Cycling
Recent stories about cycling
![Calls for public engagement: Pets, missing links, priority growth areas An outdoor cat rubbing up against the side of a concrete building](https://taprootyeg.blob.core.windows.net/photos/2023/11/01/cpe-2023-11-02-cat.jpg)
Calls for public engagement: Pets, missing links, priority growth areas
Here are opportunities to help inform municipal planning about gaps in active transportation, animals and pet ownership, and potential rezoning in identified growth areas. Please only answer surveys from municipalities where you are a resident.
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![City proposes renewing Wîhkwêntôwin to prioritize pedestrians over cars 121 Street in Wîhkwêntôwin.](https://taprootyeg.blob.core.windows.net/photos/2024/07/11/wihkwentowin-3082-2.jpg)
City proposes renewing Wîhkwêntôwin to prioritize pedestrians over cars
As it prepares for neighbourhood renewal in Wîhkwêntôwin, the City of Edmonton wants feedback on its design proposals for new bike infrastructure, traffic-calming measures, and linear parks in place of portions of roads.
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![Calls for public engagement: Edgemont park, housing, missing links A photo of a person walking in a crosswalk](https://taprootyeg.blob.core.windows.net/photos/2024/07/03/crosswalk.jpg)
Calls for public engagement: Edgemont park, housing, missing links
Here are opportunities to help inform municipal planning for parks, water, housing, and more. Please only answer surveys from municipalities where you are a resident.
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![Calls for public engagement: Walking 102 Avenue, future planning for the river valley View of Edmonton's river valley on an overcast day, centred on the Groat Road Bridge, facing east](https://taprootyeg.blob.core.windows.net/photos/2024/06/19/CPE-2024-06-20-rivervalley.jpg)
Calls for public engagement: Walking 102 Avenue, future planning for the river valley
Here are opportunities to help inform municipal planning for downtown transportation, updates to regulations in the river valley, rezonings, and more.
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![Podcast considers slimmed-down streets, Edge Fund treats A cyclist pedals uphill in a road lane with bollards separating them from traffic.](https://taprootyeg.blob.core.windows.net/photos/2024/05/10/sm-263-2848.jpg)
Podcast considers slimmed-down streets, Edge Fund treats
The return of Edmonton's Summer Streets Program while e-scooters are absent is bittersweet in the estimation of Episode 263 of Speaking Municipally.
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![On the agenda: Citadel, e-scooters, entertainment district E-scooters in downtown Edmonton.](https://taprootyeg.blob.core.windows.net/photos/2024/04/25/cuac-2024-04-29-2.jpg)
On the agenda: Citadel, e-scooters, entertainment district
This week, city council will discuss a proposed new lease with the Citadel Theatre, who will operate our e-scooters and e-bikes, and the proposed downtown entertainment district.
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![On the agenda: Night mayor, lights for bikes, cleaning the core Garbage at an entrance to Central LRT station in downtown Edmonton.](https://taprootyeg.blob.core.windows.net/photos/2024/04/05/cuac-2024-04-08.jpg)
On the agenda: Night mayor, lights for bikes, cleaning the core
This week, councillors are set to discuss a nighttime economy strategy, upgrades for lights on active transportation routes, and enhanced cleaning services in the core.
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![City invests in better bike parking at schools, but reaching it remains tough A bicycle is locked with other bicycles at a bike rack on a street in Edmonton.](https://taprootyeg.blob.core.windows.net/photos/2024/03/25/bike-parking.jpg)
City invests in better bike parking at schools, but reaching it remains tough
The City of Edmonton has set aside $75,000 for schools and other organizations to improve bike parking, but some cyclists suggest challenges remain to feel safe riding to those new spots.
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![Ten routes mark first bike projects from $100M investment A person rides a bike on a shared-use path in Edmonton.](https://taprootyeg.blob.core.windows.net/photos/2024/02/14/bike-plan-update-2410.jpg)
Ten routes mark first bike projects from $100M investment
More than a year after Edmonton's city council voted to invest $100 million to build active transportation infrastructure, the city has announced 10 routes spanning 17 kilometres that it will build in 2024 as part of the project.
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