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Cole 🚲 @mapboy.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Everything on the chopping block now to accommodate said parking and the fear of the province stepping in. It's a lot of stuff that may never see the light of day. Good job on Vision Zero @thecityofedmonton.bsky.social, I'm sure this will help!! #yegbike #bikesky

All of the ATNE for the City of Edmonton around Capilano and Bonnie Doon. All the bike infrastructure is now delayed forever or due for major changes.

The Glenora and Jasper Place areas see their ATNE lanes mostly cut forever potentially.

And 64 St. has now also been put on hold potentially forever.

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Cole 🚲 @mapboy.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Heads up #yegbike folks, if you're using the 119 Ave. bike lanes, there's a huge downed branch by 94 St. in the lane! That pic was as of 3am last night (July 28th). Lots of small broken branches all over the place too, careful riding out there!

A downed tree branch in the 119 Ave. bike lanes in Edmonton Alberta Canada.

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Cole 🚲 @mapboy.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Part 2 of the photo dump from my travels around Edmonton. #yegbike #bikesky

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Cole 🚲 @mapboy.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I just crossed the 2,000km threshold on my amazing bike from @bikeedmonton.bsky.social that I got just 4 months ago! Here's part 1 of some of my favourite snaps from those journeys. So many new memories and people met that have made my life infinitely better. #yegbike #bikesky

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Cole 🚲 @mapboy.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Did a 60km ride deep into Southern Edmonton last night. Got to watch the sunrise, see a coyote, hares, ravens, magpies and skunks along the journey. The sun was beautiful this morning 🌞 #yeg #yegbike #bikesky

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Cole 🚲 @mapboy.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

You can tell a lot about how a city thinks of cyclists by where they allow dumpster bins to be placed. @thecityofedmonton.bsky.social has sadly failed the test. This could've been placed on the road as it's closed behind the bin anyway. Do better Edmonton. @edmontonanne.bsky.social #yegbike #bikesky

A large red dumpster bin completely blocking a bike lane adjacent to Churchill Square in Edmonton. It should be noted, this is right beside City Hall which makes it all the more stupid it was allowed to happen. It's nighttime in the shot and you can see lights on in a building in the background.

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Cole 🚲 @mapboy.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

This person is either clueless or just living on the edge leaving their car with the windows and sunroof open like this 😂 #yeg

A blue SUV with the front windows and sunroof completely open. Rain is scheduled and they're just asking to have their shit stolen from the front seat.

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Cole 🚲 @mapboy.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Explored out St. Albert's way and they have some stellar multi-use paths along the Sturgeon River (minus a section or two). I'm always poking at the edges of the Henday now seeing what this city has to offer on a bike. So much left to discover just in the North alone! #yeg #yegbike #bikesky

A St. Albert grain mill with my bike posed in front

My Strava data where I travelled 48km in 2:42:44 at an average speed of 17.9km/h

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Cole 🚲 @mapboy.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Did a 50km bike ride deep into Northern Edmonton. Crossed the Henday and back, watched the storms rolling across the sky, got rained on in the hydro corridor, saw the sun rising the whole time and did my longest ride ever (so far)! A good ride overall I'd say 😍 #yeg #yegbike

Grasshopper (my bike) posed by an early pink sunrise with trees silhouetted. There's thick clouds above and it's morning twilight.

A sign that says 216 WEST - Anthony Henday Dr. with a right pointing arrow. My bike is on a multi-use path going over the highway. You can see the path is wet and the sun is still rising.

The Edmonton city skyline with the rising sun reflecting off the towers to the blue sky above. You can see a railing from the bridge crossing running along the bottom of the photo.

The Strava data for my 51.56km ride. Did it with a moving time of 2:31:27, an average speed of 20.4 km/h, power on average was 193W

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Cole 🚲 @mapboy.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Was checking out bike directions a week or so ago, went to streetview near 98 Ave. and turned the camera around to this 😂😂😂 Almost did a full on spit take. A very helpful alien if I do say so myself! #yeg #yegbike

A Google streetview split screen showing near 98 Ave. with the top streetview showing a human-alien hybrid taking the streetview footage.

