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Last week, Edmonton hit a tragic milestone of 31 traffic deaths in 2025. That is 31 Edmontonians who woke up in the morning and left their house, not knowing they would never make a return trip. 31 Edmontonians who will not come home to their families. This is an incredibly difficult and sensitive subject that…
Last week, Edmonton City Council voted 9–4 to defeat a motion that would have paused all bike lane construction until 2026. The motion, introduced by Councillor Tim Cartmell (a current mayoral candidate) and seconded by Councillor Karen Principe, would have immediately stopped work on bike lanes planned for existing roads where construction had not yet…
It’s going to be a big year for active transportation in Edmonton with several important projects getting underway or continuing construction. Other projects will be wrapping up resulting in the completion of several missing links and key connectors in the city’s active transportation network. These projects are either a part of major roadway upgrades, the…
It’s back! You may recall that last February, City Council took a first look at the new draft Public Spaces Bylaw (Bylaw 20700). Faced with substantial opposition from a wide range of community groups, including Paths for People, Council sent the bylaw back for redrafting, with instructions for administration to do additional research and data…
Have you ever spent time in Mill Creek Ravine, and been frustrated by having to pause your run to wait for traffic or stop your dog or toddler from running into traffic before crossing the street? Have you ever missed out on listening to bird calls and leaves rustling in exchange for a noisy muffler?…
Everyone’s got to get around. From home to work or school or play, we all walk, roll, bus, and drive together through Edmonton. First and foremost, we all want to get to where we are going safely, and in a timely manner. It’s also safe to say we all want our tax dollars to return…
On June 18, 2024, Urban Planning Committtee reviewed a report on the Substantial Completion Standard. This is the metric used by the City to determine how complete new neighbourhoods are and whether further suburban sprawl is needed. The way we build newly developing communities has improved in the recent decades. We see more mixing of…
On May 30, 2024, the City of Edmonton announced a batch of upcoming projects related to the Active Transportation Network Expansion. These projects would be funded by City Council’s historic $100 million dollar investment in growing the network of shared-use paths and safer streets. All of these projects are intended to be constructed in the…
Below are our speaking notes for this committee meeting regarding the District Plans. Paths for People supports the district policy and district plans because we believe these plans will help make the city a friendlier place to walk, roll, and cycle. The documents incorporate a common set of policy guidelines that promote active transportation as…
We were thrilled to have more than 60 of our friends and fellow active transportation nerds come out to celebrate the return of summer streets for 2024! We snacked, we chatted, we had a festive group ride that covered all of the recently-reinstalled summer streets – it was a great community event and demonstration of…