TheEdmonton Pedway system is a pedestrian network connecting office buildings, shopping centres, and parkades indowntownEdmonton,Alberta,Canada. It consists of approximately 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) of year-round climate-controlledtunnels, andwalkways between the second floors of buildings, approximately 15 feet (4.6 m) above ground. The main network connects more than 40 buildings and parkades, and three of the fiveEdmonton LRT stations in the downtown area.[1][2]
Throughout the city, there are some independent connections between buildings that are not linked to the wider system, as well as shorter tunnels leading from the surface directly to transit. Notable examples include connections to theAlberta Legislature Buildings that leads toGovernment Centre station and theGovernment Centre Transit Centre, and networks connecting buildings at theUniversity of Alberta,MacEwan University,Northern Alberta Institute of Technology,Concordia University of Edmonton, andEdmonton International Airport. MacEwan University and Northern Alberta Institute of Technology are entirely traversable indoors through extensive pedways and building interconnectivity.[3][4]
In 1968, the City of Edmonton approved a pedway concept plan though there was no grand plan for the system. Most pedways in the system were a result from the 1970s building boom as developers worked out agreements to construct pedways to connect their buildings.[5] Labelled as the last link of the system,[6] a pedway connectingChurchill station andEdmonton City Centre temporarily opened from December 14, 1990 to January 2, 1991 for Christmas shopping before it held its official grand opening on February 18, 1991.[7][8] A pedway connectingManulife Place toCityCentre and an underground tunnel connecting Royal Bank Building with CityCentre andCentral station opened in March and April 1993, respectively.[9]
The Pedway system is integrated with public transit via climate controlled access to LRT stations.
Linked toChurchill station:
Future connections to Churchill Station:
Linked toCentral station:
Linked toBay/Enterprise Square station:
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