An alien-human hybrid being very helpful in their NASA t-shirt taking streetview footage of a bike path.

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Cole 🚲 @mapboy.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Did a long ride south trying out the MUP on 34 Ave. and holy shit is that area in red depressing. It's literally a car sewer due to the insane amount of car dealerships. Makes the area a shithole and then the intersection at 111 St. on that MUP is an absolute disaster to navigate through. #yegbike

An area circled out in red from Google Maps of 34 Ave. in Edmonton between 91 St. and Calgary Trail.

A Google Maps view of the 34 Ave. & 111 St. intersection which is a nightmare to navigate as a cyclist. There's goofy gates blocking the multi-use path on the north side of the street so you have to awkwardly ride onto the train tracks if you forget to hit the beg button to switch the lights. I rode it at night and it was bad, can only imagine what it's like during the day.

Strava data from my ride down south into Edmonton. It was a 32.79km long ride with an average speed of 17.8km/h and a moving time of 1:50:39.

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Cole 🚲 @mapboy.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

So I actually dug through the second citation they used and in that study is a chart buried deep inside that says Edmonton has recovered 80% putting us rank 8 among both US and Canadian large cities. You take out the US and we become rank 3 so they're just lying 🤥 Absolute idiots 😂 #yeg

A graphic from this study: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00420980241270987 which the Chamber of Commerce cites as a source. They didn't read it all clearly, lmao

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Cole 🚲 @mapboy.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Finally figured out why all the construction signs were on the 114 Ave. bike lane. They're installing metal? plastic? bike lane barriers now. Seems Edmonton is experimenting with something else that I'm sure totally won't get smashed to bits @ashleysalvador.bsky.social Concrete or nothing. #yegbike

Some plastic looking barriers being installed on the 114 Ave. bike lanes in Edmonton. They don't look very strong at all and will probably be broken to bits in no time.

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Cole 🚲 @mapboy.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Did a long exploration through the north of Edmonton at 1am and it is so beyond carbrained up there it actually shook me to my core. Ironically enough, there is so much potential to make it even more bikeable with just a bit of effort and getting rid of all the slip lane intersections! #yegbike

My boy Grasshopper (my bike) posing on the trail between 164 and 165a Ave. in the North of Edmonton. You can see some grass on either side of an older multi-use trail and it's pitch black outside with just some path lighting.

A shot of a multi-use trail, some grass and Castle Down Road with lots of street lights glowing and a semi-cloudy night sky above.

A creepy tunnel made of old school piping like the sewers use that lets you ride your bike under the Victoria Trail road above. It's got a few lights and some trash on either side of the trail in it.

My Strava data from my ride that was 35.97km long making my second longest ride behind one I did back in Hamilton that was 37km. My moving time was 1:52:08 with an average moving speed of 19.2km/h

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Cole 🚲 @mapboy.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Did a bit more exploring further into the south of Edmonton and oh boy does the bike infrastructure start to fall apart down there. Thankfully it was 4am on a Sunday morning else I'd probably be squished to a pulp by a car with all the highway off ramps 😵 #yeg #yegbike

My boy Grasshopper (a bike) on the overpass over Whitemud Drive. There's no cars on the Whitemud below, guess we should just rip it out since no one's using it 😉 You can see a metal rail behind and street lights illuminating Whitemud with a dark, morning sky overhead.

Downtown Edmonton skyline as seen from the University of Alberta farm fields area.

The Edmonton skyline as seen from the ridge before heading down towards the High Level Bridge.

My Strava data overlaid the map route I took. Did a distance of 24.66km in 1h 16min.

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Cole 🚲 @mapboy.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Additionally, they don't need the street parking as all these houses have rear alleys (the yellow highlights) with alleyway access garages making the street parking completely unnecessary. It's like this for large chunks of Edmonton where people bitch about on-street parking going away.

A Google maps satellite view of 106 St. showing rear alley access on both sides for the housing.

