Darcy R
@geodarcy.bsky.social
Doctor of Human Geography and Urban Planning, rider of bikes, and YouTuber at the intersection of the two.
https://www.youtube.com/c/bikebikenudgenudge
https://www.youtube.com/c/bikebikenudgenudge
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On Saturday, we will be testing the YEG ward with the best bike infrastructure (so far) to see if one can ride between places in the ward that women need to go: schools, hardware stores, groceries, clinics, malls, LRT stations, cafes, seniors centre, City Hall & a college (spoiler: answer is no).
February 12, 2026 at 5:09 PM
On Saturday, we will be testing the YEG ward with the best bike infrastructure (so far) to see if one can ride between places in the ward that women need to go: schools, hardware stores, groceries, clinics, malls, LRT stations, cafes, seniors centre, City Hall & a college (spoiler: answer is no).
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I've been talking to a lot of low vision cyclists for a new project and it has made me think about some of the assumptions I carry regarding who has a right to be in public space and move in public space.
February 11, 2026 at 10:50 PM
I've been talking to a lot of low vision cyclists for a new project and it has made me think about some of the assumptions I carry regarding who has a right to be in public space and move in public space.
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I'm looking for examples of VMT reduction policies with teeth.
Who has good ones? Especially at the municipal level.
Who has good ones? Especially at the municipal level.
February 9, 2026 at 7:56 PM
I'm looking for examples of VMT reduction policies with teeth.
Who has good ones? Especially at the municipal level.
Who has good ones? Especially at the municipal level.
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Stand down! I found it www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
"Changing the priority for cyclists at separate bicycle crossings, when planning main routes for cyclists, requires at least an elevated crossing, or a hump before the crossing"
"Changing the priority for cyclists at separate bicycle crossings, when planning main routes for cyclists, requires at least an elevated crossing, or a hump before the crossing"
Car Driver and Bicyclist Behavior at Bicycle Crossings Under Different Priority Regulations
In order to improve traffic safety, the Finnish Traffic Code concerning rights of way at bicycle crossings changed on the first of June, 1997. This st…
www.sciencedirect.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Stand down! I found it www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
"Changing the priority for cyclists at separate bicycle crossings, when planning main routes for cyclists, requires at least an elevated crossing, or a hump before the crossing"
"Changing the priority for cyclists at separate bicycle crossings, when planning main routes for cyclists, requires at least an elevated crossing, or a hump before the crossing"
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New paper finds that US bike deaths have "trended toward lower-density suburban areas" rather than central cities
Those killed tend to be poor and non-white.
Lesson: The suburbanization of poverty could be contributing to the surging number of cyclist fatalities.
doi.org/10.1016/j.jc...
Those killed tend to be poor and non-white.
Lesson: The suburbanization of poverty could be contributing to the surging number of cyclist fatalities.
doi.org/10.1016/j.jc...
February 8, 2026 at 3:26 PM
New paper finds that US bike deaths have "trended toward lower-density suburban areas" rather than central cities
Those killed tend to be poor and non-white.
Lesson: The suburbanization of poverty could be contributing to the surging number of cyclist fatalities.
doi.org/10.1016/j.jc...
Those killed tend to be poor and non-white.
Lesson: The suburbanization of poverty could be contributing to the surging number of cyclist fatalities.
doi.org/10.1016/j.jc...
Can you find the bike lane between the parking and travel lanes for SUVs?
February 7, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Can you find the bike lane between the parking and travel lanes for SUVs?
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Yaaa, um.
We aren't the ones that said we'd never back down, just for the record.
We know the City of Edmonton can do excellent work, and we believe that Wîhkwêntôwin deserves great! We will be the first to say we like good things - like 132 Ave or the downtown bike network.
#yegbike
We aren't the ones that said we'd never back down, just for the record.
We know the City of Edmonton can do excellent work, and we believe that Wîhkwêntôwin deserves great! We will be the first to say we like good things - like 132 Ave or the downtown bike network.
#yegbike
🎙️ Just published a new episode of Speaking Municipally: A destination parking lot. Have a listen:
A destination parking lot
We look at a proposal for that beloved downtown pit, also known as the...
share.transistor.fm
February 6, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Yaaa, um.
We aren't the ones that said we'd never back down, just for the record.
We know the City of Edmonton can do excellent work, and we believe that Wîhkwêntôwin deserves great! We will be the first to say we like good things - like 132 Ave or the downtown bike network.
#yegbike
We aren't the ones that said we'd never back down, just for the record.
We know the City of Edmonton can do excellent work, and we believe that Wîhkwêntôwin deserves great! We will be the first to say we like good things - like 132 Ave or the downtown bike network.
#yegbike
Fighting #Blindness Canada is trying to connect people with similar eye diseases IRL. One in #yeg is at an #inaccessible rec centre. The closest bus stop is 2.5km away. If you go, you must be driven there. #motonormativity #disability #VisuallyImpaired
February 6, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Fighting #Blindness Canada is trying to connect people with similar eye diseases IRL. One in #yeg is at an #inaccessible rec centre. The closest bus stop is 2.5km away. If you go, you must be driven there. #motonormativity #disability #VisuallyImpaired
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Edmonton City Council votes to not learn whether building a neighbourhood will lose the city money.
