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Cycling and Active Transportation in Edmonton

That's not bad. Alot of the focus is in the more suburban areas. I like the extension of the Oliverbahn in Glenora, hopefully it ends up integrating well with VLW. The NAIT MUP will be nice. The Fort Rd/Manning MUP will be pretty impactful, and likely quite affordable.

I've been most impressed by the separated lanes in Garneau, and I would like to see a similar implementation through Glenora-Grovenor-Canora-West JP-Meadowlark, terminating at WEM. This would allow for a direct, fully protected connection from DT to WEM.
 
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Barnaby said:
That's not bad. Alot of the focus is in the more suburban areas. I like the extension of the Oliverbahn in Glenora, hopefully it ends up integrating well with VLW. The NAIT MUP will be nice. The Fort Rd/Manning MUP will be pretty impactful, and likely quite affordable.

I've been most impressed by the separated lanes in Garneau, and I would like to see a similar implementation through Glenora-Grovenor-Canora-West JP-Meadowlark, terminating at WEM. This would allow for a direct, fully protected connection from DT to WEM.
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Agreed. West Central desperately needs bike infrastructure and is likely some of the highest potential area for ridership in the city with multiple major high schools, a lot more mixed income than south central areas, and major employment areas like WEM. 110st is such a great route.

I think I’m still a bit disappointed that we aren’t building intersections properly. Maybe that’ll come in announcements next year. But for this big suburban routes, it’s even more important to have safe intersections because drivers are on autopilot vs in urban areas there’s more pedestrians and bikes to be looking for, and slower speeds too.

178st is a death trap. I’ve been hit there once and had over a dozen close calls at this point. If I wasn’t hyper cautious, and just rode like I was legally allowed to, I’d have been hit many more times. SUPs without protected crossings shouldn’t be common anymore.
 
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I'm waiting for those bike paths on 100 Ave from 110 St to the Victoria Promenade.
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I'm guessing that isn't going to happen until Oliver neighbourhood renewal starts in 2026 but I would have liked to have seen it prioritized sooner since it's a well used stretch and it's not uncommon to see bikes on sidewalks during this stretch because there is less comfort riding here.

Alas, it is coming though.
 
Really wish we would get bike share. Love the socials for bike share in Toronto. We need stuff like this here.

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  • Critics say some proposed restrictions in a new public spaces bylaw being considered by Edmonton city council are undemocratic, could restrict freedoms, and would disproportionately affect marginalized groups. The bylaw, which council will discuss on Feb. 14, would introduce several new restrictions, including protests without permits of more than 50 people, using voice amplifiers, spitting, and cycling on grass in city parks. Shannon Lohner, with the advocacy group Paths for People, argued that increasing the fine for cycling on the sidewalk from $100 to $250 doesn’t make sense since Edmonton doesn’t have a complete active transportation network. “We’re really just worried about how the impacts of this will be inequitable,” Lohner said.
-taproot
 
Read the segment "What has the city done over the last year?"

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Ten routes mark first bike projects from $100M investment

More than a year after Edmonton's city council voted to invest $100 million to build active transportation infrastructure, the city has announced 10 routes spanning 17 kilometres that it will build in 2024 as part of the project.
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Although the public spaces bylaw as a whole was send back to Administration for refinement etc.
Prior to that we got an amendment passed to allow bicycles and mobility devices on the sidewalk in places where dedicated infrastructure is lacking! Thanks Ashley!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1757983433673069010

I actually spoke in front of council yesterday specifically about this topic, and Ashley is my councillor. I feel like democracy is working pretty good for me right now! 😉
 
I had to ride on the sidewalk on 66 St (north side) as I was with my 12 year old and didn't realize there wasn't a shared used path along there.

I realize I've been riding on the road since I was 11 but traffic seemed a lot calmer and safer 30 years ago. Now I don't want to ride on some of these roads (60km/h+ collectors/arterials) if I don't have to. I tried taking up road biking again a couple of years ago and it took one guy who almost ran me off the road to say nah I'm good.
 
Very disappointed with the "bike expansion" this year. Most of them will just be wider sidewalks basically in the outer suburbs. I don't think these will convert many new people if any to try cycling than people that already ride these routes. Now instead of riding on the sidewalk, you get to ride on a MUP aka a wider and smoother sidewalk.
 
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Very disappointed with the "bike expansion" this year. Most of them will just be wider sidewalks basically in the outer suburbs. I don't think these will convert many new people if any to try cycling than people that already ride these routes. Now instead of riding on the sidewalk, you get to ride on a MUP aka a wider and smoother sidewalk.
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Part of me sees these as still a win and hopefully just grabbing some long hanging fruit.

Part of me feels dumbfounded that in 2 years we’ll have 17 more kms of MUPs that barely take any complex work to make happen.

If the 2025 work isn’t a huge leap forward, I think we can officially say there’s been a miss on execution.

Too early to fully judge, but this hasn’t felt encouraging. No engagement yet, so that can’t be blamed for timelines. And both the Bike Plan AND the Bike Implementation Plan were created years back which outlined all the routes…

I was sort of expecting them do to like 15-20 quick builds with simple concrete barriers in summer 1, gather feedback, then do permanent builds the next summer and rinse and repeat.

Not to mention there’s been no social media, communications, or significant stakeholder involvement. No events, nothing to rally excitement or support.
 
I filled out this survey and suggested they create separate social media accounts for the Active Transportation Network

Active Transportation Network Survey — The city is looking to learn about how people view active transportation and the Active Transportation Network Expansion project, and their preferences for communication and education about active transportation. An online survey is open until Feb. 20.

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Calls for public engagement: 76 Ave. renewal, active transportation

Here are opportunities to help inform city planning, including the active transportation network, transit and recreation centre services, and the renewal of an important collector street in Ritchie and King Edward Park.
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