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We were pleased to attend a Downtown Bike Network stakeholders update meeting this morning.
Updates:
- 104 Avenue route is being relocated to 105 Avenue. This makes more sense we think, will connect to existing infrastructure and less conflict with MacEwan/Rogers. Design is on-going.
- Paving of sections of 103 Street between 102 and 103 Avenue, plus some sections on 102 Avenue happening next week
- Might need to be a bit of paving on 105 Avenue, 106 to 109 Street. TBD
- Hudson's Bay will no longer be able to bring in large tractor trailors to their loading docs. They have agreed to use shorter urban-size delivery trucks.
- Green intersection/conflict zone markings going in this week. Some were painted on 106 Street yesterday.
- New traffic signals will start to be installed next week.
- Sections will open as they are completed.
- RFP out for new bike racks, possibly larger bike parking areas. New racks going up on 104 Street this spring that will double the amount of bike parking.
- Property Owners looking at bike facilities for various buildings. Enterprise Square put in 36 new secure stalls for employees. City looking at what secure parking opportunities they can provide in City parkades.
- Update to online resources including Q&A next week
- Street teams of 8 will be around the grid all summer and into the fall to help educate public.
- Bike grid team will present to Downtown business crowd at Spring Luncheon of DBA on May 18.