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Urbanism is about a lot more than getting around. Having places that people want to visit and spend time within is the real key to making a city great.
Edmonton has too many big attractions and too few third spaces - the local attractions. Sprawl and car dependency don't help, nor does delivery.
Edmonton has too many big attractions and too few third spaces - the local attractions. Sprawl and car dependency don't help, nor does delivery.
I think a lot about how even with higher transit ridership, a growing bike network, way better pedestrian infrastructure, and dense suburbs, Edmonton doesn’t *feel* as urban as a lot of cities in the United States
I think a lot of it comes down to improving commercial districts and making cool shit
I think a lot of it comes down to improving commercial districts and making cool shit
February 12, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Urbanism is about a lot more than getting around. Having places that people want to visit and spend time within is the real key to making a city great.
Edmonton has too many big attractions and too few third spaces - the local attractions. Sprawl and car dependency don't help, nor does delivery.
Edmonton has too many big attractions and too few third spaces - the local attractions. Sprawl and car dependency don't help, nor does delivery.
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Hey Edmonton urbanists! Thought I'd start a starter pack for us. Let me know if you want to be in it or have suggestions! go.bsky.app/E7u9toC
February 12, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Hey Edmonton urbanists! Thought I'd start a starter pack for us. Let me know if you want to be in it or have suggestions! go.bsky.app/E7u9toC
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Edmonton: Lower taxes!
Infill (lowers costs), 🚲 lanes (reduce expensive 🚗 dependency).
Also Edmonton: No, not like that.
Edmonton: Make this city more vibrant!
Infill brings people in to shrinking nhbds, including renters, just like vibrant cities like Montreal.
Also Edmonton: No, not like that.
Infill (lowers costs), 🚲 lanes (reduce expensive 🚗 dependency).
Also Edmonton: No, not like that.
Edmonton: Make this city more vibrant!
Infill brings people in to shrinking nhbds, including renters, just like vibrant cities like Montreal.
Also Edmonton: No, not like that.
February 11, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Edmonton: Lower taxes!
Infill (lowers costs), 🚲 lanes (reduce expensive 🚗 dependency).
Also Edmonton: No, not like that.
Edmonton: Make this city more vibrant!
Infill brings people in to shrinking nhbds, including renters, just like vibrant cities like Montreal.
Also Edmonton: No, not like that.
Infill (lowers costs), 🚲 lanes (reduce expensive 🚗 dependency).
Also Edmonton: No, not like that.
Edmonton: Make this city more vibrant!
Infill brings people in to shrinking nhbds, including renters, just like vibrant cities like Montreal.
Also Edmonton: No, not like that.
How can this possibly be true? The only bike infrastructure Edmonton built in those years was whatever neighbourhood renewal was building, and we rarely build high comfort level infrastructure.
A study out of SFU shows something we already knew: Vancouver's bike infrastructure has stagnated. #bikeyvr
vancouversun.com/news/vancouv...
vancouversun.com/news/vancouv...
February 8, 2026 at 6:24 AM
How can this possibly be true? The only bike infrastructure Edmonton built in those years was whatever neighbourhood renewal was building, and we rarely build high comfort level infrastructure.
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#yeg now has $62M/yr of new revenue from mature neighbourhood infill compared to 2016. That's over $330M added to city coffers
All using the same roads, pipes, preserving farmland and enabling neighbourhood-level shops.
All of this is thanks to Edmonton's pioneering approach to urban redevelopment
All using the same roads, pipes, preserving farmland and enabling neighbourhood-level shops.
All of this is thanks to Edmonton's pioneering approach to urban redevelopment
February 6, 2026 at 11:55 PM
#yeg now has $62M/yr of new revenue from mature neighbourhood infill compared to 2016. That's over $330M added to city coffers
All using the same roads, pipes, preserving farmland and enabling neighbourhood-level shops.
All of this is thanks to Edmonton's pioneering approach to urban redevelopment
All using the same roads, pipes, preserving farmland and enabling neighbourhood-level shops.
All of this is thanks to Edmonton's pioneering approach to urban redevelopment
Totally normal for February, definitely nothing to see here.
February 7, 2026 at 3:50 AM
Totally normal for February, definitely nothing to see here.
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i think my academic employer’s refusal to provide indoor bike parking (e.g. in its very spacious underground parking garage) is premised on the claim that such storage poses a “fire hazard.”
i just want to remind everyone that not all cyclists ride ebikes.
i just want to remind everyone that not all cyclists ride ebikes.
February 5, 2026 at 3:28 PM
i think my academic employer’s refusal to provide indoor bike parking (e.g. in its very spacious underground parking garage) is premised on the claim that such storage poses a “fire hazard.”
i just want to remind everyone that not all cyclists ride ebikes.
i just want to remind everyone that not all cyclists ride ebikes.
