Summer Streets

Summer Streets are vehicle lanes that have been converted for biking, walking or riding in select areas of the city.

The Summer Streets Program makes streets safer and more livable for everyone by supporting active modes of travel and providing more opportunities to enjoy the outdoors during the warm season.

The Summer Streets Program routes will be installed in the locations shown below starting the week of May 6, 2024. The routes will be open to the public by mid-May, weather permitting.

Saskatchewan Drive, 109 Street to 104 Street
104 Street, Saskatchewan Drive to University Avenue
Victoria Park Road, 116 Street to River Valley Road

Summer Streets make walking, cycling, and riding safer for everyone, connecting them to Edmonton’s wider network of shared pathways and bike routes. Use the Discover YEG Map to explore Edmonton via bike routes, Summer Streets, and shared paths.

What Do They Look Like?

Along Summer Streets:

A vehicle lane is converted for people to use for physical activity

Temporary flex posts are installed to separate mobility lanes from vehicle traffic so people can bike, scoot, roll, walk and run comfortably and safely in a separate lane

The speed limit on the adjacent roadway is reduced to 40 km/h where the lane is not separated by a median

Temporary ramps are set up at the access points, allowing pedestrians, bikes, strollers, wheelchairs and other wheeled devices to move from the curb to the street pavement or vice versa

How Are They Selected?

Summer Streets are placed where they could most benefit Edmontonians.

Where people needed a safe space to bike, scoot, run, walk and move in other ways

To connect people to the existing network of bike routes and shared pathways

To reduce conflict between people moving in different ways due to gaps in infrastructure

Where there is a high number of people travelling by active modes

Where closing a vehicle lane had a lesser impact on those driving

Are Shared Streets the Same as Summer Streets?

Shared Streets and Mobility Lanes were first introduced to Edmonton in spring 2020 to support safe, outdoor activity, and to address the demand for physical distancing within densely populated neighbourhoods.

A shared street is when a road is opened up to provide room for all modes, including biking, walking, and other active modes. To ensure everyone’s safety, vehicles are restricted to local traffic and the speed limit is reduced to 20 km/hr.

Mobility Lanes are where a travel lane is converted to a shared facility for people who walk and bike. Vehicle access is restricted in the lanes and the adjacent roadway speed limit is reduced to 40 km/hr where the roadway is not separated by a median.

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What Do They Look Like?

How Are They Selected?

Are Shared Streets the Same as Summer Streets?

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