“Kronewitt Martin said the groups she represents will be meeting with the provincial government this week. They will plead the case that the city is not providing residents proper notice about major bylaw or zoning changes ...” edmontonjournal.com/business/cur...

Daylight Savings

I shared some thoughts on Speaking Municipally. I was struggling through some tears. In short, it mattered to me that I, in a small way, mattered to a person who I respected so deeply and who defined what being a community builder means. speakingmunicipally.taprootedmonton.ca/325

I'm kind of giggling today with all the politicians remembering Darren. I remember going on rides with him where he hilariously mocked some of their responses to his inquiries or critiques. As I said on Speaking Municipally, I couldn't keep up with that guy on a bike, which is rare. 🚲🚲

The tools here are eye opening. I do not match with all the people I thought I might. Take the survey, find your match. edmonton.taproot.vote/2025

Glenn Kubish, a person I deeply respect and who is so thoughtful, on why Darren's many hats made total sense. He was a doctor in all the ways. www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

As @conradnobert.bsky.social put it, he was a mensch. Love to all. ❤️

Crying again. "Darren did not want a formal funeral. If you are reading this and want to honour him the way he would have wanted, do what he did every day: go outside, ride your bike, enjoy nature, and do something kind for a stranger." Damn straight. edmontonjournal.remembering.ca/obituary/dar...

Seeing confirmation roll out from close friends has me remembering ridiculous sh*t from what feels like a lifetime ago. When my son was born, he showed up at my door in a rainstorm and said, “Let’s ride!” So we tore through the forest and got covered in mud. I just went in what I was wearing.

The self owns will continue until morale improves.

Acura is killing the ZDX, an EV SUV, after one year. Sales were strong. Why? Policies. I've never thought EVs were the silver bullet many portrayed them as, and I've often questioned the insane weight and power they have. But the sales argument against them doesn't hold much water any longer.

What colour is this tape? edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...

I was naive to just how predatory and gross the AI content creation bots are but I no longer am. I'm lost for words.

Spiderman pointing gif. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Kiddo on bike bus.

I'm pretty sure that in 2025, when someone passes away unexpectedly, there are a number of predatory, AI-driven, fake obituary websites that post unsanctioned info. Just an FYI, because I think that's happening today. #yeg #yegbike

Getting a little frustrated with people sharing news that isn't theirs but alas.

Thoughts with everyone tonight.

Selfie at $42m pedway. That’s 42% of the active transportation investment that seems to never be accepted. I hear next to zero commentary about this pedway.

Let’s bike to the RAM ⛔️LRT out ⛔️Funicular elevator out ⛔️Bike lanes blocked (including for a $42m pedway) 😐

Just got a creepy warning opening IG that someone in Brazil was trying to log in. The scamming is excessive nowadays.

First time within Faculte Saint-Jean. Fully intend to work from the library, which is full of light. Here’s a funky hallway.

This week in biking without lanes because what a waste amirite

One of the great paradoxes of authoritarianism is that so-called strongman leaders are always very thin-skinned

🤐 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdGL...

I'm a bit confused. The erosion of the value of built homes is often raised as a central concern with infill. This column uses the opposite, the increase of home prices, as a central argument against infill. Spiderman pointing gif. edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...

Council says no to bike lane pause. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnrR...

So this is how the frog felt in that experiment.

Not a driver unless doing errands, and not a west end resident, but am I mistaken to see 102 Ave. shut down *simultaneously* with Stony Plain Road reduced to two lanes? One can understand frustration if this is so.

The self owns will continue until morale improves. foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/12/h...

Revelstoke city hall did not have to go this hard. 😍😍

Nelson housing development. Four storeys. Right up to the street. Shops at the bottom. 😍😍😍

Good morning from Lake Kootenay.

The exact moment I dropped my kid at school and no longer have a to do list before a break. Need it badly.

Out of office

Officially preparing to ride a motorcycle in the Rockies and not work for a week in t-minus 25 minutes.

Mildly terrifying reading the news and thinking forward.

Just thought it'd be nice to pick my kid up from kindergarten and bike over on our e-bike to Kind to celebrate being brave at school and nice weather. Then I remembered someone stole our bike and it's all shoulder shrugs and shoe stares on that. Haven't even heard back on my police report.

“The plant was projected to employ up to 8,500 people when complete.” Oops. www.cnn.com/2025/09/08/u...

Unrelated to anything, I must note that volunteering with Edmonton Bike Bus today was great, and my kid felt proud participating. I'll also note we had a driver "interaction," which, if you're unfamiliar, looks like someone literally honking at kids to get out of their way. Comments withheld.

Bike bus

Wild proposition, but if we're investing in a shift in mobility toward bikes, which I will support until the end, perhaps we should figure out how to get control of rampant bike theft. What's limiting me from using a bike most? The theft threat, without question.

The steel that thieves cut through beside my front door to steal our bike.

Update: Stolen from our property while locked. Unsure what to say anymore.

Shortcut drivers on my street have been thwarted by a main water break that cracked the road. Epcor has closed it all down. We may not have water but we also don’t have speeding pickups.

My 4yo rode to and back from BD to rock band on Whyte. Alleys, disconnected lanes, constant need to watch for drivers (even on 83 Ave lanes), random street signs in our path. He made it. I found it stressful.