[Das Ponto]

The signals are in now as well and look great.

 

[Daveography]

Drop-in Open House - November 30, 2016
Based on feedback from the public, business owners and additional stakeholders, technical studies, and City policies and guidelines, design options have been developed for the avenue's reconstruction from 109 Street to 124 Street.

Come review and provide feedback on the design options.

Your feedback will be used to refine and determine the preferred design option that will be presented to City Council.

Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Location: Oliver School
Address: 10227 118 Street (please use east side doors)
Time: 4:30-8:30pm with presentation at 5pm and 7pm

Review the What We Heard report from the last Open House held on March 21, 2016.

https://www.edmonton.ca/projects_plans/design_studies/imagine-jasper-avenue.aspx

 

[chrisvazquez7]

Really excited to see what they have come up with. This is one of the most neglected stretches of "main street" in the city.

 

[Daveography]

@chrisvazquez7 Same, and I expect to attend to see as well.

 

[Daveography]

Have your say on Jasper Avenue's draft design
November 29, 2016

Share your views on the draft design options for Jasper Avenue’s reconstruction. Jasper Avenue is slated for full reconstruction from 109 Street to 124 Street beginning in 2019.

Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Time: 4:30 - 8:30 p.m. A formal presentation at 5 p.m. will be repeated at 7 p.m.
Location: Oliver School, 10227 118 Street (please use east side doors)

The Imagine Jasper Avenue project has used feedback from the public, business owners and additional stakeholders, along with City policies, guidelines and technical studies, to develop draft design options for the avenue’s reconstruction.

Your feedback will be used to refine and determine the preferred design option that will be presented to City Council.

This is a family-friendly event with fun activities for children.

Anyone who is unable to attend is encouraged to share their thoughts through an online survey available between November 30 and December 14, 2016 or share their feedback on social media with #ImagineJasperAvenue.

Imagine Jasper Avenue
The Imagine Jasper Avenue project began in November 2015, with the goal of developing a comprehensive vision for the avenue which will direct the design of improvements and upgrades. This is the third open house the project has held to gather input and local knowledge from the public. The project will host at least one additional open house prior to presenting the preferred design option to City Council.

For more information:
edmonton.ca/ImagineJasperAvenue

Media contact:
Beth Padfield
Communications Advisor
780-496-2821

http://www.mailoutinteractive.com/Industry/View.aspx?id=867903&q=1123435860&qz=34f7d6

 

[Daveography]

Oh yes please

Edmonton traffic engineers pitch timing traffic lights for pedestrians on Jasper Avenue
For the first time, Edmonton traffic engineers are proposing to co-ordinate traffic lights specifically for pedestrians rather than vehicles, the city’s senior traffic engineer says.

The draft plan for west Jasper Avenue calls for full traffic lights at every intersection. They’ll be co-ordinated so that a person walking an average speed from 109 Street to 124 Street during rush hour wouldn’t hit a single red light.

But it won’t mean stop and go for vehicles, said senior traffic engineer Satya Gadidasu. When a pedestrian walks one block, a vehicle can drive three blocks. If a driver keeps his or her speed to 37.8 kilometres per hour, he or she will also get all greens.

“It actually works for everyone,” said Gadidasu. He said the speed limit will still be 50 kilometres per hour, but the tightly spaced infrastructure along the road and traffic-light timing will encourage drivers to go slower.

Full Story (Edmonton Journal)

Disappointing that they're still trying to maintaining four travel lanes for all times of day, though. I will be sure to drop into the open house to provide my feedback on that.

 

[chrisvazquez7]

Personally I think that's okay. Once 104 Ave/Stony Plain Rd gets the West LRT, capacity to and from the west end will be more constrained. I think keeping Jasper 4 lanes is important for that. Remember Stony Plain Rd west of 121 Street will only be one lane each direction.

 

[Daveography]

I was planning to go to this open house on Wednesday, but needed to get home early to cook dinner and go to a vet appointment. If I had gone - where I would of course have been pushing for still-safer street design than what is proposed - I probably would not have been hit by a vehicle. Irony of ironies.

Edmonton’s Jasper Avenue to become more walkable, prioritize pedestrians
Edmonton residents got a first look Wednesday at a proposed redesign for the west end of Jasper Avenue that prioritizes pedestrian access.

One year ago, Edmontonians were asked how they would improve Jasper Avenue in the Oliver neighbourhood, between 109 Street and 124 Street. The feedback was mixed, according to Satya Gadidasu, a project manager for Imagine Jasper Avenue.

“Improve the pedestrian space, plant trees and, at the same time, maintain peak hour traffic — which is a competing use of space,” he explained.

With the population in Oliver expected to increase by 10,000 people in the next 20 to 30 years, city planners chose to make “walkability” a priority.

The proposed redesign includes more trees, pedestrian lighting and benches, along with a wider sidewalk.

