The @yegbike.bsky.social annual Hallowe'en critical mass was on All Saints/Dia de los Muertos this year. We haunted streets, possessed the bridge & aced pedalling in the rain. @markiemoose.ca made a fab video, challenging conditions notwithstanding: www.instagram.com/reel/DQjGUsx... #bikesky #yeg

Think local, art local. Thanks @markiemoose.ca

As of noon on Tuesday, it looks as though the outcome of the #yeg vote right/left will remain the same.

Despite living 220m away from Garneau School polling station, Elections Edmonton thinks it best our area travel the 12 blocks to McKernan…

The video is up! Many thanks to @markiemoose.ca for directing, recording & editing 🙏🏼 If you're in Edmonton, join us October 18th. Bring your favourite old bike, wear your best tweed www.instagram.com/reel/DPZH8_C... #bikesky #yegbike

And a sad follow up to my last post all those months ago…

Coffee outside!

So I did a thing. I’m sure this comes as no surprise to any of you. It certainly came as no surprise to my parents when I, at the tender age of 14, came out to them. Their nonplussed response: “why of course you are, dear!”

Did he ever. - David Parkins in today’s @theglobeandmail.com

Now we need a @bsky.app version of instagram…

6 décembre, our darkest day.

I don’t believe there has ever been cost overruns in bike lane construction in #yeg

Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1k/month. A year later, nearly half had housing. They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays. The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k. www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...

Besides my shop @vividprint.ca (which you should all follow because well, we’re awesome), what other local #yeg biz are on Blue sky?

Planning a Christmas party with friends whose company I enjoy and opinions I largely share to some extent; going to invite three complete fucking dicks so it isn’t an echo chamber.

STUDY: “79% said being within an easy walk of other places and things, such as shops and parks, is very/somewhat important. 78% of those indicated that they would be willing to pay more to live in a walkable community.” — National Associaion of Realtors USA www.nar.realtor/newsroom/new...

Never forget, a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users. ALL ROAD USERS. And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all. For sharrows, it’s safer to NOT have them. @StreetsblogUSA.bsky.social usa.streetsblog.org/2019/05/29/p...

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A great primer on restrictive covenants. This was the tool that Safeway utilized to prevent other grocers from setting up shop in their former smaller scale locations.

Well this is nice.