[kcantor]

Well, unsurprisingly, all the shared-use paths around me are now doubling as skating rinks. Sigh. Nice weather, though.

That nice weather did bring us some freezing rain Friday evening along with another round of daytime meltwater and overnight freezing.

I can’t speak for the shared use paths per se but I can speak for my own driveway and sidewalks which are a never-ending struggle from one day to the next when it’s like this so I can well imagine….

 

[ntt1]

That nice weather did bring us some freezing rain Friday evening along with another round of daytime meltwater and overnight freezing.

I can’t speak for the shared use paths per se but I can speak for my own driveway and sidewalks which are a never-ending struggle from one day to the next when it’s like this so I can well imagine….

It's mainly the paths/sidewalks that are cleared by the city down to a packed surface with a few cm of snowpack (not to bare surface). The weather yesterday was warm enough that most of the freezing rain melted/evaporated during the day, from those who cleared their walks down to the surface. I've seen some people stuggle with walkers and strollers over the last week around my neighbourhood and feel horribly for them.

 

[TAS]

I reported these from my bike commute this morning. This shared use path (SUP) on south end of High Level Bridge has narrowed and not sufficient for two-way bike/pedestrian traffic.

And city has just missed maintaining this other SUP.

 

[BrettB]

That area consistently has the highest bike counts, all year round.

 

[an_edmontonian]

I reported these from my bike commute this morning. This shared use path (SUP) on south end of High Level Bridge has narrowed and not sufficient for two-way bike/pedestrian traffic.


And city has just missed maintaining this other SUP.

Probably the single most important stretch of the cities bike network. Absurd that it is not properly maintained.

 

[ntt1]

While a large number of roads are now down to bare pavement, this is what pedestrians and active transport commuters have to deal with.

 

[thommyjo]

While a large number of roads are now down to bare pavement, this is what pedestrians and active transport commuters have to deal with.

But thankfully the city is building more “bikeways” that are still full of slush and ice ruts and barely bikeable today.

I continue to be amazed by how the city can’t fathom that what works in Vancouver for biking doesn’t work here because we have freeze/thaw cycles and snow that make 4-5 months of the year significantly less safe to bike on residential roads and in traffic with cars.

 

[TAS]

I understand Bike Edmonton is leading a team of city workers on a bike ride next week on some of the worrisome routes to experience the challenges and impacts. With all the warm weather ahead though, the conditions might not be the same in terms of winter experience.

 

[ntt1]

I always wonder if the guidelines/standards put into place at a time when the freeze-thaw cycles were less extreme? If so, it's time to review.

 

[johnnyboy]

Edmonton active transportation advocates want city to better tackle icy conditions on bike lanes

A local volunteer group that promotes year-round active transportation would like to see the City of Edmonton do a more effective job of keeping active pathways clear of ice.

www.ctvnews.ca

 

[TAS]

Edmonton active transportation advocates want city to better tackle icy conditions on bike lanes

A local volunteer group that promotes year-round active transportation would like to see the City of Edmonton do a more effective job of keeping active pathways clear of ice.

www.ctvnews.ca

Here is video version of story. Of note regarding the Paths for People board member Ryan Jacques featured - his great, great, great, great uncle was Edmonton's first mayor (Matt McCauley). So city building is in his blood. He has spoken at council several times.
Also, his great, great grandfather's furniture downtown furniture store building was torn down to build Rice Howard Parkade.

City fielding complaints about bike lane clearing

Some Edmonton cyclists are asking the city to clear bike lanes more efficiently, rather than more quickly. CTV News Edmonton's Marek Tkach explains why.

www.ctvnews.ca

 

[thommyjo]

Edmonton active transportation advocates want city to better tackle icy conditions on bike lanes

A local volunteer group that promotes year-round active transportation would like to see the City of Edmonton do a more effective job of keeping active pathways clear of ice.

www.ctvnews.ca

What a horrible cover photo. There’s dozens of worse paths they could have got photos of to communicate the issues. That photo makes it look like a whiney cyclist…

 

[TAS]

What a horrible cover photo. There’s dozens of worse paths they could have got photos of to communicate the issues. That photo makes it look like a whiney cyclist…

Yup. The video version of the story I included notes that this 110st lane is one of the better priority one paths versus some others like on 76Ave, which is in rough shape. But choice of pic for print story is not reflective of issue.