There would also be a “flex space” for sidewalk cafes, food trucks or bike racks, and could change with the seasons or demand.

http://globalnews.ca/news/3099444/jasper-avenue-to-become-more-walkable-prioritize-pedestrians/

 

[Daveography]

Insight Community Survey:
https://www.edmontoninsightcommunity.ca/R.aspx?r=k06KR3hI5Er9lA0lj6WW9P&m=600000188

 

[Daveography]

Edmonton's Imagine Jasper vision lacks imagination: Community rep
Dustin Martin thinks the city’s Imagine Jasper plan could’ve been more, well, imaginative.

Last week, the city unveiled its proposed redevelopment plan for west Jasper Avenue, from 109 Street to 124 Street. It would include full traffic lights at every intersection, trees and “flex spaces,” which could be used for parking, loading zones, patios or festival space.

Some liked the concept, but others, like Martin, said it could’ve gone further.

Martin is the Oliver Community League’s civics director and takes issue with the flex spaces, which designers have created by taking some of the roadway's lane beside the sidewalk and proposed it to be used for various things.

“They have the potential to just be default parking,” Martin said. “It’s not what we really envisioned for the avenue — we thought there would be significant lane reduction with a lot more space given to the public realm.”

http://www.metronews.ca/news/edmont...-imagine-jasper-vision-lacks-imagination.html

 

[Daveography]

Next and final information session before it goes to council:
When: Saturday, March 11 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Where: Oliver School, 10227 118 St. (use east side doors)

 

[Daveography]

View the preferred design for a renewed Jasper Avenue

March 10, 2017

The preferred design for a renewed Jasper Avenue, from 109 Street to 124 Street, will be presented to City Council in spring 2017. The avenue is slated for full reconstruction from 109 Street to 124 Street beginning in 2019.

Date: Saturday, March 11, 2017
Time: 10 a.m - 2 p.m. (Drop-in, no formal presentation)
Location: Oliver School, 10227 118 Street (please use east side doors)

This drop-in information session is a chance for Edmontonians to view the design prior to its presentation to Council. It’s also an opportunity to learn what and why changes were made from the draft design shown in November 2016.

The Imagine Jasper Avenue project used feedback from the public, business owners and additional stakeholders, along with City policies, guidelines and technical studies, to develop the preferred design for the avenue’s reconstruction.

Ideas for design elements such as trash cans, street lights, benches and bus shelters will be shared at the session.

This is a family-friendly event with fun activities for children. Activities may include face painting, hot dogs and popcorn.

Anyone who is unable to attend is encouraged to share their thoughts through an online survey available between March 11 to 25, or share their feedback on social media with #ImagineJasperAvenue.

Imagine Jasper Avenue

The Imagine Jasper Avenue project began in September 2015, with the goal of developing a comprehensive vision for the avenue which will direct the design of improvements and upgrades. This is the fourth public event the project has held. This is the last public event prior to the design being presented to City Council.

For more information:
edmonton.ca/ImagineJasperAvenue

Media contact:
Beth Padfield
Communications Advisor
780-718-6695

 

[Daveography]

One of two. Good streetscaping, but still too car-focused. More lanes than necessary, and wider than needed.

 

[Daveography]

The rest.

 

[Daveography]

New plans unveiled for Jasper Avenue revamp
The city has unveiled its latest plan to revamp Jasper Avenue, one that sees the addition of medians and the removal of bus lanes.

The updated plan was unveiled at an open house on Saturday and incorporated feedback from the last open house that the city held in November.

Satya Gadidasu, project lead for Imagine Jasper, said several changes have been made.

The city is now planning a median at 124 Street with a pedestrian crossing on the north side of Jasper Avenue. It also incorporated medians with green space between 117 Street and 121 Street after feedback from residents.

“The other major change in terms of cyclists is at the 110 Street crossing. We proposed segregated space for cyclists compared to what we did previously. Previously, we proposed cyclists share the space with the pedestrians,” Gadidasu said.

The design also includes a three-metre wide sidewalk, 1.75-metre furnishing zone along with a 2.5-metre wide flex space. The furnishing zone will allow for trees, benches and street lights while the flex zone will allow for parking spaces and summer patios.

http://globalnews.ca/news/3303914/new-plans-unveiled-for-jasper-avenue-revamp/

West Jasper Avenue live trial to include narrow lanes and wide sidewalks
Patio party spaces, wide sidewalks and pedestrian-friendly traffic signals — city engineers are hoping a live trial of the new Jasper Avenue concept will win sceptics to the change.

City staff presented concept drawings to the public at Oliver School Saturday, giving everyone one more chance to weigh in before the design goes to council. But the real test will come during the four- to six-week trial period this summer.

“We’re proposing some drastic changes so we want to make sure … everything planned is operable,” said Satya Gadidasu, project lead for the city. “We’ll take the lessons learned and refine it.”

The new plan covers Jasper Avenue from 124 Street to 109 Street, an area that needs to have its pavement and sidewalks redone anyway.

The street currently has three lanes in each direction, but only two are for traffic. The outside lane is bus-only during peak hours and parking for the rest. The new plan would narrow the lanes and turn the bus lane into 24-hour parking and patio or flex space, meaning buses would mix with other traffic. It would also create three-metre wide sidewalks.

http://edmontonjournal.com/news/loc...al-to-include-narrow-lanes-and-wide-sidewalks