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sieva-never-flies.bsky.social
A few times per 1 km? Welcome to grEEnWaYs
a cyclist shares a road with trucks parked left and right, and one driving between them, which leaves the cyclist little space
June 26, 2025 at 2:21 PM
sieva-never-flies.bsky.social
“Vancouver is already dense enough!”

meanwhile Vancouver:
a big patch of wasted land serves as a lawn island in the middle of a circular road, surrounded by a few single-family houses
December 30, 2024 at 7:29 PM
sieva-never-flies.bsky.social
holy crap, how many bottom bracket tool types does the world need?
a 16-notch BB installed, a 12-noth BB next to it
December 21, 2024 at 4:19 PM
sieva-never-flies.bsky.social
how can I believe in city officials after they in their infinite wisdom *removed* the ramp

#BikeYVR
An MUP with a bike drawn on it becomes a narrower sidewalk. Next to the sidewalk part: a sign that says “no bikes”. The drawing of a bike has an arrow pointing at the roadway. The roadway has a red drawing indicating an absent ramp.
December 20, 2024 at 9:22 PM
sieva-never-flies.bsky.social
bluesky lost me
Bluesky button in settings saying “Export my data” that has a car icon next to it
December 16, 2024 at 11:30 PM
sieva-never-flies.bsky.social
Good to see Canada voting in support of Palestinians for a change
Canada votes yes for “Support for the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine” Canada votes yes for “Demand for ceasefire in Gaza”
December 12, 2024 at 6:47 PM
sieva-never-flies.bsky.social
Why even have 311 if it's so useless?

They just replied that they handled the issue 🤡
Request summary Traffic Calming Case 1028 W 37TH AV Completed Updated Dec 3, 2024
December 3, 2024 at 5:30 PM
sieva-never-flies.bsky.social
Oh yes, 45th is bad. Google suggests it to drivers going eastbound from 41st to Boundary.
A Google map with driving route where it prioritizes Rupert - 45th - Boundary route over one going Rupert/Kerr - 49th - Boundary
December 2, 2024 at 11:25 PM
sieva-never-flies.bsky.social
Midtown Greenway is a delight.

All ages and abilities rating: 10/10.
a residential road, 4 lanes wide, 2 lanes are taken by parked cars, one is clogged with cars waiting for green light a residential street, 4 lanes wide, 2 lanes of traffic in one direction, 1 lane of parking in the other direction; 2 people on bikes are hugging the curb
December 2, 2024 at 6:28 PM
sieva-never-flies.bsky.social
It's a bit foggy
a lot of thick fog on the ground, only tops of towers are seen
November 28, 2024 at 4:19 PM
sieva-never-flies.bsky.social
Ironic that attendees of a climate action event at SFU's Centre for Dialogue in downtown had to lock their bikes like this, because the whole bike parking capacity of the building is 2 U-racks on the sidewalk.
bicycles locked to a parking meter bicycles locked to a fence
November 26, 2024 at 8:31 PM
sieva-never-flies.bsky.social
Repair Friday ✨

So much lighter and easier to handle than my Pixel. Maybe I'll switch back 🤔
November 22, 2024 at 6:03 PM
sieva-never-flies.bsky.social
Yeah, after Taipei and Kaohsiung every other place felt hostile to people walking.

Except maybe Dawu, a town of just 5577, where you walk in the middle of the street and no one bothers you 😁
a rural Taiwanese town street with 2-3 story buildings on each side glued to each other, with a few scooters and cars parked on the sides, and a few folks walking in the street
November 21, 2024 at 2:28 PM
sieva-never-flies.bsky.social
That feeling when two of your credit card numbers end with the same digits 🤔

#UIUX #Paypal
a radio button with 2 options, both of which say “VISA x-54”
November 19, 2024 at 9:06 PM
sieva-never-flies.bsky.social
My advice to anyone using Strava is to have your rides stored elsewhere as well.

There's a change in privacy policy that limits 3rd party apps, the move that we've seen among other large social networks to increase their control over your data.

#Strava #BikeTooter
Gollum with Strava logo on his face holding “your rides”
November 19, 2024 at 7:12 PM
sieva-never-flies.bsky.social
who needs hashtags anyways, amirite?
what's next, removing the “Follow” button?

#Instagram
instagram announcement: Following hashtags won't be possible soon On Deember 13, hashtags you follow will no longer be visible in your feed and you won't be able to follow them.
November 16, 2024 at 1:49 PM
sieva-never-flies.bsky.social
We badly need more red light cameras in the city.

#BikeYVR #Vancouver #RoadSafety
November 14, 2024 at 12:21 AM
sieva-never-flies.bsky.social
#BasketLife is when friends give you pins picturing your basket

#BikeTooter #Wald
a pin with a bike basket image; cockpit of a bicycle with the same front basket
November 10, 2024 at 4:58 PM
sieva-never-flies.bsky.social
urbanist dumplings 👀
people making dumplings at a table
November 9, 2024 at 11:46 PM
sieva-never-flies.bsky.social
Wow #CBC is awful.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/amsterdam-clashes-football-israeli-1.7377872

“poor Israelis got beaten because antisemitism”

Reality:

“It all kicked off when they pulled a Palestinian flag off a facade.”
Amsterdam timeline: Israelis attack personal property Israelis attack taxi driviers Israelis chant “Let the IDF win to Fuck the Arabs” Israelis get beat up Israelis start to market the story under the title “savage Islamic migrants attack peaceful Jews” Israelis call it a pogrom against Jews Israeli government and social media accounts exploit the event to the maximum to market/justify their genocidal wor on Gaza and rally Europeans around their “cause” in “defending against terrorists”
November 8, 2024 at 1:10 PM
sieva-never-flies.bsky.social
The last atmospheric river washed away all cars from Golden Ears Parkway. Don't miss the opportunity, #BikeYVR

#BikeTooter #GoldenEars
an empty road in the forest with a cyclist standing in the middle and a person walking further away
November 5, 2024 at 12:34 AM
sieva-never-flies.bsky.social
It took me a second to realize what you meant. My filter works flawlessly, it's chill 🙃
US politics filter screenshot with 20 keywords (Trump, Republicans, GOP, Republican, Biden, ...)
November 4, 2024 at 11:26 PM
sieva-never-flies.bsky.social
YES
a post from “derek guy” @dieworkwear The best way to pwn Elon Musk for all his election shenanigans is to build walkable neighborhoods so no one needs a car.
November 1, 2024 at 2:21 AM
sieva-never-flies.bsky.social
No quote posts on Mastodon
No post edits on Bluesky
poke with stick meme mastodon and bluesky logos are being poked text: c'mon guys
October 31, 2024 at 2:26 AM
sieva-never-flies.bsky.social
Woah, trams crashing into storefronts is something I haven't yet seen.

https://www.spiegel.de/panorama/oslo-strassenbahn-entgleist-und-faehrt-in-geschaeft-vier-verletzte-a-1b12fda8-7d4b-4a36-8808-26ed871d86c3

#tram #bollard #derail #PublicTransport #VisionZero
An articulated 5-section tram at a T-intersection derailed and instead of turning left went straight into a building. The front of it is in a 1-st floor store. Debris below the tram, likely glass and concrete.
October 29, 2024 at 1:59 PM