[TAS]

Hate this. Would rather have a MUP

I agree. But MUP are the most expensive infrastructure option though and this pin on curbs option is one of the cheapest. Tradeoff with this active transportation acceleration is to build network fast and cover as much territory and over time go back to these areas with something more concrete (pardon the pun).

That said, may routes in this acceleration plan are MUP.

 

[TAS]

Don’t love this article. The vast majority of the costs are eaten up clearing bus stations, plazas, sidewalks around parks, river valley stairs, etc. but the article is written like it’s “bike lanes vs roads”. I would expect better from taproot.

Thanks for noting where those costs in terms of clearing snow from active pathways mostly go.

These are some other key points.

"It costs about $178 per kilometre to replace, repair, and maintain active pathways, and $1,285 per kilometre to do the same for roads."

"The costs to clear different types of pedestrian infrastructure vary greatly, Dacyk said. To clear a separated bike lane, one staff member pushes a machine down the lane, and it’s done relatively quickly. Meanwhile, brick sidewalks or crosswalks, like those on Rice Howard Way, for example, require staff to remove ice using hard-bristle brooms."

 

[policyenthusiast]

Thanks for noting where those costs in terms of clearing snow from active pathways mostly go.

These are some other key points.

"It costs about $178 per kilometre to replace, repair, and maintain active pathways, and $1,285 per kilometre to do the same for roads."

"The costs to clear different types of pedestrian infrastructure vary greatly, Dacyk said. To clear a separated bike lane, one staff member pushes a machine down the lane, and it’s done relatively quickly. Meanwhile, brick sidewalks or crosswalks, like those on Rice Howard Way, for example, require staff to remove ice using hard-bristle brooms."

The business case can be made for municipally-operated flamethrowers.

 

[thommyjo]

Thanks for noting where those costs in terms of clearing snow from active pathways mostly go.

These are some other key points.

"It costs about $178 per kilometre to replace, repair, and maintain active pathways, and $1,285 per kilometre to do the same for roads."

"The costs to clear different types of pedestrian infrastructure vary greatly, Dacyk said. To clear a separated bike lane, one staff member pushes a machine down the lane, and it’s done relatively quickly. Meanwhile, brick sidewalks or crosswalks, like those on Rice Howard Way, for example, require staff to remove ice using hard-bristle brooms."

I hope the EJ or Sun doesn’t pickup and run with the framing of the article being the 60/40 split in costs or whatever it was.

This is when the “active transportation” language breaks down imo. Bike lanes shouldn’t be clumped together with manually shoveling snow from LRT platforms and river valley stairs

 

[YEG Bus Rider]

YEG Cycle Counter - Cyclist usage of Edmonton's Active Transportation Network.

 

[YEG imagineer]

The Rainbow Valley pedestrian bridge is now being outfitted with railings. It’s has got to be close to opening. Hopefully by end of September. And if the new Whitemud ped bridge can finish up too that would be a big missing middle connection filled.

 

[policyenthusiast]

The Rainbow Valley pedestrian bridge is now being outfitted with railings. It’s has got to be close to opening. Hopefully by end of September. And if the new Whitemud ped bridge can finish up too that would be a big missing middle connection filled.

The bridge over the Whitemud connecting Patricia Heights to Meadowlark has ~3 foot tall railings. I rode over it on a Lime scooter one evening and thought "wow, you can really easily die here".

 

[TAS]

First CityNerd and now another international speaker being brought into Edmonton to coincide with the election - hosted by Paths for People and Edmonton Transit Riders.

Anna Zivarts is a disability mobility rights advocate and mom who can’t drive due to nystagmus, a neurological condition that reduces her distance vision. She gets around by foot, bike, and transit in her home of Seattle. Zivarts is in Edmonton September 11-13.

People with conditions such as anxiety or PTSD can be limited in their driving as well as other chronic health conditions such as epilepsy, dementia, sleep disorders, diabetes and heart disease. Others age out, aren’t old enough, or can’t afford it. Some just choose not to drive for reasons including the environment and health.

“Altogether we’re a really large constituency but we don’t think of ourselves as a constituency because there’s so much shame and stigma around both disability and not being able to afford things and not being able to afford to drive,” says Zivarts. “And so there’s actually a lot of us who have very similar access needs. We need to get places without being able to drive ourselves and so let’s rethink how we can build our community so that it’s possible for us to participate.”

Here are details to sign up (free) for her public event at UofA on Saturday Sept 13 at 1:30pm.

A City for Life - Community Conversation on Inclusive Transportation

Our wildly successful City for Life event series is back! Join us for an engaging conversation with Anna Zivarts, a nationally recognized leader in transportation equity and accessibility from Seattle, as she challenges you to reimagine how our cities and systems serve those who can’t or don’t...

www.zeffy.com

On Friday Sept 12 at 9:30am she will be at La Cite francophone for policy discussion - various city transit, planning and engineering officials along with industry professionals and election candidates are attending. If you work in this industry space and would like to attend this particular event - please dm me for registration (again, no cost).

 

[thommyjo]

New 113st at 105ave lane is getting close.

 

[fjordgard]

New 113st at 105ave lane is getting close. View attachment 679353View attachment 679354

Drove by where this will end at Kingsway. I think it’ll be done later than the south end but it’s moving. Still no real sign that I can see of the MUP along Kingsway…

 

[TAS]

New 113st at 105ave lane is getting close. View attachment 679353View attachment 679354

For the transition to the MUP north of 111Ave, looks like they've carved out a good route weaving around some of the trees in the greenspace and not having to take up any roadway here - which can be a busy area with baseball games, the seniors rec centre amd church.

 

[VaultBoy]

83 ave on a Saturday night with some music, such a vibe

 

[trevorhayden]

113 Street North of 111 Ave is hella wide. Should have continued the protected bike lanes. Now it will just look like a very nice walking path. The city has done a good job of building a lot of very nice walking paths lately.

 

[TAS]

113 Street North of 111 Ave is hella wide. Should have continued the protected bike lanes. Now it will just look like a very nice walking path. The city has done a good job of building a lot of very nice walking paths lately.

As you go north of 111Ave the existing road north ends at the ball park and turns west and so you have to build a path through the park here which will provide people who bike, walk or roll a direct route to Kingsway Ave via a MUP, which vehicles won't have.

So extending the MUP from Kingsway Ave to 111Ave seems reasonable.

 

[Coprolite]

Drove by where this will end at Kingsway. I think it’ll be done later than the south end but it’s moving. Still no real sign that I can see of the MUP along Kingsway…

I'm sure that Google will mark it as a road, resulting in Uber drivers constantly trying to drive down it, but this stands to be a pretty nice path. With a decent crossing at Kingsway, the route will make a great bike connection between Blatchford and MacEwan. Downside is it will get much harder to resist a trip to Ralph's Fried Chicken.