EDMONTON — The City of Edmonton has won three awards from the Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) for its work on safe streets and climate-resilient communities.
Edmonton received the 2024 TAC Road Safety Achievement Award for its speed limit reduction initiative that reduced the default speed in Edmonton from 50 km/h to 40 km/h in 2021.
City of Edmonton project engineer Maggie Boeske won the 2024 Young Transportation Professional Award for their work on the creation and implementation of the City Plan, the Bike Plan, Edmonton’s Safe Mobility Strategy and updates to the Complete Streets Design and Construction standards for traffic calming and active infrastructure.
Key highlights of Boeske’s nomination were bringing continuous crossings to Edmonton and implementing them throughout the 132 Avenue Collector Renewal Project, the release said.
The city’s Strathcona Neighbourhood Renewal and Garneau Neighbourhood Renewal projects were recognized as the winners of the Climate Action Achievement Award for work on mitigating emissions from traditional modes of transportation.
City teams installed new traffic calming measures, enhancements to active transportation infrastructure, used low impact development and added trees and shrubs, the release said.
“To have the City of Edmonton and our staff recognized for work on these important projects is an immense honour. Ensuring everyone can get around their neighbourhoods and across the city safely, regardless of their mode of transportation, is crucial as we plan and build for a city of two million people,” City of Edmonton acting deputy city manager of integrated infrastructure services Craig Walbaum said in a release.
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