Cassandra
@bunnysmash.bsky.social
Opinions of late-30's downtown adjacent #YEG dweller. Year round bike commuter. Also ... @bunnysmash@mstdn.ca; Threads - @bunny_smash
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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
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This animation of the zoned capacity of each lot in the RS zone tells it all: 80 sqm might be fine, but 90 sqm is very bad.
January 26, 2026 at 5:53 PM
This animation of the zoned capacity of each lot in the RS zone tells it all: 80 sqm might be fine, but 90 sqm is very bad.
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when edmonton admin ask for more money, is this what they have in mind?
I doubt it.
we don't know how to do triage cleaning, and they don't want to learn.
I doubt it.
we don't know how to do triage cleaning, and they don't want to learn.
The inequity of muni street plowing vs residents clearing sidewalks is so magnified in a big snowfall like this.
Every hour or so, a plow comes thru to scrape asphalt.
Is the marginal value of paying that guy for that 10th street plowing at all comparable to a single run at the 15” on sidewalks?
Every hour or so, a plow comes thru to scrape asphalt.
Is the marginal value of paying that guy for that 10th street plowing at all comparable to a single run at the 15” on sidewalks?
January 26, 2026 at 4:34 PM
when edmonton admin ask for more money, is this what they have in mind?
I doubt it.
we don't know how to do triage cleaning, and they don't want to learn.
I doubt it.
we don't know how to do triage cleaning, and they don't want to learn.
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Hey @edmontonoilers.bsky.social and Rogers Place: I hope I never see this separatist loser performing in your building again. There are plenty of more talented artists in Alberta who are both Albertan AND Canadian, and are NOT seditionist traitors.
#Oilers #yeg #ableg #cdnpoli
#Oilers #yeg #ableg #cdnpoli
January 25, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Hey @edmontonoilers.bsky.social and Rogers Place: I hope I never see this separatist loser performing in your building again. There are plenty of more talented artists in Alberta who are both Albertan AND Canadian, and are NOT seditionist traitors.
#Oilers #yeg #ableg #cdnpoli
#Oilers #yeg #ableg #cdnpoli
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In the Region of Waterloo, a Bombardier FLEXITY Freedom LRV glides into Grand River Hospital station.
Note how it cruises smoothly through every intersection, thanks to full Transit Signal Priority.
In Waterloo, the LRT doesn’t stop for cars.
#wrLRT
Note how it cruises smoothly through every intersection, thanks to full Transit Signal Priority.
In Waterloo, the LRT doesn’t stop for cars.
#wrLRT
December 14, 2025 at 1:45 AM
In the Region of Waterloo, a Bombardier FLEXITY Freedom LRV glides into Grand River Hospital station.
Note how it cruises smoothly through every intersection, thanks to full Transit Signal Priority.
In Waterloo, the LRT doesn’t stop for cars.
#wrLRT
Note how it cruises smoothly through every intersection, thanks to full Transit Signal Priority.
In Waterloo, the LRT doesn’t stop for cars.
#wrLRT
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I've reached out to all Canadian companies listed here to ask if they intend to continue working with ICE:
Hootsuite
Roshel
Garda
Jim Pattison Developments
I've also reached out to @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social's team for comment on export permits for Canadian sale of armoured vehicles to ICE.
Hootsuite
Roshel
Garda
Jim Pattison Developments
I've also reached out to @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social's team for comment on export permits for Canadian sale of armoured vehicles to ICE.
Drop the names of any Canadian companies you’ve seen working with ICE in the comments.
I’m aware of Gardaworld, Roshel, Hootsuite.
Would love to gather any and all other names.
I’m aware of Gardaworld, Roshel, Hootsuite.
Would love to gather any and all other names.
January 25, 2026 at 10:01 PM
I've reached out to all Canadian companies listed here to ask if they intend to continue working with ICE:
Hootsuite
Roshel
Garda
Jim Pattison Developments
I've also reached out to @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social's team for comment on export permits for Canadian sale of armoured vehicles to ICE.
Hootsuite
Roshel
Garda
Jim Pattison Developments
I've also reached out to @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social's team for comment on export permits for Canadian sale of armoured vehicles to ICE.
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Not to mention that the post was put up here by @surlybikes.bsky.social. We need more companies of all sizes speaking up, but hats off to the ones like Surly that are.
I do think the local bicycle shop declaring They Can’t Kill Us All does mean this is shifting Into a new gear.
From Angry Catfish, independent bicycle shop in Minneapolis
January 25, 2026 at 5:01 AM
Not to mention that the post was put up here by @surlybikes.bsky.social. We need more companies of all sizes speaking up, but hats off to the ones like Surly that are.
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A small group of Albertans has been advocating for the province to separate from Canada and become the 51st state.
I wonder if seeing the U.S. Secretary of War say something like this about an existing state, hours after a second civilian was shot dead by federal authorities, gives them any pause.
I wonder if seeing the U.S. Secretary of War say something like this about an existing state, hours after a second civilian was shot dead by federal authorities, gives them any pause.