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Cole 🚲 @mapboy.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Whatever idiot at @thecityofedmonton.bsky.social who thought putting a million of these hairpin turns into the 106 St. bike lanes should be fired immediately. Absolute design disaster and just asking to injure or kill a cyclist, especially cause this one is directly after an alley exit! #yegbike

A disastrous hairpin turn in a bike lane on 106 St. in Edmonton. It has a concrete curb with a sharp turn right, lane is straight for about 10ft before sharply turning left again. It does this many times along the entirety of the bike lane and is incredibly dangerous for cyclists.

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Cole 🚲 @mapboy.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

These folks in Grovenor can go kick rocks! There is alley access for rear parking on nearly every single house in this area (see screenshot with the yellow highlights)!!! I love how people just go on the news and tell bold-faced lies about everything. #yeg #yegbike #nimbys

A mape of Grovenor neighbourhood with all the alleyways highlighted in yellow showing rear access to housing in the neighbourhood for parking.

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Cole 🚲 @mapboy.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Decided to do a 23k ride around exploring some of the northern side (up to the Yellowhead) and back around to my own neighbourhood. Definitely a bit chilly at -2 but still a beautiful ride as the sun rose over the city! #yegbike

A pretty church building with 2 slides on either side and the sun slowly rising behind it.

The sun rising out of frame with the Stadium and downtown core of Edmonton in the distance. It's a pinky, purple sky behind both and lots of concrete from Stadium Station just out of frame.

Some sort of rock, granary thing off the Capital Line multi-use pathway. There's a tree in centre frame a blue light post. The sky is a light blue with some pink on the horizon.

My Strava route data for my 23km ride with an average speed of 19.2km/h and a moving time of 1:11:48

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Cole 🚲 @mapboy.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

It was such a blast experiencing my first major group bike ride ever last night! @yegbike.bsky.social led a fantastic glow ride with beautiful views and so many amazing cycling folks 🚲 I'm so glad to be a part of this growing community now that I live here 😍 #yegbike #glowride

A panorama by the Garneau Lamp on the south side of the High Level Bridge. There is a large group of Edmonton cyclists eagerly awaiting the glow ride through the River Valley with blue skies overhead.

Another shot of some of the fine Edmonton cyclists waiting for the start of the glow ride.

Strava data screen showing the stats from the glow ride which was a 13km route through the River Valley to the beer places in the south.

The route we took for the glow ride through the River Valley from the Strava map.

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Cole 🚲 @mapboy.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Almost 17 years ago, I was in Edmonton for 4 hours on my way to Grand Prairie. It's kind of wild that I was so close to where I live downtown today! Here's a smattering of photos I took at the time back in July 2009 having just turned 20 before landing. Notice the lack of bike lanes. #yeg #yegbike

Railtown Park gate facing the non-existent 102 Ave. bike lane from July 2009 in Edmonton.

Looking south down 103 St. where the bike lane doesn't exist and is instead parking. You can see the green canopy for the Old Spaghetti Factory and the wooden sidewalk going down the street. The photo is from July 2009 in Edmonton.

An ETS bus sign in downtown showing routes at the time in July 2009. The routes listed are the 7, 8, 16, 65, 68, 69, 71, 72, 112, 160, 161, 162, 180, 197, 309 and the bus stop number was 1868. It's from July 2009 in Edmonton.

Looking over the North Saskatchewan with clear blue skies and blue river water. It's July 2009 in Edmonton.

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Cole 🚲 @mapboy.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Never a dull day in downtown Edmonton, some dummy set a couch on fire by our dumpster bins 🤦‍♂️ At least it was a small one and the fire department got here lickety split. #yeg

A couch set on fire in a back alley in downtown Edmonton between the recycling and garbage bins.

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Cole 🚲 @mapboy.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

I pass by that semi-viral separatist freak house with the large AI slop poster on it every time on my commute home 😂 Talk about embarrassing putting that on the side of your house 😐 #yegbike #abpoli #abseparatism

A house in Edmonton close to Meadowlark Mall that has a large AI slop poster on the side of it with middle class workers and the text says "For My Family's Future I Support Alberta Independence"

My Strava data from my commute home. I've now hit an average 20km/h for speed.

