Parking ban declared as crews clear major roadways, bike lanes first

A seasonal parking ban will be put in place this weekend as city crews work to clean up the mess left by heavy snowfall that began Thursday night.
City employees said it was the season’s first official snow “event” — one that would test the city’s new bike lane network and a pilot project to de-ice major roads. 
Crews were working to clear the city’s 11,000 kilometres of roadways — roughly twice the distance between Edmonton and Mexico, said Ja