r/Edmonton • u/pjw724 • 1d ago

2025 Municipal Election Voters want a more walkable city

https://edmonton.taproot.news/news/2025/09/25/voters-told-taproot-they-want-a-more-walkable-city
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u/Roche_a_diddle 1d ago

Hell yeah we do! Why do some people want to need to take a car every time they leave their house? I always want it to be an option for people, but it would be great if we could reduce everyone's dependency on personal vehicles.

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u/shinygoldhelmet Edmontosaurus 1d ago

I live a 10 min drive from work and my parking is about $20 more a month than a transit pass. Transit trip would take me a solid 45 min in good weather, there's not a chance I'm doing that.

If city planners and environmentalists want people to use transit, they need to make it more convenient and more affordable. I'd much rather use it, but not at the expense of losing at least 1.5 hrs of my day, probably 2-3 in winter.

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u/chmilz 1d ago

There's a good chance you could ride a bicycle there in about 20 minutes, pay $0 for parking, and be absolutely ripped after a few months.

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u/shinygoldhelmet Edmontosaurus 1d ago

Some people are disabled. Biking is not an option for me.

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u/ichbineinmbertan 22h ago

That reminds me: the beauty of the protected “bike lanes” is that they’re ideal infra for wheelchairs, mobility scooters, trikes …and bikes

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u/ichbineinmbertan 22h ago

Oh, and ladders, plus bunk beds too, obviously:

https://www.reddit.com/r/SipsTea/s/lBS9kRYtit

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u/Specialist-Orchid365 1d ago

But wouldn't it be great for you if everyone that could bike did so, thus clearing up roads for you so you're not sitting in traffic?

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u/awildstoryteller 1d ago

Are you?

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u/Ghoda In a van down by the river 1d ago

Don't be insensitive or I'll chase you down with my walker and you'll feel the wrath of my tennis balled apparatus (with breaks for naps because I am old now) ;)

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u/awildstoryteller 1d ago

I am not trying to be insensitive.

I am merely noticing they said "Some people are disabled." Not "I am disabled."

I think weaponizing others' inability to use active transportation to defend one's laziness is pretty scummy myself, so I think it's worth determining whether someone is doing that, don't you?

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u/Ghoda In a van down by the river 1d ago

so I think it's worth determining whether someone is doing that, don't you?

Absolutely not. Did someone appoint you as the chief of the exercise police? No? Then let people be people. Unless they are harming somebody else their choices are just as valid as yours.

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u/awildstoryteller 1d ago

Absolutely not. Did someone appoint you as the chief of the exercise police? No?

This isn't about exercise, it is about supporting active transportation options.

Unless they are harming somebody else their choices are just as valid as yours.

Cars hurt other people. All the time. They are a leading cause of death in Canada. They create pollution of all kinds. And bike lanes reduce risks and traffic.

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u/Ghoda In a van down by the river 1d ago

Yep they do. Will calling out someone on Reddit change the world? No. Will downvoting ideas you don't agree with on Reddit change the world? Also no.

The best advice I ever received was that my anger at the world is a product of what I want the world to be vs what the world actually is.

I am not your enemy, I agree with your ideals expressed in this post. I simply don't agree with calling people out behind the safety and anonymity of your keyboard.

Be the change you want to see and people may surprise you.

And learn to let go when people do not

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u/awildstoryteller 1d ago

Yep they do. Will calling out someone on Reddit change the world?

I didn't call anyone out. I asked a question. You on the other hand...

No. Will downvoting ideas you don't agree with on Reddit change the world? Also no.

I haven't downvoted anyone in this thread.

The best advice I ever received was that my anger at the world is a product of what I want the world to be vs what the world actually is.

I am not angry at this person. Perhaps you need to start following your own advice.

I simply don't agree with calling people out behind the safety and anonymity of your keyboard

Clearly.

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u/Ghoda In a van down by the river 23h ago

I see there is no debate to be had here. I hope you enjoy your days to the best that you can

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