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They seemed to be redoing the access road to the Edmonton station, but somehow without adding sidewalks?

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Visible homelessness seems to have decreased *a lot* since 2024, especially on transit, including large underground stations (all still without faregates, as they should be, although they sadly seem to be launching a faregate pilot)

Entrance to the fare-paid zone at an underground lrt station

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Downtown Edmonton seems to be in a bad state (lots of vacancies, low foot traffic), but at least the LRT is doing really well? Great ridership even on a Sunday (3-car trains!), and stations and vehicles all in near-flawless condition

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Happy Alberta Day everyone! This appears to be the main stage for the capital's festivities

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Yeah, the walk was okay :)

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Empty dome car at night (farewell!) mood

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Trackside signals somehow seem to be getting bigger every few kilometers we travel on this train

Two tall signals with three red lights each, seen from a dome car on the Canadian

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Best part about the Canadian is you've got the dome car to yourself from 19:30 because everyone on board is over 70 (Less great part is our 18:50 Edmonton arrival turned into a midnight one since we're currently 5 hrs late)

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Few things taller than a double-stack container train

Rear view from a Canadian Park Car, east of Jasper, with double-stack container train and tall mountains in the background

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Obligatory foamer shot

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Actually seemed like construction wasn't even fully done yet (re ledges afaik a lot of them are actually mandated by local architectural guidelines in na?)

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SkyTrain congestion 🚨

Out of servic Mark I train ahead of ours

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They really are so pretty (and efficient)

Vancouver SkyTrain Mark III unit approaching Production Way station

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What do we think about this type of building (I think I really like it?)

Satellite imagery of two six-storey building with two two-storey buildings of the same design behind, them facing an alley. South Vancouver

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House on rock, Galiano Island 🇨🇦 <3

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(Reference photos for the beauty claim from our visit yesterday)

Different view with viewing platform under (heavy) construction

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Rule bloat here takes many forms – another favorite is the incomprehensible patchwork of 'leash optional' and 'leash required' path segments eg in Vancouver's (stunningly beautiful!) Capilano River Regional Park, which, despite very extensive signage all over the park, saw little compliance

A path marker indicating various paths and their leash rules at an intersection

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BC Transit are masters of the north american art of 'spending money on fare enforcement without effectively enforcing fares at all': They're sending uniformed staff onboard busses to check fares, but they just openly *never* issue fines even to those caught repeatedly www.bctransit.com/fare-aware/

Fare checks are underway
Uniformed Transit Supervisors check fares visually and with a digital handheld device. If asked, please be courteous when presenting your proof of payment. Riders who are found travelling without paying a fare or using ineligible fare products will be informed of payment information and concession fare product eligibility
requirements. Fare evasion may result in the deletion of misused fare products without refund, fare account suspension, or restrictions on travel privileges.
bctransit.com

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Florian Stöger @fdms.eu · 27/08/2026

Transit authority with no fare enforcement whatsoever plasters busses with signage reminding passengers that using more than one USB port per customer is prohibited

Staircase leading to the lower deck of a Victoria area BC Transit double decker bus

Sign that says
USB CHARGE PORTS
This bus is equipped with personal USB charge ports for your convenience.
Limit of one port per customer.

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Heading to Victoria today, this time with @gaiswinkler.eu as copilot This DHC-3 Otter apparently entered service in _1952_, and is the oldest one still in service (albeit with modifications)

Jonas in the copilot seat (as a passenger)

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I think we're big fans of the PNW

View from the Gibsons West Vancouver ferry with mountains in the background

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(en route to Gibsons rn, then Victoria the day after tomorrow, then back to Vancouver)

long lines at a ferry terminal, west vancouver

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Bonus: A really nice-looking community building initiative

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