City Plan Mobility System
City Plan envisions a city that is more equitable and affordable, where people aren’t paying more than 35% of their income on housing and transportation, and 50% of all trips are made by transit or active transportation.
Main page content begins here
Bike routes are open year-round. Learn how to navigate by car, bike, or on foot.
Bicycle signals are located throughout the city’s bike network. Refer to these signals when crossing intersections. Signal timings may be adjusted as the downtown bike network evolves.
Bike-triggered crossings help cyclists cross at intersections.
Green Bike Boxes painted in a driving lane allow cyclists to do two things:
Get Behind It - The Bike Box 3 Way Intersection
Get Behind It - The Bike Box 4 Way Intersection
Bike Box Video: Turning Left on a Red
Green Bike Turn Boxes painted at intersections provide cyclists with a safe way to turn left or right. These boxes can be found in the bike lane or in a driving lane.
Note: Crossing two lanes of traffic to make a left or right turn from a protected bike lane is not permitted.
Striped green paint indicates that a bike lane is crossing an intersection or accessway such as an alleyway or entrance into a parking lot.
A raised crossing brings the level of the roadway to that of the adjacent bus stop. Transit users will be getting on and off the bus at this location.
When a shared pathway crosses an intersection, the crosswalk will be lined with white squares. These squares identify shared bicycle and pedestrian crossings and may be controlled by a pedestrian walk light and traffic signal.
Use this interactive and mobile friendly map to discover the bike routes, bike racks and trail cautions and closures citywide.
Detailed map showing Edmonton's Bike Network, including bike routes across the city.
Includes destinations, attractions, points of interest and a listing of bike stores, clubs and organizations.
Map showing Edmonton's Priority 1 Winter Bike Network. This network will be cleared within 24 hours. It includes on street lanes, river valley trails and bridges.
The Province of Alberta Traffic Safety Act, the City of Edmonton Traffic Bylaw #5590 and the City of Edmonton Parkland Bylaw #2202 contain formal regulations regarding bicycle traffic and use of transportation and parkland facilities.
Cyclists have the same rights and responsibilities as motor vehicles. They're allowed on all roads as well as shared pathways, bike lanes, and bike routes.
Bike racks are located across the city to provide safe and secure Bicycle Parking. If you notice a damaged bike rack, please submit a maintenance request.
If you are travelling on transit with your bike, more information can be found at Bikes and E-scooters on ETS.
Use the Discover YEG map to plan a route using Edmonton’s bike network. Edmonton’s Bike Plan aims to increase active transportation and safe and direct routes for people commuting to work, running errands, accessing the river valley for recreational trips and improved neighbourhood networks to connect people to local destinations.
Edmonton’s Safe Passing Distance Bylaw provides clear guidance for how much room people driving need to leave to safely pass people biking on the street. Visit Side By Side for complete information on the bylaw.
On-street bike routes, such as bike lanes and shared-use roadways, are specially designed facilities to support safe and efficient bicycle transportation on roadways.
Bike lanes are dashed to indicate to motorists that they may cross the bike lane for certain manoeuvres, provided they have checked and it is safe to do so.
At bus stops, the bike lane is dashed to indicate that the bus can pull across the bicycle lane, and to notify the cyclist that buses will be pulling over.
Cyclists are required to yield to stopped buses as any motor vehicle would be expected to.
Cycling on the sidewalk is not permitted except for bikes with a 50 cm wheel diameter or less, such as kids’ bikes.
Here are a few risks of riding on the sidewalk:
Some sidewalks may be designated as shared sidewalks and shared pathways. Watch for signs.
Under the Province of Alberta Traffic Safety Act, the City of Edmonton Traffic Bylaw 5590, and the City of Edmonton Parkland Bylaw 2202, all groups including motorists, cyclists and pedestrians have rights and responsibilities. More information can be found at Cycling in Edmonton. If you believe a cyclist is acting unlawfully, please contact 311 to report.
Whether we are driving, biking, walking, or using a mobility aid, we each have a role to play so we can move safely around each other. The booklet, How We Roll Around Edmonton Together , outlines what we can do when driving and biking.
Based on the Traffic Safety Act, all rules that apply to pedestrians also apply to individuals operating mobility aids, therefore people using mobility aids are not permitted in bike lanes and should use the sidewalk instead.