Daniel
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· Dec 26
Final version of the map made for Christmas! I think it looks pretty good.
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Did you know that Edmonton has committed to putting bus lanes on 75% of its bus rapid transit network?
#yegcc
#yeglrt
#takeets
#publictransit
#urbanism
#yegcc
#yeglrt
#takeets
#publictransit
#urbanism
February 12, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Did you know that Edmonton has committed to putting bus lanes on 75% of its bus rapid transit network?
#yegcc
#yeglrt
#takeets
#publictransit
#urbanism
#yegcc
#yeglrt
#takeets
#publictransit
#urbanism
Some would say that heterogeneity is the most important thing in creating a good city, especially when it comes to building age
Every time i visit Vancouver i’m reminded that homogeneity isn’t necessary to create a beautiful city.
Buildings old, new, tall and short can sit next to each other harmoniously. Trees and greenery, however, aren’t optional.
Buildings old, new, tall and short can sit next to each other harmoniously. Trees and greenery, however, aren’t optional.
February 12, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Some would say that heterogeneity is the most important thing in creating a good city, especially when it comes to building age
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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.
The Canada development pattern of towers in a mall parking lot is an improvement, and I think the proximity of stuff is amazing, but it doesn’t actually build a comfortable urban environment
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 11, 2026 at 4:58 PM
The Canada development pattern of towers in a mall parking lot is an improvement, and I think the proximity of stuff is amazing, but it doesn’t actually build a comfortable urban environment
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 11, 2026 at 3:32 PM
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
Two governments managing jurisdictions that have experienced rapid growth recently
Two very different abilities and willingnesses to accommodate and embrace growth
I talk about how Edmonton isn’t keeping up, but compared to the province we might as well be years ahead
Two very different abilities and willingnesses to accommodate and embrace growth
I talk about how Edmonton isn’t keeping up, but compared to the province we might as well be years ahead
February 11, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Two governments managing jurisdictions that have experienced rapid growth recently
Two very different abilities and willingnesses to accommodate and embrace growth
I talk about how Edmonton isn’t keeping up, but compared to the province we might as well be years ahead
Two very different abilities and willingnesses to accommodate and embrace growth
I talk about how Edmonton isn’t keeping up, but compared to the province we might as well be years ahead
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When neighbourhoods stagnate, we're not protecting them, we're weakening them. Pushing people out to the suburbs is not sustainable. ZBR is working. We often say we prefer rowhomes when towers are proposed and now we're getting it. Public engagement doesn't mean public agreement.
February 10, 2026 at 5:51 PM
When neighbourhoods stagnate, we're not protecting them, we're weakening them. Pushing people out to the suburbs is not sustainable. ZBR is working. We often say we prefer rowhomes when towers are proposed and now we're getting it. Public engagement doesn't mean public agreement.
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Recently toured a planner on the fence on 8plexes thru Bonnie Doon, showing them how they're deeply used. On my street, we own and are the minority. Most rent but also have kids. Our nbhd school isn't closing, we all save $. Renter voices are routinely ignored. edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...
Residents speak for and against infill at packed Edmonton urban planning committee
Nearly 75 people registered to speak and voice their thoughts for and against the city's two-year-old infill strategy.
edmontonjournal.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Recently toured a planner on the fence on 8plexes thru Bonnie Doon, showing them how they're deeply used. On my street, we own and are the minority. Most rent but also have kids. Our nbhd school isn't closing, we all save $. Renter voices are routinely ignored. edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...
Does anyone know when Wihkwentowin Neighbourhood Renewal is actually supposed to take place? like estimated years of construction?
February 10, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Does anyone know when Wihkwentowin Neighbourhood Renewal is actually supposed to take place? like estimated years of construction?
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In my book, it's morally bankrupt to make families with less money live on 30,000 cars per day roads.
Administration says that the amendments are "not intended to reduce infill", but refocus them to nodes and corridors.
Nodes and corridors are corridors like Calgary trail and gateway, Stoney plain road. Very busy, noisy and polluted arterials.
Nodes and corridors are corridors like Calgary trail and gateway, Stoney plain road. Very busy, noisy and polluted arterials.
February 9, 2026 at 9:30 PM
In my book, it's morally bankrupt to make families with less money live on 30,000 cars per day roads.
Cute 7-plex in Millhurst
February 9, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Cute 7-plex in Millhurst
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Canada's so good at turning bus lines that have the ridership to justify a metro line into trams that have the ridership to justify a metro line
After 15 years of construction, Toronto's Eglinton Crosstown light rail—Line 5—finally opened today. The 19 km, 25-station, $13 b line includes a subway section & creates an east-west connection across the city. It is expected to carry 123,000 daily. An extension to the west is under construction.
February 8, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Canada's so good at turning bus lines that have the ridership to justify a metro line into trams that have the ridership to justify a metro line
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“Toronto got itself a much better transit network today. Eglinton is not perfect, and it’s not a subway, but it will make getting across the city faster and more comfortable.”
The Eglinton Line is Open. Many, Many Thoughts.
Toronto opens its first subway in nearly 25 years.
nextmetro.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:57 PM
“Toronto got itself a much better transit network today. Eglinton is not perfect, and it’s not a subway, but it will make getting across the city faster and more comfortable.”
