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Cycling and Active Transportation in Edmonton

TAS said:
Similar to transit use, bike use is growing but not necessarily mode share. It's primarily growing because population is growing. But like transit, bike network is still not complete and efficient and that impacts potential usage.

Bottom line though, car usage has a huge mode share in Edmonton and that should be concerning for drivers (and everyone), because as our population increases that is just going to mean greater congestion, longer commutes, more frustration, more costs etc


Guy in video says bike lanes on streets with school drop offs is going to mean more kids getting killed. Lots of misunderstandings of the facts/data.
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Couldn't help but have a chuckle at the bent sign.
 
itom987 said:
"Truth: No one is trying to force anyone out of their car."

Road diets, speed bumps and speed limit lowering make that statement FALSE.

Ebikes are the only reason why bike use is growing.
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You've reduced your driving because of road diets, speed bumps etc...?
 
thommyjo said:
Lowest hanging fruit imo:

- schools (k-12). We must fast track improving infrastructure around them and then compliment training, education, and campaigns to help kids and parents learn the benefits and how’s. Things like more secure bike parking is a simple fix. Bike to school days work well to spur new users. Sept,Oct,April,May,June are bikeable now for 85%+ of days.

- uni students. Money sensitive, active, more open to change. We badly need large/attractive/affordable bike parking at all unis.

- Rogers Place bike parking. Similar to baseball games and football games, we should be offering massive secure bike parking for large events at rogers in warmer months. Like currently with the fan parks, there should be a huge gated area close by with volunteers where 1500+ bikes could get stored. These are great for getting new riders comfortable biking downtown and seeing the value.
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I'd like to see better Bike Share come to Edmonton akin to Montreal/Toronto/NYC via Lyft Urban Solutions with secure spots for said bikes. The deposit of $200 or whatever it is is incentive to return it to another station after your journey is done. 12,000 bikes or whatever Montreal has now allows them to have them at every major spot in the city. If said stations were at Bonnie Doon, Rogers Place, Hawrelak, Zoo, etc etc, point A to B trips become easier, and the barrier to entry is lowered too if you don't have space for a bike wherever you live or the means to buy an e-bike. As we move toward higher density in the future, more options are going to become important.
 
fromyeg said:
Agreed.

Probably worth sending this to Janz. It’s in his ward. He’s a big active transportation guy and I’m sure would send this to admin.

(Edit: I emailed Janz the picture and the suggestion for an MUP. Hope you don’t mind. 😅)
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FYI. I got a reply from an engineer at the City. The section has been identified by the City and the plan is for a shared used path once funding permits.
 
CplKlinger said:
The acceleration project page got updated the other day, with a specific description and status update for each individual route.
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Cool to finally see it all laid out in a bit more detail. Interested to see where the west end 2026 routes land on facility types.

Discouraged to still see some paint being used. Basically does nothing for winter or encouraging new users. Only benefit I see is it helps wayfinding to connect to other routes hopefully that are safer. But I get that those streets are tough to get a shared path or lanes added to.
 
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