🇨🇦Peislandergirl (she/her)
@peislandergirl.bsky.social
🧶Fiend & Transport Bicyclist
Moh’kins’tsis, Treaty 7 Territory
Ally 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 YYCBike / FiretheUCP
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Unsolicited DM’s will be blocked.
Moh’kins’tsis, Treaty 7 Territory
Ally 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 YYCBike / FiretheUCP
🍁🇨🇦❤️
Unsolicited DM’s will be blocked.
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How it started and how it’s going! #GoByBike #CargoBikeYYC
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It's happening! Canada launched two programs to recruit international researchers.
Canada Impact+ Research Chairs (1 million/yr for 8 yrs +)
Canada Impact+ Emerging Leaders.
I will do my best to facilitate the process for those interested. Hit me up.
www.canada.ca/en/impact-pl...
Canada Impact+ Research Chairs (1 million/yr for 8 yrs +)
Canada Impact+ Emerging Leaders.
I will do my best to facilitate the process for those interested. Hit me up.
www.canada.ca/en/impact-pl...
The Government of Canada introduces new programs for international researchers - Canada.ca
www.canada.ca
December 9, 2025 at 6:06 PM
It's happening! Canada launched two programs to recruit international researchers.
Canada Impact+ Research Chairs (1 million/yr for 8 yrs +)
Canada Impact+ Emerging Leaders.
I will do my best to facilitate the process for those interested. Hit me up.
www.canada.ca/en/impact-pl...
Canada Impact+ Research Chairs (1 million/yr for 8 yrs +)
Canada Impact+ Emerging Leaders.
I will do my best to facilitate the process for those interested. Hit me up.
www.canada.ca/en/impact-pl...
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From there I headed east on the Riverwalk pathway. A bit slick at the start, but got better as I got further east. Lots of people out using the paths in this glorious weather. Ran into a friend walking to work & saw lots of other bikes commuting.
December 9, 2025 at 9:15 PM
From there I headed east on the Riverwalk pathway. A bit slick at the start, but got better as I got further east. Lots of people out using the paths in this glorious weather. Ran into a friend walking to work & saw lots of other bikes commuting.
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#yycbike report: I had to head downtown today so I took 10th Street NW down to the river path. The painted lane is mostly covered in slush/ice/snow so I had to take the lane pretty often. Then when you hit Kensington, there are so many detours!
December 9, 2025 at 9:09 PM
#yycbike report: I had to head downtown today so I took 10th Street NW down to the river path. The painted lane is mostly covered in slush/ice/snow so I had to take the lane pretty often. Then when you hit Kensington, there are so many detours!
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#yycbike report: I came home through PIP & then up to McHugh Bluff by the curling club. Paths are great until you get to the top. 2nd Street bikeway is very slidey snirt & Balmoral Circus still hasn't been plowed. Trying to escalate it before it freezes later this week & gets extra dangerous.
December 9, 2025 at 9:19 PM
#yycbike report: I came home through PIP & then up to McHugh Bluff by the curling club. Paths are great until you get to the top. 2nd Street bikeway is very slidey snirt & Balmoral Circus still hasn't been plowed. Trying to escalate it before it freezes later this week & gets extra dangerous.
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100%
Exactly why reposting it makes no sense to me.
And worse - removing bike lanes in Alberta's cities in the middle og a pedestrian death epidemic is...a choice.
Exactly why reposting it makes no sense to me.
And worse - removing bike lanes in Alberta's cities in the middle og a pedestrian death epidemic is...a choice.
December 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
100%
Exactly why reposting it makes no sense to me.
And worse - removing bike lanes in Alberta's cities in the middle og a pedestrian death epidemic is...a choice.
Exactly why reposting it makes no sense to me.
And worse - removing bike lanes in Alberta's cities in the middle og a pedestrian death epidemic is...a choice.
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Any why is it back in the news? To keep the electorate distracted from the piss poor job they are doing on everything else!
December 9, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Any why is it back in the news? To keep the electorate distracted from the piss poor job they are doing on everything else!
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That bike lane is set to be refreshed with protected lanes starting this year!
www.calgary.ca/planning/tra...
www.calgary.ca/planning/tra...
26 Avenue S.W. improvements
www.calgary.ca
December 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
That bike lane is set to be refreshed with protected lanes starting this year!
www.calgary.ca/planning/tra...
www.calgary.ca/planning/tra...
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Oh, Calgary makes a brief appearance. That's embarrassing. I don't cycle very much and the ultra crappy bike lane near me, where a cyclist was crushed by a dump truck this year, does not inspire me to increase cycling. @jeromyyyc.bsky.social @natefor8.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Oh, Calgary makes a brief appearance. That's embarrassing. I don't cycle very much and the ultra crappy bike lane near me, where a cyclist was crushed by a dump truck this year, does not inspire me to increase cycling. @jeromyyyc.bsky.social @natefor8.bsky.social
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I also think it's proof the "Bicycle Lobby" needs to put out an ad campaign about snirt. It's obvious from many comments there that they have no idea how impossible it is to ride in. One does not simply "just move over" in that scenario <Boromir meme here>.