Edmonton punches above it's weight with transit, and we are nowhere close to realizing the untapped potential. Same with cycling.
February 5, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Edmonton punches above it's weight with transit, and we are nowhere close to realizing the untapped potential. Same with cycling.
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Apartments are safer and more affordable than single-family homes. Why do we treat them like a hazard? www.vox.com/future-perfe...
The hidden double standards driving our housing crisis
Apartments are safer and more affordable than single-family homes. Why do we treat them like a hazard?
www.vox.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Apartments are safer and more affordable than single-family homes. Why do we treat them like a hazard? www.vox.com/future-perfe...
I learned today from a driver that if someone else is breaking a law, it's ok to break that law.
#themoreyouknow
3 drivers, managing to block a bike lane, while parking on the sidewalk, and also angle parking in a parallel only zone.
#themoreyouknow
3 drivers, managing to block a bike lane, while parking on the sidewalk, and also angle parking in a parallel only zone.
February 4, 2026 at 10:13 PM
I learned today from a driver that if someone else is breaking a law, it's ok to break that law.
#themoreyouknow
3 drivers, managing to block a bike lane, while parking on the sidewalk, and also angle parking in a parallel only zone.
#themoreyouknow
3 drivers, managing to block a bike lane, while parking on the sidewalk, and also angle parking in a parallel only zone.
All bike infrastructure is car infrastructure.
If we built cities and places for people, instead of cars driving by, we wouldn't need expensive infrastructure to protect us.
If we built cities and places for people, instead of cars driving by, we wouldn't need expensive infrastructure to protect us.
“What sometimes seems like millions being spent on bikes is actually millions being spent to avoid impacts to vehicle traffic.”
Even though I am still learning about bike infrastructure, I say a version of this line to people who complain to me about bike lanes.
Even though I am still learning about bike infrastructure, I say a version of this line to people who complain to me about bike lanes.
My Council Update from last week's meeting: Lakes, Bike Network modifications, a One-HRM Membership for Parks and Rec, and regulating ride share companies. Read it here: samaustin.ca/council-upda...
February 4, 2026 at 3:37 PM
All bike infrastructure is car infrastructure.
If we built cities and places for people, instead of cars driving by, we wouldn't need expensive infrastructure to protect us.
If we built cities and places for people, instead of cars driving by, we wouldn't need expensive infrastructure to protect us.
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On Feb 13, we're teaming up with councillors & advocacy groups to encourage people to try biking to work (and celebrate the people doing it)!
Join us for treats, and if you've never biked in the winter before, this is your nudge to give it a try! 🚲❄️
Full details are here:
buff.ly/soa38pA
Join us for treats, and if you've never biked in the winter before, this is your nudge to give it a try! 🚲❄️
Full details are here:
buff.ly/soa38pA
February 2, 2026 at 8:04 PM
On Feb 13, we're teaming up with councillors & advocacy groups to encourage people to try biking to work (and celebrate the people doing it)!
Join us for treats, and if you've never biked in the winter before, this is your nudge to give it a try! 🚲❄️
Full details are here:
buff.ly/soa38pA
Join us for treats, and if you've never biked in the winter before, this is your nudge to give it a try! 🚲❄️
Full details are here:
buff.ly/soa38pA
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straight up Gestapo shit
January 31, 2026 at 8:54 PM
straight up Gestapo shit
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I don't think people appreciate enough the fact that, at a time where global warming was approaching an inflection point yet renewable energy was finally becoming economically viable, we decided to squander that opportunity because literal death cultists decided we needed Infinite Bullshit Machines.
January 31, 2026 at 4:33 AM
I don't think people appreciate enough the fact that, at a time where global warming was approaching an inflection point yet renewable energy was finally becoming economically viable, we decided to squander that opportunity because literal death cultists decided we needed Infinite Bullshit Machines.
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Leading American companies — including Palantir, Deloitte, and private prison giant GEO Group — raked in over $22B from ICE and CBP contracts last year.
Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
January 30, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Leading American companies — including Palantir, Deloitte, and private prison giant GEO Group — raked in over $22B from ICE and CBP contracts last year.
Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
With everything going on in the world, let's not forget this this isn't about the political parties. The Republicans, the Democrats, the Liberal party, the Conservatives, and even the NDP, they're all neoliberal. That's the real cause of everything.
Stop voting for neoliberals.
Stop voting for neoliberals.
January 31, 2026 at 3:01 PM
With everything going on in the world, let's not forget this this isn't about the political parties. The Republicans, the Democrats, the Liberal party, the Conservatives, and even the NDP, they're all neoliberal. That's the real cause of everything.
Stop voting for neoliberals.
Stop voting for neoliberals.
