Streets to be converted for summer pedestrian use by mid-May: city

A bicyclist rides down Victoria Park Road in Edmonton in a lane the city closed to vehicular traffic for pedestrian use during the summer. (File photo / CTV News Edmonton)

Crews will begin work this week converting some streets for pedestrian traffic instead of vehicular for the summer.

By mid-May, the following mobility lanes and shared streets are expected to be open:

On Victoria Park Road and Saskatchewan Drive, the speed limit will also be reduced to 40 km/h.

This program, called "Summer Streets," was first implemented in 2020 and is part of the city's goal of growing its active transportation network.