106 Street is a key corridor through Edmonton’s Pleasantview neighbourhood that can see 7,000 vehicles, as well as 300 pedestrians and 700 cyclists each day. Adjacent land use includes single family homes, multi-storey apartments and senior’s residence, a daycare, two cemeteries, park spaces, sports fields, and an elementary school.
When Pleasantview underwent reconstruction as part of the Neighbourhood Renewal Program, it was an opportunity to improve functionality and safety of the corridor and put the complete streets design philosophy to the test. Construction on 106 Street occurred throughout 2022 and 2023, and now includes raised bike lanes, missing link sidewalk connections, seating nodes, landscape enhancements, improved crosswalks including continuous crossings, additional on-street parking, and is now a public transit corridor.
The presentation will discuss how City goals, public feedback, and existing constraints influenced the final design.
Dwayne Andrews, C.E.T., Senior Technologist
Dwayne Andrews is a senior design technologist with Al-Terra Engineering with more than 15 years experience in roadway design – from concept to construction, and everything in between. Working with both public and private sector clients, Dwayne has developed expertise in dealing with retrofit conditions on arterial roadways and neighbourhood rehabilitation. For the Pleasantview Neighbourhood Renewal project, he led the consulting team and was lead designer for roadway design. Outside of work, he enjoys travelling with his wife and two children, participating in sports, and volunteers in the community with BGC Strathcona County.
Lunch will be served at 11:45 am and the presentations will start at 12:00 pm.
