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Eric Pennell
@mtl-eric.bsky.social
140 followers 260 following 100 posts
Montreal
Childless cat dad, YIMBY
Concordia Urban planning grad, but now I just play with numbers for money.
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mtl-eric.bsky.social
Proud of my city! Go Montreal Go!

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Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport
Pedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war
www.economist.com
October 11, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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davidho.bsky.social
Cyclists, don't forget to wear hi viz!
August 30, 2025 at 3:34 PM
mtl-eric.bsky.social
I don't save many things. But I've held on to this for the past 30 years. Things haven't changed much I guess.
August 29, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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Your Comeback Guide to all the Anti-Cycling Arguments You’ll Hear This Year.
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Your Comeback Guide to all the Anti-Cycling Arguments You’ll Hear This Year
Anti-bike arguments aren’t just frustrating—they’re outdated, inaccurate, and often repeated without a shred of evidence.
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August 12, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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August 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
mtl-eric.bsky.social
Not a fan of this or the EM platform. The cycling network is improving year by year in Monteal. This would set us back.

Martinez Ferrada veut revoir l’ensemble du réseau cyclable www.lapresse.ca/actualites/g...
Élections municipales | Martinez Ferrada veut revoir l’ensemble du réseau cyclable
La cheffe d’Ensemble Montréal, Soraya Martinez Ferrada, s’est engagée lundi à revoir l’ensemble du réseau cyclable montréalais. « Dans les 100 premiers jours de mon administration, je vais demander un...
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August 11, 2025 at 9:06 PM
mtl-eric.bsky.social
BIXI dévoile son premier parc de remorques www.lapresse.ca/actualites/g...
Mobilité durable | BIXI dévoile son premier parc de remorques
Fini, les paniers de vélo trop pleins ? Dès lundi prochain, les cyclistes montréalais pourront compter sur de nouvelles remorques signées BIXI pour transporter leurs courses ou leurs effets personnels...
www.lapresse.ca
July 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
mtl-eric.bsky.social
This is so good!! 🇨🇦
mark-carney.bsky.social Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · Mar 22
Elbows up, Canada.
March 22, 2025 at 10:36 PM
mtl-eric.bsky.social
#2 looks interesting🍁
rose.bsky.team Rose 🌹 @rose.bsky.team · Mar 12
Top 10 users with the most followers added in the last 24 hours. Looks like @minakimes.bsky.social’s NFL starter pack is the hottest club in town
1. Bluesky 2. Mark Carney 3. Ian Rapoport 4. Dianna Russini 5. Field Yates 6. Matt Miller 7. ESPN 8. Mina Kimes 9. Andrew Siciliano 10. Jonathan Jones
March 12, 2025 at 1:18 AM
mtl-eric.bsky.social
I feel like Gord would have some wise words for Canada in these times.

#Canada

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The Tragically Hip x Terry Fox - Courage
YouTube video by The Tragically Hip
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February 18, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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2 top 10 snowfall in 4 days in #Montreal!

#winterisnotover

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

A total of 75 cm of snow fell on the city when taking into account the 2 storms [...It's the most since at least 1941, when record-keeping began.
A chart of the top 10 snowfalls in Montreal from Environment Canada data as measured at YUL airport 1. 2012-12-27 : 45.6 cm 2. 1971-04-03 : 43.2 cm 3. 2005-12-15 : 41.2 cm 4. 2025-02-16 : 40.0 cm 5. 1954-02-16 : 39.4 cm 6. 2015-12-29 : 39.2 cm 7. 1969-12-27 : 37.8 cm 8. 1999-01-15 : 35.7 cm 9. 2007-03-02 : 35.2 cm 10. 2025-02-13 : 34.0 cm
February 18, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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February 7, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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February 2, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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“Geography has made us neighbors. History has made us friends. Economics has made us partners. And necessity has made us allies. Those whom nature hath so joined together, let no man put asunder.”
- John F. Kennedy 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🇲🇽
February 2, 2025 at 2:16 AM
mtl-eric.bsky.social
Today, this is more important than ever. We're neighbors and allies, what Donald Trump is doing is wrong and is in no way in the best interest of the average American or Canadian.

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JFK visits Canada 1961
YouTube video by historycomestolife
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February 2, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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yimbyland.com
The masculine urge to start a high speed rail company and exclusively hire Spaniards.
January 9, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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weeder.bsky.social
What stage of climate crisis is bulldozing abandoned luxury cars to make way for firetrucks?
Ktla news screencap reads palisades brush fire now 770+ acres, picture is a big red bulldozer about to plow through a Mercedes and the dozens of cars behind it
January 8, 2025 at 6:07 AM
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As a Canadian, I really can't believe this is being said by Trump.
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Trump says he would use 'economic force' on Canada, not military
YouTube video by CBC News
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January 7, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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December 19, 2024 at 4:11 AM
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docworldexplore.bsky.social
The real problem of This
December 19, 2024 at 1:17 AM
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brenttoderian.bsky.social
This one is doing the rounds again, for (I presume) obvious reasons.
November 17, 2024 at 2:47 AM
mtl-eric.bsky.social
I guess lots of us are new here! Hi!!
jburnmurdoch.ft.com John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch.ft.com · Nov 13
A tale of two platforms:

BlueSky user numbers have hit a new record high in recent days, while the number of people deleting their accounts on X/Twitter has rocketed 🚀
November 14, 2024 at 2:47 AM