It’s been an incredible 8 years as ED of OSBA. Leading an organization and 600 businesses through a global pandemic wasn’t in my cards when I joined in 2017, but thanks to an incredible team, we did it. This has been my most challenging and rewarding roles in my career. oldstrathcona.ca/thank-you/

Interesting that some city council candidates are campaigning on this and some are not. Voters told Taproot they want a more walkable city edmonton.taproot.news/news/2025/09...

I’m excited to see a strong independent mayoral candidate who evokes integrity, innovative thinking and transparency. Go Andrew! @andrewknack.bsky.social

This is an incredibly disturbing trend… book banning in schools never leads to anything good.

The Ride of the Fancy Women is an Edmonton tradition. We don our fave cycle chic & slow roll to proclaim: •Bicycles are women's freedom machines •Bicycles fight traffic congestion •Bicycles fight climate change •City streets must welcome ♀️to 🚲 Jun 8ʻ25, details: www.eventbrite.ca/e/ride-of-th...

We just invited @EdmontonJournal reporter JCarmichael to join the Ride of the Fancy Women on June 8th so she could see for herself that macho nimbys arguing against safe infrastructure don't represent all the voices, or why we need proper bike lanes in #Edmonton. edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...

Get out and vote Canada! Representation matters!

Speaking at Edmonton City council committee to support the creation of a reserve fun for the Old Strathcona public realm strategy.

Muddy spring walks.

“Someone with a 1-hr car commute needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work. On the other hand, if someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if they’d fallen in love.” #CityMakingMath 50 reasons to want more walkable streets.

This International women’s day my message to my fellow women is to not give up. I know the world is dark and working against us but we cannot let those who wish to oppress us win. Let’s stick together and lift each other up! 🚺💪

#BlueskyResistance #Voices4Victory #ProudBlur Advertisement at a London bus stop. Ya gotta love the British…

“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.

They don't want to teach history so they can repeat it.

Nous sommes en retard notre temps. So we only just found this great @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social video. youtu.be/Nx7WtIAt9RM?...

Turns out being supported by the same people who support Trump, copying Trumps lazy insult lines, doing Trump-like things like refusing to get the normal security clearance (assuming he CAN get it), & generally wanting to BE Canada’s Trump isn’t all that popular in Canada. Via @nationalobserver.com

Don’t just say DEI as if it’s a bad word. Spell it out. Say diversity, which is the lifeblood of American society & culture & innovation. Say equity, which a just society should pursue. Say inclusion, because decent people believe in increasing belonging, not isolating people who are different.

31 bakeries, cafes, bubble tea shops, & pubs in Old Strathcona are waiting for you w/ tasty treats & delicious drinks. We're offering our brand new Chocolate Covered Strawberry Tart & a No-Nonsense Coffee 😀 Visit oldstrathcona.ca/sweettreats/ for a map & details about prizes! #SweetTreatsYEG

Some days work doesn’t feel like work… today’s projects: moving a giant donut, three media interviews about the sweetest food festival in Old Strathcona and lots of laughter watching my staff’s outtakes on creating media content!

Absolutely magical winter night in #yeg Mill Creek Ravine for Flying Canoe Volant festival. So lovely!

I’ve been in a public facing executive role for the last 7 years & the amount of aggression, harassment & bullying I’ve encountered the last year has been greater than I’ve experienced in the previous 6. I suspect it’s about to get worse. Take care of your peeps & watch out for one another, folks.

If someone chooses to live in a smaller home in the inner city in part to avoid a long commute, they generally don’t pressure society to build them a bigger house with more stuff. So if you choose a bigger stuff-filled house in the suburbs, don’t expect society to build you a fast car commute.

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 actually safer to NOT have them. Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org

The hard truth about the consequences of the #ClimateCrisis — wildfires, floods, storms, droughts, heat waves and more — won’t come from climate activists who are too easily ignored or even vilified. It will come from central banks. And insurance companies. And every rational evidence-based sector.

Winter walks. Gotta love living in a winter city. ❄️🥶🐕 #wintercity

For all those excited to grow the urbanism and city-building community quickly here on Bluesky, here’s @brenttoderian.bsky.social’s Starter Pack to help. Please share widely! #UrbanistShoutOut go.bsky.app/G7isZfk

Today marks the longest I’ve been sober (other than while pregnant). I’m liking this clean lifestyle.

Waffles and birds… I eat one 🧇 and not the other. 🚫🐓

Here’s the blunt reality — reasonably-sized electric vehicles need to be the future of cars, but cars can’t be the future of urban mobility. Fewer cars. Less driving. More inviting mobility choices. Better communities and cities. These are the 4 pillars of the REAL urban transportation solution.

Rain in December in Edmonton. Tomorrow’s roads and sidewalks are going to be treacherous. 🧊❄️☔️

This word “femicide”, and how it even exists… Being murdered just for existing. And here we are 35 years later still fighting for our rights. #rememberthe14

Read our new qualitative research report focused on the lived experiences of trans and non-binary youth in Alberta. It’s important to remember that these are the voices that we should be listening to and supporting. www.macewan.ca/c/documents/...

I get invited to participate in a lot of community conversations as part of my paid and volunteer work. Today was a heavy one on the opioid crisis. Early topics focused on current situation (which felt bleak) but then ended with hope and lots of folks committed to healing. #opiodcrisis

Winter ravine walks in this snow.

Beautiful winter sparkly patios and streets turned over to people. Great job 124 street BIA!

Winter in the ravine… glorious.

New membership and I think it’s going to be my favourite. I feel like a groupie. #strongtowns

Officially de-activated my account after nearly a year of not using it. Goodbye X! #goodbyeX

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...

Seville, Spain eliminated 5,000 car parking spaces and built an 80 km protected cycling network in just 18 months with 32 million €. Result: An average 70,000 bike trips a day. Leadership.

First post and likely the best one.