This is Edmonton
This is Edmonton
CBC
A four-way stop, a train — and a south Edmonton community trapped by traffic
19 minutes Posted Jun 10, 2026 at 6:10 am.
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What happens when Edmonton’s new neighbourhoods grow, and the city tries to manage traffic safety? For residents in the Maple Crest community, they were met with massive delays. The city put a new four-way stop on one of the only ways out of the neighbourhood, increasing a five minute commute to 45 minutes. But how did that happen? How can we design new communities better so they can grow with their residents and not create more traffic trouble in the city?