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Can people cycle through an Edmonton winter, and do they?

· Discussed by 16 people · 2 claims

Going ahead

Monthly counter totals and weather records can show how many people ride through winter, under what conditions and whether winter cycling has grown.

Winter counter data and the weather record answer both directions.

People arguing in both directions raised this question, and every claim they made about it is checked, whichever way it points.

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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 question is listed whatever became of it.

Facebook post · captured · 621 comments

The names below are pseudonyms, one to a commenter within this source; the number is the comment's place in the captured thread.

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  1. Edmonton's winter is too long and too cold for cycling to work as everyday transportation.

    Discussed by 12 people

    • Edmontonians cannot convert to bike as primary tranportation. Be realistic winter cycling is a fantasy.

      Bright Goose S. · comment 19

    • See how many of you are riding your bikes in the winter months!

      Mossy Chickadee B. · comment 71

    • not effectual for a winter city

      Dusty Marmot K. · comment 179

    • Who rides a bike in the winter maybe all 10 of them

      Chilly Nuthatch V. · comment 212

    • In a city that spends most of the year battling winter they are expanding bike lanes.

      Aurora Bluejay G. · comment 283

    • winter is 75% of the year here

      Rustic Nuthatch F. · comment 407

    • Bike lanes that get used for less than half the year.

      Granite Bluejay B. · comment 430

    • lines that get covered in the winter which last 7 months or more a year

      Brisk Otter S. · comment 445

    • winter for 6 months of the year

      Aurora Hare J. · comment 447

    • a city that has a two month summer

      Golden Waxwing S. · comment 466

    • we may have 4 or 5 months for bikes.

      Copper Beaver S. · comment 494

    • a city that’s winter 6-8 months of the year

      Golden Bluejay G. · comment 576

  2. Winter cycling in Edmonton has grown, with people commuting by bike in snow and at -30.

    Discussed by 4 people

    • I have no issues riding in -30.

      Quiet Hare C. · comment 133

    • There’s been an impressive increase in winter riders over the past few years and I’m no longer the only one riding to work in the snow at -30. I’m seeing continuous bike traffic on all my routes and a steady increase in the new lanes as people learn about them.

      Icy Muskrat A. · comment 135

    • rides every single day, rain, shine, or blizzard

      Golden Crow L. · comment 165

    • Yes, I am riding my bike in January. People ski in January. Biking in winter is no more difficult than skiing in winter.

      Golden Elk C. · comment 260

    • More and more people are making that choice

      Golden Elk C. · comment 258