NEW BLOG POST There's been a lot of speculation as to how much MLI select has been driving small-scale infill in Edmonton. With an ATIP request, here is a good guess. 👇 www.jacobdawang.com/blog/2026/ml... #yeg #yegcc #yimby

New NIMBY talking point dropped: you can’t build housing because of the ghosts.

So new/young family’s will live far from amenities, can’t take transit or bike but at least old/rich people won’t have to look at renters or have to park on their driveway.

Fire Gregor Robertson.

At about the 2 minute mark: I don’t believe people are that stupid that they can’t figure out where parking is free or restricted. Not a valid concern.

They have in-person meetings for updates planned. Would recommend people to go if they can!

Please take a second to ask for pedestrian access across 66st. #yegbike So far the yellowhead renewal has been a disaster for pedestrians and cyclists without any dedicated safe crossings added.

First bike related construction of the season? #yegbike

Goose.

The Calgary housing debate is a mess. “Repeal and replace the blanket rezoning bylaw with a more targeted, community-informed strategy that supports gentle density while building a variety of homes at a more affordable price point,” reads Mayor Farkas’s campaign website. Pure fantasy

NASA and Mamdani are proving that Americans are desperate to see their money spent in ways they feel good about. This, however, is not the same thing as simply spending the money on things we would feel good about but never know happened. People need to be able to see it.

Gift link for anyone who needs it: www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/b9ed47f...

Safe streets should have had consistent funding but speed cameras were such an easy way to fund great programs.

YEG council is going to screw over our entire budget over arterial roads widening. This will do NOTHING for commuter satisfaction. 200+ million for a few minutes off travel times. No new pools, no new LRT but one extra lane.

Three months after Ottawa removed its automatic safety cameras, the share of drivers following the speed limit plunged from 87% to 41%(!). "High-end speeding" is up 10x. Automatic enforcement saves lives. If you remove it, people will die.

We're continuing to build a record proportion of homes near transit. 38% of homes permitted in Q1 2026 were within 800m of an LRT stop, up from 30% for all of 2025, which was already a record. This will pay dividends for years to come, especially as transit expansion enables more trips car-free.

Attended a LRT construction town hall where the city was proudly saying that the train will stop at red lights.

I thought Carney was a builder of infrastructure? With $2.4 billion, we could quickly get to incredible levels of intercity bus service. Medical appointments, family visits, vacations, etc could all be done without a car. Instead, the people who can afford a car will save ~$5 per tank.

Anyone have any experience with Letrigo? This bike has what we want and need but I know not the brand.

From the times opinion piece on car bloat. “The overwhelming majority of people… felt such a profound sense of social shame associated at being carless” This is probably part of the reason we don’t see as much political pressure to make our city work better for car free people.

Bikes and Brunch second last ride of the year.

Great job by the city building a pea gravel trench in the middle of a SUP.

Wish the city would be more efficient on bike infrastructure. The 100m could have been way more impactful if they had less of a focus on SUP and ineffective (but expensive) traffic calming.

What a nice surprise to come back from the latest leg of book tour to find this waiting for us. Thanks Councillor @michaeljanz.bsky.social for all you do for Edmonton and for inspiring us! We are so lucky to know you!

Was nice to see so many kids out on bikes and scooters. That is the benefit of safe neighbourhood streets and separated infrastructure. Funnily enough the only people I saw on overpowered emotos were 70+ year old men.

An honest public discussion of Edmonton's financial albatross, and by a sitting councillor no less. Bravo @michaeljanz.bsky.social! money quote: "The road budget is denying neighbourhoods the swimming pool, library, playground, or alleyway repairs they need." edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...

Nice bike ride in #yeg with @keaton-hawk.bsky.social & @yegwindshield.bsky.social

This story is crazier than I thought. Ostrich eggs that cure baldness, conspiracy theories about Venezuelan drones. It’s all just one big grift.

#yegbike who doesn’t love cookies for brunch? Starting from the Oliver exchange building at 11.

No one likes unnecessary scaffolding. Thankfully, we have a plan — and John Wilson is here to help break it down.

Sure is odd how often a bicycle rider just happens to fall right as a driver comes past them. Every time I see a headline like this I think about how biased toward drivers our system is and how we can never ask the victim what happened. www.koin.com/local/marion...

Don’t worry Calgary. You can have density once Farkas solves school crowding, somehow builds more amenities without tax increases and solves traffic congestion.

Okay so my editor gave me some space to write the thing. New from me at TVO. www.tvo.org/article/anal...

The Reddit thread on the Riverhawks park n ride is hilarious compared to the actual response from the team. “Might as well close the park” Reddit “This will become one of the most vibrant happening places in the city” Riverhawks

The best stadiums are in neighbourhoods and not surrounded by parking lots.

The idea to save the old RAM is to turn it into a food hall, opera house and pickle ball court to serve the neighbourhood of Glenora. If that’s the best they came up with then this building is getting torn down. There is absolutely no way that Glenora can support such a large building.

Get your tickets for May 1st with @colville-andersen.com live in Edmonton.

The vast majority of what gets mailed is from businesses. Having a heavily subsidized postal service is just corporate welfare under a different name.

Rent spikes and an abundance of alley bins aren’t created equal: Walcott

Early bird ticket link- seen the price at the pumps? Join us for urbanism in times of war and crisis may 1st: www.eventbrite.com/e/mikael-col...

Sounds like the Riverhawks are going to be getting some sort of Park n ride. Biking is still the best way to get to games but if this reduces congestion around the stadium it will be a win. Eventually games will have to go car free anyway

The new bike racks at Hawrelak are nice but I wish they would have built in capacity for events. I’ll be curious to see if they’re even enough for the new restaurant.

The city doesn’t actually care about hitting their mode shift targets.

Played around with the city’s budget tool. Seems easy enough to get a surplus.

There's no photo radar ticket in the mail anymore, but you're still paying. Collisions have a huge societal cost. Collisions and fatalities are up. Insurance is up. Taxes are up. The only thing killing the "cash cow" accomplished is making you less safe, and less rich.

We’ve lost the plot. Second best theatre in a neighbourhood > only level crossing in the city.

People who get their news from those click bait instagram accounts speak at council. #yegcc