Route Advice Request slash Rant
Hello YEG Cyclers,
I recently got back on my bike for my commute after driving for a few years (shameful, I know).
Anyway, looking for advice for anyone that rides regularly through the southeast industrial area in the area shown in the photo. I live in Bonnie Doon and my workplace is near the Soccer Centre. Route 1 is the route I took to work this morning. Route 2 is one that I think could also be an option.
Up to Argyll is great - quiet residential streets or through the beautiful Mill Creek Ravine.
Once you hit Argyll is where things get less-than-ideal.
Because of the CP train tracks, there are very limited options.
- 75 Street is a no-go because there are no bike lanes and traffic is fast. There isn't even a sidewalk.
- 86 Street (Route 1), the City's bike map claims there is a shared pathway on the west side of the road, but I don't know where it is lol. Maybe a slightly wider sidewalk? I ended up biking on the sidewalk on the east side of the road until Wagner Rd, along which there is a nice new shared pathway.
- 91 Street (Route 2), there is an actual shared path which is nice, but it is further out of my way and requires more time on the industrial area roads which I am not a huge fan of.
From my perspective, there is a missing link along the alignment of the LRT tracks that the City should address, which I've shown with the red arrow. They even constructed a path from Wagner Rd to the CP tracks which just dead-ends. I recall seeing somewhere that the City had identified this as a missing link, but I don't see it in any of the upcoming bike lane plans. The fact that they recently built the bike route along Wagner Rd to 86 Street suggests to me that they aren't planning to address it at all. Anyway, appreciate any suggestions and keen to hear if anyone else has opinions on biking through this area.