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The City’s educational opportunities aim to increase comfort and confidence while cycling in Edmonton, and to raise awareness of available bike routes, rules and infrastructure.
YEG Bike has pulled together a calendar of cycling events in Edmonton.
Edmonton Federation of Community League Bike Month Challenge
Leagues across the city have adopted the challenge as a fun way to compete with other Leagues and promote active transportation and recreation in their neighbourhoods.
In addition to the initiatives below, there are several local bicycle shops with helpful and qualified people to help connect you to a bicycle that meets your needs.
Alberta Bike Swap
Delivers community-based bicycle buy, sell, and donate events and resources in the form of software, bike racks, and processes to empower and enable Albertans and Canadians to embrace a cycling lifestyle.
Bicycle Auctions
When the Edmonton Police Service cannot identify a bike's owner, they go to the Property Exhibit Unit, and if they go unclaimed, they go to auction. Bicycle auctions are hosted by Michener Allen Auctions. If you are interested in attending a bicycle auction, please call 780-470-5584 for auction details.
Bike Edmonton
Refurbishes and sells donated bicycles. You can also sign up for a workshop to learn how to do repairs on your own.
Sport Central
Dedicated to empowering kids, one piece of sports equipment at a time. If you are a family experiencing financial hardship, you may be referred to Sport Central for sports equipment by a social service agency, school or community leader.
Let’s Bike There YEG
Started by a group of Edmonton moms using cargo bikes to carry kids/groceries/whatever. We are a group for people wanting to bike for the everyday!
Ever Active Schools
Supporting the implementation of a variety of cycling initiatives, including safe cycling education, cycling clinics, guided rides, and bicycle rodeos as part of a school's action plan.
Pedalheads
Offers a bike camp with eight instructional levels which take kids from training wheels to trails.
Argyll Velodrome Association
Offers all age groups and genders riding and racing opportunities.
Bike Edmonton
Maintenance classes, cycling courses, youth and adaptive programs and operates two workshops with all the tools needed to get the job done.
You Can Ride 2
A charitable program of Goodwill Industries of Alberta that offers children with disabilities the opportunity to find joy and freedom through movement by reducing barriers to riding a bike.
BMX Racing Club
Allows riders to race as fast as they can over dirt jumps, around banked corners, and across the finish line.
Cranky's Bike Shop
Offers all age groups and genders riding and racing opportunities.
Edmonton Mountain Bike Alliance
Offers riding opportunities for and improving mountain biking in the Greater Edmonton area.
HardCore Cycle, Mud Sweat and Gears and Pedalhead Bicycle Works
Offering all age groups and genders riding and racing opportunities.
Revolution Cycle
Offers a variety of riding opportunities including Women on Wheels, and road and mountain biking.
SheShreds
Offers groups for beginner and intermediate riders.
Women on Wheels YEG
A mountain bike club for women of all experience levels.
Edmonton Bicycle and Touring Club
A recreational not-for-profit volunteer-run group that runs bicycling trips year round.
Edmonton Road and Track Club
All age groups and genders riding and racing opportunities.
Juventus Cycling Club
All age groups and genders riding and racing opportunities. Check out the club programs for Sprockids introduction to cycling for kids ages 8-11.
Masters Cycling Club
Road racing opportunities and training for cycling strength for riders 30+ years of age.
Red Bike
All age groups and genders riding and racing opportunities.
Rocky Mountain Seniors Ski Club
Weekly group cycling in Edmonton and the surrounding areas. Most groups ride twice a week for 2-3 hours with a coffee stop.
Semi Social Cycling Club
A low-pressure way to get outside and make friends.
Peace Ave Cycling Club
A way to meet friends and explore Edmonton. Rides weekly on Wednesdays from spring to fall.
Bicycle signals are located throughout the city’s bike network. When present, refer to these signals when crossing intersections.
Bike-triggered crossings help people cycling to cross at intersections.
Green Bike Boxes painted in a driving lane allow people cycling 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 people cycling 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.
Two stage crossings allow people to pause between crossing each direction of traffic and narrow the street to calm and slow traffic and shorten crossing distance.
On your bike:
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 may be lined with white squares. The Elephant feet markings indicate that you are in a shared space.
These lanes are installed on some one way streets to give bikes a dedicated lane to ride against the flow of traffic.
Painted bike lanes reserve space on the road exclusively for bikes
Protected bike lanes are on-street bike lanes protected from moving and parked vehicles by a physical barrier. Protected bike lanes may allow for travel in one or both directions.
A seasonal program to support active modes of travel and provide more opportunities to enjoy the outdoors during the warm season.
People cycle and drive along the roadway. These routes are marked with blue or green bike route signs or painted markings on the roadway.
The Safe Passing Distance Bylaw provides clear guidance for how much room people driving need to leave to safely pass people biking on the street.
In your vehicle:
On your bike:
Shared pathways, which are paved, and trails, that are hard packed with gravel, wood chips or dirt, are for many activities. You can bike, walk, run and more.
Some sidewalks may be designated as Shared Pathways or Shared Use Sidewalks. Watch for signs. Shared-use sidewalks are typically 2.5 m or wider and are marked with signs that indicate that they are shared. Watch for signs.
A complete list of shared-use sidewalks is available under Bicycle Highways in the Traffic Listing Document.
The Province of Alberta Traffic Safety Act, the City of Edmonton Traffic Bylaw and Public Spaces Bylaw 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.
Riding a bicycle, e-scooter or e-bike is not permitted on sidewalks. This does not apply to shared pathways or children 16 years and younger.
Here are a few risks of riding on the sidewalk:
Some sidewalks may be designated as shared sidewalks and shared pathways. Watch for signs.
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.
If you are travelling on transit with your bike, more information can be found at Bikes and E-scooters on ETS.
The City of Edmonton has wayfinding signs and maps to help you navigate around Edmonton. See Bike Route Wayfinding to see how wayfinding signs are designed to help people navigate the city’s bike network.
Bike Maps and Routes provides you with maps that show biking routes all across Edmonton.
Discover YEG is an online map of pathways, bike lanes and more, with each kind of infrastructure in a different colour.
There are also maps in PDF format for you to download.
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. Learn how Edmonton is supporting transportation for everyone, no matter how they move.
