Gary
@garyedmtours.bsky.social
Edmonton dreamer, hubby of a blended family with dogs and cats. Ultra trail runner. Starting my 3rd year of Human Geography at the U of A. Interest in people moving technology and movement in urban areas. 🚠🚄 #yeg
This article is for eastern Canada high speed rail but can just as easily be used in Alberta for HSR between Edmonton and Calgary or the Banff to Calgary in the hopefully soon to be released Passenger Rail master Plan. #alberta #yeg #ycc #banff #albertarail
I've done something that I don't do very often. I wrote a short, quick polemic post. It was prompted by a discussion in here.
It's about why I'm still skeptical about ALTO's HSR project and why there is no way around transparency in public projects.
open.substack.com/pub/marcochi...
It's about why I'm still skeptical about ALTO's HSR project and why there is no way around transparency in public projects.
open.substack.com/pub/marcochi...
Why I’m still skeptical about ALTO’s HSR project
A reality check and a plea for transparency.
open.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:03 PM
This article is for eastern Canada high speed rail but can just as easily be used in Alberta for HSR between Edmonton and Calgary or the Banff to Calgary in the hopefully soon to be released Passenger Rail master Plan. #alberta #yeg #ycc #banff #albertarail
The Rossdale Power Plant is back again. Will city council do something this time? Is anyone willing to invest? www.edmonton.ca/sites/defaul.... #yeg
www.edmonton.ca
November 4, 2025 at 10:24 PM
The Rossdale Power Plant is back again. Will city council do something this time? Is anyone willing to invest? www.edmonton.ca/sites/defaul.... #yeg
For anybody interested in the former Tegler lot. Looks like the city is working on something. cityofedmonton.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #yeg
Vacant Downtown Lot Survey - October 2025
The City is currently addressing the conditions at a vacant lot at the former site of the Bank of Montreal building located at 101 Street and 101 Avenue NW. We want to hear from you about your experie...
cityofedmonton.qualtrics.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:09 PM
For anybody interested in the former Tegler lot. Looks like the city is working on something. cityofedmonton.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #yeg
As a spouse of a teacher I can confirm this. “Come to Alberta. We’ll work our hardest to burn you out and get you to quit teaching.” #yeg #albertateachers #alberta
October 28, 2025 at 10:07 PM
As a spouse of a teacher I can confirm this. “Come to Alberta. We’ll work our hardest to burn you out and get you to quit teaching.” #yeg #albertateachers #alberta
This article annoys me. This
Is more about erratic commuters who are not on a set schedule and book last minute. Although i do feel for the Belleville person who has had frequency reduction. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/.... #viarail #passengerrail #commuter
Is more about erratic commuters who are not on a set schedule and book last minute. Although i do feel for the Belleville person who has had frequency reduction. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/.... #viarail #passengerrail #commuter
Did Via Rail get more expensive? Some commuters say they're being priced out | CBC News
CBC News has heard from dozens of passengers who says Via Rail's pricing is affecting how they travel. The problem isn't necessarily that ticket prices have increased across the board, they say, but t...
www.cbc.ca
October 23, 2025 at 12:19 PM
This article annoys me. This
Is more about erratic commuters who are not on a set schedule and book last minute. Although i do feel for the Belleville person who has had frequency reduction. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/.... #viarail #passengerrail #commuter
Is more about erratic commuters who are not on a set schedule and book last minute. Although i do feel for the Belleville person who has had frequency reduction. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/.... #viarail #passengerrail #commuter
Who knew compressed air could be used as an energy storage? This is so cool, and another example is that climate change will be challenged by many different technologies as well as giving the earth a chance to recuperate. #energystorage #canada www.bbc.com/future/artic...
The liquid air alternative to fossil fuels
An overlooked technology for nearly 50 years, the first liquid air battery facility is finally set to power up in 2026.
www.bbc.com
October 13, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Who knew compressed air could be used as an energy storage? This is so cool, and another example is that climate change will be challenged by many different technologies as well as giving the earth a chance to recuperate. #energystorage #canada www.bbc.com/future/artic...
Is there a program like this in Canada? This would be so much more impactful than electric vehicle rebates. rmi.org/the-e-bike-r...
The E-Bike Rebate Program Guidebook - RMI
The E-Bike Rebate Program Guidebook is a manual for local governments, nonprofits, and transportation agencies seeking to boost mobility access, affordability, and activity in their communities by low...
rmi.org
October 12, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Is there a program like this in Canada? This would be so much more impactful than electric vehicle rebates. rmi.org/the-e-bike-r...
This is a pretty cool transit app. You can follow ETS buses or LRT. Hope someday we will have regional and intercity passenger rail service. You can also go to any other area of the world. #yeg #transit travic.app?z=13&x=-1263...
TRAVIC - Transit Visualization Client
This tracker provides movement visualization of transit data published by transit agencies and operators from all over the world. The movements are mostly based on static schedule data. Wherever real-...
travic.app
October 5, 2025 at 9:07 PM
This is a pretty cool transit app. You can follow ETS buses or LRT. Hope someday we will have regional and intercity passenger rail service. You can also go to any other area of the world. #yeg #transit travic.app?z=13&x=-1263...