The amount of houses that alert me whenever I walk by them is ludicrous. I do not feel comfortable being filmed by private landowners when I am in public space
If the cameras only film private land go right ahead, but they should have not be pointed at the sidewalk
If the cameras only film private land go right ahead, but they should have not be pointed at the sidewalk
wild to advertise a massive surveillance network, but since it can find a lost dog it’s good now
Here's that Ring #SuperBowl commercial:
February 9, 2026 at 6:29 PM
The amount of houses that alert me whenever I walk by them is ludicrous. I do not feel comfortable being filmed by private landowners when I am in public space
If the cameras only film private land go right ahead, but they should have not be pointed at the sidewalk
If the cameras only film private land go right ahead, but they should have not be pointed at the sidewalk
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wild to advertise a massive surveillance network, but since it can find a lost dog it’s good now
February 9, 2026 at 6:21 PM
wild to advertise a massive surveillance network, but since it can find a lost dog it’s good now
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🧵 Good morning Edmonton. We're live from the council chambers where the Urban Planning Committee will debate reducing housing options.
There are 60 speakers registered so there's a high chance this becomes two days. We'll be live posting so follow along to see how it goes!
There are 60 speakers registered so there's a high chance this becomes two days. We'll be live posting so follow along to see how it goes!
February 9, 2026 at 4:30 PM
🧵 Good morning Edmonton. We're live from the council chambers where the Urban Planning Committee will debate reducing housing options.
There are 60 speakers registered so there's a high chance this becomes two days. We'll be live posting so follow along to see how it goes!
There are 60 speakers registered so there's a high chance this becomes two days. We'll be live posting so follow along to see how it goes!
Edmonton could be about to downzone most of our city!
I have an awful week so won’t be speaking, but follow along here for some not-so-neutral analysis and updates
I have an awful week so won’t be speaking, but follow along here for some not-so-neutral analysis and updates
🧵 Good morning Edmonton. We're live from the council chambers where the Urban Planning Committee will debate reducing housing options.
There are 60 speakers registered so there's a high chance this becomes two days. We'll be live posting so follow along to see how it goes!
There are 60 speakers registered so there's a high chance this becomes two days. We'll be live posting so follow along to see how it goes!
February 9, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Edmonton could be about to downzone most of our city!
I have an awful week so won’t be speaking, but follow along here for some not-so-neutral analysis and updates
I have an awful week so won’t be speaking, but follow along here for some not-so-neutral analysis and updates
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From a Diab & El-Geneidy 2015 paper:
Just moving stops far-side and removing the right-turn/stop conflict could save up to 8.7% of running times on line 165 in Montréal, equivalent to adding 7-9 trips per weekday per direction for free
We leave so much on the table.
tram.mcgill.ca/Research/Pub...
Just moving stops far-side and removing the right-turn/stop conflict could save up to 8.7% of running times on line 165 in Montréal, equivalent to adding 7-9 trips per weekday per direction for free
We leave so much on the table.
tram.mcgill.ca/Research/Pub...
February 9, 2026 at 2:39 PM
From a Diab & El-Geneidy 2015 paper:
Just moving stops far-side and removing the right-turn/stop conflict could save up to 8.7% of running times on line 165 in Montréal, equivalent to adding 7-9 trips per weekday per direction for free
We leave so much on the table.
tram.mcgill.ca/Research/Pub...
Just moving stops far-side and removing the right-turn/stop conflict could save up to 8.7% of running times on line 165 in Montréal, equivalent to adding 7-9 trips per weekday per direction for free
We leave so much on the table.
tram.mcgill.ca/Research/Pub...
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While many of you are likely yelling “GO PATRIOTS” or “GO SEAHAWKS” I’m yelling “GO HOUSE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE” and “The rule of law!”
February 9, 2026 at 12:22 AM
While many of you are likely yelling “GO PATRIOTS” or “GO SEAHAWKS” I’m yelling “GO HOUSE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE” and “The rule of law!”
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Last week we got more info on what the new high-floor LRT vehicles will look like!
When these 32 new LRVs arrive, Edmonton will finally retire its Siemens U2 fleet, which have been in service since the system opened in the 70s!
When these 32 new LRVs arrive, Edmonton will finally retire its Siemens U2 fleet, which have been in service since the system opened in the 70s!
February 8, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Last week we got more info on what the new high-floor LRT vehicles will look like!
When these 32 new LRVs arrive, Edmonton will finally retire its Siemens U2 fleet, which have been in service since the system opened in the 70s!
When these 32 new LRVs arrive, Edmonton will finally retire its Siemens U2 fleet, which have been in service since the system opened in the 70s!
Going into politics with the sole aim of removing "live, work and play" from every planning document in existence
February 6, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Going into politics with the sole aim of removing "live, work and play" from every planning document in existence
I use the wayback machine almost everyday, don’t want to live without it
The Wayback is now so load-bearing we should be protecting it with our actual lives
They closed the CIA World Factbook and deleted it entirely.
February 5, 2026 at 2:08 AM
I use the wayback machine almost everyday, don’t want to live without it
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The Wayback is now so load-bearing we should be protecting it with our actual lives
They closed the CIA World Factbook and deleted it entirely.
February 5, 2026 at 12:07 AM
The Wayback is now so load-bearing we should be protecting it with our actual lives
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It really does seem like Edmonton made the worst choice on micro mobility share.
High cost and limited range just leads to anti social behaviour and a negative attitude towards scooters.
High cost and limited range just leads to anti social behaviour and a negative attitude towards scooters.
The Bike Share Dilemma
YouTube video by About Here
youtu.be
February 4, 2026 at 10:24 PM
It really does seem like Edmonton made the worst choice on micro mobility share.
High cost and limited range just leads to anti social behaviour and a negative attitude towards scooters.
High cost and limited range just leads to anti social behaviour and a negative attitude towards scooters.