#yegbike conditions on 76 Ave are actually quite good, save for the area near the fire station. 83 Ave and 110 Street also good, though I fear that the windrow covering more than half of the NB lane in some areas is going to cause some isues when it begins melting.

As if the comical width of this neighbourhood crosswalk isn’t enough of a middle finger to pedestrians, apparently the City finds it acceptable to leave snow unplowed like this for half a month while the driving lanes remain bare. #yeg #yegbike #yegwalk

So, Ledcor has done a great job w/ active transport detours for the Capital Line LRT work, but there is something very unnerving being this close to the road, with no separation in lots of spots. Esp when 90% of vehicles are speeding through the construction zone at any given time. #yeg #yegbike

One day later, hard packed roads are in prime condition, and lots of residential walks are cleared, so riding is possible if you don’t mind hopping back and forth between the two. Uncleared city paths are barely even walkable, though. #yegbike #yeg

Didn’t ride today, but after a run, I can report that the snow drifts+accumulation is really bad. Luckily, I don’t need to ride this week, but if your route consists of a lot of 72h clearing schedule paths, you might be frustrated until next Monday. #yegbike #yeg

But at least they saved the street parking. #yegbike #yeg

In a 15km ride today, I saw at least 8 vehicles parked blatantly illegally, completely/partially blocking crosswalks, or on the sidewalk. CMV: It’s not ignorance, it’s entitlement, because they know they can get away with it over and over again. #yeg #yegbike

Why am I riding/walking on the (bare pavement) road, you ask? #yeg #yegbike

Anyone else close to grabbing a block of ice from the nearest windrow before crossing the street to wield in hand because they are sick of almost getting hit daily by speeding drivers in their neighbourhood? #yeg #yegbike

I really just don’t get it. One side of the crosswalk was plowed, as well as both walks leading up on both sides, but the curb ramp they they said eh, screw it? We waited 3 days for this? #yegsnowstories #yeg

It’s wild that we entrust such a large portion of our population to control multi-thousand pound motor vehicles, yet such a significant portion of them can’t even be arsed to flick their wrist 2cm to use a turn signal for the benefit of others around them. #yeg #yegbike

Another exhibit of why a quicker response (from the 72 hr norm) to active path clearing after significant snowfall is needed. Imagine if someone with reduced mobility needed to use bus stop in one of these photos? #yeg #yegbike

#yegbike report extrapolated from a daily run in my SW ngbhood: Side roads - ✅ nicely packed Residential walks - ✅ >80% shovelled City-maintained walks (72h standard) - ❌ absolutely abysmal, impassable. Safer to walk on the road. Walking a bike would be extremely difficult. #yeg #yegsnowstories

Their plowing instructions or limits SUCK. This is the on/off ramp at 111 ave. They drove through the entrance w/o blade so really hard to access. Malicious compliance, or stupidity of contracts?

The hard pack conditions are prime out there. #yegbike #yeg

“3 day” clearing standard sidewalk (not touched for at least a week) beside a perfectly passable road. Not in a car? Too bad, so sad. #yeg #yegbike

Clear again already this morning. #yegbike

#yegbike afternoon update - 76 Ave thru McEwan is still unusable. 110 St lane a mixed bag of good (bare pavement/hard packed snow) and ugly (pure ice). Most city-maintained paths south of Belgravia Rd still not touched.

#yegbike report this AM: bright, sunny, conditions ideal albeit chilly. Hard-pack on side streets and cleared sidewalks are the best places to ride. The only places I had to get off and walk were city-maintained walks/paths, essentially impassable (see comp in photos-on the same street!). #yeg

#yegbike report extrapolated from my daily run: Treacherous. City-maintained paths essentially quicksand w/ drifts and bumpy underneath - impassable w/o a fatbike if not cleared within last 24hr (>80%). Motor vehicle tire tracks/recently cleared residential walks safest for traction. #yeg (1/2)

Give me -20C over this mess every day of the week and twice Sunday. #yegbike #yeg #climatechange

A very relevant take for #yegbike #yeg, too.

