Edmonton Pedestrians

• New West Edmonton Mall pedestrian bridge over 170th Street opens

  It connects the Misericordia Hospital and the surrounding West Meadowlark Park neighbourhood with West Edmonton Mall and the West Edmonton Mall Transit Centre.

  Traffic

  Sep 1, 2023
  
• Exploring a car-free avenue in Edmonton

  Edmonton city council is considering exploring options to make 102 Avenue a pedestrian-only area. There is no traffic right now because of LRT construction.

  Traffic

  Dec 6, 2021
  
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• ‘Enough is enough’: Edmonton councillor shares dismay over social distancing road adjustments

  Ward 11 Coun. Mike Nickel shared a post on Facebook Friday, expressing his frustrations over the adjustments the city has made to some of the roadways — turning them into shared-use spaces.

  Politics

  Apr 18, 2020
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• Collisions on Edmonton streets trending in right direction: city report

  The Office of Traffic Safety has released its 2018 numbers, showing there were 24,000collisions last year, a very slight increase over the year before. However the severity of those crashes is down.

  Traffic

  Jul 8, 2019
• Vision Zero report shows fewest traffic fatalities and injuries since Edmonton program began

  In 2018, there were 19 fatalities and 319 serious injury collisions in Edmonton. Both those numbers are down from 2017.

  Traffic

  Mar 15, 2019
• Pink pavement on Edmonton’s 124 Street aimed at protecting pedestrians, prettying neighbourhood

  If you were in the area of 107 Avenue and 124 Street in Edmonton on Thursday, you may have been wondering why crews were painting a crosswalk pink.

  Traffic

  Jul 26, 2018
• Edmonton considers banning right turns on some red lights

  The City of Edmonton may soon ban right turns on a red light in some locations.

  Traffic

  Jun 22, 2018
• Expect changes to pedestrian buttons at Edmonton crosswalks next year

  If you've ever waiting two minutes or more to get a "walk" signal at a crosswalk, your frustration could come to an end.

  Politics

  May 2, 2018
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• Making Edmonton more ‘walkable,’ one app at a time

  Two researchers at the University of Alberta's City-Region Studies Centre hope an app will improve Edmonton's "walkability."

  Features

  Aug 3, 2017