Downtown Cycle Tracks

Cycle tracks create a safer space for everyone and make sharing the road a more comfortable and predicable experience for us all.

Calgarians travel in different ways for different trips and at different stages of life. With more Calgarians living downtown, it’s important that travel options feel safe to move around within and outside of downtown.  More than 10,000 bicycle trips are taken by people in and out of the downtown core daily, with cycle tracks offering essential connections to Calgary’s Pathway and Bikeway Network.  An 18-month cycle track pilot in 2016 resulted in a 40% increase in wheeling trips into and out of the downtown and informed the cycle track network we have today.

Council decided in 2016 to make the downtown cycle tracks permanent. The vote was based on the pilot project results which summarized over 80 performance measures, included in the Final Report, Summary Report and the results of the Ipsos survey.

Highlights from the pilot project are:

Fast facts about the cycle track

What's a cycle track?

A cycle track is a bike lane protected by a physical barrier from moving cars, parked cars and sidewalks. It provides a predictable space and minimizes potential conflicts between people who walk, cycle, and drive.

Cycle tracks are on:

  • 5 Street (on the east side from 3 Ave. S.W. to 17 Ave. S.W.)
  • 12 Avenue (on the north side from 11 St. S.W. to 4 St. S.E.)
  • 8 Avenue / 9 Avenue (on the north and south sides from 11 St. S.W. to 3 St. S.W. and Macleod Trail to 4 St. S.E.)
  • 7 Street S.W. (on the east side from the Bow River Pathway to the alley between 8 and 9 Avenue S.W.)
  • Edmonton Trail (on the west side from Memorial Drive to 2 Avenue N.E.)

Additionally, cycling is allowed on Stephen Avenue (from 3 St. S.W. to 1 St. S.E.). Between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. people walking and cycling share the space. Between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. people walking use the sidewalk, and bicycles and cars share the roadway.

In 2019 changes to the transportation bylaw included the legalization of motorized and non-motorized mobility devices on the cycle track and downtown public spaces. See the helpful guide for where different types of transportation modes are allowed.

Cycle track network guide

Learn more about the types of cycle tracks and bike lanes and tips for cycling in Calgary.

If you see any issues along the cycle track routes, please share them with us through 311.

Report cycle track issues

Data collection

Bicycle counts are available for each of the cycle track routes, as well as Stephen Avenue and the Peace Bridge.

Related information

Related plans



This information has no legal status and cannot be used as an official interpretation of the various bylaws, codes and regulations currently in effect. The City of Calgary accepts no responsibility to persons relying solely on this information. Web pages are updated periodically. ​

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