Aaron
@bigtimeyyc.bsky.social
YYC/Treaty 7. Liker of planes, bikes, and urban stuff. (He/him)
I tend to go to Chinatown on Saturday or Sunday and those lots are always super empty. That whole neighbourhood would be awesome if filled with dense mixed-use developments. More people living there and great streetscapes with small storefronts to allow for great variety of shops.
February 10, 2026 at 3:08 PM
I tend to go to Chinatown on Saturday or Sunday and those lots are always super empty. That whole neighbourhood would be awesome if filled with dense mixed-use developments. More people living there and great streetscapes with small storefronts to allow for great variety of shops.
Coming back to this in the afternoon, I'm so grumpy we didn't get this project. Even if reality turned out to be half the renderings it would have been great. Cool activated laneways, little store fronts, brick!. Chinatown needs unique density like this.
This is what was fought against on 3rd Ave and 1st Street to keep a parking lot.
February 9, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Coming back to this in the afternoon, I'm so grumpy we didn't get this project. Even if reality turned out to be half the renderings it would have been great. Cool activated laneways, little store fronts, brick!. Chinatown needs unique density like this.
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NEW: The City of Calgary is opening public engagement on the proposed downtown alignment for the Green Line LRT.
The proposal calls for an elevated LRT line from the Event Centre down 10 Ave S and running up 2nd St SW.
The proposal calls for an elevated LRT line from the Event Centre down 10 Ave S and running up 2nd St SW.
February 9, 2026 at 8:03 PM
NEW: The City of Calgary is opening public engagement on the proposed downtown alignment for the Green Line LRT.
The proposal calls for an elevated LRT line from the Event Centre down 10 Ave S and running up 2nd St SW.
The proposal calls for an elevated LRT line from the Event Centre down 10 Ave S and running up 2nd St SW.
This is what was fought against on 3rd Ave and 1st Street to keep a parking lot.
February 9, 2026 at 4:03 PM
This is what was fought against on 3rd Ave and 1st Street to keep a parking lot.
I go to Chinatown at least once a week, it's drowning in surface parking lots on its west end. We need mixed-use redevelopment, one of which was fought by the community and maybe even the BIA if I recall correctly...
February 9, 2026 at 3:47 PM
I go to Chinatown at least once a week, it's drowning in surface parking lots on its west end. We need mixed-use redevelopment, one of which was fought by the community and maybe even the BIA if I recall correctly...
How are we pronouncing this?
Why-Why-See-Bee-Jie
Why-Why-See-Bee-Jie
February 6, 2026 at 6:25 PM
How are we pronouncing this?
Why-Why-See-Bee-Jie
Why-Why-See-Bee-Jie
Yes, Alberta too! I remember the orange pitcher and bags, and making the little cut in the top corner. This was from at least 1987 to the mid 90’s.
We clearly lost our way once the departed our borders.
We clearly lost our way once the departed our borders.
February 6, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Yes, Alberta too! I remember the orange pitcher and bags, and making the little cut in the top corner. This was from at least 1987 to the mid 90’s.
We clearly lost our way once the departed our borders.
We clearly lost our way once the departed our borders.
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BikeBike turns 16 this month!
Happy Birthday to us!
#yycbike #bikeshoplife
Check us out -> www.bikebike.ca
Happy Birthday to us!
#yycbike #bikeshoplife
Check us out -> www.bikebike.ca
February 4, 2026 at 2:53 PM
BikeBike turns 16 this month!
Happy Birthday to us!
#yycbike #bikeshoplife
Check us out -> www.bikebike.ca
Happy Birthday to us!
#yycbike #bikeshoplife
Check us out -> www.bikebike.ca
"Time to dust off the clubs folks; how’s Fox Hollow looking?"
Funny enough, I figure there is a good chance I see folks playing on it today as I ride home.
Funny enough, I figure there is a good chance I see folks playing on it today as I ride home.