December 9, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I also think it's proof the "Bicycle Lobby" needs to put out an ad campaign about snirt. It's obvious from many comments there that they have no idea how impossible it is to ride in. One does not simply "just move over" in that scenario <Boromir meme here>.
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lol Canada is absolutely pitiful when it comes to building commuter rail www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Could you outrun the train? Finch LRT takes 55 minutes to cover 10.3 km route | CBC News
Northwest Toronto's newly-opened light-rail transit (LRT) line is getting its first taste of rush hour Monday — but it doesn't appear to be rushing.
www.cbc.ca
December 8, 2025 at 10:29 PM
lol Canada is absolutely pitiful when it comes to building commuter rail www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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The professional organizations are letting this happen.
The UCP are counting on collaborators all throughout the system that will nod their heads and go along with it.
We need to get into the habit of ignoring bullshit rules shielding the corrupt.
The UCP are counting on collaborators all throughout the system that will nod their heads and go along with it.
We need to get into the habit of ignoring bullshit rules shielding the corrupt.
December 9, 2025 at 8:26 PM
The professional organizations are letting this happen.
The UCP are counting on collaborators all throughout the system that will nod their heads and go along with it.
We need to get into the habit of ignoring bullshit rules shielding the corrupt.
The UCP are counting on collaborators all throughout the system that will nod their heads and go along with it.
We need to get into the habit of ignoring bullshit rules shielding the corrupt.
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The Law Society, APEGA and others need to stand up for their principles. Call out these maple MAGA idiots, dare the UCP to charge them. Will never happen, of course.
December 9, 2025 at 8:42 PM
The Law Society, APEGA and others need to stand up for their principles. Call out these maple MAGA idiots, dare the UCP to charge them. Will never happen, of course.
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Justice Minister defends his bill to shield Alberta justice ministers from Law Society complaints. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... by @joeldryden.bsky.social
Immunity for Alberta attorney general necessary to ward off ‘political activism,’ attorney general says | CBC News
Alberta’s justice minister, who is also the attorney general, says new rules that would grant anyone who’s in his job general immunity from law society sanctions are necessary to ward off “political a...
www.cbc.ca
December 9, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Justice Minister defends his bill to shield Alberta justice ministers from Law Society complaints. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... by @joeldryden.bsky.social
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Sucks to suck.
Can we get a better government already?
Can we get a better government already?
Justice Minister defends his bill to shield Alberta justice ministers from Law Society complaints. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... by @joeldryden.bsky.social
Immunity for Alberta attorney general necessary to ward off ‘political activism,’ attorney general says | CBC News
Alberta’s justice minister, who is also the attorney general, says new rules that would grant anyone who’s in his job general immunity from law society sanctions are necessary to ward off “political a...
www.cbc.ca
December 9, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Sucks to suck.
Can we get a better government already?
Can we get a better government already?
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I once saw somebody who queued for 45 minutes every day to drive 1/2 mile. Motonormativity is such a powerful force, I suspect for a lot of people driving and movement are seen as the same thing. Add in the influence of habits and automatic behaviour and non-car alternatives don't even register
Glorious headline and content.
www.leighjournal.co.uk/news/2568278...
1.5 miles from work so she moves 4 miles away for a faster journey, because that's the only option apparently.
www.leighjournal.co.uk/news/2568278...
1.5 miles from work so she moves 4 miles away for a faster journey, because that's the only option apparently.
‘Getting to work less then two miles from home was hell on wheels’
The argument over the need for a link road to ease the frequently gridlocked roads between Wigan and Bolton has raged since the end of the Second…
www.leighjournal.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I once saw somebody who queued for 45 minutes every day to drive 1/2 mile. Motonormativity is such a powerful force, I suspect for a lot of people driving and movement are seen as the same thing. Add in the influence of habits and automatic behaviour and non-car alternatives don't even register
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@jaredwesley.ca: Did the premier of Alberta attack the constitutional role of the courts in Canada’s democracy?
Yes, she did, and in no uncertain terms. #abpoli
Yes, she did, and in no uncertain terms. #abpoli
Danielle Smith’s Dangerous Attack on the Courts | The Tyee
Conservatives helped build Canada’s judicial system, which preserves values true conservatives hold dear.
thetyee.ca
December 9, 2025 at 2:24 PM
@jaredwesley.ca: Did the premier of Alberta attack the constitutional role of the courts in Canada’s democracy?
