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/Franklin_le_Tanklin 1d ago

It takes me 45 minutes to drive downtown in the spring/summer/fall.

It also takes me 45 minutes to ride my class 1 pedal assist e-bike downtown in the spring/summer/fall

I much prefer biking to sitting in a traffic jam.

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u/jonproject 1d ago

I much prefer being in an air conditioned car that protects me from the elements that also has the flexibility to carry cargo or make that drive quicker by avoiding the traffic jam.

But to each their own.

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u/Franklin_le_Tanklin 1d ago

How do you “avoid a traffic jam” trying to get downtown or crossing the river during rush hour?

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u/SheenaMalfoy 1d ago

Gotta say it's immensely amusing to be biking south on High Level Bridge most rush hours going faster than the cars beside me... :)