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Cycling and Active Transportation in Edmonton

Here's the map of 2025 plans (in red) so nothing changed on sask drive atleast as far as the 100million dollars.

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It'll be interesting to see how the scale up the program, they didn't complete the less ambitious 2024 plans *blue = complete, green= still underway. 2025 will include a mix of MUP's, bi-directional bike lanes, local bikeways (is that just sharrows? Or does it include more traffic calming?) and contra-flows.

I'm most excited for that kingsway connection, the happy beer street bike lane (that should get connected up to east bound 76th ave renewal) and all the stuff going on in Montrose. Will be fun to follow the next couple years.

I also noticed they removed the 2027 lanes they had previously planned, maybe wanted to have a re-think on those?
 
They added some much needed connections on the west side as well, in purple.

I think local bike ways are sharrows with traffic calming. Low value routes great for experienced riders but won't draw in new riders.

I found out some designated existing and previously proposed new bike paths are those local streets immediately parallel to arterials. I think I dislike that more than sharrows. I can't remember where they were but I'm glad they removed those.

So this is a living document and we have a chance to identify and advocate for more missing links.
 
There is a real risk to all the purple routes - even though those routes have good potential to bring many more active transportation users into the network. Ironically, many of the new purple routes are in Salvador's ward, and she was a leader in securing the money. Her ward's routes were mostly designated to 2026 which is why they are at risk.
And not at risk because of the province, but at risk if Cartmell and his team form majority of council. Cartmell supported recent motion to cancel the remaining 2025/26 projects in the last budget vote so he would likely be canceling the 2026 projects (in purple) if he is mayor and has majority support. The 2025 projects are safe, though.
 
TAS said:
There is a real risk to all the purple routes - even though those routes have good potential to bring many more active transportation users into the network. Ironically, many of the new purple routes are in Salvador's ward, and she was a leader in securing the money. Her ward's routes were mostly designated to 2026 which is why they are at risk.
And not at risk because of the province, but at risk if Cartmell and his team form majority of council. Cartmell supported recent motion to cancel the remaining 2025/26 projects in the last budget vote so he would likely be canceling the 2026 projects (in purple) if he is mayor and has majority support. The 2025 projects are safe, though.
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I wouldn't say all the 2025 projects are safe, it seems alot of them are delayed. For example the 82nd st and 111 ave one involves some significant changes to a major intersection, and we have yet to see the proposed design plans. I am sure the community will have a lot to say no matter what the design is, there is no way this one gets done this summer.
 
TAS said:
There is a real risk to all the purple routes - even though those routes have good potential to bring many more active transportation users into the network. Ironically, many of the new purple routes are in Salvador's ward, and she was a leader in securing the money. Her ward's routes were mostly designated to 2026 which is why they are at risk.
And not at risk because of the province, but at risk if Cartmell and his team form majority of council. Cartmell supported recent motion to cancel the remaining 2025/26 projects in the last budget vote so he would likely be canceling the 2026 projects (in purple) if he is mayor and has majority support. The 2025 projects are safe, though.
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100% my concern for the West End and why I’m disappointed by the slow role out of this. With Knack gone too, the west end routes will likely not see as supportive of a bike user representing the routes.
 
I won’t lie, my interactions with those engaged in leading these projects do not give me a ton of confidence. Feels like we got the traffic cops of the force reassigned to this project.
 
Do you think the right wing parties' sudden obsession with cutting bike lanes is connected to big tech's desires to fill the roads with automated vehicles? See Not Just Bikes for more details.
 
I wonder if it's the same truck that beeped at me for grazing the mirror trying to get around it. I wonder if they would find it acceptable for bike to park in the car lane?
 
The city appears to have put ice melt/sand on all the hard-packed snow on the MUPs near South Campus station over the last few days.... and just left it. Now it's a slushy and rutty mess. Ffs it's not like a road where you can just sand and leave it, now it's just a nightmare for anybody trying to wheel or bike.

Winter trail maintenance has been a tad frustrating this season, commuting from the SW into the central city.
 
Yup definitely taken a step back this year - The clearing of the 106th st. bike lane through Allendale has been mediocre: icy, rutty, and full of snow. It's probably partly to due with design but I don't remember it being so bad the last few years
 
Oilgasms said:
Yup definitely taken a step back this year - The clearing of the 106th st. bike lane through Allendale has been mediocre: icy, rutty, and full of snow. It's probably partly to due with design but I don't remember it being so bad the last few years
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That's one of the cons of one-way bike lanes - in winter the lanes narrow up even more with snow pushed over that melts and freezes. At least with two-way lanes, it's wider and tends to be easier to navigate even though those lanes narrow as well. But it's more space to work with.

Definitely noticing more people winter cycling this year despite some of the challenges.
 
Oilgasms said:
Yup definitely taken a step back this year - The clearing of the 106th st. bike lane through Allendale has been mediocre: icy, rutty, and full of snow. It's probably partly to due with design but I don't remember it being so bad the last few years
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76 Ave WB around the fire station has been particularly bad to the point that it's been unrideable on some days. I really hope that this single lane design is discouraged going forward. Besides the clearing issues, the curves, hard curbs and narrowness sometimes make it like an obstacle course in the summer/spring. Plus, passing can be really difficult.

The new MUP from Malmo to South Campus has not been good either, the snow pack on the road/path near the school is now so high that you can't even tell it's a trail. Yesterday it was covered in snow drifts so deep that they're impossible to traverse (hello, sidewalk riding on the other side of the street).
 
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