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Aaron @abud.bsky.social · 12h

Hopefully this council focuses on fixing the lack of safe options in the west end. No more MUPs without intersection treatments, especially in busy pedestrian or cycling areas!

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Bikebarpro @bikebarpro.bsky.social · 2d

Help us as we prototype a new bike-mounted device to reduce close-passes from drivers!

forms.gle/YiRUDH39sMN4...

#bikeNYC #bikeLA #CHIbike #BikeHouston
#BikePhilly #BikeSD #hamontbike #ottbike
#roadbike #roadcycling #urbanism
#YEGbike #YVRbike #YYCbike #YYZbike

Cycling Close Pass Survey

We're conducting this survey to better understand the experience of bike riders who are close-passed by vehicles while riding. We're interested to understand how often it happens, where it happens, an...

forms.gle

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Edmonton Bike Coalition @yegbike.bsky.social · 12h

We need to make sure we remind elected and non-elected officials every time we see them! 100% of the anti-bike, anti-infill, anti-transit crowd showed up, and they lost badly.

Edmonton wants choice, and those chocies need to be safe, accessible, always-available, and connected.

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Ashley Salvador @ashleysalvador.bsky.social · 1d

Friends, neighbours, Ward Métis - we did it.

I am so thankful to the voters of Ward Métis who have supported our vision of an Edmonton where everyday people can build extraordinary lives.

I am excited to get back to work for the residents of Ward Métis and all Edmontonians. #yeg #WardMétis #yegcc

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Aaron @abud.bsky.social · 1d

Just because entrenched interests masquerading as journalism tried to pretend there was a city-wide demand for change doesn't mean that's what the majority wants.

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Edmonton Bike Coalition @yegbike.bsky.social · 1d

Yet no one can figure out why downtowns everywhere are struggling.

David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 1d

US downtowns are covered with car parking.

According to this new study, off-street parking takes up:
🔹 20.5% of downtown Dallas
🔹 22.3% of downtown Los Angeles
🔹 31.7% of downtown Tulsa

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Aaron @abud.bsky.social · 1d

I hope you're wrong. Every single person who is upset about zoning or bike lanes or lrt voted. They lost almost everywhere, so we need to be reiterating to council that Edmontonians want more infill, better transit, and year round high quality bike lanes.

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Aaron @abud.bsky.social · 1d

No matter how good the rest of 103 ave is, this is a point of failure and it's outside of Marigold's project area so it's not their problem.

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Ben @oldmanboy.bsky.social · 1d

What do you mean the bike network needs functional connections? This curb cut is going to be doing a lot of heavy lifting once the 102a lanes are moved to 103a. #yegbike

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Aaron @abud.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks @timcartmell.bsky.social. I'm glad you raised so much money just to fail so spectacularly.

Turns out money can buy happiness. I am overjoyed for your loss.

Please never return.

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sterile-neutrino.bsky.social @sterile-neutrino.bsky.social · 2d

We found that cutting minimum-parking requirements would likely boost housing construction in Denver by about 12.5%, translating into roughly 460 more homes per year.

Denver study shows removing parking requirements results in more affordable housing being built

Structured parking can cost as much as $50,000 per space, making housing more expensive to build and for those living there.

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Darin Givens @atlurbanist.bsky.social · 2d

"A rising number of borrowers, especially those on the lower end of the income spectrum, are locked in auto loans that carry hefty monthly payments, with dwindling financial resources to pay them."

Car-dependent urban design hurts the most vulnerable.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/b...

Lower-Income Americans Are Missing Car Payments

www.nytimes.com

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Gil (Guillermo) Penalosa @penalosag.bsky.social · 2d

Drivers who go above the speed limit are breaking the law. Must be punished.

Speed cameras: ideal everywhere. 1000s.
Priority: arterials, 4 & 6 lane roads, where bumps cannot be installed.

Neighborhood/schools? Max speed 30 kph everywhere + road diet + bumps. Cameras? After all arterials.

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Aaron @abud.bsky.social · 2d

It kind of feels like every election is a matter of choosing the least worst. I like Knack overall, he's a really nice human, and we could absolutely do a lot worse than him.

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That guy @stuartbayens.bsky.social · 2d

#yeg #tegcc #yegelxn #yegvote Election 2025 ...

Find out where to vote at ...

Voting in the 2025 Edmonton Election | City of Edmonton

If you're a Canadian citizen, 18 or older and live in Edmonton on Election Day, you can vote in the 2025 Edmonton Election. Find out how to vote for Mayor, City Councillor and Trustee.

www.edmonton.ca

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Aaron @abud.bsky.social · 5d

It's no wonder so many people want change. Conservatives can't deliver, and leftism hasn't been tried.