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Cole 🚲 @mapboy.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

The graphic in this article tells you everything you need to know for how farcical this all is. If @andrewknack.bsky.social and the majority of council think this will shut up the loud minority crying about infill, they're sorely mistaken. Also, 20% of units is 200 of every 1000 now affected! #yeg

A graphic showing the difference between a 10.5m tall infill, a 9.5m tall infill and a typical bungalow.

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Cole 🚲 @mapboy.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Took a ride out to see the sun rise over the city. Bit crispy temp wise but once I was moving warmed up fast enough. Absolutely gorgeous morning with only a few dicey spots of ice left where I rode. #yegbike

My boy Grasshopper posing in front of seating area at the Victoria Promenade. You can see a wooden structure behind it with a golden pink sky. Some light snow is on the ground.

A panorama of Constable Ezio Faraone Park with the Legislature to the left and the south of the city on the right side. The sun is rising over the city. There's trees peaking into the frame from all sides.

A closeup of the legislature building with the sun rising in the sky behind it. The sky is a pinky orange. You can see a tree branch coming into frame from the left of frame from the top.

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Cole 🚲 @mapboy.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

The northern wind was quite strong but beyond that, the light snow and lack of cars made for a shockingly peaceful ride this morning. Definitely a chill though so dress appropriately if you're out there today. The sound of the birds was amazing to listen to! #yegbike

Edmonton skyline shrouded in blowing snow. You can see the River Valley trees in the foreground and it's snowed out in the sky.

My bike, Grasshopper, posed in front of the Alexander Circle fountain area. You can see a bunch of street trees and rich dick houses in the background. There's light snow on everything.

My ride home stats from Strava along with the map of the route.

The weather data from the ride earlier. It was -4 Celsius, Feels like -10 with the wind. Light snow was the conditions.

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Cole 🚲 @mapboy.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Definitely gives hospital vibes like Exhibit B I have here of McMaster Hospital, also from Hamilton. Fun fact, the reason the top floors seem missing is because they are, they ran out of money building it. My Dad worked there his whole life and that was his fun fact story for us always.

A brutalist hospital, McMaster University, based in Hamilton, Ontario.

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Cole 🚲 @mapboy.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

I know a lot of people hate on the Stanley Milner Library but I kinda like it honestly. It's better than the Central Library from where I used to live in Hamilton. That one is a brutalist prison with extra glass. It should be noted that the bottom glass is the Farmers Market, not the library.

The Hamilton Central Library which is a brutalist building with extra glass. Looks like a prison honestly.

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Cole 🚲 @mapboy.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Saw this absolutely ignorant comment on Insta by a Re/Max agent (shocker) calling bike lanes "woke" & wider sidewalks something no one uses downtown 🙄 Spoken like an idiot whose office is 15km away from the core. Can't believe we have to live among such stupidity sometimes 🤦‍♂️ #yeg #yegbike

An Instagram comment by gary_krutzfeldt in response to a Jesse Watson rage bait post saying downtown is dead as the original video is taken on Jasper Ave. Ya, I wonder why no one wants to sit on a patio or walk down a street with 4 lanes of traffic 🤦‍♂️

"Very sad indeed!! Such backward thinking on councils part. Quite this woke bicycle paths, wider sidewalks that nobody is on, patio fees, catering to the Oilers group with funding for a useless event park while playgrounds are closing all over the city. Willful blindness & catering to the wrong people. Wake up council!! And City administration!!"

The listing for Gary Krutzfeldt from Google showing he isn't even based anywhere close to downtown talking bs about it.

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Cole 🚲 @mapboy.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

THIS is why I'm black pilled, 4 of the damn things in less than a one block stretch on the 104 St. MUP with another down closer to 106 Ave. Absolutely absurd and it's kinda sad that Edmonton hasn't demanded these companies add in lock and park policies like Hamilton requires for Bird. #yeg

A picture with 4 red arrows pointing at a bunch of Lime e-scooters just strewn about on the 104 St. multi-use path.

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Cole 🚲 @mapboy.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Went on a roundabout through the River Valley and had to walk my bike up a couple hills and a set of stairs. I vastly underestimated some of the hills down there 😆 Also felt like I was in the Blair Witch Project a few times, thank the stars for a decent front light! Worth it for the views 😍 #yegbike

My boy (bike) Grasshopper posing in front of the AINSWORTH DYER BRIDGE down in the River Valley. Bit of a bumpy ride but such a nice view. You can see the bridge lit up all the way down with nice wood fencing on both sides.

