[TAS]

More positive media for Edmonton.

Move Over Montreal: Here Are Canada's Top New Urban Cycling Cities

To combat climate change, reduce traffic congestion, and promote healthier lifestyles, urban cycling cities are making key investments.

momentummag.com

 

[The_Cat]

Opinion: Finally, a roadway for people to walk or bike safely in northeast Edmonton

People who live in my neighbourhood deserve to have nice infrastructure nearby, just as much as anyone living on the southside.

edmontonjournal.com

 

[Out of Towner]

Nice street but the Edmonton Journal author neglects to mention that while the bike path addresses some of her personal safety concerns, it also encourages others to jay walk since they can no longer park in front of their homes.. Most people including kids will run across the street to get to their car / parents car rather than walk over to the cross-walk to get to the other side. For able bodied people that may not be a huge concern but for people with mobility challenges, it's just one more thing to deal with - perhaps something they never expected.

 

[JuliallThat]

I received a mail notice today regarding the continuation of the "contraflow" bike lane on 114 Ave in Parkdale. Seems like it might also include some curb extensions, given some parking removal on some of the streets at intersections.
I'm not a big fan of this style of bike facility, but it will be nice to have it continue properly all the way to the LRT SUP.

 

[BrettB]

There will be a few fewer parking spaces on 132, but there is parking on both sides of the road from all the way 95 St to 66 St except next to intersections, so I think the jaywalking will be fairly limited.

 

[constance_chlore]

Court grants injunction to stop Ontario from removing 3 major Toronto bike lanes​

Court grants injunction to stop Ontario from removing 3 major Toronto bike lanes

The Ontario government’s bid to remove three major Toronto bike lanes has been put on pause after a temporary injunction has been granted by Justice Paul Schabas.

toronto.citynews.ca

I don't want to get my hopes up, but the quotes from Justice Schabas here sound encouraging about the eventual ruling.

 

[thommyjo]

Nice street but the Edmonton Journal author neglects to mention that while the bike path addresses some of her personal safety concerns, it also encourages others to jay walk since they can no longer park in front of their homes.. Most people including kids will run across the street to get to their car / parents car rather than walk over to the cross-walk to get to the other side. For able bodied people that may not be a huge concern but for people with mobility challenges, it's just one more thing to deal with - perhaps something they never expected.

Dude. Just leave it. These comments are more laughable by the day.

“iT eNcOuRaGeS jAyWaLkInG”

 

[dkazzed]

Most of the pre-1980s bungalows and bilevels around the city including along 132 Ave have a double car garage AND a parking pad big enough for two cars. The street parking is primarily for guests and those insistent on parking in front of their homes and/or uses their garage for storage instead of cars.

 

[Out of Towner]

Dude. Just leave it. These comments are more laughable by the day.

“iT eNcOuRaGeS jAyWaLkI

You're a poor advocate for cyclists. Personal attacks do nothing to advance your views.

 

[Out of Towner]

Most of the pre-1980s bungalows and bilevels around the city including along 132 Ave have a double car garage AND a parking pad big enough for two cars. The street parking is primarily for guests and those insistent on parking in front of their homes and/or uses their garage for storage instead of cars.

The circumstances along 132 Ave are different and perhaps more suited to a bike path than the street pictured above. The bike paths, given the cost that others have presented, work to about $400 a lineal foot. So a bike path in front of a house with a 40 foot lot is $16K and it's difficult to make the argument that the pictured street is any safer with a bike path than without. The safety proposition in this and other cases is nonsense because the bike path along the pictured street creates some hazards too.

 

[Barnaby]

The roadway in front of schools creates more hazards. This is just an example of concern trolling.

 

[thommyjo]

You're a poor advocate for cyclists. Personal attacks do nothing to advance your views.

Can’t advocate to people who can’t listen or understand data. Numerous people gave you clear answers and rebuttals to misinformed takes you presented. You continue to double down instead of being open to new ideas that are backed by research.

 

[thommyjo]

The circumstances along 132 Ave are different and perhaps more suited to a bike path than the street pictured above. The bike paths, given the cost that others have presented, work to about $400 a lineal foot. So a bike path in front of a house with a 40 foot lot is $16K and it's difficult to make the argument that the pictured street is any safer with a bike path than without. The safety proposition in this and other cases is nonsense because the bike path along the pictured street creates some hazards too.

If a bike path is 16k, what’s a 6 lane road?

Bike paths are cheaper than roads, both capital and operating.

 

[an_edmontonian]

Nice street but the Edmonton Journal author neglects to mention that while the bike path addresses some of her personal safety concerns, it also encourages others to jay walk since they can no longer park in front of their homes.. Most people including kids will run across the street to get to their car / parents car rather than walk over to the cross-walk to get to the other side. For able bodied people that may not be a huge concern but for people with mobility challenges, it's just one more thing to deal with - perhaps something they never expected.

132 ave gets around 6000-8000 aawdt in traffic along the stretch being changed pretty standard for a collector roadway. Other streets in the city with this kind of traffic volume are Buena Vista, 156 st out of Rio Terrace, 76 ave through Queen Alexandra. None of these streets are a hazard to cross on foot. The most "dangerous" being Buena Vista due to its width.

So 132 ave becoming narrower will make it safer.

 

[The_Cat]

Much of the growth in Edmonton is in the south, with higher density development in proximity to the LRT. North Edmonton is also growing with communities like Blatchford, Griesbach and the Muttart Lands, and they are closer to downtown If the LRT is extended northwest, areas like 132 Avenue will become more attractive locations.