New Perspectives submission: 'Bring out the stretcher coach, this isn’t a stint on the IR, it’s an epitaph.' #yyc #calgary
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Perspectives: Rinkrat regret and hoser heartbreak - Approaching the final buzzer for Calgary's ODRs - LiveWire Calgary
There is a specific kind of exhaustion known only to the ‘Rink Rat,’ the community volunteer who stands alone in the dark at 2 a.m. holding a fire hose while the rest of the neighbourhood sleeps. The…
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February 4, 2026 at 2:43 PM
"Time to dust off the clubs folks; how’s Fox Hollow looking?"
Funny enough, I figure there is a good chance I see folks playing on it today as I ride home.
Funny enough, I figure there is a good chance I see folks playing on it today as I ride home.
That sad realization that so many of your neighbours see your community only through the windshield of their vehicle. They'd be much happier if they walked or biked around it every now and then (or become radicalized lol). #yycbike
February 4, 2026 at 1:54 PM
That sad realization that so many of your neighbours see your community only through the windshield of their vehicle. They'd be much happier if they walked or biked around it every now and then (or become radicalized lol). #yycbike
Umm, Brett's got some not good news for you then... 😴
February 3, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Umm, Brett's got some not good news for you then... 😴
Buster Bluth ass map.
February 2, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Buster Bluth ass map.
When drivers can't even have empathy/safety for the kids going to the same school as their own we have completely lost the plot.
February 2, 2026 at 6:48 PM
When drivers can't even have empathy/safety for the kids going to the same school as their own we have completely lost the plot.
In an alternate timeline...
February 2, 2026 at 6:36 PM
In an alternate timeline...
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February 2, 2016. Happy Please Clap Day to those who celebrate.
February 2, 2026 at 6:05 PM
February 2, 2016. Happy Please Clap Day to those who celebrate.
I never even considered it as a bypass for the Bow north MUP, it will definitely be a great choice in the busy season to do that. More folks rolling these lanes in our neighbourhood will be great, make sure to wave to a few "grumpy old men" as you do it. 😉 #yycbike
January 30, 2026 at 3:23 PM
I never even considered it as a bypass for the Bow north MUP, it will definitely be a great choice in the busy season to do that. More folks rolling these lanes in our neighbourhood will be great, make sure to wave to a few "grumpy old men" as you do it. 😉 #yycbike
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Not kidding about those salty icebergs on the west end of the track, but pretty manageable. Thankfully, the +10 chinook weather should finish the job over the next couple of days.
Really well designed this new Sunnyside cycletrack… will become a good alternative for the N Bow MUP #yycbike
Really well designed this new Sunnyside cycletrack… will become a good alternative for the N Bow MUP #yycbike
January 29, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Not kidding about those salty icebergs on the west end of the track, but pretty manageable. Thankfully, the +10 chinook weather should finish the job over the next couple of days.
Really well designed this new Sunnyside cycletrack… will become a good alternative for the N Bow MUP #yycbike
Really well designed this new Sunnyside cycletrack… will become a good alternative for the N Bow MUP #yycbike
Wow. First WestJet gives us YYC-GRU, and now we are getting Etihad serving YYC-Abu Dhabi 4x weekly starting in November. Did not see that coming. #avgeek
January 29, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Wow. First WestJet gives us YYC-GRU, and now we are getting Etihad serving YYC-Abu Dhabi 4x weekly starting in November. Did not see that coming. #avgeek
You can peek out a bit, but I'm giving the red light a good 2-3 seconds before proceeding now.
January 29, 2026 at 3:16 PM
You can peek out a bit, but I'm giving the red light a good 2-3 seconds before proceeding now.
Yup, buh-bye to that nice hardpack on certain streets. The snirt shall be born again.
All of this has happened before, and all of this will happen again.
All of this has happened before, and all of this will happen again.
January 27, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Yup, buh-bye to that nice hardpack on certain streets. The snirt shall be born again.
All of this has happened before, and all of this will happen again.
All of this has happened before, and all of this will happen again.
It's crazy how localized it can be, we chose to mitigate after monitoring for 1 year in 2022.
January 26, 2026 at 2:52 PM
It's crazy how localized it can be, we chose to mitigate after monitoring for 1 year in 2022.