Why This Matters
Why This Matters
Cycling infrastructure affects more than people riding bicycles. Street design influences cyclists, pedestrians, drivers, transit users, families, businesses and people of different ages and abilities.
Streets work for everyone
Well-designed transportation networks give people practical choices for how they move through their communities.
Real trips reveal real gaps
Transportation plans and traffic data cannot always capture how people experience a route. A missing connection, difficult crossing or comfortable pathway can completely change whether someone chooses to bike.
Better information supports better decisions
Bike Safe Streets collects experiences and everyday routes to help identify infrastructure that works well and areas where practical improvements may be needed. Information is reviewed for recurring themes and broad trends, not to identify individual participants. Findings are intended to support clear, transparent reporting about community experiences.
Practical solutions, not political arguments
Good transportation planning is about finding solutions that work for the specific street, community and surrounding land use. Bike Safe Streets is intended to collect constructive feedback rather than promote a single solution for every location.
Share your experience
Whether you cycle daily, occasionally, or not at all — your experience of Alberta's streets matters.