Favor/request: Can anyone share good guidance on a website or in a document on making transit apps accessible and easy for screenreaders? I'm also looking for examples of local transit agency apps that do it well. Particularly for schedules. TIA! 🙏 #Transit #WeekWithoutDriving

If anyone else has updates on any of the $100M projects, please share!

There has been a ton of pushback on bike lanes in Delton, but we know that those loud voices are a minority of the community. Come out and help us find the people that #yegbike! buff.ly/1XJbI3s

A cargo bike doing Amazon deliveries in Montreal’s Griffintown neighbourhood.

Going to meet a friend and check out the Active Transportation Expansion in the NE. From what @yegbike.bsky.social tells me, I’m prepared to not be impressed. #WinterIsComing

“This election is about choosing a mayor who will be honest with you about these challenges, and who has a real plan to address them. We cannot afford magical thinking.” edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...

If I see you at @coffeeoutside.bsky.social tomorrow, please come say hi 🩷🫂

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Millions of people around the world receive incentives to ride their bikes to work. So why aren't you? New video about to drop: youtu.be/YbRV9q0ViCE

hot take: Proposed update to TIER that allows companies to count on site investments as payments is not good policy. 1. It's hard to set the BAU against which these investments count 2. It is double counting, thats the whole point of a carbon tax 1/ www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?...

The next time someone tells you adding good bike infrastructure will disadvantage disabled people, show them this short clip of an Utrecht bike street (fietsstraat). Controlling cars makes access better for everyone, and opens public space to more of the public.

I applaud the Federal government for choosing Edmonton as a pilot city in the multi-billion-dollar Build Canada Homes initiative. As Mayor, I will partner with all levels of government to leverage this investment to make housing affordability a top priority, and a reality for Edmontonians.

Really enjoyed going to a forum on accessible transportation with @nondriver.bsky.social. She did a great job leading the discussion with the rest of the panel and the audience. She also signed my copy of her book!

We're at the @pathsforpeople.bsky.social event with Anna Zivarts. Did you know that 37% of Edmontonians are non-rivers?

If you’re in Edmonton, I have one more event here tomorrow at 1pm! Details on the @pathsforpeople.bsky.social site pathsforpeople.org/events/a-cit...

Saddle Towne LRT station in Calgary has a new bike rack. The designer must have missed the class where we talked about form following function (Louis Sullivan). Photo from Life Goes On via Facebook. #YYCbike #YEGbike

This is going to be a very informative event. I'm hoping some of the active transportation-skeptic city councillors & administration will be there, to learn; real estate developers too b/c they have the ear of policy makers, & we need to shift housing away from cars-as-default #yeg #urbanism

Two drivers of large vehicles collide at the entrance of an old, narrow bridge. No other drivers will be crossing the bridge for a while, I’m guessing. Bus vs cargo truck. Didn’t look serious but Transit will need a full investigation

My colleague at @swanseauni.bsky.social has PhD funding available. List of topics below. This is a great opportunity for somebody wanting a supportive path into a research career www.linkedin.com/posts/edwin-...

Continuous video showing the dramatic difference between ferrying Edmonton kids to school by bike, or in auto gridlock. From the suburbs to the core, e-bike is MUCH FASTER. Thanks, @mommypedals.bsky.social! www.instagram.com/share/reel/B...

Side street bike lanes have the potential to be good, but main street bike lanes have more potential to be *great*.

Jennifer Rice, the most incompetent, toxic city councilor we've seen in a generation is running for re-election. And she might not lose.

Hey friends, my favourite meat pie shop was broken into this weekend. This is tough for a small business. Please go show them some love and buy some pies! South Island Pie Co. In YEG at 124 street and 107 Avenue www.instagram.com/p/DORn6GZkhu...

Edmontonians will vote in Municipal elections this Oct. @yegbike.bsky.social has graded the current councillors on their leadership & commitment to active transportation, modal shift & quality bike infrastructure. See it on Substack: open.substack.com/pub/yegbike/... #bikesky #yeg #yegbike #Abpoli

Errands are best by bike. Stopped right in front of the bakery without it being illegal or inconveniencing anyone. Stopped to chat with friends I just happened to see along the way. @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social @ethnographer.bsky.social

Good quote from @yegbike.bsky.social. 132Ave shows #yeg can build very good complete streets if it chooses to. The picture in the story is an overused one of downtown, not 132Ave. You can look at my video to see the progress up to this Spring. momentummag.com/canadas-best... youtu.be/RY4l3fs_MNk

Completely rebuilt road 1.5 years ago and curbs already need repair. Bike lanes closed: no warning, no detour, and the (by policy only) absolute last resort “dismount and walk” signs keeping people on bikes safe. I looked at the unfinished road two years ago. youtu.be/lrKb9fhjIdE?...

