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Turning Jasper Avenue into a festival street, re-routing buses and finalizing construction of bike lanes across the city — city officials had lots to share in an alternative-transportation update Thursday.

Edmonton Transit shared renderings for three transit stations that will be completely reworked with new architectural designs, public washrooms and heated seating areas starting this summer. And TransEd shared photos of the first new Valley Line LRT train cab.

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Here are a few key updates:

Jasper Avenue

City crews will start construction July 10 for a pilot project where four public festivals are booked for July through October along the busy street.

The project will include lane closures to accommodate more patios, wider sidewalks, flower pots and new benches from 109 to 115 streets, to make the street more appealing for foot traffic and street-front businesses.

“Each block will be different because the land use is different,” said Satya Gadidasu, the city’s project manager.