How does Edmonton clear snow from its streets and bike lanes?
· Discussed by 5 people · 5 claims
Going ahead
The snow policy, service schedules and council reports can show when bike lanes and streets are cleared, where snow is placed and what changes are proposed.
The snow and ice policy, the clearing schedules and the proposals going to council settle the order of clearing, the windrows and what changes next.
Where it came from
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 question is listed whatever became of it.
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The claims under it
The City plows bike lanes in winter before it plows the streets.
Discussed by 3 people
bike lanes get plowed in the winter before the streets do
Frosty Raven J. · comment 280
They plow the bike lanes every winter for the 1 or 2 bikes you see going down them
Silver Raven G. · comment 487
They have snow and cleaning of their street and bike lanes
Snowy Heron C. · comment 559
Whyte Avenue becomes very narrow and dangerous in winter because of the snow budget and clearing.
Discussed by 1 person
have you been down whyte ave in winter knacks no snow budget,no proper snow removal makes whyte ave very narrow and dangerous in winter
Sunny Bluejay W. · comment 405
Plows windrow the snow into the few on-street parking spaces left beside the bike lanes.
Discussed by 1 person
guess where they wind row the snow in winter,right into the few parking spaces that we have left
Sunny Bluejay W. · comment 371
Administration has already put two snow removal proposals to council, both requiring spending increases.
Discussed by 1 person
administration has already put 2 different proposals to council for snow removal and of course both will require spending increases.
Windy Heron J. · comment 510
Council will soon debate bringing back calcium chloride as an anti-icer on the roads.
Discussed by 1 person
Council will be debating soon about bringing back calcium chloride to use as anti icing on the roads
Windy Heron J. · comment 510