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@perrinjan.bsky.social
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YEG/Treaty 6 settler
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perrinjan.bsky.social
My volunteering is powered by bloom cookies 💪🏻
Three cookies artfully placed on a napkin, with a blue and brown mug of chai latte in the background.
October 8, 2025 at 7:04 PM
perrinjan.bsky.social
All ye of little faith, behold the new Happy Beer Street separated bike lanes, (nearly) complete with jersey barriers! #YEGbike

@yegbike.bsky.social
Photo of the 100 street bike lanes, taken from the corner of 83 ave, facing northeast. Concrete barriers are in place, and lines have been painted in the lane.
October 2, 2025 at 9:03 PM
perrinjan.bsky.social
Saddle Towne LRT station in Calgary has a new bike rack.

The designer must have missed the class where we talked about form following function (Louis Sullivan).

Photo from Life Goes On via Facebook.

#YYCbike #YEGbike
In the foreground is a white and gold bike rack that is empty, of poor design that does not meet typical standards. In the background are several bikes locked to the LRT track railing.
September 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
perrinjan.bsky.social
I’ve wanted to take one of these comparison shots for awhile. #YEGbike

The size difference between my bike, a Trek Powerfly 4, and a GMC Denali HD:
Photo of an electric bicycle and a large pickup truck side by side. The truck is approximately four times longer, and twice as high as the bicycle.
September 4, 2025 at 4:27 AM
perrinjan.bsky.social
One of the cool things about commuting by bike is that you can stop to pet all the cats 🐱 #YEGbike
Photo of an orange tabbby cat lying on the pavement in front of a teal blue and grey mountain bike. Close up of a grey tabby cat being scratched under the chin.
August 17, 2025 at 5:09 AM
perrinjan.bsky.social
I had to make a little sign for one of the plants at work 🌱
Simple sign staked in a plant pot that reads: “Just like your most recent ex, I am overly sensitive to everything. Please do not underwater, overwater, let me get too much light, too little light, or even look at me the wrong way. Thank you for your understanding.”
August 17, 2025 at 5:05 AM
perrinjan.bsky.social
This is the person who wants to remove bike lanes from cities and override municipal governance. #YEGbike
Photo of UCP minister Devin Dreeshen wearing a red MAGA hat and toasting a drink while in attendance at Donald Trump’s election night party in New York City on November 8, 2016.
July 29, 2025 at 3:49 PM
perrinjan.bsky.social
#yeg - where it’s faster to bike long distances than take transit 🤦🏼‍♀️

#yegbike
Screenshot of google maps showing directions/route planned. Taking transit to the destination would be 1 hour 23 minutes, whereas cycling would be 1 hour 4 minutes.
July 8, 2025 at 8:10 PM
perrinjan.bsky.social
The saddle frame snapped on one of the sides :( it’s maybe an inch wide at the narrowest, if that.
Screenshot of the Infinity bike saddle, that has a large cutout and slim frame.
June 27, 2025 at 4:24 AM
perrinjan.bsky.social
I did my first @velocanadabikes.bsky.social count today! 🌟

104 street / 83 ave #yeg

It was pretty easy: put on a podcast (listened to three episodes), and just count!
Graph depicting the number of cyclists, pedestrians, and cars travelling on a street in a span of two hours: 29% were cyclists, 30% were pedestrians (includes skateboards, rollerblades, e-scooters), and the rest were cars/trucks/vans.
June 4, 2025 at 1:36 AM
perrinjan.bsky.social
How can we expect cyclists to follow the rules of the road when drivers don't even know them? #yegbike

(sound up)
June 3, 2025 at 4:59 PM
perrinjan.bsky.social
My Calgary stint whip, thanks to Joe’s Garage!

#YCCbike #YEGbike
Photo of a dark blue and silver mountain bike against a colourful red and orange mural featuring bicycles.
May 1, 2025 at 6:56 PM
perrinjan.bsky.social
Martin Prince from the Simpsons “Tell me more” meme
April 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
perrinjan.bsky.social
While I was in line to vote at a seniors centre, I happened upon this poster about SAD. The first sentence is spot on 😅👌🏻💀
Informative poster about SAD (seasonal affective disorder), in which the first sentence reads “Edmonton is not a walkable city.”
April 22, 2025 at 2:50 AM
perrinjan.bsky.social
It’s a bit chilly outside.

Be sure to bundle up on your commutes!

#yeg #yegwx #yegbike
Screenshot from the Environment Canada app, indicating a temperature of -29c, and it “feels like” -37c
February 3, 2025 at 4:55 PM
perrinjan.bsky.social
The flyer that they dropped off at the store has five different fonts in the top right corner alone.
Photo of a political flyer from PACE.
January 29, 2025 at 5:24 PM
perrinjan.bsky.social
This is how you’re supposed to use this style of bike rack, right? 🙃

#YEGbike
Photo of a grid-style bike rack, with my bike locked lengthwise across it as my tires and frame do not fit as intended.
January 8, 2025 at 7:29 PM
perrinjan.bsky.social
On my commute home, at just one intersection, within ~40 seconds:

- taxi doesn't yield to pedestrians in marked crosswalk
- vehicle in the bike lane
- another vehicle doesn't see pedestrian until last moment, blocking oncoming traffic (me)

What the heck is going on?!

#YEGbike
December 22, 2024 at 7:56 PM
perrinjan.bsky.social
My tumble on today's commute was cartoonishly comical 😂 #YEGbike

@bunnysmash.bsky.social
December 18, 2024 at 7:13 PM
perrinjan.bsky.social
Doing the Lord’s work 🙏🏻
Screenshot of the 311 app, featuring a complaint of a vehicle parked in front of a fire hydrant. The file is marked as closed, with enforcement action taken.
December 4, 2024 at 1:11 AM
perrinjan.bsky.social
'Tis the season for cars in the bike lanes.

Can we pretty please figure something out to deal with this during the winter months? This driver in particular was rather aggressive. #YEGbike

@ashleysalvador.bsky.social
@michaeljanz.bsky.social
Screenshot from a front-facing bike cam. A vehicle is seen driving in the bike lanes, located east of Gateway Blvd and 83 avenue.
December 3, 2024 at 4:38 PM