Conrad Nobert
@conradnobert.bsky.social
Housing/bikes/climate change.
My posts are mostly about Edmonton, Alberta.
https://growtogetheryeg.com
https://www.connect76.ca
Aspiring low-information voter.
My posts are mostly about Edmonton, Alberta.
https://growtogetheryeg.com
https://www.connect76.ca
Aspiring low-information voter.
would be kind of fun if Alberta thought about the ramifications of this for a second or two
Gas cars have already peaked. Here’s how EVs are unseating them around the world.
Chart: EVs are ascendant — and gas cars are past their prime
Sales of gas-only vehicles are down by 31% from their peak, while electric vehicle sales are growing rapidly worldwide, largely due to China.
www.canarymedia.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:42 PM
would be kind of fun if Alberta thought about the ramifications of this for a second or two
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"Instead of seeing the car system as the source of danger and inequity, attention is redirected towards petty conflicts between those already marginalised. Pedestrians versus cyclists. Cyclists versus e-scooter riders."
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⚔️ Divide and conquer.
Car culture manufactures conflict, and we fall for it.
Find out how in my latest piece for the Urban Cycling Institute.
🔗 substack.com/home/post/p-...
Car culture manufactures conflict, and we fall for it.
Find out how in my latest piece for the Urban Cycling Institute.
🔗 substack.com/home/post/p-...
Divide and Conquer: How Car-Centric Cities Turn Allies Into Adversaries
CRB'25 scholarship recipient Reena Mahajan argues: When people walking and cycling are pitted against each other, drivers get a free ride
substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:29 PM
"Instead of seeing the car system as the source of danger and inequity, attention is redirected towards petty conflicts between those already marginalised. Pedestrians versus cyclists. Cyclists versus e-scooter riders."
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"every accusation is a confession" just entered the chat
Premier Smith asked if there will be changes to recall act.
Says threshold won't change, but raises issues on how MLAs can defend themselves, fears that go fund me campaigns are being funded by foreign actors and that the AFL is bussing people into ridings to help campaigns.
Says threshold won't change, but raises issues on how MLAs can defend themselves, fears that go fund me campaigns are being funded by foreign actors and that the AFL is bussing people into ridings to help campaigns.
November 21, 2025 at 8:18 PM
"every accusation is a confession" just entered the chat
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We’ve 100% lost the war on using phones while driving and it’s the worst.
November 21, 2025 at 1:53 PM
We’ve 100% lost the war on using phones while driving and it’s the worst.
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brilliant
Quebec City is beefing up its bike share (called àVélo) in areas most affected by construction of the upcoming tram project.
àVélo is a fully electric public bike share service that saw 2 million trips in 2025, which I believe is higher than Vancouver’s Mobi!
àVélo is a fully electric public bike share service that saw 2 million trips in 2025, which I believe is higher than Vancouver’s Mobi!
àVélo sera bonifié autour des travaux du tramway de Québec
L'ajout de stations aidera à faciliter les déplacements dans les secteurs affectés par les travaux, comme Laurier et René-Lévesque, espère Marchand.
www.journaldequebec.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:36 AM
brilliant
Daveberta just doesn't understand that any money spent on owning libs gets divided by 100. Jason Kenney was wise with this knowledge.
November 20, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Daveberta just doesn't understand that any money spent on owning libs gets divided by 100. Jason Kenney was wise with this knowledge.
I apologize, west Edmonton, I was not familiar with your game.
Based on this map from r/edmonton Knack won every neighbourhood with a protected on street bike lane. #yegbike
A few more thoughts:
A few more thoughts:
November 20, 2025 at 12:40 AM
I apologize, west Edmonton, I was not familiar with your game.
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Reposted by Conrad Nobert
TL;DR
The AG finds that the Dynalife fiasco was yet another fiscal disaster for taxpayers courtesy the UCP, and that Adriana LaGrange meddled in matters that should have been exclusively AHS' domain.
The AG finds that the Dynalife fiasco was yet another fiscal disaster for taxpayers courtesy the UCP, and that Adriana LaGrange meddled in matters that should have been exclusively AHS' domain.
