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Originally Posted by edmontonenthusiast
Were you trying to post mostly negatives?
I'm sorry Calgary and Edmonton seem to have about the same number of pickups/SUVs. I see no difference between them.
Did you even wander into Central Edmonton (ie Downtown, Whyte, Oliver, Garneau, North edge, etc.)?
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There's still a lot of positives he mentioned there, EE. I thought it was fair.
Our six-lane boulevards and dual turning lanes, particularly since they are in more central areas, have done wonders to ensure that Edmonton doesn't experience the traffic tie-ups that many comparably-sized cities experience. Not exactly an urban form, but if cars are inevitably going to exist, ensuring their smooth movement does make a city far more accessible. That being said, we have to put up with a level of frost-heave that Calgary simply doesn't experience, so yes, our roads are going to be rougher to drive on.
Comments regarding river valley trails in the west end are (unfortunately) accurate. I don't know how they could run much between McKinnnon Ravine and Laurier Park (the bank is just too steep). At the same time, depending on where you live relative to the river valley trail system, you can still have a quick commute if you know where you're going. I hope the city adopts a better policy to ensure public accessibility to the river valley further away from the central area. Supposedly its a part of the grand plan for the river valley system extending from Devon to Fort Saskatchewan... I also would love to see bike commuter lanes along corridors outside the river valley. It would help immensely for places where collector roads don't exist.