Hey y'all, I'm very minimally on this platform now for...reasons. Really appreciate the people I've met on here, and happy to stay in touch. DM for alternative contact info! I'm also posting about walking through the Calgary's Best Walks guidebook. Same handle, yyc [dot] bike.

Suggesting that infants be flown out of province to receive the care they need is a declaration of failure by this UCP government.   My heart goes out to the families of kids in the NICU who should be celebrating the birth of their child, but who are instead dealing with nightmares. Being told that the care their little one needs is not available in Alberta only adds to their tragedy.   Danielle Smith should be focused on doing what is necessary to recruit and retain critical front line workers rather than nickel and diming them at the bargaining table and then writing press releases slandering them after the fact. This is not the way to ensure we have the health-care workers that we need.   She needs to reverse her decision to cancel the new hospital in South Edmonton that would have added new NICU beds in addition to a new Stollery, just to bring us to the minimum capacity that we need for a young and expanding population.   This is the most important job that the Premier has, but instead she spends her time whining about the Prime Minister’s jurisdiction. Danielle Smith needs to understand this situation as the emergency that it is.

20%. of the river valley is dedicated to one sport that can only be played by a very small number of people at a time. ⛳️ ⛳️ ⛳️ cbc.ca/player/play/1.7173928

3. Normalization: “The term ‘accident’ has normalized road deaths to the extent that it is difficult to create buy-in for action... When crashes are framed as accidents, people view road carnage as a fact of life, a cost society pays for the ‘luxury’ of travelling by automobile.”

The people so worried about a few acres of grass on a busy intersection had no issues with building an 8 lane freeway through the actual Weaselhead a couple miles to the west. This is not about preserving greenspace. This is simple nimbyism. #yyccc #glenmorelanding

The case to #SaveNoseCreek continues to grow stronger. With a potential drought on the horizon, every riparian setback needs reevaluated. We are slowly choking our most vital future resource. #ProtectOurWaters

“a fraction of the provincial surplus would not only end homelessness in Edmonton, it would end it across Alberta. If there is political will from the provincial government, almost every person in this province could have a home within a few years.”

I just came back to this hellsite for the Ring Road shade. #yyc #yyccc #yycbike #yyctraffic

The #UCP built this tarmac moat around Calgary while delaying construction of LRT lines that were needed forty years ago.

What are the dumbest rules of the road for bicycles? My pick is - dismount bike before crossing the road It's slower & more inconvenient for the biker and driver It increases time on road which ups the danger It makes drivers think it's ok to harass you if you don't dismount

This is my favourite kind of public art: collaborative vandalism.

How #yycbike seasons work: Jan: Tired of being cold Feb: Want to murder winter Mar: Studs off Apr: Shoulda left studs on May: Headwinds June: Floods July: Dodging ⚡storms Aug: Choking on BC smoke Sept: Skids on leaves Oct: Dice roll Nov: Studs on Dec: Zen of winter cycling

I can feel like a conspiracy theorist when talking about car-dependency & active transportation modes Then I see stuff like this & I think, damn it would be easier if there wasn't real systemic barriers 😂 An elite few make so much f*cking money off us needing to drive

Thanks to some thoughtful emails from @BikeBikeYYC on the insanity of the #BlackFriday extended universe, I've turned #CyberMonday into "Unsubscribe Monday" where I get off all the lists that regularly spam me with "deals" for things I don't need. Buy less stuff, be happier.

The fact that we had councillor’s attempting to remove North Leg Land Acquisition from the budget tells me there are cracks beginning to form in the confidence that @GreenLineYYC is coming North. It’s been needed since 1968. Get on with it! #GetOnWithNorthLeg #GreenLineYYC #yyccc

Can confirm, I've already met a friendly neighbour that turned out to be Greg here! #yyc #yyccc #yycbike #yycparks

Sadly another #yycbike rider was hit by a car. This is the 71st incident for 2023. Ride safe everyone. #yyc drivers, please give cyclists the space they need. This incident happened in #ward7 #yyccc. @yyctkw @jyotigondek

The MPCA We-Haul Bike Trailer share program is...gone? The entire jobsite storage box and everything inside have disappeared from the Mount Pleasant Outdoor Pool. I'm pretty bummed. Please keep an eye out. Grateful for any leads. #yycbike bikeindex.org/bikes/1281881

This experience taught me that inconveniences are best experienced with friends. Thanks @BromptonLeague for keeping me rolling! #yycbike