You know when you need to take a break from the screen when.....I just slid my finger across this page in a book, expecting it to scroll...
Mike Sacha
@mikesacha.bsky.social
Real Estate Person. Bike Person. City Evangelist. He/Him
We need to have fewer big nice houses for the sake of society. Just as having roads that are easy to drive on devalue urban environments, having homes that are too nice devalues third spaces and the social fabric.
What would a TV ad promoting alternatives to driving look like? What if people who love cycling and progressive transportation reclaimed ideas like freedom, independence and even patriotism? We decided to give it a shot. Check out our new video, "America, It's Just Like Riding a Bike."
America, It's Just Like Riding a Bike
YouTube video by The War on Cars
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Awe...thanks Google for reminding me of all the good times ☺️
The online reviews of this 20L water jug I scooped from the MEC yard sale complain it is "very heavy when filled." Friends, I don't know that's the jug's fault...
#yeg friends, what are your favourite kid-friendly downtown restaurants?
My kid to a driver in the bike lane today: "you fucking guy, you almost killed me!" No notes.
Why do people insist I use WhatsApp? Isn't that still just facebook?
Time to support not just news media that has reporters in a community but news media that's built out of that community and *sees its profits kept in that community*. I'll go first. For Edmonton, here's locally built and based news: edmonton.taproot.news
Taproot Edmonton
Taproot Edmonton publishes curiosity-driven original stories, curated newsletters on various topics, and locally focused podcasts, all in the service of informing Edmontonians about what is going on i...
edmonton.taproot.news
It’s time for Canada to import Japanese zoning, Korean and Spanish transit construction practices, Dutch road design, and Swiss building codes.
We need to slap a tariff on American-style urban planning, develop trade relationships with planners in Europe and Asia.
I saw a dude from Mr Shred in the elevator wheeling a bin of papers down to his truck yesterday. I mentioned that, due to the snow, it was a particularly good day for shredding. He did not get it.
No joke, our day care lead educator advised @realdocbrown.bsky.social today that our girl had enough of an art portfolio to get into a "good kindergarten". Is this the bad timeline?
"Mismatched chargers and post-sale tampering are almost wholly to blame for the negative press that the electric bike sector has endured" #ebike www.cyclingelectric.com/in-depth/unp...
Unprecedented lab testing vindicates e-bike of fire risk and piles pressure on conversion kit market
The Warwick Manufacturing Group, commissioned on behalf of the OPSS, has concluded that the subject of e-bike fire is misrepresented.
cyclingelectric.com
Hey #yyc! The Downtown Core Neighbourhood Association is co-hosting a screening of the classic downtown Calgary film "waydowntown" at the Globe Theatre on Sunday, February 9th, featuring a panel with director Gary Burns! Free tickets here: lu.ma/cz5rsv6q
25th Anniversary 35mm Screening of "Waydowntown" (2000) · Luma
Join d.talks for a film screening of Waydowntown (2000) by Gary Burns on the film’s 25th anniversary, co-presented with the Downtown Core Neighbourhood…
lu.ma
One time my toddler complained the pickle I gave her was too sour so I sprinkled some sugar on it. Now that she is older, she often demands a sugared pickle as comfort food. What have I done??
Cycle commuting is great because you are able to interact directly with your environment. For instance, this morning I had a lovely chat with an old friend on my commute after she nearly ran me over and rolled down her window to shout at me. Her mood brightened as soon as she recognized me!
We survived another holiday season with the rural and suburban extended families. My 74 year old father only lectured us for a few minutes about the virtues of the SUV. I'm not sure how I feel about this firsthand view of the effectiveness of vehicle marketing. Unsettling?
Holy smokes! One could buy an Urban Arrow AND a Gazelle every year over and over again and...you get the idea. And somehow people who own cargo bikes are the elitists.
S.M.C.@thecritninja.bsky.social · 2y agoChoose wisely. #electricvehicles
Hey #yegbike peeps, what's the correct 311 category for shoveling into bike lanes? Peace officers have told me they are no longer educating but now enforcing and I finally have a photo of one of the worst offenders!
Did the Prime Minister resign? Where do we even go to find that stuff out anymore??
Advocacy group Paths For People provides balance & insights on Edmonton's "$100M Active Transportation Project": •it's only $25m/year •82km of mostly shared paths •connects existing bike routes •1 railway overpass costs $180m •cheaper to maintain edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu... #urbanism #yeg
Opinion: Edmonton's multi-use paths, bike lanes offer best bang for buck
The money Edmonton is investing to build its active transportation network is the best bang for buck to move people around.
edmontonjournal.com
WHICH BIKE LANE DO WE BLAME FOR THIS TRAFFIC? Banner this morning in Toronto on the Gardiner ExpresswayThe people of Ontario have had enough Premier Ford. 📸 @martinreis.bsky.social
Happy Anniversary of the Statue of Westminster for all who celebrate!
CAR-CRAZY FACT OF THE DAY. Every 24 hours, US drivers run over 15 children in parking lots and driveways. jalopnik.com/u-s-drivers-...
U.S. Drivers Run Over 15 Children Every Day In Parking Lots And Driveways
Tall vehicles and long hoods contribute to increasing number of "frontover" incidents.
jalopnik.com
I was originally terrified at seeing my girl transfixed by the TVs at the local Buy More but I also remember Winamp and all of us losing brain cells watching our favourite songs.
