The $100 million is around 1 percent of Edmonton's capital budget for roads, with 99 percent going to roads for cars.
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Capital budgets and project cost sheets can put the active-transportation allocation beside road spending and test each percentage and project comparison on the same basis.
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How does the money for bike lanes compare with what Edmonton spends on roads?
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Taken from Yegscoop post on council's 2026-08-26 bike lane decision, read end to end. Every factual claim in it was extracted and merged, so this one is listed whatever became of it.
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we currently spend 99% of our road budget on roads for cars so spending is on track
Cedar Pelican C.
why should those 2% of riders pay for the 98% road infrastructure when drivers cry about paying 2% to keep cyclists safe?
Riverside Muskrat A.
spending 1% of our budget on transportation that includes >2% of trips is a great investment.
Cedar Pelican C.
100 million is less than 1% of the road budget so it's proportionally well spent
Cedar Pelican C.
we are getting a great deal spending only 1% of the budget on it
Cedar Pelican C.
is around 1% of the capital expansion budget for roads.
Cedar Pelican C.