Mill Woods Road is really the centerpiece of this pilot, which would actually be great if it had any bike infrastructure whatsoever, or at least wasn’t insanely wide

Kathy Reid 🇨🇦🧶🚴‍♀️🏊‍♀️@kathyreidknitter.bsky.social · 10h ago

This explains the new e-bike and scooter parking at the Meadows arc centre. Will see how many I see parked there on my bike rides City brings shared e-scooters, e-bikes to Mill Woods with pilot project www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...

Someone ask her what she thinks about the police response to the pro-Palestine encampments at the UofA and UofC campuses

Jonny Wakefield@jonnywakefield.bsky.social · 11h ago

“Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says police should focus on violent crimes, not free speech, in response to a recent Edmonton Police Service video encouraging Albertans to report hate.” edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...

"Unprecedented" gets thrown around a lot, but let's talk about our latest unprecedented summer with a big look back at July 2026 Weather for Edmonton. We've got lots of good stuff today... #yegwx #yeg edmontonweathernerdery.blogspot.com/2026/08/july...

July 2026 Review

Weather history for Edmonton Alberta, from a year-round active-commuter. Trends and records for the northernmost city of 1M people in North America.

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Every dollar spent on social services is, in some sense, a theft from the weapons industry

I will not stand for WEM not having the biggest parking lot in the world

WeCanSaveOurCountry@thisismyyear.bsky.social · 7d ago

"The airport could get a new 32,000-space parking garage. Trump said will be the largest in the world. Current largest complex is in Canada, with parking for about 20,000 vehicles." 🤬 Trump Announces $22 Billion Renovation for ‘Impossible’ Dulles Airport www.notus.org/trump-white-...

If it was really about ‘catching up’ they would have made the changes needed already This is all only a win for people who don’t want immigration or more housing

Kevin Wilson@kwilsonhfx.bsky.social · 7d ago

This was something a lot of housing advocates saw coming a mile away when the immigration cuts were announced. The fundamental stance of Canadian cities is that they prefer high prices to building housing. They love high prices. Easing off immigration was never going to change that.

163 ave update.

I do think we have to very carefully guard against unequal enforcement and brutalizations of homeless people But tolerating ‘disorder’ rather than accepting it as an issue and proactively and compassionately addressing it just means that the right will come in and brutalize people all they want

Max Dubler 🏳️‍🌈@maxdubler.com · last wk.

Performative tolerance of urban crime and public disorder is Gen X gentrifier behavior.

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Michael DeMoor@michaeldemoor.bsky.social · last wk.

About 6 or 7 years ago the city produced a report and held public consultations about “daylighting” mill creek. The last few hundred metres of the creek had been diverted through a culvert decades ago in preparation for a freeway that (thankfully) never got built. Those plans were abandoned …

The essence of electoral democracy is equality. Whenever equality is compromised (e.g. big money, gerrymandering, unequal district population distribution), democracy is compromised, distrust grows, and political rights are undermined. The risk is real.

Edmonton continues to show it's possible to have newly built, ground-oriented housing for families in existing neighbourhoods at a reasonable price. You only have to make it legal and feasible. Here's a 3bed for $1,895 with a $500 lease signing bonus.

Andrew Leach tried to warn you, Edmonton. He tried to tell you we should've daylighted Mill Creek when we built the valley line. But you didn't fucking listen.

Hello, it’s your fair weather funicular friend here, tentatively resuming status updates after nearly a year of ups and downs, not counting those on the funicular. Care to join me again? The funicular is running fine at 7:33 am #YEGFunicularStatus (July 27)

I always forget how short the RiverHawks season is every year But I was able to make 2/3 games this weekend (and pickup a “I got that dog in me” shirt) One of my favourite things about this place

Edmonton erasure.

august 🍂@auguststreet.ca · 2w ago

toronto does libraries right. our current mayor has managed to open every single library branch on all 7 days of the week. i don't believe any other major city has achieved the same in north america, not even nyc. we have the best library system in the world 🤭

There are no real adults in the room, the idea that businesses are rational actors is an illusion dannykatch.substack.com/p/we-used-to...

We used to be able to buy things in this country

Locking up toothpaste was a warning sign that our executive class was crazy

dannykatch.substack.com

Fatality sign has been installed at the ghost bike #yegbike 💔

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The War on Cars@thewaroncars.bsky.social · 2w ago

A theme here is that if a person inside city government intervenes on behalf of a restaurant losing parking spots or a random driver getting a parking ticket, that's seen as constituent services. If another government insider works on behalf of keeping people alive, that's seen as advocacy.

there is literally no amount of caveats or careful wording that will protect you from stupidity or bad faith, so you might as well say things straightforwardly and strongly to begin with.

I went to check out the 6-month Broadway closure that started today. Watch how this bus never has to stop! It's coordinated. They have done some truly incredible things with transit priority (for just a 6-month period!) and I want to see that implemented (permanently!) all over the region.

we are not discussing Pattinson in the GOAT conversation nearly enough

At least 65 people showed up to our ride on 50st. People want safe infrastructure, and we want the minister to stop causing division to distract from the UCP's various scandals. Separation from traffic, not separation from Canada. I #yegbike

trump just invented a carbon tax from first principles lmfao

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 3w ago

Trump says he is going to increase tariffs on Canada due to the wildfires

I love bike lanes. I love them when I ride my bike. But I also love them when I drive my car; they reduce my stress as a driver, and make the automobile traffic flow more smoothly. (Proper divided lanes are best - sharrows worse than useless.)

The amazing march of the missing middle in Edmonton continues. The city is permitting more 5-to-8-unit townhouses than ever before. A high number in central neighbourhoods or close to transit. After the city decided *against* reducing the maximum allowed units from 8 to 6!

Jacob Loo Dawang@jacobdawang.com · 4w ago

NEW POST Edmonton's rowhome permits increased in the first half of 2026, despite a general slowdown in permits. Edmonton continues to provide strong proof that missing middle zoning changes can be the main character in the housing supply story. #yegcc www.jacobdawang.com/blog/2026/q2... 🧵

Would love to see someone research if any of these vineyards were owned by Republican donors and whether they've changed their giving habits since the tariffs?

Sen. Adam Schiff@schiff.senate.gov · 4w ago

Canada's boycott of California wine is causing devastating harm to winegrowers. I'm urging the Canadian government to recognize that California doesn’t agree with these tariff wars, to lift these restrictions, and increase consumer options to strengthen both our economies.

Would love to see who those winegrowers voted for…

Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦@emmettmacfarlane.com · 4w ago

Canada here. Sorry, we can talk when your country overthrows the corrupt criminal in the White House and regains it's status as an ally and a democracy.

We cannot be conflating “central edmonton” with “downtown”. Also the person who said Blatchford is Downtown must be from outside the Henday

Observing The City@observingthecity.ca · 4w ago

Where is downtown? It's an endless debate. Let's finally settle it! Choose a city, add your definition of downtown, and compare it to the general public. Then share your map on social media!

The ghost bike has been installed in memory of Alfred Reisdorf, who was killed while riding at this intersection in November. 34st and 28Ave in #yeg. 💔🚴🏼‍♀️ #yegbike

And ZBR continues to be the most effective land use policy ever in Edmonton when it comes to building near transit. Add in the frequent bus network and 44% of homes permitted were within 800m of LRT or 400m of a frequent bus stop.