thommyjo
Senior Member
Ok, but what # of cyclists do you think is “enough” to justify a bike lane on a road? How many daily trips on it?
You can’t be all wishy washy and just claim “not enough use”. What’s enough?
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You can’t be all wishy washy and just claim “not enough use”. What’s enough?
Whattagame
Active Member
Densification is occurring, and that will accelerate in the future. This will drive (pun always intended) people to increase the use of bike lanes. There is also a major demographic development that people seem to be ignoring: Young people are much less likely to get a driver's license today than in the past. If you don't create the infrastructure for that future demand, you prevent that evolution. Not building bike infrastructure is a self-fulfilling prophecy to keep people in their cars even if they'd rather hop on a bike.
thommyjo
Senior Member
And not just “young people”, but actual kids and youth deserve transportation alternatives to their parents driving them too. We now consistently have 4 months of school where kids could easily bike without bad weather. Not to mention summers where kids can bike to their friends’, to soccer/baseball, where teens can bike to their first jobs.
So tired of hearing parents complaining about being taxi drivers when they live in car dependent suburbs. Let’s help parents and their kids have a few less taxi trips each year.
northlands
Senior Member
Well said. Just insurance rates alone continues to make driving an unaffordable option for those not subsidized by their parents and that trend doesn't look like it's going to correct itself anytime soon. New teen drivers can be expected to pay over $400/mo for insurance and that's without even collision coverage. And that's before factoring in the big increase in vehicle + gas prices the past few years. That's a lot to pay when you're working part time in highschool/university and are facing high youth unemployment.
And frankly, it's clear that lots of people on the roads are just not suited to be operating a 4,000 lb machine.
Lets keep building options for people.
Gronk!
Senior Member
News Release - City Council confirms fall budget adjustments
Email from City of Edmonton City Council confirms fall budget adjustments December 5, 2024 City Council wrapped up fall budget adjustment discussions today, approving a number of changes to the 2023
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policyenthusiast
Active Member
From Taproot:
On this day in 1977, commuters were frustrated by delays in the construction of Edmonton’s new pedway network.
In 1968, in the wake of its urban renewal strategy for downtown, the city approved a plan for a pedway system. Calling it a plan is maybe a bit generous, though. What the city approved didn’t offer much vision on what the pedway system would eventually look like, or how it would be built. It wasn’t until the 1970s, with a flood of new downtown construction, that the pedway project began in earnest, much of it driven by developers wishing to connect their buildings.
Today, the network runs for more than 14 kilometres and connects about 40 buildings. And it’s growing yet again. Construction continued this summer on a $26-million underground tunnel to connect Churchill station to the Station Lands development.
On this day in 1977, commuters were frustrated by delays in the construction of Edmonton’s new pedway network.
In 1968, in the wake of its urban renewal strategy for downtown, the city approved a plan for a pedway system. Calling it a plan is maybe a bit generous, though. What the city approved didn’t offer much vision on what the pedway system would eventually look like, or how it would be built. It wasn’t until the 1970s, with a flood of new downtown construction, that the pedway project began in earnest, much of it driven by developers wishing to connect their buildings.
Today, the network runs for more than 14 kilometres and connects about 40 buildings. And it’s growing yet again. Construction continued this summer on a $26-million underground tunnel to connect Churchill station to the Station Lands development.
Gronk!
Senior Member
News Release - City Council confirms fall budget adjustments
Email from City of Edmonton City Council confirms fall budget adjustments December 5, 2024 City Council wrapped up fall budget adjustment discussions today, approving a number of changes to the 2023myemail.constantcontact.com
Fall Budget Adjustment
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kcantor
Senior Member
Head of Edmonton police commission moves to Portugal but will govern remotely
The head of Edmonton's police oversight agency is moving to Portugal but will continue on the Edmonton Police Commission.
edmontonjournal.com
It’s worth noting that McDougall is one of the Commission’s provincial appointees.
itom987
Active Member
So McDougall will be only be giving 50% effort, instead of the 110% effort everyone strives to produce. Making decisions about policing in winter while living amongst palm trees should not be happening.
David A
Senior Member
Good point. I realize we have zoom and everything now, but I feel this is taking working remotely a bit too far.Head of Edmonton police commission moves to Portugal but will govern remotely
The head of Edmonton's police oversight agency is moving to Portugal but will continue on the Edmonton Police Commission.
It’s worth noting that McDougall is one of the Commission’s provincial appointees.
Yes, you can still participate in meetings without too much difficulty, but I feel you really lose some sense of what is going on by not being in the community.
trevorhayden
Active Member
McDougall and UCP ilk are total garbage.
MacLac
Senior Member
A "bit" too far?! This is insanely TOO FAR!!!! I get it, doesn't want to give up a cush gig that pays him what - $175K? works maybe 5 hrs/week? Then there's the Gov't pension....don't wanna lose that. Getting a little hot under the collar for him as he throws a fellow board member under the bus....but "doesn't want to name who...." What a POS!
David A
Senior Member
I'm not as outraged, perhaps because I really don't expect much from the UCP to begin with. Its typical of the current bunch, behind the populist storefront is a backroom of full of disregard for the public.
One of my biggest beefs was how it was spun by some complicit (?) media, that he was leaving the position at the end of the year. Apparently not so, he intends to continue on as a board member for some time.
One of my biggest beefs was how it was spun by some complicit (?) media, that he was leaving the position at the end of the year. Apparently not so, he intends to continue on as a board member for some time.
kcantor
Senior Member
From the City’s recruitment profile:
Sitting on Edmonton’s Police Commission while retired in Portugal is just silly but there’s no way it’s a 175k gig.
MacLac
Senior Member
Fair enough - ok - $10,000 for actual work + $165,000 for "reasonable expenses."