The flame exhaust coming from the water treatment plant down in the River Valley. You can make out a few trees along with the large flame erupting from the building exhaust stack.

Dawson Bridge going over the Edmonton River Valley with the downtown skyline in the distance. The bridge is a bluey metal with wood panels. There's some clouds in the night sky and it's light from out of the right of frame.

My route from Strava called "Through the River Valley and Back". The distance covered was 23.54km, moving time was 1:23:59, 161m elevation gain and an average speed of 16.8km/h while burning 1033 calories at an average power of 146W.

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Cole 🚲 @mapboy.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Here's a perfect example of one of the main routes back in Hamilton on Cannon St. and just how abysmal the quality was throughout the East End section. My bag nearly flew out the bike share basket repeatedly, the bell was ringing on its own from the massive bumps and I nearly ate it recording this.

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Cole 🚲 @mapboy.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Was just dicking around and did the high level bridge and back. The modal filter that spills out into 112 St & 72 Ave is a nightmare deathtrap though. Needs a bike trigger and proper stop light, not just some flashing bullshit with only a beg button 10ft away at the ped crossing 🤦‍♂️ #yeg #yegbike

A light pattern thing on the side of a building I saw. It's gold coloured but I couldn't tell you what the image was to save my life. 2 tall trees flank it from either side. It's nighttime in the picture too.

A view of the high level bridge as seen from Constable Ezio Faraone Park. You can see a few trees, some still dead grass and the bridge and skyline south of the river lit up.

The top of the Alberta Legislature building lit up. Perhaps the only light that building has considering how dark and evil the folks inside tend to be.

The route I took over the High Level Bridge into the southern part of Edmonton and back again.

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Cole 🚲 @mapboy.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

A little chilly at 3am, but well worth the ride to explore along the Capital Line, Yellowhead and Ada Boulevard. I know MUPs aren't always the best but hot damn, I loved the one on Ada Boulevard. That's the type of routing I always dreamed Hamilton would have more of but didn't. #yeg #yegbike

My bike, Grasshopper, standing by some graffiti on a wall by the Capital Line multi-use path. You can see an asphalt trail and pretty clouds in the crisp night sky.

My bike posing with the new Stadium Station looming in the background. The sign is white lit up letters with a yellow both and brown roof over the LRT station. There's bright lights casting a shadow from my bike on the pavement.

The downtown Edmonton skyline at night as seen from the lookout at Ada Boulevard & 75 St. It's a beautiful crisp night, barely a cloud in the sky with all the buildings lit up.

My route to the eastern side of Edmonton above the River Valley. Travelled along the Capital Line, Yellowhead and Ada Boulevard before coming home.

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Cole 🚲 @mapboy.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Today is the 10th anniversary with my lovely wife* and I think we've gotten younger looking since we first met 😂 We moved across the country to Edmonton together and I wouldn't have it any other way. She's made me a better person as the years have gone on 😍 *we're technically common-law 😉

A young couple (my wife and I) back in 2016 when we first met. She's a short black girl with shades on in this pic and a stripped black and white shirt. She has a shit-eating grin on her face. A ginger bearded man (me) can be seen creeping behind her with a dumb look on his face and round, see through glasses.

A crazed looking ginger bearded man (me) is wide eyed staring at the camera from above. He has a yellow hoodie on and see-through rectangle glasses. A black girl (my wife) also has a wide mouthed crazed look and is also looking down at the camera. She has a blue coat and white shirt on. There is a glass pyramid (The Muttart) in the background with crystal clear blue skies visible. It was taken in the year 2026.

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Cole 🚲 @mapboy.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Oilers fans after a game are absolutely despicable. Here's 4 pieces of shit just stopped in the MUP crossing at 104 St. and 106 Ave. I've watched at least 20 people crossing nearly get hit, they block the intersection, speed down 104th, one let their kids piss on a street tree. Disgusting. #yeg

A photo taken through the trees of 104 St. and 106 Ave. at the multi-use path crossing. There are 4 cars blocking the entire crossing. Prior to this photo, multiple people were seen nearly hitting multiple pedestrians and many block the entire intersection.

