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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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