This is an actual post from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth: Praising ICE after Alex Pretti was killed, blaming the Democratic leadership of Minnesota, and writing that ICE is greater/better than Minnesota.
He is actively demeaning the people of Minnesota just hours after Pretti was murdered.
He is actively demeaning the people of Minnesota just hours after Pretti was murdered.
January 24, 2026 at 11:23 PM
A small group of Albertans has been advocating for the province to separate from Canada and become the 51st state.
I wonder if seeing the U.S. Secretary of War say something like this about an existing state, hours after a second civilian was shot dead by federal authorities, gives them any pause.
I wonder if seeing the U.S. Secretary of War say something like this about an existing state, hours after a second civilian was shot dead by federal authorities, gives them any pause.
So you would rather pay twice per year to install and uninstall infrastructure? Continuously block traffic (make congestion) and cause confusion for all users.
How about we just plow sooner when infrastructure is more visible and people not to park further and further from the actual curb.
How about we just plow sooner when infrastructure is more visible and people not to park further and further from the actual curb.
Counc. M. Elliot rec‘d info from #yeg crews posted in newsletter: “Bikes lanes are also a major hindrance for snow clearing as it narrows the roads & are often hit by equipment. Bike lanes should only be available in the summer & removed in the winter as they are rarely used in the winter.” #yegbike
January 25, 2026 at 2:22 AM
So you would rather pay twice per year to install and uninstall infrastructure? Continuously block traffic (make congestion) and cause confusion for all users.
How about we just plow sooner when infrastructure is more visible and people not to park further and further from the actual curb.
How about we just plow sooner when infrastructure is more visible and people not to park further and further from the actual curb.
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Any evidence of this?
We've seen pickup trucks hit bike lanes in the summer but we can't recall a bike lane being damaged by a snow plow.
The roads are narrowed but not enough to hinder equipment. That's explicitly part of the City's engineering guidelines.
This appears to be fearmongering.
We've seen pickup trucks hit bike lanes in the summer but we can't recall a bike lane being damaged by a snow plow.
The roads are narrowed but not enough to hinder equipment. That's explicitly part of the City's engineering guidelines.
This appears to be fearmongering.
Counc. M. Elliot rec‘d info from #yeg crews posted in newsletter: “Bikes lanes are also a major hindrance for snow clearing as it narrows the roads & are often hit by equipment. Bike lanes should only be available in the summer & removed in the winter as they are rarely used in the winter.” #yegbike
January 25, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Any evidence of this?
We've seen pickup trucks hit bike lanes in the summer but we can't recall a bike lane being damaged by a snow plow.
The roads are narrowed but not enough to hinder equipment. That's explicitly part of the City's engineering guidelines.
This appears to be fearmongering.
We've seen pickup trucks hit bike lanes in the summer but we can't recall a bike lane being damaged by a snow plow.
The roads are narrowed but not enough to hinder equipment. That's explicitly part of the City's engineering guidelines.
This appears to be fearmongering.
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Also no mention of the general strike that was part of this today.
Zero.
Corporate media doesn’t want you to know this was a general strike
Zero.
Corporate media doesn’t want you to know this was a general strike
Fuck you CNN “hundreds”?!?!
Fucking spineless cowards - how many were really there you boot licking enablers?
Fucking spineless cowards - how many were really there you boot licking enablers?
January 24, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Also no mention of the general strike that was part of this today.
Zero.
Corporate media doesn’t want you to know this was a general strike
Zero.
Corporate media doesn’t want you to know this was a general strike
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Institutional permission to fail is how Edmonton’s Complete Streets standards quietly allow unsafe designs to be called “compliant.”
Painted lanes. Shared streets. Sidewalk-like paths. Safety traded away in the name of flexibility and legal defensibility.
That’s not Vision Zero.
buff.ly/WDPWf8p
Painted lanes. Shared streets. Sidewalk-like paths. Safety traded away in the name of flexibility and legal defensibility.
That’s not Vision Zero.
buff.ly/WDPWf8p
January 23, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Institutional permission to fail is how Edmonton’s Complete Streets standards quietly allow unsafe designs to be called “compliant.”
Painted lanes. Shared streets. Sidewalk-like paths. Safety traded away in the name of flexibility and legal defensibility.
That’s not Vision Zero.
buff.ly/WDPWf8p
Painted lanes. Shared streets. Sidewalk-like paths. Safety traded away in the name of flexibility and legal defensibility.
That’s not Vision Zero.
buff.ly/WDPWf8p
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I feel like the media should be looking into this case harder. How was speed not a factor if the woman was dragged/thrown 20 feet? Why was the initial statement that the light was green? Are there other witnesses?
Bystander attempted to save life of woman killed in crash
Bystander attempted to save life of woman killed in crash
Andre Grondin said he administered CPR to the first person killed in a crash in Edmonton this year. CTV News Edmonton's Evan Kenny reports.
bit.ly
January 23, 2026 at 5:08 PM
I feel like the media should be looking into this case harder. How was speed not a factor if the woman was dragged/thrown 20 feet? Why was the initial statement that the light was green? Are there other witnesses?