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Cole 🚲 @mapboy.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

This is why I ride a bike. You can't tell me that soaking in that morning sun isn't an instant boost to the soul. Absolutely breathtaking stuff 🤩🤩🤩 #yeg #yegbike

An absolutely beautiful sunrise over the Edmonton city skyline. The sun is beaming in the sky, there's a light fog over the skyline, light clouds in the sky. You can see the River Valley trees in the entire bottom of the frame. Just breathtaking.

A view up 102 Ave. from the protected bike lanes. A church spire can be seen to the left with the sun peaking out from behind it. The sky is a light blue and everything is glowing from the sunlight. There's a tree to the right of frame with the median protecting the bike lane from the car lane running centre right of frame all be way into the distance.

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Cole 🚲 @mapboy.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Absolutely STUNNING sunrise this morning, nice and quiet coming from Meadowlark to downtown too. Perfect way to decompress after the night shift 🤩 #yeg #yegbike

A super bright sun rising over the distant Edmonton skyline. MacKinnon Ravine can be seen with a clear dirt path and still some snow on either side. You can see the bridge rail running along the bottom of the photo with thick River Valley trees on the left and right of frame. There's some wispy clouds in the sky, orange sky around the sun and the rest is a light blue.

My beautiful bike, Grasshopper on the bridge over MacKenzie Ravine. You can see the sun beaming over the tree line across the whole photo. There's wispy clouds in the sky, light blue throughout the sky with some orange around the sun. You can see the bridge railing running across behind my bike.

The routing from my Fitbit for the trip from Meadowlark to downtown.

The directions I went were: 89 Ave. eastbound, 153 St. northbound, 91 Ave. eastbound, 142 St. northbound, Ravine Dr. north-eastbound, 101 Ave. eastbound, 137 Ave. northbound, 102 Ave. eastbound, DETOUR START on 132 St. northbound, 104 Ave. eastbound, Connaught Dr. eastbound DETOUR END, 102 Ave. eastbound, Railtown Park northbound, 103 Ave. eastbound, 106 St. northbound, 105 Ave. eastbound and 104 St. northbound

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Cole 🚲 @mapboy.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Went zipping around the Eastern side of my local neighbourhood at 4am. Love how @thecityofedmonton.bsky.social has these bullshit "Road Closed" barriers up all along the eastern direction bike gutter on 114 Ave. when there is quite literally ZERO construction happening 🤦‍♂️ #yeg #yegbike

Exhibit A of a "Road Closed" construction barrier blocking the bike lane. There is no construction going on at all. You can see my bike, Grasshopper, in the foreground. The back light is shining red, front light is shining white and you can see the whole scene lit by streetlight. It's a calm, clear night.

My bike Grasshopper in the foreground with Coliseum Station in the background. Is a sea of concrete all the way to the station with many bright lights in the distance. It's a dark, quiet night overall.

The night skyline of Edmonton is in the background with a long multi-use path stretching into the darkness in the centre of frame. You can see the black chain fence for the Metro Line LRT tracks to the right of frame. My bike Grasshopper sits at the bottom centre of frame with its red taillight glowing and front headbeam shining white by the handlebars.

The routing of my bike ride from Fitbit.

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Cole 🚲 @mapboy.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Speaking of Edmonton car brain, this is the note attached to the abandoned vehicle complaint in the 311 app currently. EPS has HALF A BILLION DOLLARS of the city budget and their car seizure lot is completely full. Absolute 🤡 show. There's been a car abandoned on 104 St. for weeks!!! #yeg #carbrain

A 311 message in the Edmonton 311 app that says the following:

If this is an abandoned vehicle complaint, the vehicle must remain stationary for 72 consecutive hours to be considered.

** Please Note: Police Seized Vehicle Lot is currently at capacity. Safety related tows are currently prioritized therefore the timeframe to remove abandoned vehicles is unknown at this time.

