[TAS]

Such a great initiative.

Bike Bus Edmonton offers community ride to school - CityNews Edmonton

Some students in central Edmonton are finding a new way to go to school. Bike Bus Edmonton -- a new pilot project is helping students make their trip to school more active by using bikes.

edmonton.citynews.ca

 

[fjordgard]

113 Street bike lane should be protected on street up to 113a Avenue with modal filters up to Kingsway, and a traffic light built across the busy arterial road.

The construction bulletin refers to "a new crossing and traffic signal for active modes on Kingsway near 113 Street" which sounds promising. I wonder if they will keep the light at Kingsway and Tower Road. It was put in after that drunk lawyer killed a teenager there years ago but this new light might be a replacement for that one?

 

[dkazzed]

69th ave 170 to 178st underway

They sure made quick work out of this one. I rode by Tuesday and it was complete. No photo but I do have a photo of 95 Ave:

Also 153 Ave from Griesbach Rd to 82 St:

97 St from 153 Ave to 160 Ave:

66 St from 137 Ave to 153 Ave:

 

[ntt1]

Appears that a good section of the paving work on the west side of 111 Street shared-use path between Saddleback Road and 34 Ave is done. The crossing at 34 Ave is still an accessibility nightmare, though.

There's wooden stakes marking the other section between 37 Ave and 43 Ave (to the Royal Gardens/Duggan shared-use path), but no work has started yet. It's a separate contract, with work hopefully starting this month. The existing west-side sidewalk between 40 Ave and 43 Ave along 111 Street will be removed and upgraded to an asphalt shared-use path.

 

[fungus_eater]

They sure made quick work out of this one. I rode by Tuesday and it was complete. No photo but I do have a photo of 95 Ave:
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Also 153 Ave from Griesbach Rd to 82 St:
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97 St from 153 Ave to 160 Ave:
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66 St from 137 Ave to 153 Ave:
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Need this for all major sidewalks across edmonton

 

[chrisvazquez7]

The construction bulletin refers to "a new crossing and traffic signal for active modes on Kingsway near 113 Street" which sounds promising. I wonder if they will keep the light at Kingsway and Tower Road. It was put in after that drunk lawyer killed a teenager there years ago but this new light might be a replacement for that one?

I really hope they keep the light at Tower Road. Kingsway should be urbanized and given a road diet as Blatchford gets built to its edge. Having crossings at regular intervals helps with that goal.

 

[trevorhayden]

Agreed. There won't be a new light at 113 Street, only improved connection to Princess Elizabeth intersection.

 

[chrisvazquez7]

That’s disappointing, but I guess fine for the time being. But there should definitely be a full intersection built there once Alpha Boulevard is extended to Kingsway.

 

[fjordgard]

Agreed. There won't be a new light at 113 Street, only improved connection to Princess Elizabeth intersection.

Do we know this? Or is it a guess? The construction bulletin seems to say SOMETHING will be going in at 113 street.

 

[CplKlinger]

Do we know this? Or is it a guess? The construction bulletin seems to say SOMETHING will be going in at 113 street.

For what it's worth, they did build a ramp.

Also, this path will be nice and wide

 

[trevorhayden]

A ramp to fall and die in car traffic. Definitely needs a traffic light!

 

[fromyeg]

Wagner Road MUP nearing completion.

Also, no pics but the MUP around the Grey Nuns Hospital (Youville Dr) seems to be completed, at least the parts I saw last week.

 

[constance_chlore]

Andrew Ritchie's play Cycle is being put on again, this time in October at the Roxy: https://theatrenetwork.ca/events/cycle/

 

[ntt1]

At 111 Street and Saddleback Road (just north of Century Park station).

 

[fromyeg]

Short MUP on Allendale Road now open.