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"The largest immigrant deportation and prison contractors in the US are expecting an epic payout this year: for every $1 that they donated to GOP campaigns in 2024, these private companies stand to reap more than $11,000 in increased annual revenue."
ICE Detention Contractors Are Reaping Massive Profits
The largest immigrant deportation and prison contractors in the US are expecting an epic payout this year: for every $1
jacobin.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:45 PM
"The largest immigrant deportation and prison contractors in the US are expecting an epic payout this year: for every $1 that they donated to GOP campaigns in 2024, these private companies stand to reap more than $11,000 in increased annual revenue."
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"Too often, these vehicles become a menace when used at high speeds or in places they don’t belong."
I'm trying to imagine a world in which the Tribune Editorial Board applies this logic to automobiles and bike lanes.
I'm trying to imagine a world in which the Tribune Editorial Board applies this logic to automobiles and bike lanes.
Editorial: Secretary of State Giannoulias puts e-bike safety on the table
We are not letting teenaged motorcyclists out on our roads without oversight. So why is it different for electric bikes?
www.chicagotribune.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:12 PM
"Too often, these vehicles become a menace when used at high speeds or in places they don’t belong."
I'm trying to imagine a world in which the Tribune Editorial Board applies this logic to automobiles and bike lanes.
I'm trying to imagine a world in which the Tribune Editorial Board applies this logic to automobiles and bike lanes.
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#yegbike commute: warmish at +3°C with slight northwest wind. Surfaces fairly icy, snowpack covered with a ight sheen, sidewalks slippery. Main roads okay, but caution is required throughout. It’s not as bad as I feared, but it’s not good.
Traffic was blessedly light, and mostly driving slow and […]
Traffic was blessedly light, and mostly driving slow and […]
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mstdn.ca
January 31, 2026 at 1:43 PM
#yegbike commute: warmish at +3°C with slight northwest wind. Surfaces fairly icy, snowpack covered with a ight sheen, sidewalks slippery. Main roads okay, but caution is required throughout. It’s not as bad as I feared, but it’s not good.
Traffic was blessedly light, and mostly driving slow and […]
Traffic was blessedly light, and mostly driving slow and […]
More public money going to subsidize driving. Something that's already about 90% subsidized.
If we really care about climate change, we need to stop saving the automobile industry and start implementing climate-friendly policies.
If we really care about climate change, we need to stop saving the automobile industry and start implementing climate-friendly policies.
Five awardees are on track to receive a combined $12.1 million in federal funding to build and operate electric vehicle charging stations at 14 locations along highways in Washington state. washingtonstatestandard.com/briefs/after...
WA picks EV charger projects to receive federal funding • Washington State Standard
Five awardees are on track to receive a combined $12.1 million in federal funding to build and operate electric vehicle charging stations at 14 locations along highways in Washington state
washingtonstatestandard.com
January 31, 2026 at 2:29 PM
More public money going to subsidize driving. Something that's already about 90% subsidized.
If we really care about climate change, we need to stop saving the automobile industry and start implementing climate-friendly policies.
If we really care about climate change, we need to stop saving the automobile industry and start implementing climate-friendly policies.
So, the Heritage Valley Library is about to open. The City is also building an LRT nearby. Are they close, in a way that allows people outside of cars to easily use LRT to access the library?
It's not terrible, but driving is by far the easiest and that's why we are failing at City Plan goals.
It's not terrible, but driving is by far the easiest and that's why we are failing at City Plan goals.
January 28, 2026 at 11:09 PM
So, the Heritage Valley Library is about to open. The City is also building an LRT nearby. Are they close, in a way that allows people outside of cars to easily use LRT to access the library?
It's not terrible, but driving is by far the easiest and that's why we are failing at City Plan goals.
It's not terrible, but driving is by far the easiest and that's why we are failing at City Plan goals.
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Wîhkwêntôwin already works. The final neighbourhood renewal design doesn’t reflect that. You can help fix that.
Read about how the current draft steps back on safety, year-round bike infrastructure, and people-first design — and how it can still be fixed.
buff.ly/z3grOto
#yegbike #yegcc
Read about how the current draft steps back on safety, year-round bike infrastructure, and people-first design — and how it can still be fixed.
buff.ly/z3grOto
#yegbike #yegcc
January 26, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Wîhkwêntôwin already works. The final neighbourhood renewal design doesn’t reflect that. You can help fix that.
Read about how the current draft steps back on safety, year-round bike infrastructure, and people-first design — and how it can still be fixed.
buff.ly/z3grOto
#yegbike #yegcc
Read about how the current draft steps back on safety, year-round bike infrastructure, and people-first design — and how it can still be fixed.
buff.ly/z3grOto
#yegbike #yegcc