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Cole 🚲 @mapboy.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Just checking in on the Old Strathcona Market parking discourse and I'm just shaking my head 🙂‍↔️ This guy spent $7k at the market in 2025 but says paid parking means he'll never go again. If you spent that much there you can spend a couple extra bucks on parking ya cheapo. #yeg #carbrain

A Reddit response from r/Edmonton about the parking fees for the Old Strathcona Market. The response says the following:
"I'm among the people the market lost. I used to commute in from a neighbouring community every Saturday. I'd park in the free lot, grab a coffee and treat at Pact, buy a book at the Wee Book Inn and then buy nearly all my groceries for the week at the market. Spent over $7k there in 2025. Once the city started with the stupid app paid parking thing, I paid to park underground at the Roots Building instead. Then they also switched to an app based parking system. Now I no longer visit Whyte, I go to Bountiful instead."

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Cole 🚲 @mapboy.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

High gas prices? I wouldn't know since I've got my own 2 legs and this sweet set of wheels under me 🤩 Outside of the River Valley, this city is so shockingly flat it's sort of blowing my mind a bit compared to Hamilton. It makes biking more than a viable option here! #yeg #yegbike

Grasshopper posing in the Meadowlark parking lot with a Shell gas station looming in the distance. The parking lights are casting a shadow of the bike that has its front light on and a bright blue pannier attached to the back rack. You can see a few apartments in the distance behind the gas station. It's a calm night overall with a few light flurries falling.

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Cole 🚲 @mapboy.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Went for a casual ride around my local neighbourhood and holy hell are there waaaaaaay too many awkwardly placed beg buttons when you're on a bike. Totally stunts your flow. Get more road/bike lane sensors stat @thecityofedmonton.bsky.social!!! #yeg #yegbike

My bike, Grasshopper, with the kickstand up on a multi-use path. It has a bright blue pannier on the back and there is a beautiful mural on the building in the back. The mural is of a sunset with mountains with some flowers on the left side of the mural. There's some snow on the ground with dead grass slightly visible.

View of the 127th Street separated bike lane. You can see street trees with no leaves, my bike's front tire in the bottom of the frame and the lane is clear.

Grasshopper just chilling by the circle of benches just off 114th Ave. on the linear park path. It's grey skies with a few trees in the background and a garbage can on the left and bench on the right. Both are coloured black and my bike has a bright blue pannier visible.

My Fitbit tracking data for my ride around the local neighbourhood near Central McDougall, WIHKWÊNTÔWIN, Westmount, Prince Charles and Prince Rupert in Edmonton, Alberta.

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Cole 🚲 @mapboy.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

The wife and I took a slow roll ride last night in the light snow. It was her first time back on a bike in over 12 years! Here's us at the end of the track for the Metro Line and our babies together by NAIT/Blatchford Market 😍 So glad to be back in the saddle again here in Edmonton 🚲 #yeg #yegbike

Me, a ginger bearded man with a black and white NASA sweater, glasses, red toque, black jeans and brown boots on. I'm standing in front of my bike 'Grasshopper'. You can see the electric poles on either side of me for the LRT track. There is a light dusting of snow everywhere and some weeds poking through the snow. The focus is soft in the background as it was taken in Portrait mode on my phone by the wife.

My wife, a short black woman wearing a grey sweater, black leggings, brown boots. She's posing with her bike, a purple youth bike she's affectionately called 'Pamala Plum'. She's holding up a peace sign with her left hand and her right hand is on her bike seat. You can see the electric poles for the LRT as well as the track in the background. A light dusting of snow covers everything with weeds poking through the snow behind her.

Grasshopper & Pamala Plum, our bikes as they sit by NAIT/Blatchford Station. You can see skinny silver bollards behind them and the Metro Line train waiting at the station to leave. There's a light dusting of snow on the bike path and station.

