“Shaw Street was busy with bikes, but it wasn’t working for everyone. There were too many motor vehicles using the street for riding to be comfortable…But in 2020, the City of Toronto undertook a project that decreased vehicle volumes by up to 60% and tripled the # of people biking in some places…”
Water conservation begins March 9th!
This weekend is a great time to get those laundry loads done — full loads only, please!
Future-you (and our water system 💧) will say thanks. #yyc #bsfm
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One Calgary councillor’s surprising protest against ‘special treatment’ for wealthy neighbourhoods #yyccc
Is conservative Calgary Councillor Andre Chabot a closet socialist? Find out in today's @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social dispatch! #yyccc
“Providing the homeless with a place to live may seem like a high taxpayer cost. But the alternative, it turns out, is more costly, research shows. Subsidized accommodation could actually be a bargain for the public, in purely economic terms.”
Housing the unhoused saves money. Via @fastcompany.com
Bike rack with made in Wisconsin label
Why are bike racks from Wisconsin so cheesy? You can’t lock your bike to them the way they are intended so you have lock them sideways or lock them at the ends. 🤷♂️
Text explaining how there isn’t a war on cars, with all the benefits of reallocating street space to move a lot more people with a lot less space and other consequences, including life and death, pollution/emissions, public and personal costs, etc. Providing more choices works better for everyone, including drivers. And more transportation choices support the economic competitiveness of cities, as smart cities know.
I’m not a fan of politicians trying to make people angry for votes by claiming there actually IS a “war on cars” (there isn’t — if anything there’s been a war on every OTHER way of getting around since the 1960s).
A politician just made the claim on LinkedIn. Here’s the reply I posted. #UrbanTruth
Cartoon illustration featuring a man running towards a bicycle encased in a glass box. Over the box is a giant hammer and a sign that says, "In case of rising gas prices break glass."
You know what to do
White text: strange how nobody cares about pedestrian safety until the villainous cyclist shows up
Yes that can be the case, but generally it’s a closer to truth than a passing comment on SM. 😀
I rarely ride downtown at rush hour these days, but was happy to see it's still just as satisfying to pass all the cars stuck in gridlock on center street. #yycbike
Hello Calgary 👋
#WaronCars 👇
I can’t say that I have, but I’ll keep an eye out and let you know if I do.
Thanks for this… 😀
Yes it’s SM, but it’s still nice to have some receipts even if it’s a quick link to a source. Otherwise is nothing but hearsay. 👍
Calculation of danger of moving objects is:
KE = 1/2 * mass * velocity ^2
So yes, heavy vehicles at high speed present the most danger on the streets. 🤷♂️
Are people driving without their headlights and at unsafe speeds to stop for crosswalks? What is going on in Toronto when the sun sets? 👇
Person riding a bicycle in Calgary on Mar 4, 2026
Calgary is a winter bicycling city
#Calgary #yycBike
There’s a process for bringing them onside. It’s called 311 and reporting non compliance to 24 hour rule for clearing snow after a snow fall.
I can understand this appeal of this approach by City planners, MUPs seem to draw less negative attention from critics.
Drivers don’t see it so much as “road space I can’t drive on” and MUPs are viewed as being available for other things and not just bikes.
Would be great to see an engagement plan from Bike Calgary with each City councillor, including a ward ride along.
It’s easy for critics to throw stones at bike infra when people are unknown. Much more difficult when critics meet, get to know each other and there is an understanding of the issues.
The cost of that project could very well be $1M per block… and that’s all aspects included like sidewalks for walking, separation for bicycling and fresh asphalt for driving.
Bottom line is all concrete, asphalt and street control systems are expensive, no matter what mode they’re for.
I haven’t looked at the design for 26 Ave SW but I’m guessing it’s like 15 Ave SW intersections?
Do you have receipts that the wear makes it not worthwhile?
How did Calgary grow so insanely big?
An entertaining video by @imperatur-yt.bsky.social
#Calgary
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Imagine 450 km/h train between Calgary and Edmonton. You’d be looking at sub 1 hour between city centres. 😳
#Alberta #Calgary #Edmonton
Hey #yycBike!
Calgary is up against San Jose, California in March Madness Bike Lane Uprising.
Are you up for reporting some infractions?
Every once in a while I check on the #yycBike scene on Twitter… yikes! 😬 So glad to have left that!
Canadians shouldn’t be supporting a company that funds Maga.
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It’s a slippery slope though when you start supporting winter maintenance of bike infrastructure… or is it not a slippery slope? LOL 😂
