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Real Estate & Development Services

Ward 8 - Nathaniel Schmidt

2026 Mobility Programs

Overview

This year Ward 8 is planned to have several mobility improvements, with a strong focus on safer streets, better accessibility, and more reliable travel for residents. The Mobility Team has confirmed over 150 individual projects spanning street lighting upgrades, traffic safety improvements, new pedestrian signals, and extensive pavement and concrete rehabilitation. 

An online interactive map is available at Mobility Programs.

Programs

New traffic signals

  • 17 Ave & 9A St SW - Lower Mount Royal and Beltline
  • 18 Ave & 1 St SE - Mission and Beltline

New pedestrian crossings (RRFB)

  • 38 Ave & 13A St SW - Elbow Park
  • 9 Ave & 14 St SW - Sunalta
  • 12 Ave & 15 St SW - Sunalta
  • Royal Ave & 8 St SW - Lower and Upper Mount Royal

Traffic calming

  • 8 St SW (Royal Ave to 17 Ave) - Lower Mount Royal
  • 29 St SW (17 Ave to Richmond Rd SW) - Killarney/Glengarry

New bike connection

  • 38 Ave between 13A St & 14 St SW - Elbow Park

Missing links (active transportation gaps)

  • 12 St SW (between 34 Ave & 36 Ave) - Elbow Park

Bundled pavement rehabilitation

  • 18 Ave & 1 St SE
  • 26 Ave SW

Pavement rehabilitation

  • 33 St SW
  • 30 Ave SW / 24A St SW
  • 32 Ave SW
  • 21 Ave SW
  • 10 St SW
  • 14A St SW
  • 4A St SW

Concrete block replacement

  • 4231 Bow Tr SW

Concrete rehabilitation

  • 157 unique locations across the ward

Timeline

All 2026 planned mobility programs for are available online, and an end-of-year update will summarize what was completed across the ward and citywide.

A full documment of Ward 8 projects and their current status can be viewed here.

 

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