Your turn: Multi-modal trips, Fort Sask's Larkspur, Beaumont boards

This week's batch of calls for public engagement includes a paid research project about multi-modal transportation, an open house about a new neighbourhood in Fort Saskatchewan, and an invitation to join advisory boards in Beaumont.

The City of Edmonton is recruiting residents to understand how people combine different modes of transportation, such as bicycles and e-scooters, with rides on the Edmonton Transit Service. A recruitment survey is open until Aug. 28.

Selected participants will be asked to complete a one-on-one virtual interview. Depending on their travel habits, they may be asked to document a full multi-modal trip. If a transit rider doesn't normally use a bike or e-scooter, they may be asked to attempt a trip or explain the barriers that prevent them from doing so. Participants will receive up to $100 for their time.

The city says combining different modes of active transportation is "a great way and green way to get around the city."

Edmonton's LRT design policies require multi-modal connections. The city's urban LRT approach calls for stronger links to walking, cycling, and the broader transit network, while its sustainable urban integration principles include shared-use pathways, sidewalks, trails, bike lanes connected to the existing bike network, and pedestrian-friendly zones around stops and stations.

There is bike parking at many transit centres around the city. There is also a secure storage facility at Century Park Transit Centre that is only accessible with a scan card, along with storage lockers at the South Campus/Fort Edmonton Park and Leger transit centres.

It's also possible to take bikes with you on your journey. Every bus in the city — except for Route 560, Route 747, and On Demand Transit buses — has a bike rack on the front. Riders can also bring bikes and shared e-scooters and e-bikes on the LRT at any time.

Micromobility trips through apps such as Lime and Bird nearly tripled between 2022 and 2025, says a report that was presented to council's urban planning committee earlier in August. Administration said 20% of shared e-scooter and e-bike trips began or ended at a transit or LRT station.

Here are some other opportunities to provide input in the Edmonton metro region:

• Aug. 27: The Alberta government is hosting a virtual town hall on AI data centres at 6pm. Attendees must register by 12pm on Aug. 25 to participate.
• Until Aug. 30: The Edmonton Arts Council is asking southeast Edmonton residents to complete a survey to inform public artwork being created by artists Gloria Mok, Emily Storvold, and Riaz Mehmood for nine utility complexes along the Valley Line LRT Southeast.
• Until Aug. 30: Stony Plain is accepting feedback on an update to its municipal development plan.
• Until Aug. 31: Edmonton is conducting its 2026 business census.
• Sept. 2: The City of Fort Saskatchewan is hosting an open house about the neighbourhood structure plan for Larkspur at the Lions Pride Room in the Dow Centennial Centre from 4pm to 6:30pm.
• Sept. 2: The City of Leduc is hosting an open house on a proposed youth centre in Kinsmen Park at the Civic Centre from 4pm to 8pm.
• Until Sept. 11: The City of Beaumont is recruiting residents to join the city's council advisory boards and committees. There are currently 14 seats available.
• Until Sept. 13: The City of Leduc is conducting a survey on a proposed youth centre in Kinsmen Park.
• Ongoing: YEG Chinatown Re:VITA is conducting a survey on housing and development in south Chinatown.

"Your turn" is Taproot's weekly collection of public engagement opportunities in the Edmonton region. Watch this space every week for opportunities to make your views known. If you know of a request for public input, send it to hello@taprootedmonton.ca.