Already appears to be clear as of 9:30 this morning. #yegbike #yeg

For those who use it regularly, the detour path on the 111 St bridge over the ravine for Capital Line LRT expansion is clear. Studs needed. I was told the the stretch from 23 Av - AHD is being maintained by a subcontractor for Ledcor, not the city, so hopefully may be cleared faster. #yegbike

As a daily neighbourhood runner/cyclist, the frequency of people making left turns like the one pictured in the diagram, in their oversized luxury SUVs/trucks with tinted windows, is quite frightening. (1/2) #yeg #yegbike

The joys of winter cycling - often a game of survival choices. One of these is safe but technically illegal, and the other legal but can get dicey safety-wise (esp. with cars). I know which one I’d choose - and I’m primarily a vehicular cyclist in the summer when there is no infra. #yegbike #yeg

Has the city decided it’s not going to “maintain” any of their sidewalks/paths until it snows or something? Already weeks after the first stretch of ice staying overnight and I still feel like I can fall and break bones at any given moment on many city-maintained paths. #yeg #yegbike

*taps sign* Just another day ending in "y"... #yegbike #yeg

🙃 #yeg #yegbike

When it comes to designing cities for biking and walking, Ghent Belgium may still not be as well known as Copenhagen, Amsterdam or Paris yet, but it’s one of the most inspiring cities in the world. I was honoured to do some work with them in 2019. Watch @streetfilms.bsky.social’s fantastic video:

While most moderately busy roads are bare, most paths/sidewalks in the shade look like this. Studs probably a good idea to stay upright. #yegbike #yeg

And not once did they ever turn their head to acknowledge anything else other than vehicles. #yeg #yegbike #banrightonred

Gotta love construction detours that put pedestrians and active transport users uncomfortably close to turning vehicles at a corner, with no barrier or anything. Of course, there's barely enough room for a single bike to wait, too. Near a major LRT station. #yegbike #yeg

This is at least the 3rd time in the last 10 years that someone has jumped a curb and hit something in a playground zone in my SW neighbourhood. In the past it's been a fence, and a bus stop sign. Is it going to take a kid getting killed for the city to install some traffic calming? #yeg #yegbike

Weekly interaction while cycling through neighbourhoods: get passed by a vehicle while doing ~30 km/hr in a playground zone, watch them speed down the middle of a two-way street, then roll a stop sign while making a unsignalled turn, only to get caught at a stop light. Totally normal. #yegbike #yeg

Would we leave a road crack that's the width of a car tire unrepaired for 1.5+ years? Sigh. #yeg #yegbike

In a 35 minute bike ride, I counted at least 12 motorists run red lights, and 3 in a blatant fashion. Oh we are so cooked for this coming winter. #yeg #yegbike

Getting pretty tired of motorists magically converting 30 and 40 km/hr zones to miles per hour in order to overtake me on my bike. #yegbike #yeg

A crisp, but beautiful day for a ride. #yegbike #yeg

I need to say a few words about Darren. He was, in many ways, the doctor all doctors needed to be. Compassionate, caring, an advocate and a poet. We were all privliged to have him in our world. And we are poorer for his departure from it. Wherever you are, I hope there are paddles and pedals.

The usual multi-use path experience. Not even a glance to check for anything but other vehicles. #yeg #yegbike

A new section of the west-side 111 Street shared-use path is pretty much done... but crossing at 34 Avenue is still a mess. #yegbike #yeg @yegbike.bsky.social

Things you love to see. Pretty sure 80% of vehicles regularly speed through this construction zone. #yeg #yegbike

It appears that the section of Saddleback Road with a painted bike lane that people often use to shortcut between 23 Ave and 111 St in the SW is getting speed bumps installed. #yegbike #yeg

Who thought it was a good idea to fill potholes and cracks in bike lanes with a loose, gravely, chipseal mixture? Sigh. #yeg #yegbike

Avoid the west-side crosswalk along 111 Street at 34 Ave NW. It's a mess of open trenches, torn up sidewalks, missing ramps and confusing detour signage leading to nowhere. #yegbike #yeg #yegwalk

We both stopped at the same 4-way stop, they tried (unsuccessfully) to wave me through, then just forgot I existed? This is why I have trust issues with motorists around bike lanes. #yegbike #yeg

How very fitting that said neighbourhood is full of Jennifer Rice for Council lawn signs everywhere. 🫠 #yegbike

"Why don't cyclists use the bike lane???" #yegbike

Today I was reminded why I stopped doing laps of my suburban neighbourhood as a daily workout bike ride. Driving home & going the speed limit (😱), I was passed on the right by someone going easily 60+ in the parking lane, who then almost hit another vehicle ahead. Time saved? Nada. #yeg #yegbike