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Cycling and Active Transportation in Edmonton

How about about Whyte Ave and 96 St? I'm perplexed by the lack of traffic lights at that intersection, given that 96 St passes through the heart of the Ritchie neighborhood.
 
TAS said:
I'm going, too. Almost 200 people signed up now I hear. Will be a good presence as group travels down Jasper and Whyte Avenues.

If you're thinking about it, join and bring family/friends. Can get discount to Lime bikes if don't have one by contacting the group.
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I've had to cancel, baby is sick. I was really looking forward to this.
 
dkazzed said:
I've had to cancel, baby is sick. I was really looking forward to this.
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100+ people at critical mass ride - including councillors Salvador, Stevenson and Janz and MLA Shepherd, lots of kids and at least one doggie. We took over High Level Bridge!

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I didn't take photos but rode the new 50 St MUP from the hydro ROW to 153 Ave, the pathway is mostly complete and they're just doing landscaping and lighting.

Also, rode that hydro ROW from Belle Rive to 50 St and it's a surprisingly nice path.
 
The city is meeting with some active transportation stakeholders on Wednesday to share plans for 107Ave SUP from 163st to 127st.

In some sections on the Southside of 107Ave there is currently no infrastructure of any kind (not even sidewalks) and then in other parts there is a sidewalk that will need to be replaced with a wider piece of infrastructure which will involve the removal of some trees and light poles. Rust is getting pretty bad on the light poles.
It will be interesting to see how they propose to handle the 142st traffic circle.
It would be nice to make these SUP at about 3m on each side of 107ave.
Here are some pics along 107ave.
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TAS said:
The city is meeting with some active transportation stakeholders on Wednesday to share plans for 107Ave SUP from 163st to 127st.

In some sections on the Southside of 107Ave there is currently no infrastructure of any kind (not even sidewalks) and then in other parts there is a sidewalk that will need to be replaced with a wider piece of infrastructure which will involve the removal of some trees and light poles. Rust is getting pretty bad on the light poles.
It will be interesting to see how they propose to handle the 142st traffic circle.
It would be nice to make these SUP at about 3m on each side of 107ave.
Here are some pics along 107ave.
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Any way to get an invite for that meeting or to hear about it afterwards? Would love to help represent the west end in case there’s not a ton of west end voices involved (my experience is that many of our advocacy groups have many more central or south central members and knowledge of the west end isn’t always as high. So input for projects like 95ave can be less strong/informed of nuances).
 
thommyjo said:
Any way to get an invite for that meeting or to hear about it afterwards? Would love to help represent the west end in case there’s not a ton of west end voices involved (my experience is that many of our advocacy groups have many more central or south central members and knowledge of the west end isn’t always as high. So input for projects like 95ave can be less strong/informed of nuances).
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A west end voice would be valuable for the city. Given that it's not my meeting, I've sent a message to the city to see if I can share link with you.
 
dkazzed said:
I didn't take photos but rode the new 50 St MUP from the hydro ROW to 153 Ave, the pathway is mostly complete and they're just doing landscaping and lighting.

Also, rode that hydro ROW from Belle Rive to 50 St and it's a surprisingly nice path.
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It's a great path all the way from Manning drive to Dunluce, except there is no crossing at 97 St, and it could be extended west past Castle downs road (that might already be in the Dunluce renewal)
 
VaultBoy said:
It's a great path all the way from Manning drive to Dunluce, except there is no crossing at 97 St, and it could be extended west past Castle downs road (that might already be in the Dunluce renewal)
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No crossing at Manning Drive either, at all north of 153 Ave.
 
From the most recent plans that I saw, the City wanted the cycle track to jog south from 107 ave at 135 street to 106 ave and connect with Groat. They seemed to be under the impression that upgrading the existing path along 107 avenue isn't possible without removing all the trees. I provided some feedback that it was a bad idea to try to detour east-west bike traffic south for a few blocks, but the active transport team wasn't that receptive and simply repeated their talking points.

Frustrating to hear that they now have consultation sessions that aren't being widely advertised.
 
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