Here's why Edmonton's 132nd Avenue renewal project is garnering attention
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Construction is wrapping up for the season on the City of Edmonton's 132nd Avenue collector renewal project.
But the work has not gone unnoticed.
The project has captured the attention of Canada's urban planning community as the renewal aims to strike a balance between pedestrians, cyclists and drivers.
The renewal is a five-year project that spans three wards between Fort Road and 127th Street to better align with city initiatives such as the speed limit reduction, Vision Zero and the Edmonton Bike Plan.
Construction started earlier this spring and is wrapping up for this year.
The work involves intensive transportation network expansion by narrowing roads and adding dedicated bike paths, new sidewalks, curbs and gutters.
The project gained attention after Ottawa engineer Matt Pinder posted about it on social media.
That post — on X, formerly Twitter — has over 1,500 likes and has sparked discussion on how innovative urban planning can be.
Ryan Kirstiuk, director of neighbourhoods planning and design with the city, said the stretch of road was due for an overhaul with a history dating back to before the First World War.
A collector road serves to move traffic from local streets to arterial roads, which work as a connection to highways.
"The corridor, it's actually four lanes, so it's very wide. It's overbuilt for what a typical collector road is," Kirstiuk said in an interview.
The project runs 7.3 kilometres and connects nine neighbourhoods: Kensington, Calder, Rosslyn, Lauderdale, Glengarry, Killarney, Delwood, Balwin, and Belvedere.
"What's really unique about it is, if you walk, you have your own space to walk down the corridor. If you bike, you have a dedicated space to bike. If you drive, you have a dedicated space to drive."
The final design for the project includes a roundabout to the intersection of 132nd Avenue and 90th Street with a separate space for each mode of travel, like driving, biking, and walking.
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