Yes, she did, and in no uncertain terms. #abpoli
Yes, she did, and in no uncertain terms. #abpoli
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Just Say No To Cars
December 9, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Just Say No To Cars
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I refuse to repost anything to do with the UCP threatening to rip out #yycbike lanes.
Why?
Because nothing will stop then from doing what they want to do and in the interest of self care I am not playing their stupid game.
Also, I will lay down in front of the machines if it actually happens.
Why?
Because nothing will stop then from doing what they want to do and in the interest of self care I am not playing their stupid game.
Also, I will lay down in front of the machines if it actually happens.
December 9, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I refuse to repost anything to do with the UCP threatening to rip out #yycbike lanes.
Why?
Because nothing will stop then from doing what they want to do and in the interest of self care I am not playing their stupid game.
Also, I will lay down in front of the machines if it actually happens.
Why?
Because nothing will stop then from doing what they want to do and in the interest of self care I am not playing their stupid game.
Also, I will lay down in front of the machines if it actually happens.
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“Brian Jean & UCP Face Growing Backlash as Citizens Take Coal Ban Into Their Own Hands”
#AlbertaToday #BrianJean #UCP #EasternSlopes #StopCoal #ProtectOurMountains #AlbertaEnvironment #UCPFailures #CitizenInitiative #CoalBan #RockyMountains #PublicBacklash #AlbertansRise #AccountabilityNow #YYC
#AlbertaToday #BrianJean #UCP #EasternSlopes #StopCoal #ProtectOurMountains #AlbertaEnvironment #UCPFailures #CitizenInitiative #CoalBan #RockyMountains #PublicBacklash #AlbertansRise #AccountabilityNow #YYC
December 8, 2025 at 11:34 PM
“Brian Jean & UCP Face Growing Backlash as Citizens Take Coal Ban Into Their Own Hands”
#AlbertaToday #BrianJean #UCP #EasternSlopes #StopCoal #ProtectOurMountains #AlbertaEnvironment #UCPFailures #CitizenInitiative #CoalBan #RockyMountains #PublicBacklash #AlbertansRise #AccountabilityNow #YYC
#AlbertaToday #BrianJean #UCP #EasternSlopes #StopCoal #ProtectOurMountains #AlbertaEnvironment #UCPFailures #CitizenInitiative #CoalBan #RockyMountains #PublicBacklash #AlbertansRise #AccountabilityNow #YYC
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I would strongly argue we don't need to learn. We know. The City knows. We just continually choose to not do it to the scale it needs to be done.
And with the modest budget adds for this year - we can both celebrate progress and know it's not enough.
#yyccc #yycwalk
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
And with the modest budget adds for this year - we can both celebrate progress and know it's not enough.
#yyccc #yycwalk
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
In a record year for pedestrian deaths, here’s what Calgary can learn from other cities | CBC News
Calgary has seen 14 pedestrian fatalities this year. It’s the highest number of pedestrian deaths on Calgary Police Service records, which date back to 1996. According to police, it’s a death toll onl...
www.cbc.ca
December 9, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I would strongly argue we don't need to learn. We know. The City knows. We just continually choose to not do it to the scale it needs to be done.
And with the modest budget adds for this year - we can both celebrate progress and know it's not enough.
#yyccc #yycwalk
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
And with the modest budget adds for this year - we can both celebrate progress and know it's not enough.
#yyccc #yycwalk
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Morning update: A light layer of trace snow now covers everything. Just be aware of where the icy/rutty spots were before and it should be relatively easy winter rolling. #yycbike
#yycbike report: Eau Claire, Riverwalk, Bow North to around the zoo with bare cleared path. Nose creek cleared but left a thin layer of cover over most of the pathway, ditto for Fox Hollow hill. Still relatively easy rolling conditions.
December 9, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Morning update: A light layer of trace snow now covers everything. Just be aware of where the icy/rutty spots were before and it should be relatively easy winter rolling. #yycbike
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“Our overall conclusion is that congestion pricing in New York City, like many other cities in the world that have implemented it, helped not only improve traffic, but also helped reduce air pollutant concentration, improve air quality and should be good for public health.”
In the first six months of congestion pricing, air pollution within Manhattan's toll zone dropped 25%.
Pollution fell across the five boroughs and in the suburbs, too. A clean air win all around.
Pollution fell across the five boroughs and in the suburbs, too. A clean air win all around.
Congestion pricing improved air quality in NYC and suburbs | Cornell Chronicle
Cornell researchers tallied the environmental benefits of New York City’s congestion pricing program and found air pollution dropped by 22% in Manhattan, with additional declines across the city’s fiv...
news.cornell.edu
December 9, 2025 at 12:35 PM
“Our overall conclusion is that congestion pricing in New York City, like many other cities in the world that have implemented it, helped not only improve traffic, but also helped reduce air pollutant concentration, improve air quality and should be good for public health.”