đźš´ Advocacy & Engagement
Directly engaged with City Administration & Council to advocate for better cycling infrastructure, route selection, and policy improvements related to the $100M Active Transportation Expansion and neighbourhood renewal projects.
Worked on the Complete Streets Design & Construction Standards (CSDCS) to ensure that cyclists’ needs are enshrined in city policy.
Provided feedback on major City policy initiatives such as Zoning Bylaw Renewal, Priority Growth Area Rezoning, and Wikwentowin renewal.
📢 Public Outreach & Awareness
Highlighted 179 events across the city to provide cyclists with a centralized place for group rides, advocacy opportunities, and engagement events.
Grew our email list by 581%, while maintaining open rates in the 60% range, and with only one unsubscriber all time.
Expanded our social media following, now at nearly 2000 followers, and expanded to Instagram & Bluesky
Hosted four events, including Halloween Critical Mass and participated in numerous group rides and meetups to engage with riders of all ages and abilities.
Improved community engagement strategies by attending local rides, speaking with different cycling demographics, and gathering feedback in-person and online.
🛣 Infrastructure Monitoring & Policy Recommendations
Actively monitored the City’s Active Transportation Rapid Expansion project to call out gaps in design, missing connections, and infrastructure shortcomings.
Fought against the City’s sidewalk cycling ban by highlighting the incompleteness of the bike network and safety issues related to forcing cyclists onto unsafe streets.
🌨 Winter Maintenance Advocacy
Addressed major gaps in winter maintenance, particularly after major storms.
Collected community feedback on snow & ice removal, bringing these concerns to City officials and councillors.
Highlighted the need for a reactive winter clearing plan that accounts for forecasted weather changes and post-weekend snowstorm priorities.
Fought against residents and businesses pushing snow into bike lanes.
🛑 Major Barriers to Cycling in Edmonton
Incomplete infrastructure network—gaps between bike routes make cycling stressful and unsafe for many riders.
Winter maintenance remains unreliable—bike lanes are often unusable after major snowfalls.
Illegal obstructions (cars, construction, and snow piles) are not being enforced properly.
Some existing infrastructure is poorly designed—multi-use paths lack intersection protections, and local street bikeways do not include real traffic calming.
Sidewalk riding bans are being implemented despite the lack of a fully connected, always-available network.
Flexiposts do not provide real protection—bollards or other physical separation are needed.
🚦 Cyclists Want:
âś… A gap-free, safe, and well-maintained network connecting every ward.
âś… Improved snow removal and ice control that enables year-round cycling for all ages, abilities, and bikes.
âś… Stronger enforcement of illegal parking and snow removal violations blocking bike lanes.
✅ Secure bike parking at major destinations—including transit stations, event venues, and grocery stores.
âś… Improved wayfinding and signage to make navigating the bike network easier.
✅ Better infrastructure design—continuous crossings, better traffic signals, and safer intersections for cyclists.
✅ Funding allocations that reflect cycling’s role as transportation, not just recreation.
đź—ł Municipal Election Advocacy
Identify and highlight cycling-friendly candidates for the 2025 municipal election.
Encourage voters to ask candidates about their commitments to cycling infrastructure and ATAN.
đźš´ Active Transportation Arterial Network (ATAN) Implementation
Work with council and administration to formally designate and implement ATAN as the core cycling network.
Ensure that ATAN features:
Connections between each ward and its adjacent wards.
Priority 1 snow clearing year-round.
Proactive bylaw enforcement to prevent blockages.
Cyclist priority over other modes at key intersections.
❄️ Winter Cycling & Snow Removal Improvements
Push for a formalized, responsive snow clearing strategy based on forecasted conditions.
Ensure icy hills and high-risk areas are prioritized for de-icing and clearing.
Advocate for businesses and residents to be fined for pushing snow into bike lanes.
Push for dedicated snow-clearing equipment for bike lanes to improve reliability.
🚏 Better Infrastructure & Policy Changes
Continue advocating for fully protected bike lanes—no more painted lanes or flexipost-only solutions.
Push for Local Street Bikeway upgrades—real traffic calming, modal filters, intersection daylighting, and no unnecessary stop signs for cyclists.
Advocate for bike parking at major transit stations, large events, and in underused parkades.
Work to improve wayfinding, install better cyclist detection at intersections, and prioritize real safety over perceived safety.
Work towards replacing flexiposts with real barriers to improve cyclist safety.
Advocate for better intersection designs and more cyclist-friendly traffic signals.
Ensure that the remainder of the City’s Bike Plan gets funded properly before the end of 2027.
📢 Community Engagement & Visibility
Host more events and meetups to bring in a wider variety of riders.
Expand public campaigns on winter cycling, safety issues, and policy changes.
Continue highlighting engagement opportunities for neighbourhood renewal and city-wide infrastructure planning.
Keep building relationships with City Council and administration to ensure cycling remains a top priority.
đź“Š Holding the City Accountable
Push for transportation spending to be tied to modal share—so that cycling receives funding proportionate to its actual and potential ridership.
Demand greater transparency in cycling-related spending, project delays, and route selection.
Continue tracking missing links and gaps in Edmonton’s cycling network and pressuring the City to fix them.
🚴‍♂️ We’ve made big strides in 2024, but there’s still work to do. Let’s make 2025 the year Edmonton finally delivers a real, safe, and connected cycling network.