We know active transportation infrastructure makes cities better: we love shared-use paths, safer crosswalks, improved sidewalks, better bike lanes, and more. We’ve written about it (just scroll through our blog). Big players in Canadian cities have written about it too, including the U of A Centre for Active Living, BC Healthy Communities, and the Canadian…
This is an op ed we’ve published in the Edmonton Journal. The City of Edmonton has been struck by another, unfortunate proposed property tax increase of 8.7%, up from the 6.6% approved by City Council last fall. Every time tax increases are proposed, the Active Transportation Network Expansion funding comes under fire. “Why are we…
Paths for People stands in solidarity with CSU52 Edmonton Public Library employees as they prepare to strike at 11am on Friday, March 15. CSU52 represents over 6,000 technical, professional, clerical, and administrative employees across the City of Edmonton and Edmonton Public Library, with many of their staff directly working on supporting and implementing major city…
Paths for People is excited to see that the City of Edmonton is looking to renew 76th avenue in the Ritchie, Avonmore, and King Edward Park neighbourhoods. This is an important community connector that strings together local hubs like Happy Beer Street along 99th street, the community business hub at 96th street and 76th avenue,…
The new Public Spaces Bylaw, as currently proposed, prioritizes certain people’s use of public space at the expense of others. It will disproportionately impact and criminalize marginalized individuals in our city who have no choice but to be in public spaces. The proposed bylaw will likely result in a heavy focus on targeted enforcement against…
Below are our speaking notes for this committee meeting regarding Downtown Pedestrianization. Our Downtown Pedestrianization Report is a key example of the work our organization hopes to achieve in improving quality of life downtown for residents, visitors, and business owners- we want to be able to work alongside a number of stakeholders, all with different…
On Monday, February 5, 2024, the City of Edmonton released the first set of projects being built using Council’s historic $100 million investment in active transportation infrastructure. The City is blazing ahead with the following projects and intends to complete almost 20 km of new infrastructure by the end of 2024. This represents a massive…
One year ago today, on December 16, 2022, Edmonton City Council approved the 2023-2026 Capital and Operating Budget. This decision included a historic step forward for Edmonton when it comes to our transportation system. We invested $100 million in expanding our active transportation network. This did not come out of the blue. Edmonton had taken…
While you might not normally associate Land Use Bylaws with excitement, the Zoning Bylaw Renewal Initiative is an exciting opportunity for our city to take a big step forward. We can create a more straightforward land use regulation process and permit denser, mixed-use communities throughout Edmonton. Given the significant impact of an updated Zoning Bylaw…
Complete streets are streets where there are safe transportation options built within the public road right-of-way. By default, on a complete street there is a safe place to walk, roll, bike, transit, and drive. The City is currently renewing their road standards, providing an important opportunity to make sure we build adequete sidewalks, shared-use paths,…