Cycling and Active Transportation in Edmonton

[chrisvazquez7]

This is on 142nd Street just south of 102 Ave. New sidewalk poured right to the edge of this hazard. And it's just left and still lights up at night. Stuff like this shows that either planners don't walk sites or the system is too rigid to fix or worse no one cares. One thing is obvious, none of the people involved high up are in wheelchairs or mobility impaired. This type of planning greys my hair prematurely.

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Could it be that this is an older streetlight that will be removed before construction wraps up? It seems extremely odd to me.

 

[The_Cat]

It would be odd to see street lights being moved after the concrete is poured.

 

[mcr]

I seem to recall seeing this type of thing a few times during construction, though I can't remember exactly where, and if memory serves it usually looks a little more temporary (ie: just asphalt). I'd be very, very surprised if this is final though, there's just no way I can rationalize in my mind anyone signing off on this as the final design.

 

[northlands]

So just to clarify: You can see that is existing sidewalk concrete right up to where the light post is, and new sidewalk concrete thereafter. So this precludes VLW construction by awhile (see image below from 2012)

Looks like originally it was OK because the previously standing buildings on that Alldritt site had a small setback with concrete sidewalk adjacent to the sidewalk, so it wouldn't have been (much) of an accessibility problem before, but when Aldritt tore down the buildings and put up a fence, they removed that concrete setback as well, leaving just the sidewalk with a light post smack dab in the middle of it.

Why it hasn't been updated now? Either somehow this lightpost exists right at the project boundary for this spread, or maybe Marigold is fighting with EPCOR/CoE over whose responsibility it is. Who knows. Horrible optics on it regardless.

 

[TAS]

Edgar credits 102 Ave bike lane in part for Auograph's projects.

And, take it for what it's worth, the Jameson is starting construction later this year or early 2025, and includes a plan for a public bike maintenance facility.

Hate Bike Lanes? Read This Now. | Edify.

Nakota Isga councillor Andrew Knack regularly holds “community conversations” in his ward. The public is welcomed to a school gym or community league hall for a conversation about a pressing issue, and other councillors and representatives from other orders of government are invited.

edifyedmonton.com

 

[Gronk!]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1809306215110914194

 

[fromyeg]

Family cargo bike trip to visit friends in Greenfield today, coming from the Mill Creek area.

I was impressed with the cycling infrastructure in Pleasantview and Malmo which went in as a part of their Neighbourhood Renewal. It’s possible to nitpick of course, but all in all it was a very positive experience! I appreciated the way finding signs too, made it easy to stick to cycle friendly route.

With the accelerated active transportation lane rollout coming over the next few years, continued neighbourhood renewal, and hopefully more funding for active transportation in the next budget, Edmonton is on a positive trajectory.

 

[dkazzed]

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I want to argue Vancouver's a bit. They have segments of protected BC Parkway along the Expo Line. Also they may not have a huge network of protected bike lanes but they do have bikeways that almost act like crosstown bicycle arterials although drivers will find it difficult to impossible to get even from one neighbourhood to the next on them so they're just as safe as Edmonton's bikeway one direction painted dedicated bike lane other direction (127 St, 96 St, etc.).

Both worked great 30+ years ago and still do, but are they both up for a modern redesign?

 

[Blizzard]

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Look at that glaring deadzone crossing the Yellowhead / CN tracks. I hope there are strong plans to link those two areas. I can attest that crossing the Yellowhead on a bike currently is a miserable experience. Linking those two areas would be a major boost to the amount of people on the northside that would be willing to use their bike as a primary mode of transportation.

 

[Gronk!]

Look at that glaring deadzone crossing the Yellowhead / CN tracks. I hope there are strong plans to link those two areas. I can attest that crossing the Yellowhead on a bike currently is a miserable experience. Linking those two areas would be a major boost to the amount of people on the northside that would be willing to use their bike as a primary mode of transportation.

The Yellowhead/127 St interchange should have both NB/SB MUPs when construction is completed.
The new Metro Line LRT bridge over the Yellowhead/CN should include a NB/SB MUP that is similar to the Tawatina Bridge.
The Yellowhead/St. Albert Trail interchange doesn't have any MUPs afaik - yet another missed opportunity.

 

[Blizzard]

The Yellowhead/127 St interchange should have both NB/SB MUPs when construction is completed.
The new Metro Line LRT bridge over the Yellowhead/CN should include a NB/SB MUP that is similar to the Tawatina Bridge.
The Yellowhead/St. Albert Trail interchange doesn't have any MUPs afaik - yet another missed opportunity.

Is there anything for 97 St across the Yellowhead and then the CN underpass? Even temporary/short term?

 

[Gronk!]

Yes

 

[TAS]

Great video on cycling in the suburbs and so much potential.

Edmonton is once again highlighted for the 132 Ave plans

 

[YEG imagineer]

The pole in the middle of the sidewalk on 142nd St has been removed, leaving just the base. Why could this not have been done before the new sidewalk poured right to the light? Sigh

 

[The_Cat]

Make work?