About to head to the university to teach a class. I’ll still be wearing a mask while I ride my bike. It’s not great out there but this is the least smoky the air has been in 4 days

If you're in Calgary and cargo bike curious, pop by and say hi.👋 We even have a "try before you buy" program so you can make an informed choice of which bike is best for you and your lifestyle. www.bikebike.ca/blog/try-a-c...

Meet @andrewknack.bsky.social, my pick for Mayor of Edmonton. I caught up with him as he was walking across the ENTIRE CITY (!) and chatted about his plans to make Edmonton more affordable #yegvote

Your choice is the shortest route (lots of red) via Innes vs the safer route (lots of green). The safer one is twice as long. This is why people bike on sidewalks in places sometimes. Your weekly commute would be five hours more. #ottbike

This long weekend I’ll be walking across Edmonton in a “Mayorthon” to meet residents, visit local businesses, and hear directly from Edmontonians along the way as part my Listening Tour. I’ll also be trying to prove a point. #yeg #yegvote #mayorthon

We've got mayoral polling data! @andrewknack.bsky.social has taken an early lead over Tim Cartmell who keeps losing support as people learn more about him (lol) And despite the media really strongly pushing infill as an issue, it doesn't seem to be a chief concern to voters in this poll

Given the investment in the West LRT, does it make sense to immediately undermine that progress by widening the roads in the area? If traffic is slow, people might consider taking the LRT. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Not the typical kind of video from me, but one that I loved making youtu.be/olXd-MfC2BU

41 just hits different. See you there? Michaeljanz.ca/birthday

Collected some mobile air quality data on my Brompton this afternoon.

Honestly, every person interviewed on a bicycle infrastructure story should be asked: 1. Do you own a bike 2. Have you ridden a bike for transportation recently 3. Have you ridden the streets in question to get a first hand perspective of what will be created

My Commitment to you: Accountable Leadership and Transparent Governance. City Council shouldn’t answer to political parties or big donors - it should answer to you. That’s why I’ve always disclosed my campaign donations before Election Day, and I’ll do it again this year. ➡️ shorturl.at/lxdF6

New working paper alert 🚨 We investigate the influence of police unions in U.S. local politics. We show that in cities where the mayor was supported by a police union, police departments obtain more resources, but, if anything, police performance worsens in these cities. More in the thread below.

Hey, #Bikesky & #Urbansky here's a news story from Edmonton that deserves amplification! The pro-side of urban bike lane expansion in a neighbourhood where a #nimby infamously begged the province to interfere with the city's active transportation plans. #Yimby #Yegbike youtu.be/HjKpJoDsLtc?...

Water main in #yeg, welcome to the @thewaroncars.bsky.social! Much more effective that what the City installs to calm traffic.

Hey #yegbike! Weekend forecast: sunny skies & spinning tires. Kick off Friday with Coffee Outside at Ezio Farone Park (bring a mug in case the coffee bike rolls up) or, join us on the patio at Irrational Brewing after work—it’s their anniversary, so expect new pours, slushes, and giveaways.

@nerd4cities.bsky.social Missed a chance to see real hyperloop in Edmonton. One project stalled out since early 2024, blames gov't for considering real trains. A student group calls itself hyperloop but seems to just be researching fast trains. www.transpod.com www.essualberta.ca/studentgroup...

I'm hitting refresh at troypavlek.ca/yegvote-2025... as I wait for @troypavlek.ca to update the site due to a new contender entering the mayoral race.

If you aren't a public transit geek I despair of convincing you how important this chart is. Slow buses cut people off from opportunity. Stop respacing is controversial (everything is controversial) and yet the savings and benefits are huge. (We can help.)

Only 2 weeks left to apply for a PhD position in geography of cycling/active mobilities with me at the University of Lausanne! Please share this opportunity! 🚲 🚲

$172k in corporate money to Tim Cartmell's campaign. Now that he's out of favour, the taps will turn on for Michael Walters (pretend progressive, extremely corporate) and/or Rahim Jaffer (very right-wing, known associate of hate monger Ezra Levant). Andrew Knack is the only way to go, friends.

It's been around for decades, but the recent revival of @criticalmassyyc.bsky.social has helped me finally understand the importance of Critical Mass bike rides. youtu.be/rjpI11UQEiI