Ugh. I think I need to practice talking myself up/about myself. Applied and received an interview for an internal role and still got nervous as shit.
Hopefully they saw through my nervousness. So strange to be interviewed by people you work with every day.
Hopefully they saw through my nervousness. So strange to be interviewed by people you work with every day.
January 23, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Ugh. I think I need to practice talking myself up/about myself. Applied and received an interview for an internal role and still got nervous as shit.
Hopefully they saw through my nervousness. So strange to be interviewed by people you work with every day.
Hopefully they saw through my nervousness. So strange to be interviewed by people you work with every day.
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Imagine if we funded fire services (in 2025, ~6% of the budget) instead of cops (14.9%, also 2025).
Growing city biggest challenge for Edmonton fire services: chief
Growing city biggest challenge for Edmonton fire services: chief
With Edmonton’s population projected to increase by more than 100,000 in the next four years, fire chief David Lazenby says it’s the service’s main concern.
bit.ly
January 23, 2026 at 2:29 AM
Imagine if we funded fire services (in 2025, ~6% of the budget) instead of cops (14.9%, also 2025).
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eps are blaming a 78 year old woman for jaywalking at this intersection. (media are copy/pasting, of course)
But eps lie a lot when pedestrians are killed...
www.edmontonpolice.ca/News/MediaRe...
But eps lie a lot when pedestrians are killed...
www.edmontonpolice.ca/News/MediaRe...
January 22, 2026 at 5:34 PM
eps are blaming a 78 year old woman for jaywalking at this intersection. (media are copy/pasting, of course)
But eps lie a lot when pedestrians are killed...
www.edmontonpolice.ca/News/MediaRe...
But eps lie a lot when pedestrians are killed...
www.edmontonpolice.ca/News/MediaRe...
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I do teach my kids to act like all drivers will try to kill you, but if the City of Calgary wants to share this message in the wake of yet another set of street violence they need to do it differently and not call it "crossing the street the right way".
Be clear that the issue is the drivers 1/
Be clear that the issue is the drivers 1/
Intersection safety starts with all of us.🚦
Last year, 15 pedestrians lost their lives on our streets. This number must go down.
January is Intersection Safety Month. This student-created video reminds us to slow down, put phones away, and stay cautious at intersections.
calgary.ca/traffictips
Last year, 15 pedestrians lost their lives on our streets. This number must go down.
January is Intersection Safety Month. This student-created video reminds us to slow down, put phones away, and stay cautious at intersections.
calgary.ca/traffictips
January 21, 2026 at 3:39 PM
I do teach my kids to act like all drivers will try to kill you, but if the City of Calgary wants to share this message in the wake of yet another set of street violence they need to do it differently and not call it "crossing the street the right way".
Be clear that the issue is the drivers 1/
Be clear that the issue is the drivers 1/
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Critics scream that walkability, bike lanes, and public transit are social engineering, when in reality we've built an entire country that revolves around car dependency as the basic requirement for participation in society. These policies kill small businesses and literally create traffic.
January 22, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Critics scream that walkability, bike lanes, and public transit are social engineering, when in reality we've built an entire country that revolves around car dependency as the basic requirement for participation in society. These policies kill small businesses and literally create traffic.
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Local creep Jesse Watson, after losing in the election this fall has doubled down on his pattern of behaviour of stalking, harassment and bullying.
Yesterday, he attempted to dox a city councillor in a post about parking bans that WAS FALSE
He really, REALLY wants to be a right wing influencer
Yesterday, he attempted to dox a city councillor in a post about parking bans that WAS FALSE
He really, REALLY wants to be a right wing influencer
January 21, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Local creep Jesse Watson, after losing in the election this fall has doubled down on his pattern of behaviour of stalking, harassment and bullying.
Yesterday, he attempted to dox a city councillor in a post about parking bans that WAS FALSE
He really, REALLY wants to be a right wing influencer
Yesterday, he attempted to dox a city councillor in a post about parking bans that WAS FALSE
He really, REALLY wants to be a right wing influencer
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I'm dying over the formal titles of Nardwaur. He deserves this though.
January 22, 2026 at 12:15 AM
I'm dying over the formal titles of Nardwaur. He deserves this though.
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it's bizarre to see both CNN and CNBC run with chyrons reporting that Trump said he won't "use force" to take Greenland, when the comments in question were clearly a threat to take Greenland by force. How naive are we at this point?
January 21, 2026 at 3:01 PM
it's bizarre to see both CNN and CNBC run with chyrons reporting that Trump said he won't "use force" to take Greenland, when the comments in question were clearly a threat to take Greenland by force. How naive are we at this point?
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The cost of Edmonton’s nonexistent sidewalk ice enforcement
January 21, 2026 at 12:52 AM
The cost of Edmonton’s nonexistent sidewalk ice enforcement