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Connor M @nunymare.bsky.social · 4d

Or how some won't think twice about blasting closely by a cyclist on a 2-way neighbourhood street, but NEED to drive in the opposite lane near parked cars... 🫠

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Connor M @nunymare.bsky.social · 4d

marigoldinfra.ca/current-cons...

Current Construction Notices

Proudly constructing the Valley Line West LRT

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Connor M @nunymare.bsky.social · 4d

From the Marigold website, it appears so: vlwcommprod.blob.core.windows.net/vlwcomm-file...

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Connor M @nunymare.bsky.social · 5d

It’s a byproduct of how comically large some vehicles have gotten, and the increasing prevalence of SUVs. Add in horrible spatial awareness lots of people have and their habit of driving their vehicles like semi trucks…

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Connor M @nunymare.bsky.social · 5d

How dare ask for people driving around thousands of pounds of metal take any responsibility for paying attention to their surroundings. 🙄

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Connor M @nunymare.bsky.social · 5d

Getting pretty tired of motorists magically converting 30 and 40 km/hr zones to miles per hour in order to overtake me on my bike. #yegbike #yeg

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Connor M @nunymare.bsky.social · 7d

A crisp, but beautiful day for a ride. #yegbike #yeg

Fall colours on a river valley trail in Edmonton

Looking south on the Menzies LRT pedestrian bridge near downtown Edmonton.

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Connor M @nunymare.bsky.social · 9d

I really dislike how flippant some construction projects can be with totally blocking, closing off, or making active transport paths inaccessible without any notice. It would never fly in an equivalent situation with roads.

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Connor M @nunymare.bsky.social · 12d

Me too! I've gone to them for at least the last 3 years and they've been great.

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Connor M @nunymare.bsky.social · 16d

Welcome!

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Connor M @nunymare.bsky.social · 17d

I literally see shit like this on a weekly (sometimes daily) basis, and it irks me to an irrational level.

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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 17d

I need to say a few words about Darren.
He was, in many ways, the doctor all doctors needed to be. Compassionate, caring, an advocate and a poet. We were all privliged to have him in our world.
And we are poorer for his departure from it.
Wherever you are, I hope there are paddles and pedals.

Darren Markland Obituary | Edmonton Journal Remembering

View Darren Markland's complete obituary, share memories, and explore 17 tribute posts from the community.

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Connor M @nunymare.bsky.social · 19d

Hopefully they can at least put them at intersections to discourage wrong-way traffic. I only saw the section between 83 and 82 Ave today, though.

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Connor M @nunymare.bsky.social · 19d

It appears that you are right. 😕 #yegbike #yeg

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Connor M @nunymare.bsky.social · 23d

Speed bumps or raised crossings wherever there are slip lanes that intersect with shared-use paths (if they must) would be nice too. Since those seem to be the only things that actually get people to slow down.

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Connor M @nunymare.bsky.social · 23d

The usual multi-use path experience. Not even a glance to check for anything but other vehicles. #yeg #yegbike

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Connor M @nunymare.bsky.social · 25d

A new section of the west-side 111 Street shared-use path is pretty much done... but crossing at 34 Avenue is still a mess. #yegbike #yeg @yegbike.bsky.social

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Connor M @nunymare.bsky.social · 26d

Such an amazing downtown!

Connor M @nunymare.bsky.social · Sep 10

Things you love to see. Pretty sure 80% of vehicles regularly speed through this construction zone. #yeg #yegbike

A police officer conducts speed enforcement in a construction zone.

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Connor M @nunymare.bsky.social · Sep 5

It appears that the section of Saddleback Road with a painted bike lane that people often use to shortcut between 23 Ave and 111 St in the SW is getting speed bumps installed. #yegbike #yeg

Road-cuts for speed bumps and constuction signage is observed along a roadway

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Connor M @nunymare.bsky.social · Aug 29

Who thought it was a good idea to fill potholes and cracks in bike lanes with a loose, gravely, chipseal mixture? Sigh. #yeg #yegbike

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Connor M @nunymare.bsky.social · Aug 27

Work beginning on 100 Ave!

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Connor M @nunymare.bsky.social · Aug 26

Unfortunately, this also affects travelling westbound along the shared-use path along 34 Ave towards 119 Street. #yegbike

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Connor M @nunymare.bsky.social · Aug 26

Avoid the west-side crosswalk along 111 Street at 34 Ave NW. It's a mess of open trenches, torn up sidewalks, missing ramps and confusing detour signage leading to nowhere. #yegbike #yeg #yegwalk

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Connor M @nunymare.bsky.social · Aug 23

I really, really don’t like that crossing. Trying to go south on the path coming from WB 100 Ave or turning to go EB from the path feels very sketchy, esp. with multiple lanes of traffic and the regularly disobeying of the no right on red signs.

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