Summer Streets are vehicle lanes converted for biking, walking or riding in select areas of the city aimed to connect Edmontonians to the city’s wider network of shared pathways and bike routes.
Summer Streets, the City’s annual mobility program, provides more safe spaces for people to bike, walk and roll, creating more opportunities to be active and explore the city using active modes of transportation.
2025 Summer Streets Routes
This summer season, Summer Streets will be installed at the following routes, with some adjustments:
Victoria Park Road
From 116 Street to River Valley Road
This route will be installed and active in June and then removed in July when the City begins construction of a permanent bike facility on Victoria Park Road as part of the Active Transportation Network Expansion Program.
104 Street Northbound
From 83 Avenue to Saskatchewan Drive
This route will be shortened from University Avenue to 83 Avenue, to ensure travellers avoid the reconstruction work on 81 Avenue between 104 Street and Gateway Boulevard. This reconstruction project will create a vibrant pedestrian-first corridor and improve road safety for all users.
Edmontonians are encouraged to use the DiscoverYEG online map to find routes to their destinations using the City’s active transportation network of shared pathways, trails, bike lanes and transit routes.
Frequently Asked Questions
This route will become a permanent bike facility that people can use year-round, as part of the Active Transportation Network Expansion Program. This program connects new pathways to existing routes, improving access and connectivity, and creating a more complete active transportation network.
Based on feedback from Edmonton community cycling groups and project advisors for the project, it was recommended to have the Summer Streets route in place from May to July, and ensure people have another safe, reliable route from the River Valley to Jasper Avenue leading up to the installation of the new permanent bike facility.
Since the launch of the Summer Street program in 2020, the length 104 Street route has been readjusted based on feedback from local communities and in response to construction and utility projects. In previous years, the route has extended as far south as University Avenue.
In 2025, the 81 Avenue Reconstruction Project occurring on 81 Avenue between 104 Street and Gateway Boulevard will require intermittent closures of the northbound lane along 104 Street at the intersection of 81 Avenue from spring through fall. As work remains ongoing, it is best to shorten that route rather than have travellers experience disruptions due to pathway closures. The 104 Street route will begin at 83 Avenue and continue to Saskatchewan Drive.
This reconstruction project will create a vibrant pedestrian-first corridor and improve road safety for all users. Streetscaping will include features such as paving stones, street furniture, trees and decorative lighting.
In previous years, Summer Streets were installed as soon as spring sweeping was completed in those local areas. For 2025, major infrastructure projects are occurring that will enhance existing active transportation networks and create new connections. Traffic Operations has been working closely with Integrated Infrastructure Services and construction project managers to adjust routes and schedules based on ongoing work, while also adjusting services based on feedback from active transportation community groups in Edmonton. The 2025 routes and schedules reflect these changes while ensuring safe, convenient connections for users.