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Cole 🚲 @mapboy.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

"nObODy tAKeS tRanSiT in EdMoNtoN" you'll hear screamed by people who think they'll be stabbed, robbed and pushed on the tracks the second the step in an LRT station 🤦‍♂️ You're so much more likely to be hurt or killed by cars in this city by a VERY wide margin. #yeg #transit

An ETS graphic showing information about the bus and LRT ridership from 2025. The most important statistic is that there were 61.8 million rides on the bus and LRT

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Cole 🚲 @mapboy.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Thanks to the amazing folks at @bikeedmonton.bsky.social I now have my first bike in Edmonton! The Specialized Rockhopper was the first one I tried out and fell in love 😍 Took him for a 4am spin up to Blatchford Gate Station this morning and it rode like a dream ❄️ #yeg #yegbike

A large illuminated sign that says "BLATCHFORD GATE" which is shining down on my beautiful boy, Grasshopper, with light snow all around. The sky is pitch black and everything is calm. The station is still closed with construction gates all around it.

A view of Grasshopper with light snow all over the ground. The front light is beaming away and you can make out the Edmonton downtown skyline in the background. Grasshopper has fenders and blue brake cables. It has silver coloured alloy rims around the tires.

The original listing for the Specialized Rockhopper (Grasshopper now). The description reads as follows:

While modern mountain bikes have become increasingly complicated and specialized, rigid mountain bikes boast a versatility that never goes out of style. They are capable of handling all sorts of off- road conditions without losing efficiency when they hit the pavement. This Specialized with upright handlebars and the best shifters Shimano ever made already has a rack and fenders installed, for increased commuting utility, and would be a good choice for someone who is looking for a bike to travel and play on all year round.

Size 18" frame will fit riders in the 5'6" to 5'9" range.

26" x 2.1" offroad tires on alloy rims.

Available at Bike Edmonton for $395.

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Cole 🚲 @mapboy.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

You know, I think I'll take the far more steady and overall sunnier Edmonton weather (Pic 1) over my old hometown of Hamilton (Pic 2) where it's pissing rain and the temperature is whiplashing you all over the place. My head would be pounding with that weather in Hamilton. #yeg #hamont #weather

2 week forecast for Edmonton, Alberta where the temp slowly rises from a daily high of -6 Sunday to a steady 0 to 3 degrees for the rest. A few random days of light snow, sun for the others.

My old hometown of Hamilton, Ontario where the temp is a daily high of 10C Sunday going to 18 Tuesday before bottoming out the next day to 4 and then it's up and down for the next two weeks and pissing rain all over the place.

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Cole 🚲 @mapboy.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

I can't get over how much of a weasel Jesse Watson is. This commenter lies about the price of ETS, Jesse originally agrees, I post the correct amount and he immediately flip flops and then likes my follow-up comment for some reason. I'm glad he lost the last election, what a shitler. #yeg #yegcc

An original comment on Jesse Watson's post whining about ETS transit says that the price "It's almost $4 now to ride which is completely ridiculous.".

The bottom comment, Jesse's original response says "Ya it's high".

I respond correcting the original comment with "It's $3 on Arc, debit or credit, what are you even on about?".

Jesse then responds to me saying "seems ok".

I follow it up with "Ya, it is... The fare cap is only $102 a month, quite reasonable for the size of the system and city it covers I'd say."
Which Jesse likes for some reason.

The guy is just a 2-faced weasel.

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Cole 🚲 @mapboy.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

You'll never convince me otherwise that having this amount of sheer sun and blue skies is a bad thing. I truly feel 🙏 to have it this good now. Winter is truly miserable back in Ontario for the most part [in my opinion]. #yeg

View from 104 St. facing North. You can see Stantec tower looming in the distance. A large tree is in the right side of the frame. A large tree branch arcs over the top of the photo from the left side of the frame. The multi-use path and road are both covered in a light dusting of late March snow. The sky is clear blue with a bright white sun beaming down. It's a gorgeous view for an early spring day.

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Cole 🚲 @mapboy.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

@edmontonanne.bsky.social @andrewknack.bsky.social The parkade at Rogers Place on 102 St. needs to be rectified immediately! Has massive blindspots where my wife & I were almost smoked by a truck after watching a mobility scooter tilt on 2 wheels being almost crushed a minute prior yesterday! #yeg

A Google Streetview of the Parkade Entrance to Rogers Place on 102 St. in Edmonton. It's a big grey tiled wall with the exit having massive blind spots on both sides with a wide sidewalk crossing over the exit. It is a literal deathtrap for pedestrians.

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