November 19, 2025 at 9:54 PM
TL;DR
The AG finds that the Dynalife fiasco was yet another fiscal disaster for taxpayers courtesy the UCP, and that Adriana LaGrange meddled in matters that should have been exclusively AHS' domain.
The AG finds that the Dynalife fiasco was yet another fiscal disaster for taxpayers courtesy the UCP, and that Adriana LaGrange meddled in matters that should have been exclusively AHS' domain.
And why wouldn't you? It only builds political capital.
It is SO refreshing to see one of the good guys do actual politics for once! 🥹
It is SO refreshing to see one of the good guys do actual politics for once! 🥹
“Two weeks after the election the incoming administration is making no attempt to downplay expectations, if anything they are doubling down on them.”
November 19, 2025 at 5:58 PM
And why wouldn't you? It only builds political capital.
It is SO refreshing to see one of the good guys do actual politics for once! 🥹
It is SO refreshing to see one of the good guys do actual politics for once! 🥹
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mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one
NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one
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The City is asking for input on how Edmonton's BRT plans will affect you.
Take 5 minutes to fill out this survey and tell the city you want BRT with dedicated lanes, traffic signal priority, and high-quality stations cityofedmonton.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...?
Take 5 minutes to fill out this survey and tell the city you want BRT with dedicated lanes, traffic signal priority, and high-quality stations cityofedmonton.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...?
Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Planning Survey - Nov 2025
The BRT service provides high-speed travel between urban nodes and main corridors, with only key stops along the way. The implementation of BRT may impact traffic lanes, traffic flow and locations of...
cityofedmonton.qualtrics.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:03 PM
The City is asking for input on how Edmonton's BRT plans will affect you.
Take 5 minutes to fill out this survey and tell the city you want BRT with dedicated lanes, traffic signal priority, and high-quality stations cityofedmonton.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...?
Take 5 minutes to fill out this survey and tell the city you want BRT with dedicated lanes, traffic signal priority, and high-quality stations cityofedmonton.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...?
If you're not on the @michaeljanz.bsky.social email list you're missing out.
In the meantime, check out his latest killer post www.michaeljanz.ca/freeriderpro...
In the meantime, check out his latest killer post www.michaeljanz.ca/freeriderpro...
Raw Deal in the Region: Edmonton's Free Rider Problem
More than 30% of people who drive on Edmonton roads don’t live in the city: report
www.michaeljanz.ca
November 17, 2025 at 9:17 PM
If you're not on the @michaeljanz.bsky.social email list you're missing out.
In the meantime, check out his latest killer post www.michaeljanz.ca/freeriderpro...
In the meantime, check out his latest killer post www.michaeljanz.ca/freeriderpro...
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Urbanism—the notion that cities are good, that we should build housing in the dense walkable neighborhoods where people want to live, and that urban governance should prioritize city residents’ quality of life over suburban drivers’ convenience—remains a radical political program in America.
One thing that’s so frustrating living in a city center is the pervasive belief among suburbanites that your neighborhood is nothing more than a consumer experience for them and that the city should bend over backwards to ensure they can speed as fast as possible on their way to buy treats in it.
November 17, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Urbanism—the notion that cities are good, that we should build housing in the dense walkable neighborhoods where people want to live, and that urban governance should prioritize city residents’ quality of life over suburban drivers’ convenience—remains a radical political program in America.
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Over 20 million Canadians live in the ~500 km long corridor between Toronto and Montréal
This is as dense if not more densely populated than many parts of Europe
The reason we don’t build this stuff is because Canada’s government puts the interests of businesses ahead of the interests of people
This is as dense if not more densely populated than many parts of Europe
The reason we don’t build this stuff is because Canada’s government puts the interests of businesses ahead of the interests of people
November 17, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Over 20 million Canadians live in the ~500 km long corridor between Toronto and Montréal
This is as dense if not more densely populated than many parts of Europe
The reason we don’t build this stuff is because Canada’s government puts the interests of businesses ahead of the interests of people
This is as dense if not more densely populated than many parts of Europe
The reason we don’t build this stuff is because Canada’s government puts the interests of businesses ahead of the interests of people
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Thirty fatalities in 2025. We’re seven years from the Vision Zero goal date. We’re roughly back to 2015 fatality numbers, when we launched Vision Zero.
edmontonjournal.com/news/crime/w...
edmontonjournal.com/news/crime/w...