After @edmontonanne.bsky.social moved to have analysis done to see if Kettle Lakes would be profitable, 7 councillors led by a "fiscal conservative" decided they'd simply rather not know.
After @edmontonanne.bsky.social moved to have analysis done to see if Kettle Lakes would be profitable, 7 councillors led by a "fiscal conservative" decided they'd simply rather not know.
February 3, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Edmonton City Council votes to not learn whether building a neighbourhood will lose the city money.
After @edmontonanne.bsky.social moved to have analysis done to see if Kettle Lakes would be profitable, 7 councillors led by a "fiscal conservative" decided they'd simply rather not know.
After @edmontonanne.bsky.social moved to have analysis done to see if Kettle Lakes would be profitable, 7 councillors led by a "fiscal conservative" decided they'd simply rather not know.
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New research finds negligible benefit from "minimum passing distance" laws requiring drivers to give cyclists space when overtaking them.
Protected bike lanes are far more effective.
doi.org/10.1016/j.jc...
Protected bike lanes are far more effective.
doi.org/10.1016/j.jc...
February 3, 2026 at 1:23 PM
New research finds negligible benefit from "minimum passing distance" laws requiring drivers to give cyclists space when overtaking them.
Protected bike lanes are far more effective.
doi.org/10.1016/j.jc...
Protected bike lanes are far more effective.
doi.org/10.1016/j.jc...
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Or I could have accessed the event quickly and easily by car.
Of the people who came, there was an enthusiastic group of cyclists, and a lot of people complaining about losing parking and the existence of bike lanes. Maybe we would have heard more voices if transit and cycling access were better.
Of the people who came, there was an enthusiastic group of cyclists, and a lot of people complaining about losing parking and the existence of bike lanes. Maybe we would have heard more voices if transit and cycling access were better.
January 31, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Or I could have accessed the event quickly and easily by car.
Of the people who came, there was an enthusiastic group of cyclists, and a lot of people complaining about losing parking and the existence of bike lanes. Maybe we would have heard more voices if transit and cycling access were better.
Of the people who came, there was an enthusiastic group of cyclists, and a lot of people complaining about losing parking and the existence of bike lanes. Maybe we would have heard more voices if transit and cycling access were better.
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Recent Danish paper suggests that transit's first-mile/last-mile discourse is overblown.
Pretty much any FM/LM "solution" fails to improve total welfare for distances <1km.
A big reason: Walking is really healthy!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Pretty much any FM/LM "solution" fails to improve total welfare for distances <1km.
A big reason: Walking is really healthy!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
January 31, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Recent Danish paper suggests that transit's first-mile/last-mile discourse is overblown.
Pretty much any FM/LM "solution" fails to improve total welfare for distances <1km.
A big reason: Walking is really healthy!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Pretty much any FM/LM "solution" fails to improve total welfare for distances <1km.
A big reason: Walking is really healthy!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Trying out a new camera setup on the UA. I think it could be really good for Kidical Mass if I also use the extension selfie stick I have but just did a quick little ride home from school yesterday. Attached it to the 3D printed hooks with a ski helmet mount. #yycbike
January 29, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Trying out a new camera setup on the UA. I think it could be really good for Kidical Mass if I also use the extension selfie stick I have but just did a quick little ride home from school yesterday. Attached it to the 3D printed hooks with a ski helmet mount. #yycbike
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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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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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Job! We’re hiring entry level transit planners/analysts in Portland, OR or Arlington, VA. jarrettwalker.com/hiring/
Hiring — Jarrett Walker + Associates
Transit GIS analyst/planner
jarrettwalker.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Job! We’re hiring entry level transit planners/analysts in Portland, OR or Arlington, VA. jarrettwalker.com/hiring/
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Wîhkwêntôwin Neighbourhood Renewal final designs are out now:
buff.ly/ea557h2
There is a short engagement period, with two in person events and an online survey.
We think that an important neighbourhood like this deserves a more ambitious design.
#yegbike #yegcc
buff.ly/ea557h2
There is a short engagement period, with two in person events and an online survey.
We think that an important neighbourhood like this deserves a more ambitious design.
#yegbike #yegcc
January 15, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Wîhkwêntôwin Neighbourhood Renewal final designs are out now:
buff.ly/ea557h2
There is a short engagement period, with two in person events and an online survey.
We think that an important neighbourhood like this deserves a more ambitious design.
#yegbike #yegcc
buff.ly/ea557h2
There is a short engagement period, with two in person events and an online survey.
We think that an important neighbourhood like this deserves a more ambitious design.
#yegbike #yegcc
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Introducing CanViz, my little side project over the break to make StatCan tables more accessible.
CanViz - Canadian Data Visualization Tool
Interactive data visualization tool for exploring and analyzing Statistics Canada data tables. Browse thousands of Canadian statistics, create custom plots, and download data in multiple formats.
canviz.mountainmath.ca
January 12, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Introducing CanViz, my little side project over the break to make StatCan tables more accessible.