Knack is about as close to that as we get this election, but other than being socially progressive, he's right of centre. At least he would be a good representative for the city.

Aaron @abud.bsky.social · 5d

No one wants taxes to be higher than they need to be.

No one wants to feel or be unsafe in their community, on their commute, or in their home.

No one wants crime or homelessness.

Progressive policies are the solution to all of the above, as has been demonstrated elsewhere but never tried here.

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Aaron @abud.bsky.social · 5d

We have never had a truly progressive candidate, and every porgressive idea that's been suggested gets watered down to appeal to the moderates and conservatives, ultimately destroying a policy that would otherwise provide the things we all want.

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Aaron @abud.bsky.social · 5d

74% of people polled said #yeg is heading in the wrong direction, 41% of Edmontonians' think none of the candidates reflect their values, and 45% think no mayoral candidate is trushworthy:
edmonton.citynews.ca/2025/10/16/d...

Maybe we should try running an actually progressive candidate?

Edmonton election: poll finds dissatisfaction with mayor candidates

While Cartmell and Knack are frontrunners to become Edmonton’s next mayor, a CityNews poll finds voters feel no candidate is right for the job.

edmonton.citynews.ca

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Aaron @abud.bsky.social · 6d

Damned infill ruining property values /s

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🖤 Sandra’s Evil Twin 🖤 MWAHAHAHAHA 🪓 @sgwong.com · 8d

#yegvotes

Thanks to @taprootedmonton.ca's candidates survey, I discovered that the ward candidate I'd planned to vote for did NOT see the climate crisis as an integral lens re policy & decision-making; instead, they said it 'cost too much' 😑

Vote for our collective future, #yeg!
Election = Oct 20

Why experts say Edmonton’s new mayor and council should care about climate change | CBC News

Edmonton’s municipal election is fast approaching. CBC News asked Edmontonians what their top priorities are as they prepare to cast their ballots, and one that came up again and again was mitigating ...

www.cbc.ca

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Edmonton Bike Coalition @yegbike.bsky.social · 8d

Why is going car-free so impactful?

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#yegbike #climatechangeisreal

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 9d

Ok, since many people are obviously not reading the article, here's a pertinent figure from it showing the top actions to reduce emissions.

A horizontal bar chart titled “19 climate-friendly choices, ranked” shows actions individuals can take to reduce their carbon footprint, ordered from most to least impactful. The x-axis represents projected impact in tons of CO₂ equivalent per capita per year (tCO₂e/cap/yr), ranging from 0 to about 2.5. Each action is color-coded by sector: transportation (blue), energy (orange), and food (green).

Go car-free – highest impact (blue bar extending to about 2.5 tCO₂e).

Fly less (blue, about 1.5).

Shift to renewable home energy (orange, about 1.4).

Switch to EV or hybrid car (blue, about 1.2).

Go vegan (green, about 1.0).

Walk, bike, or take transit more (blue).

Make energy-efficient renovations (orange).

Use clean cooking equipment (orange).

Go vegetarian (green).

Shift driving habits (e.g., carpooling) (blue).

Increase telecommuting (blue).

Shift to regional/seasonal diet (green).

Move to energy-efficient home (orange).

Decrease food waste (green).

Eat less meat (green).

Use less energy at home (orange).

Reduce packaged food, dining out (green).

Use energy-efficient appliances (orange).

Compost – least impact (green, under 0.1).

A note clarifies that these are meta-analytic estimates of greenhouse gas reduction potentials, drawn from 659 estimates across 47 academic journal articles. The average person emits 6.28 tonnes of CO₂e per year, though this varies widely by income and country. Wealthier populations may emit up to 110 tonnes per year, while lower-income populations may emit as little as 1.6 tonnes.

Source: WRI, based on data from Ivanova et al., 2020.

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Edmonton Bike Coalition @yegbike.bsky.social · 8d

All the more reason to build safe, well connected, and reliably available cycling and public transit networks.

David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 8d

For the first time, the avg new car costs >$50,000. www.cnbc.com/2025/10/13/n...

It's making more and more sense for families to use a relatively cheap e-bike or golf cart in lieu of a 2nd or 3rd car. Detroit should be nervous.

Why car companies should fear the golf cart

Automakers are churning out vehicles that are bigger and more expensive—but that might soon reach a breaking point.

www.fastcompany.com

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Edmonton Bike Coalition @yegbike.bsky.social · 12d

Even @economist.com gets it:
www.economist.com/internationa...

#yegbike

Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport

Pedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war

www.economist.com

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Bike Edmonton @bikeedmonton.bsky.social · 12d

Tonight!
#yegbike

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