Our neighbors to the south have been hosting an annual conference to increase support for passenger rail. It's time for Alberta to start hosting one to get the expertise and momentum to grow in western Canada. www.bigskyrail.org/2025-bspra-a... #yeg #yyc #Alberta #passengerrail
BSPRA Annual Conference 2025 — Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority
www.bigskyrail.org
October 5, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Our neighbors to the south have been hosting an annual conference to increase support for passenger rail. It's time for Alberta to start hosting one to get the expertise and momentum to grow in western Canada. www.bigskyrail.org/2025-bspra-a... #yeg #yyc #Alberta #passengerrail
I’m a bit perplexed. Alberta announces a goal to have a pipeline to tidewater but with no private company’s confirmed to jump on the Canadian govt major projects list. Yet EllisDon has a much further advanced HSR project between Edmonton and Calgary and nothing. Frustrating. #yeg #yyc #hsr
October 2, 2025 at 4:33 AM
The truce between the pup and the cat continues. #dogsofbluesky #catsofbluesky
October 1, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The truce between the pup and the cat continues. #dogsofbluesky #catsofbluesky
This can also be applied to Alberta HSR and if the rails start being manufactured in Canada, CN and CPKS could potentially be buyers for replacement rails.
thelogic.co/news/alto-hi...
thelogic.co/news/alto-hi...
Alto wants piles of Canadian steel to keep high-speed rail on track - The Logic
The Crown-owned builder of the Quebec City-Toronto line needs 300,000 tonnes for tracks alone—but decades of U.S. integration might complicate things
thelogic.co
October 1, 2025 at 12:02 PM
This can also be applied to Alberta HSR and if the rails start being manufactured in Canada, CN and CPKS could potentially be buyers for replacement rails.
thelogic.co/news/alto-hi...
thelogic.co/news/alto-hi...
On this day of reflection on the untimely passing of Dr Darren Markland, what could be a lasting legacy. I believe naming the now under construction mountain bike park at Queen Elizabeth Park in his honour would be a good start. #yeg #mountainbike
September 26, 2025 at 2:40 PM
On this day of reflection on the untimely passing of Dr Darren Markland, what could be a lasting legacy. I believe naming the now under construction mountain bike park at Queen Elizabeth Park in his honour would be a good start. #yeg #mountainbike
Love this. Wish we didn't need it.
September 25, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Love this. Wish we didn't need it.
Some nuggets about the Rail Alberta Master plan as well as LRT to the airport for both Edmonton and Calgary. #yeg #rail #lrt #yyc open.alberta.ca/dataset/b076...
open.alberta.ca
September 23, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Some nuggets about the Rail Alberta Master plan as well as LRT to the airport for both Edmonton and Calgary. #yeg #rail #lrt #yyc open.alberta.ca/dataset/b076...
Now, this is the way to open a new LRT. Who could we get? McDavid, Nathan Fillion, why not KD Lang. We have Valley Line West and the south extension of the Capital Line. What about Hugh Jackman as Wolverine with a giant statue at one of the stations. #yeg #lrt
Yesterday, I had the privilege and the honor to emcee the opening of the new Metro A Line light rail extension from Glendora to Pomona.
“…we are all Angelenos who love our city of angels. Our Metro system is an expression of that love for our communities.”
Yesterday, I had the privilege and the honor to emcee the opening of the new Metro A Line light rail extension from Glendora to Pomona. If you’re local, you know […]
wilwheaton.net
September 21, 2025 at 2:45 AM
I would love to see the expertise in Calgary and Edmonton LRT expansion put to future rail expansions throughout the province. Could help keep future costs under control. Be like Madrid. Could be a new motto. #yeg #yyc #rail #alberta
This article about Madrid’s metro system has some great insights about how its growth was quick, cheap, and of good quality. They identified 4 key points that made it possible and successful. Great read.
worksinprogress.co/issue/how-ma...
worksinprogress.co/issue/how-ma...
How Madrid built its metro cheaply
Madrid tripled the length of its metro system in just 12 years — faster and cheaper than almost any other city in the world. What can its expansion teach other cities?
worksinprogress.co
September 21, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Reposted by Gary
This article about Madrid’s metro system has some great insights about how its growth was quick, cheap, and of good quality. They identified 4 key points that made it possible and successful. Great read.
worksinprogress.co/issue/how-ma...
worksinprogress.co/issue/how-ma...
How Madrid built its metro cheaply
Madrid tripled the length of its metro system in just 12 years — faster and cheaper than almost any other city in the world. What can its expansion teach other cities?
worksinprogress.co
September 21, 2025 at 1:19 AM
This article about Madrid’s metro system has some great insights about how its growth was quick, cheap, and of good quality. They identified 4 key points that made it possible and successful. Great read.
worksinprogress.co/issue/how-ma...
worksinprogress.co/issue/how-ma...
This art piece is on the edge of the University of Alberta. Now, in my second week of my second year of university, after a three decades break, I look at this art with an even greater appreciation. Learning is for life. #uofa #education #yeg
September 8, 2025 at 9:28 PM
This art piece is on the edge of the University of Alberta. Now, in my second week of my second year of university, after a three decades break, I look at this art with an even greater appreciation. Learning is for life. #uofa #education #yeg
Third summer reading complete. Excellent book and educational and interesting. The smoke at the top of the pic is from an appliance recycling fire. Smoke is now everywhere. Not related to the book but wonder if the fire department could get some ideas for how to put out this fire #urban #yeg
August 31, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Almost no mosquitoes all summer, but now getting swarmed by these small ones. And they hurt. Come on winter. (Joking) #yeg #mosquitoes
August 26, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Almost no mosquitoes all summer, but now getting swarmed by these small ones. And they hurt. Come on winter. (Joking) #yeg #mosquitoes
August 24, 2025 at 4:57 PM