Having lived in Ritchie for almost 30 years I love the emergence of shops and meeting places on 76 Avenue. We recently spent several weeks in Holland and saw the wonderful infrastructure for safe bicycle/walking and human centred design with vibrant public meeting places, gardens, parks and green space, and public art, beautifying cycling and walking commutes and encouraging community connection. 76 Ave is naturally becoming a corridor that is perfect for this kind of emergence of a cohesive cycling route that will impact the surrounding neighbourhoods and set a standard for what is possible city wide.
Frequently bike from Parkallen to Ritchie from the 83 Ave bike lane to 95 Street and down to the utility corridor where we enter the top of the Milcreek ravine. Bike infrastructure north south on 95 Street might also help connect to south Edmonton. The entire streets ape would also benefit from added trees and nature based solutions to improve livability and shade the sidewalk and parking areas.
76 ave iswat too heavily used by commuter and short cutting traffic. A traffic light at the intersection at the four way stop might do something to discourage this. The present setup as a one way, during construction is better than two way traffic. The barriers that are supposed to restrict turning off from 76 ave into the neighbourhood need to be narrower and longer because people are driving through the barriers in the pedestrian walkway to turn left or driving on the wrong side of the road to go around them. How about doing the best thing for the neighbourhood and close the dip through the ravine. Is it not inevitable that that road will collapse into the ravine?
Having lived in Ritchie for almost 30 years I love the emergence of shops and meeting places on 76 Avenue. We recently spent several weeks in Holland and saw the wonderful infrastructure for safe bicycle/walking and human centred design with vibrant public meeting places, gardens, parks and green space, and public art, beautifying cycling and walking commutes and encouraging community connection. 76 Ave is naturally becoming a corridor that is perfect for this kind of emergence of a cohesive cycling route that will impact the surrounding neighbourhoods and set a standard for what is possible city wide.
This is exactly what we love to hear! I hope you're able to make it to the public consultation at Ritchie Hall tonight to share your thoughts!
Frequently bike from Parkallen to Ritchie from the 83 Ave bike lane to 95 Street and down to the utility corridor where we enter the top of the Milcreek ravine. Bike infrastructure north south on 95 Street might also help connect to south Edmonton. The entire streets ape would also benefit from added trees and nature based solutions to improve livability and shade the sidewalk and parking areas.
76 ave iswat too heavily used by commuter and short cutting traffic. A traffic light at the intersection at the four way stop might do something to discourage this. The present setup as a one way, during construction is better than two way traffic. The barriers that are supposed to restrict turning off from 76 ave into the neighbourhood need to be narrower and longer because people are driving through the barriers in the pedestrian walkway to turn left or driving on the wrong side of the road to go around them. How about doing the best thing for the neighbourhood and close the dip through the ravine. Is it not inevitable that that road will collapse into the ravine?