Pedestrian Friendly

• Edmonton groups pushing to make downtown friendlier to pedestrians, cyclists

  The Downtown Pedestrianization Plan outlines nine actions advocates say would improve the downtown experience for pedestrians and cyclists.

  Canada

  Nov 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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• Dundas Place to close to vehicles on weekends to help economic recovery

  The City of London is making Dundas Street even more cyclist and pedestrian-friendly this summer by closing it down to all vehicles on weekends for the rest of summer.

  Canada

  Jul 27, 2020
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• Pedestrians take over Edmonton’s Jasper Avenue in Open Streets event

  Jasper Avenue was closed to vehicle traffic from 103 Street to 109 Street for Open Streets.

  Politics

  Aug 25, 2019
• New look coming to downtown Halifax

  There's a new look coming to downtown Halifax. The Argyle Street pilot project, making it more friendly to pedestrians, was a success. More streets will be that way in the future.

  Canada

  Sep 14, 2015
• Old Strathcona Business Association to revisit proposed car-free Whyte Ave plans

  Whyte Avenue is one of the busiest entertainment districts in Edmonton. It attracts thousands of visitors on a daily basis—many of which make their way up and down the avenue by foot.

  Aug 8, 2015
• ‘I’m against it’: Edmonton resident on Car Free Whyte Avenue pilot project

  Several Whyte Avenue-area residents are speaking out against a pilot project that would see the popular roadway partially closed to traffic on some of the busiest nights of the year.

  Nov 1, 2014
• City sees strong support to make Whyte Avenue car-free

  Nearly 60 per cent of people who participated in an online city survey support the idea of closing Whyte Avenue to vehicle traffic from time to time.

  Sep 10, 2014