What do you think is the most exciting bike city in North America? New York? Montreal? How about … Edmonton?!
Yes, the northern Canadian city’s council has just pledged $100M toward cycling over the next four years, which could be a massive improvement for everyone in the city.
But the question is how? At a time when bike advocates are struggling in so many cities to win investments from political leaders, what happened that enabled Edmonton to make this potentially transformative change?
When I received an invitation from Edmonton City Councillor Michael Janz to explore, I jumped at the opportunity.