trevorhayden
Active Member
I want to know how the federal election candidates are planning to resist UCP attempts to ban active transportation routes.
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The_Cat
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North Edmonton has east-west streets along 127, 132, 137, 144, 153 and 167 Avenues. The ones with schools would benefit from traffic calming .
TAS
Senior Member
I grew up in Londonderry and attended two schools along 144 Ave, which runs from 50 to 97st and features multiple schools, sports fields, churches and strip malls.
Although not as wide as 132 Ave, it was still well overbuilt as shown below where I lived - I crossed this 7 lane roadway daily and was a crossing patrol at 74st - I still can't believe how overbuilt this road is. As noted, another great candidate for repurposing some of that space for other modes - seperated bike lanes - without any impact to traffic flow.
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ntt1
Active Member
Collector roads built/designed between the 1960s and 1980s are among the most overbuilt. It's no wonder that so many people are conditioned to not stop at pedestrian crossings, as a pedestrian, it is also understandable to not want to cross or wave vehicles through as well as there are so many lanes to worry about.
Here's an example from near the entrance of Twin Brooks on the south side. You could probably fit 5 to 6 vehicles parked side-by-side across the whole length of all the crosswalks.
Here's an example from near the entrance of Twin Brooks on the south side. You could probably fit 5 to 6 vehicles parked side-by-side across the whole length of all the crosswalks.
thommyjo
Senior Member
This looks ripe for curb bulbs and maybe a roundabout?
TAS
Senior Member
More positive media for Edmonton.
momentummag.com
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
Senior Member
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
Active Member
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
Active Member
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.
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
Active Member
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
Senior Member
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
Senior Member
Dude. Just leave it. These comments are more laughable by the day.
“iT eNcOuRaGeS jAyWaLkInG”
dkazzed
Active Member
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
Active Member
You're a poor advocate for cyclists. Personal attacks do nothing to advance your views.
Out of Towner
Active Member
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.