Cycling and Active Transportation in Edmonton

[CplKlinger]

I heard the UCP is blocking the 100 Ave bike lanes.

Yikes, where did you hear that from?

 

[degrandprix]

^ Possibly, and I'm not saying the Vancouver example is perfect, not by a long shot, but Translink does try to limit access to bike rooms by charging an extra $8 fee to get bike room access added to your Compass Card.

That's good, maybe that is a recent development and has improved the situation. A lot of those comments I posted were 3-4 years old.

 

[Barnaby]

I heard the UCP is blocking the 100 Ave bike lanes.

Modal filtering should be used DT alot more in response.

 

[ntt1]

Though it's deep into suburbia in the SW, I am pleasantly surprised at some of the new bike infrastructure around the Heritage Valley area constructed within the last two years. Not sure if this is on the bike map, or advertised anywhere else. Was caught a little off guard when passing through here recently. Here is the street view link, unfortunately the street view ends at 119A St NW, but it continues past it: https://maps.app.goo.gl/JCkSGFcQpS1CkAFe6

Some of the older infrastructure around Superstore is just painted lines (eg: https://maps.app.goo.gl/RzzaVnPRo3Wfo99j9 ... blegh), but they seem to have smartened up for the newer constructions. This stretch pretty much goes all the way west from James Mowatt Trail, passing a school (Father Michael McCaffery Catholic High School).

 

[Wax]

Yea its because it was going to be around the health campus that fell through plus a big TOD
Heres hoping it continues onto the new suburbs

 

[thommyjo]

Don’t tell that loser Omar or he’ll make a super annoying video about how no one uses them…

 

[archited]

Based on the photo, it does look like no-one uses -- no cars, no bicycles, no pedestrians.

 

[dkazzed]

Shout out to NAIT for their safe storage bike boxes.

I used to use these at King George Skytrain Station in Surrey. I definitely way preferred using these to open bike racks for 9+ hour days.

Interesting. Appreciate the insights. I haven’t heard negative experiences from my friends using them there. Seems like a gap in security for sure.

The bike lockers are definitely a plus for security, and agreed on how they can be spaced throughout a campus.

They’re just so big and expensive though. So they’re not an awesome solution imo. And often can’t be used if you have kids seats, longtail cargos, trikes, etc. To house just 10 bikes at the downtown library you’d essentially have a solid wall along the whole Western sidewalk. Whereas a Churchill square parkade could hold 50+ in that existing building where 3 bananas was.

Does anyone know how the bike parkade at Century Park is doing security wise?

Don’t tell that loser Omar or he’ll make a super annoying video about how no one uses them…

But who else will tell us all the awful things the city is doing followed by no real solutions except "Let's shine brightly together?"

Based on the photo, it does look like no-one uses -- no cars, no bicycles, no pedestrians.

Time to rip it all out then.

 

[Airboy]

Spent the last 3 days cycling in and around Victoria. Have to say they have a very good network and easy to get around to where you need to be..they are continuing to build seperation to the east. The counter in front the Empress this evening said 2005 riders today.

 

[dkazzed]

Victoria, Vancouver, and Kelowna do have a nice network of protected bike infrastructure. I'm not sure about Victoria but having lived in both Vancouver and Kelowna who had to get to and from real destinations, the protected infrastructure is concentrated within a certain area and sporadic outside of it. There is still a heavy reliance on painted bike lanes and sharrows/bikeways. I know some people are vocal against MUPs as inadequate biking infrastructure but they sure as hell beat painted bike lanes and sharrows.

I am planning to try commuting from my brother's house in Colwood to Victoria this summer though to see what it's like as Victoria is one of our planned destinations in the even Alberta separates from Canada. The Galloping Goose and E&N Trail seem like amazing infrastructure, it's getting to it that I'm not super looking forward to knowing British Columbians commonly exceed speed limits by as much as 20 km/h without fear of being cited for speeding.

 

[TAS]

Just sharing some links to some upcoming events for anyone interested in attending.

Friday, May 1 at 6pm— Public Lecture Renowned urbanist and filmmaker Mikael Colville-Andersen speaks on Urbanism in Times of War & Crisis. Open to the public. [Get tickets here.]

A couple of Jane's Walks (bike) - free
Prioritize Whyte Ave!
Date & Time: Saturday, May 2nd, 3:00 PM
Description: A walk down Whyte, from 106 St to 101 St, to reflect on redevelopment opportunities in the public relam.

Prioritize Whyte Ave!

Jane's Walk led by members of the grassroots coalition, Prioritize Whyte Ave

www.eventbrite.ca

Bike Ride to Blatchford and Beyond
Date & Time: Saturday, May 9th, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Description: Starting in Wîhkwêntôwin, this bike journey will lead to Blatchford for an exploration of the developing neighbourhood including the city’s two newest lrt stations as well as other points of interest. Along the way we will have brief stops to discuss some of the new bike infrastructure and upcoming new routes as part of the Yellowhead Trail road project before heading into recent additions to the network in Delton and McCauley.

Bike Ride to Blatchford and Beyond

Jane's Walk (bike) led by Terry Skidnuk from Paths for People

www.eventbrite.ca

Lots of other Jane's Walks listed here: https://janewalksyeg.wordpress.com/