archited
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There's no convincing -- so I'll stop now.
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132 Ave Renewal
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There's some really exciting stuff happening all along 132 Ave from 127 street to Fort road. This is honestly a gigantic shift. If you live on the north side, or just care about bike infra across the city, definitely do the survey or sign up for one of the live online sessions. I'm honestly in utter disbelief that this is the plan - I was expecting something way more mild.
www.edmonton.ca
132 Avenue Renewal | City of Edmonton
Collector Renewal construction is underway on 132 Avenue between Fort Road and 127 Street.
Heres the link directly to the survey. I have feeling there's going to be a lot of people upset with this, so we could use as many positive voices as possible.
I can't believe we're actually building something like this in Edmonton, especially somewhere that isn't downtown. These areas, especially near all the schools, could definitely use the better pedestrian and cycling infrastructure. I went to high school on 132nd, and it was insane how overcrowded the sidewalks and bus stops got. This is definitely needed.
I can't believe we're actually building something like this in Edmonton, especially somewhere that isn't downtown. These areas, especially near all the schools, could definitely use the better pedestrian and cycling infrastructure. I went to high school on 132nd, and it was insane how overcrowded the sidewalks and bus stops got. This is definitely needed.
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Platinum107
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thommyjo
Senior Member
Not to be rude, but you recognize these exist all over the city already, right? Curb bulbs and street planters aren't a new thing. I'm sure they can figure it out again
I ride past many of these in Crestwood and Parkview. And the rendering shows some color cause renderings love to give extra shine. I'm sure they'll find a sustainable solution thats not flowers getting planted every spring.
thommyjo
Senior Member
Also I doubt its 40% of the paved surface...maybe 20-30? Hard to tell. But if you're so worried about proportional allocation of street space to mode of transportation, you're going to hate hearing about our downtown
CplKlinger
Senior Member
Here's the signalized version of that intersection, as well as the pros and cons of each option.Hello Gorgeous!
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This is a proposed option for 90 Street and 132 Avenue. Yes, this is Edmonton! There are several schools along 132ave in this area including Queen E and O'Leary High Schools (I'm a Spartans grad!) So providing safe active transportation options like this znd traffic calming is right on the money.
More cool plans located here regarding 132 Ave renewal:
132 Avenue Renewal | City of Edmonton
Collector Renewal construction is underway on 132 Avenue between Fort Road and 127 Street.
Also, certain stretches of this renewal project have two alternatives: Orange and purple. The details vary at each spot, but overall it looks like orange is far superior because it leaves more room for trees and low impact development (LID for short: Plants and soil that absorb excess water to lighten the burden on sewers), and has less "impermeable surfaces" like pavement. When giving feedback, please keep this in mind.
Here's one example:
Lastly, I was a bit confused about why the bike lanes and shared use paths were shown to keep going down 90 street, since there aren't any there right now and I wasn't sure if 90st would be part of this project's scope. So here's the wider area context for each option (taken from the design booklet).
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archited
Senior Member
Finally, some creative traffic engineering/planning. Maybe there is hope after all.
RH van der Rohe
New Member
This would be a huge upgrade over the two current options of surviving a roundabout in a bike a) accept the fact you will dismount, awkwardly mon onto the sidewalk and waste 5 minutes. b) act like a car, claim a lane, hope you don't get hit from behind or turned into from the inner lane or by someone entering the roundabout right in front of you or...the possibilities of injury are endless and if you survive, get some angered drive to yell at you to get to the f... sidewalk.
archited
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^^^^ With the new plan if you get bumped by the four (or more) wheeled monster at least you will land in a soft bed of flowers.
cliffapotamus
Active Member
This is so good. It's great to see bike infrastructure in this area. I tried getting north of the Yellowhead a few times over the summer by bike, to see what it's like. Crossing the Yellowhead is a problem; the area north of it is a quagmire. The endlessly wide streets and complete lack of anything not built solely for cars in terms of transportation infrastructure makes it super difficult to navigate; and to be honest, the wide expanses of pavement, especially when there doesn't seem to be nearly enough traffic to fill it, just feels desolate. It felt like a lonely place, unwelcoming to humans. This plan will fix a lot of that, providing more trees, a bike route paralleling the Yellowhead, and create a safer space for actual people to inhabit, not just the theoretical 4 lanes of traffic that would appear if everyone left their house for work in the exact same 15-minute window. Sorry, these 1960's streetscapes just make me all kinds of angry/sad. glad to see one disappear.
itom987
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I am more concerned about how much it will cost to maintain the roundabout than anything else, and I am aware that the amount of space allotted for bicycles may be lower than 40% but I am focusing on only the roundabout. I already know what is going on downtown.Also I doubt its 40% of the paved surface...maybe 20-30? Hard to tell. But if you're so worried about proportional allocation of street space to mode of transportation, you're going to hate hearing about our downtown
itom987
Active Member
I just want to mention that the streets shown in the images above appear to be wider than they need to be. Do we really need a sidewalk then a median and a bike path then another median than a road heading one direction then another median and a road heading the opposite direction then a median a bike path then another f*king median then a sidewalk. The roads are meadianed to death with wasted space that nobody is going to use, so much for reducing our ecological footprint... room for planters and benches!
I went to high school on 132 Ave and I can say that the area is sorely lacking in sidewalk area at the moment, especially around the bus stops. I'd rather have sidewalks/bikelanes that are a bit too wide than grass that will quickly die and turn into ugly desire paths.
Here's a 1km stretch of 132 ave with 2 high schools and 2 junior high schools. I had to estimate the enrollment of the catholic junior high, but all together it's around 4300 students total. 4300 students mostly all arriving from 8:30-9am, typically in big batches from busses.
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thommyjo
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Wait until you hear about the costs of a car dependent city. Projects like this move us closer to the necessary future we're pursuing.I am more concerned about how much it will cost to maintain the roundabout than anything else, and I am aware that the amount of space allotted for bicycles may be lower than 40% but I am focusing on only the roundabout. I already know what is going on downtown.