Coming back to this in the afternoon, I'm so grumpy we didn't get this project. Even if reality turned out to be half the renderings it would have been great. Cool activated laneways, little store fronts, brick!. Chinatown needs unique density like this.

NEW: The City of Calgary is opening public engagement on the proposed downtown alignment for the Green Line LRT. The proposal calls for an elevated LRT line from the Event Centre down 10 Ave S and running up 2nd St SW.

BikeBike turns 16 this month! Happy Birthday to us! #yycbike #bikeshoplife Check us out -> www.bikebike.ca

"Time to dust off the clubs folks; how’s Fox Hollow looking?" Funny enough, I figure there is a good chance I see folks playing on it today as I ride home.

That sad realization that so many of your neighbours see your community only through the windshield of their vehicle. They'd be much happier if they walked or biked around it every now and then (or become radicalized lol). #yycbike

Buster Bluth ass map.

February 2, 2016. Happy Please Clap Day to those who celebrate.

Holy moly. 😮 engageatcolands.com

Not kidding about those salty icebergs on the west end of the track, but pretty manageable. Thankfully, the +10 chinook weather should finish the job over the next couple of days. Really well designed this new Sunnyside cycletrack… will become a good alternative for the N Bow MUP #yycbike

Wow. First WestJet gives us YYC-GRU, and now we are getting Etihad serving YYC-Abu Dhabi 4x weekly starting in November. Did not see that coming. #avgeek

We went last night, great time and very funny. Go see this today! Still two shows left with some tickets.

We're getting a new Fairmont Hotel at a "premier location within Calgary’s Greater Downtown" around 2031. Mixed use too by the description. trumandevelopment.com/hospitality/

Microsoft crapping the bed right now? Down Detector seems to indicate the same for the Outlook issues I'm having right now.

Anyone know what may be up around St. Francis High School? Apparently they've locked down as a precautionary measure for something not in the school.

Woah, ATCO making a big move with their land south of 50th Avenue SW. Land Use Redesignation in for ~1833 dwelling units in a mix of building types. dmap.calgary.ca?p=LOC2025-0233

Apropos of nothing, a pic of me after my 12km bike commute at -24 Celsius in Calgary in December of 2022. Last year I hit -34 for my coldest commute ever.

I choose to believe the For All Mankind universe and The Expanse universe are the same.

They're redoing the swirly ramp side of the overpass over memorial and adding a bridge to St Patrick's Island. Enmax will have to move a bunch of their stuff first, I think, but I think it'll be closing & reopening a bunch for the next while.

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As of yesterday afternoon this section is open again. Two excavations adjacent to the pathway, but they are fenced off. Might still be touch and go. Rode it again this morning. #yycbike

Some good news for Mike Ehrmantraut.

A little bit of Aurora still visible early this morning on the #yycbike commute in.

Sao Paulo, Brazil is the destination apparently! #avgeek

Heads up #yycBike, looks like temporary berms have closed off this section of pathway. Not indicated on pathway map officially. I’m guessing it’s to protect Parkdale Blvd from flooding if the water main breaks.

Get your bath towels and loofahs ready, Calgary. We understand city leaders will announce the lifting of water restrictions at a 1pm briefing. CBC has a live news page that I'll be helping to update continuously: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

BYD rolling up to the Port of Vancouver with one of their Ro/Ro ships carrying 9200 vehicles. 😮

Yesterday I learned (YIL) that Global ended their contract for helicopter traffic updates across the country. No more dumb R44 whirlybird driving us crazy, including weekends. Just use Waze.

I thought I'd try the new 32nd Avenue NE pathway this morning. Unfortunately, it's not being cleared yet, and with its open exposure to the north still had some drifts covering it. Nice pathway though, and a good investment in the NE active mobility infrastructure desert. #yycbike

Holy hell, what an obituary

Canadian city populations (CMA) for 2025 are out. Big growth over the past 4 years. Toronto over 7 million. Vancouver over 3 million. Calgary nearing 2 million. Winnipeg so close to 1 million! Halifax over half million. Victoria almost half million. Saskatoon pulling away from Regina.

The west half of the Eau Claire Market site is going to become a temporary gravel parking lot...le sigh.

Gave mine some love this morning when I got to work.

Where ya going next WestJet? 100th YYC destination being announced at the zoo on Monday. #avgeek westjet.mediaroom.com/2026-01-13-M...

Confirming not cleared. Only the lane beside bus stops have been cleared.

Based on a community FB post the new bike lanes on 2nd/7th avenue in Sunnyside have been cleared. #yycbike try 'em out and see how they are. I plan to this afternoon.

#yycbike commute report. WARNING: warm weather has brought out the bike ninjas - those people who insist on travelling dark pathways with no lights. They may be upon you with little advanced warning, but their positions are sometimes given away by a snowy backdrop. Be vigilant out there!

Golden hour light putting the Sunny in Sunnyside. 🌅

The adventure continues in this section. This morning the fenced off area was open with ramps to get onto the construction mats. However those wooden mats have some big gaps along them, enough to swallow up a narrower tire. Use caution. #yycbike

Well golly, there is right there. Sure glad we're touting to the nimbys on the whole blanket rezone-ing thing. "...as the fastest-growing major city in the country, with a low density resulting in more kilometres of pipe per resident than any other major Canadian city."

Are our phones about to go off?

EdifyEdmonton published a piece on Dr. Darren Markland. We miss you @drdagly.bsky.social Lotta Light, especially to his family & dear friends 💜💜💜 #DarrenMarkland #yeg edifyedmonton.com/people/profi...

Took the detour this morning to check it out. Not a fan at all of the area in the second picture. Not a single inch of pathway was left to get by the fencing to the detour path. Into the snow you go. Just another "F you" from the city to those of us that choose to get around not in a car. #yycbike

Thanks, I hate it already.

City update is really missing the really needed opportunity of saying, look if you use more than X m3 water per person you really need to address your households water consumption because that is way too much not just now during this emergency but also as we move into this new normal.

 🚨 Due to a water main break last night on 16 Ave, Ward 7 residents in the communities of Parkdale, Point McKay and West Hillhurst are currently under a boil water advisory and all Calgarians are being asked to conserve water. Updates available at calgary.ca.

San Diego set us up the bomb?

Playing some Christmas dominos…kids seem to like this one. 😅

Spot the deer.

This is incredible to watch/listen to.

CHRISTMAS WEEK WEATHER ON THE PRAIRIES. Travel plans? There may be weather related disruptions. Cold? For most of us, yes. And, not everyone on the prairies will have a white Christmas. The update's at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...