hub for transporting goods, while encouraging more people to shift away from single-passenger vehicles and toward active transportation and public transit.

"Winnipeg is a global multimodal transportation hub," public works committee chair Coun. Janice Lukes (Waverley West) said in an interview.

"It's the heartbeat of our economy, right? Moving goods is a huge factor in economic development."

The plan recommends a number of pilot projects, including designated truck lanes, secure bike parking, reduced parkin

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