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CplKlinger said:
Shoot, you're right, I misunderstood them. There are signed design contracts, but not implementation ones.
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95ave is one of the biggest routes at risk. An absolutely vital connection. Arguably the most critical for the entire west end. Going 40+ blocks from 142-182st. It connects everything south of it to downtown, hits the largest high schools on the west end, connected to the largest employment centre on the Westside (WEM), and creates slightly safer crossings for major intersections like 142/149/163/170/178st.

If it gets canceled, I will be unwell…
 
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New MUP as you leave Grey Nuns Station. 👍
 
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113 ST coming along nicely. They have changed the stop signs so that you do not have to stop on 113 ST between 107 AV and 111 AV, which makes for quick movement. Hopefully bike detection loops are coming as this will make the 107 AV crossing much better. The integration of the bike lane at 107 and 105 Avenues could use some work, as the curb ends and it looks like the cyclists are riding on the wrong side of the road.
 
Several broken glass panels along the funicular stairs. My friend was on it today and talked to a 76 year old man who was on it at the same (and who bought a bike this year and has put 3,000km on it). The man said he was going to report it on 311 that the city should just opt for a different choice like wire/cable/metal fencing.
Just a quick search but would some along this line work better?

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The Economist reports on bicycle boom in the winter city of Montreal.

"In Montreal, Madeleine Giey, a 37-year-old mother of three, is a good example. “I never, ever biked as an adult in the city or as a kid,” she says. But since the city started building bike lanes, she and her husband sold their second car. Now Ms Giey rides her bike each day to drop off her children at school. Then she cycles to work."

But even with the success, it is also an election issue there in their upcoming municipal election.

"Though bike lanes take up less than 2% of road space in Montreal (cars get 80% and pedestrians the balance), they are a hot issue in its mayoral election on November 2nd."
(Bike lanes in Edmonton take up less than 1% )

 
TAS said:
The Economist reports on bicycle boom in the winter city of Montreal.

"In Montreal, Madeleine Giey, a 37-year-old mother of three, is a good example. “I never, ever biked as an adult in the city or as a kid,” she says. But since the city started building bike lanes, she and her husband sold their second car. Now Ms Giey rides her bike each day to drop off her children at school. Then she cycles to work."

But even with the success, it is also an election issue there in their upcoming municipal election.

"Though bike lanes take up less than 2% of road space in Montreal (cars get 80% and pedestrians the balance), they are a hot issue in its mayoral election on November 2nd."
(Bike lanes in Edmonton take up less than 1% )

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I don't think there's any place, anywhere that's establishing new bike lanes where there isn't some very loud opposition. In 2021, Denis Coderre threatened to scale back the (very well-used) bike path on Bellechasse to reinstate more parking. Now Soraya Martinez Ferrada is saying we need to audit all the bike lanes and remove the ones that aren't safe for cyclists. (As opposed to, you know, making them safe.)
 
constance_chlore said:
I don't think there's any place, anywhere that's establishing new bike lanes where there isn't some very loud opposition. In 2021, Denis Coderre threatened to scale back the (very well-used) bike path on Bellechasse to reinstate more parking. Now Soraya Martinez Ferrada is saying we need to audit all the bike lanes and remove the ones that aren't safe for cyclists. (As opposed to, you know, making them safe.)
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I think we need to update the basic design standards for roads as well to help make bike infrastructure less unique or like rail projects (tons of consultation, seen as a big thing, contentious) and more like sidewalks (never really discussed, assumed, standardized).

We obviously need to get some stuff added in to get a minimum grid, which can involve reallocating road space. But going forward we need all renewals to have an active mode lens standardized.
 
thommyjo said:
I think we need to update the basic design standards for roads as well to help make bike infrastructure less unique or like rail projects (tons of consultation, seen as a big thing, contentious) and more like sidewalks (never really discussed, assumed, standardized).

We obviously need to get some stuff added in to get a minimum grid, which can involve reallocating road space. But going forward we need all renewals to have an active mode lens standardized.
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This happened this summer.^

The City updated its Complete Streets Design and Construction Standards.

Last year I got a chance to look at the proposed updated design guide and I was impressed. For instance, they specifically mentioned building all active transportation infrastructure so that it is large enough to accommodate cargo bikes.

Improvements to pedestrian and active transportation infrastructure will continue to happen as it will be baked into all future projects. (Barring a hostile council leading a big change in direction.)

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Link to blog post from YEGBike:

Complete Streets and You

Support safer, more inclusive streets in Edmonton. Learn about the updated Complete Streets Standards and how you can help create a more active, accessible city.
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Link to 2023 standards (I can’t find the updated one):

 
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I hope the 103 Ave bike lanes are somewhat permanent as long as they are upgraded to what the 102 Ave bike lanes are like.
 
cloney said:
Is there a plan in place of what this will revert to when VLW is finished? It would be a wasted oppprtunity to have it return to a 4 lane road with parking on both sides…
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The construction notice said that they'll be there until the end of 2027, when the 102 Ave lane reopens.
 
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