You know you’re in ON when…

No one at the rap battle will wait for me to type my prompts

Grim but inspiring stuff

The BBC's Reith Lectures with @rutgerbregman.com are all uploaded now and worth a watch if you want some hope and inspiration going into the new year www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Mississauga definitely should get accolades for their commitment to building active mode infrastructure, though I dunno if it has to be this over-engineered (upside-down yield sign with a wait for gap sign are a nice touch 🙃) www.mississauga.ca/city-of-miss...

You gotta appreciate that level of honesty 🙃

Surprised no one hasn’t noticed the flight timetable/ad board in concourse A is stuck on flights from A-M (sometimes N) at YYC

Alright, now for the positive… dress warm and get out there.. but it’s still sunny outside and most of the pathways are in rideable shape! #yycbike

Alright, one more negative one… clearly 311 tickets aren’t getting property owners to stop shoving snow into the 12 Ave cycle track. Slow your roll just west of the Safeway #yycbike

There’s some serious back sliding on path maintenance this year, the clear-one-side technique seems to becoming a default #yycbike

Wasn’t expecting to see many people out and about this morning, but this gets a proper WTF. No, not some out-of-towner who took a creative off-ramp, but Corporate Security rolling through St Patrick’s Island 😂 😳 #yycbike

2 St SW cycle track between 17 Ave and 12 Ave still untouched as of this morning #yycbike

2 St SW track from 26 Ave to 17 Ave cleared, but an ice rink that’s best approached slowly. N of 17 not touched at all #yycbike

Elbow MUP approaching Mission also great #yycbike

Elbow MUP by Stanley Park looking great with hard-packed snow #yycbike

42 Ave MUP plowed, hard pack. I kicked down some of the windrows, but plenty more where that came from #yycbike

There be a chinook arch!

Made it up to Scotsman’s Hill for a meeting nearby and to get some exercise NOT on 2 wheels 😂

It you transit through Enmax Park, maybe avoid for a little while. Nice, long stretches of bare pavement and then huge ice sections #yycbike

12 Ave not bad around 4pm. Guessing they got started as the storm was still going, I’m sure they’ll be back for more plowing #yycbike

Ramsay to Centre St bridge looking good. Inconsistent clearing from the bridge to 10 St., guessing they just started. Brr it got reaaaal cold. Time to soak and hit the stationary bike #yycbike

I had heard there was going to be some snow, but good lord, Calgary

Had to drive the kids down to Silverado this morning because their school bus was MIA. I assumed I would be stuck in traffic on the way back to the inner city during rush hour, but really, it was just another 5 min. Little wonder transit doesn't stand a chance and why cutbacks are such an easy sell.

Guess they got the memo, was unobstructed last night. #yycbike

I can’t remember if they ever formally close off the pilot on Kensington Road? Doesn’t look like they planned/budgeted for snow clearing, uff #yycbike

Is there like some van driver’s forum where these guys coordinate where to drop anchor illegally on 12? 😂 #yycbike

Yeah, I'm sorry but no, sidewalk access on the N side of 12 Ave SE is not being maintained, requiring a detour to 11 Ave #yycbike

Crescent Rd path in good shape, even the narrow bits. Watch for pedestrians who are avoiding the absolutely terrifying gravel walk which is a total rink. 10 St southbound ice free, just watch for those little rocks #yycbike

12 St NE bridge / St. George’s Dr bridge area: terrifying. Real nice touch with pushing the snow against the beg buttons (the ones where you can’t cross until you press) #yycbike

Looking like the chinook is doing the heavy lifting, but still a long way to go #yycbike

Not much chinooking today, more misery this afternoon/tomorrow am, tread safely🧊🧊🧊 #yycbike

FIVE YEARS. Wow

The day after a massive chinook day is exactly the use case for why we should take snow clearing more seriously in this town… pretty much all residential roads are an ice rink. Gonna be a lot of fender benders. Roll slowly #yycbike

Just watch for the iceberg at 15 Ave & 2 St SW YIKES #yycbike

Looks like they already plowed 2 St SW: nice and clear, though there’ll probably be some chinook melt tomorrow, so approach w caution in the am #yycbike

Another reason why good snow clearing is important: so bell ends don’t have to close pass you in a school/playground zone. Going north on 5 St SW from 58 Ave to 55 Ave in Windsor Park. #yycbike

For a laugh, I followed up on the last request and someone was supposed to be dispatched 2 days ago. Send out the search party... Looking at the map, this is probably the East Village crew (St. Patrick's is a twilight zone on the bike map), but the ticket has been picked up 2x now. #yycbike

Third SR, maybe this time they’ll get to it before the snow comes later this week. Sigh #yycbike

311 ticket just opened/picked up 😂 On the 7th day, the City realized it had a 7-day-snow plan to stick to ... #yycbike

Cursed 12 Ave 🤷 #yycbike

This 15 Ave track is gonna be real nice when they finally bring it online fully #yycbike

Snow slowly accumulating downtown, 5 St cycletrack mostly salt #yycbike

Done! Looking forward to reading something in the ole paper format 😅

Oh hey why don't you give a Spacing subscription as a gift this season? To anyone who digs cities. 4x a year a paper magazine. No algorithm. No AI. Not tech bro ownership (just local nerds). It's not expensive but we are not ad-heavy inside so subs support it all. spacingstore.ca/products/new...

I figured there would be more snow, but nope, easy peasy coming in this morning from Ramsay to downtown along the Bow. The river is doing that steaming thing. #yycbike

At least I wasn’t the only one out and about today! Hola #yycbike

Came back to Ramsay a roundabout way, W down to the valley. Spruce Cliff, Wildwood, then back on the north side of the Bow. MUPs looking great, even Edworthy Rd -20°C 🥶 #yycbike

Ramsay to Killarney along the Bow … frosty, but in good shape, all things considered. Path up by the golf course has good traction. Watch out for the strange detour by Eau Claire, looks like utility work. Dress warm and get on your bike! #yycbike

Ooo…eery haze

Pleasant ride from Ramsay to Meadowland Park this morning, aside from 2 St SW on the way back. Snirt down to manageable levels. Temp similar to yesterday afternoon, but without dampness it was actually pleasant. #yycbike