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We're fostering this little guy right now, and he's the sweetest thing.
He'll be up for adoption through Alberta Homeward Hound in a few weeks if you know of a good home. (www.albertahomewardhound.com)
He'll be up for adoption through Alberta Homeward Hound in a few weeks if you know of a good home. (www.albertahomewardhound.com)
January 13, 2026 at 5:25 PM
We're fostering this little guy right now, and he's the sweetest thing.
He'll be up for adoption through Alberta Homeward Hound in a few weeks if you know of a good home. (www.albertahomewardhound.com)
He'll be up for adoption through Alberta Homeward Hound in a few weeks if you know of a good home. (www.albertahomewardhound.com)
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"A new ten-year study... show that bike lanes can reduce injuries and increase bicycling rates.
But only if they’re protected.
According to the study, painted bike lanes showed an actual increase in bicycling injuries, as well as either only slight increases in bicycling rates."
But only if they’re protected.
According to the study, painted bike lanes showed an actual increase in bicycling injuries, as well as either only slight increases in bicycling rates."
Protected bike lanes boost biking rates, induced demand works for bikes too, Calbike calls for restoring Active Transportation and ebike incentive funding, and ebike gaslighting as a government skill: bikinginla.com/2026/01/12/p... #bikeLA
Protected bike lanes boost biking rates, induced demand works for bikes too, and ebike gaslighting as a government skill - BikinginLA
A new ten-year Canadian study shows that bike lanes can reduce injuries and increase bicycling rates. But only if they're protected.
bikinginla.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:44 AM
"A new ten-year study... show that bike lanes can reduce injuries and increase bicycling rates.
But only if they’re protected.
According to the study, painted bike lanes showed an actual increase in bicycling injuries, as well as either only slight increases in bicycling rates."
But only if they’re protected.
According to the study, painted bike lanes showed an actual increase in bicycling injuries, as well as either only slight increases in bicycling rates."
@ohtheurbanity.bsky.social I’m making a note to share some of my video with you. Lots of #yeg, some China, almost all from the handlebars of a bike.
January 12, 2026 at 3:04 AM
@ohtheurbanity.bsky.social I’m making a note to share some of my video with you. Lots of #yeg, some China, almost all from the handlebars of a bike.
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In October we invited all the newly elected councillors of Edmonton to experience the city's infrastructure as women using active transportation.
Yesterday, we rode with Councillor Morgan. The route was snirt, crud + slush; the light flat, wind clammy. But he paid attention, asked good questions🙏🏼
Yesterday, we rode with Councillor Morgan. The route was snirt, crud + slush; the light flat, wind clammy. But he paid attention, asked good questions🙏🏼
January 11, 2026 at 5:36 PM
In October we invited all the newly elected councillors of Edmonton to experience the city's infrastructure as women using active transportation.
Yesterday, we rode with Councillor Morgan. The route was snirt, crud + slush; the light flat, wind clammy. But he paid attention, asked good questions🙏🏼
Yesterday, we rode with Councillor Morgan. The route was snirt, crud + slush; the light flat, wind clammy. But he paid attention, asked good questions🙏🏼
Signed the petition to ban public money going to private schools in #Alberta. Since it was in a local #BookStore, I bought an #urbanist book on a whim, despite one of the endorsements being from Richard Florida
January 10, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Signed the petition to ban public money going to private schools in #Alberta. Since it was in a local #BookStore, I bought an #urbanist book on a whim, despite one of the endorsements being from Richard Florida
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The citizen's initiative petition campaign demanding that public funds not be diverted to private schools continues, with 37 days remaining.
The organizers are maintaining this website which lists when and where you can sign—or even sign up to volunteer:
The organizers are maintaining this website which lists when and where you can sign—or even sign up to volunteer:
Alberta Funds Public Schools
A Citizen Initiative petitioning the Government of Alberta to improve its Public Education funding model.
sign.abfundspublicschools.ca
January 5, 2026 at 1:44 AM
The citizen's initiative petition campaign demanding that public funds not be diverted to private schools continues, with 37 days remaining.
The organizers are maintaining this website which lists when and where you can sign—or even sign up to volunteer:
The organizers are maintaining this website which lists when and where you can sign—or even sign up to volunteer:
I've gone rogue! I'm now fighting on two fronts as I've opened up a War on Cars and a War on Xmas. Or, am I trying to prove that cars ruin everything, even Xmas light displays? You decide!
youtu.be/mECjNdINdbg
youtu.be/mECjNdINdbg
My War on Cars AND Xmas
YouTube video by bike bike nudge nudge
youtu.be
January 4, 2026 at 8:43 PM
I've gone rogue! I'm now fighting on two fronts as I've opened up a War on Cars and a War on Xmas. Or, am I trying to prove that cars ruin everything, even Xmas light displays? You decide!
youtu.be/mECjNdINdbg
youtu.be/mECjNdINdbg