Woman, 58, dies after being struck by SUV at marked crosswalk in north Edmonton
A 58-year-old woman is dead after she was struck by an SUV while walking her dog at a marked crosswalk in north Edmonton Saturday.
edmontonjournal.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Thirty fatalities in 2025. We’re seven years from the Vision Zero goal date. We’re roughly back to 2015 fatality numbers, when we launched Vision Zero.
edmontonjournal.com/news/crime/w...
edmontonjournal.com/news/crime/w...
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The real question we should be asking is how did marigold build 7 blocks of protected on street infrastructure in two weeks while the private contractors delivering the $100m projects are taking months or years to deliver projects, some of which are shorter.
We got a rapid implementation of protected infrastructure providing an effective, non-impactful detour. Five years ago, the official response would have been to just close the lane, provide no alternative, and tell us to get rekt.
It's not perfect, but I'm taking a win.
It's not perfect, but I'm taking a win.
November 16, 2025 at 12:29 PM
The real question we should be asking is how did marigold build 7 blocks of protected on street infrastructure in two weeks while the private contractors delivering the $100m projects are taking months or years to deliver projects, some of which are shorter.
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"Fewer people" housing policy vs. "more people" housing policy:
November 15, 2025 at 8:36 PM
"Fewer people" housing policy vs. "more people" housing policy:
ETR doing the Lord’s work
Today we setup at Coliseum LRT Station to talk to transit riders about the station design
riders can envision a better, more comfortable future for Coliseum Station, and the best part is, the city has millions of dollars available to put towards it through Expo Lands funding.
riders can envision a better, more comfortable future for Coliseum Station, and the best part is, the city has millions of dollars available to put towards it through Expo Lands funding.
November 15, 2025 at 7:41 PM
ETR doing the Lord’s work
$100 million doesn’t get you much these days.
Seen on the new SUP on the north side of 137 Ave between the north and south-bound legs of Manning Drive. I thought the city had stopped doing this kind of thing. Surely there were other options? #yegbike
November 14, 2025 at 3:41 AM
$100 million doesn’t get you much these days.
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When you see this situation this winter, remember that 100% of people wlaking and biking are Edmonton residents. They pay for the snow removal. That's not true of many people who drive in Edmonton.
We subsidize people from other communities and get lower quality service than they do.
We subsidize people from other communities and get lower quality service than they do.
This looks like a photo I tool last winter, of 106 St in Old Strathcona. Except my photo included the plow moving car lane snow into the elevated bike lane....
#winterbiking #yegbike #bikesky
#winterbiking #yegbike #bikesky
"A city's priorities become as clear as the spaces they choose to maintain in the winter."
Creative done with @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social
Creative done with @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 6:41 PM
When you see this situation this winter, remember that 100% of people wlaking and biking are Edmonton residents. They pay for the snow removal. That's not true of many people who drive in Edmonton.
We subsidize people from other communities and get lower quality service than they do.
We subsidize people from other communities and get lower quality service than they do.
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in related news, I regret to inform my fellow Calgarians that I am still riding a regular bike with no winter tires so the 8 months of winter means we need to be prepared for winter to extend into mid July #yycbike
Thankfully noticed that the car wasn't going to yield as it was supposed to and avoided being hit while leaving the cancer hospital.
As much as I think about how ironic it would be to be hit by a car going to/from cancer treatment I'm just not that committed to the bit.
*ban right turn on red*
As much as I think about how ironic it would be to be hit by a car going to/from cancer treatment I'm just not that committed to the bit.
*ban right turn on red*
November 13, 2025 at 4:25 PM
in related news, I regret to inform my fellow Calgarians that I am still riding a regular bike with no winter tires so the 8 months of winter means we need to be prepared for winter to extend into mid July #yycbike