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Matthew the Matticus

@matticusssss.bsky.social
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YYC Photography by Cargo Bike - he/they cat shepard, musician (cello+voice), train nerd, general geek, and still hoping for a brighter future

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 15h
Time for this classic again.
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Matthew the Matticus @matticusssss.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Struggling in 100kph gusts when suddenly a saviour appeared!
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CalgaryK @calgaryk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Ooo… new UA listing on Marketplace… #yycbike www.facebook.com/share/16DXaT...
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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
You take our bike lanes, we take the road. Toronto showed up Friday night. 📸 @geoffreybercarich via Instagram
Cyclists taking the lane stretching kms of a city street
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Matthew the Matticus @matticusssss.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
What an INCREDIBLE piece of shit. Can't understate how important it is to vote in this referendum because this evil man is hoping you won't.
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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Canada stayed
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Sorry but if your AI criticism doesn't include analysis of how the hyperscale data centre push is actually seeing the biggest billionaires actively worsen the climate crisis and push for more deregulation of and investment in the fossil fuel industry to power those data centres, you're a dummy
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Robin Chase @rmchase.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
“Recognizing enoughness is a radical act in an economy that is always urging us to consume more.” Robin Wall Kimmerer
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Darren Buck @bikepedantic.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
It’s the Jimothy of cargobikes and I want to try one so bad www.instagram.com/reel/Ddl2Lf4...
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ben fryback @bfryback.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
tragic news: mr. rodgers neighborhood has been downzoned, following a lengthy public hearing process. the commercial and multifamily uses have been deemed "incompatible" with the character of the surrounding single family neighborhood. all nonconforming structures have been ordered demolished.
image of Mr Rodgers neighborhood
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Alanna dB @whoalansi.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Ok, #yycbike : There are TWO open houses for the 20th Ave Mobility Project. So far, feedback has been overwhelmingly positive, but these type of events are usually where the negative comments come out. Please come out & show support for the project! engage.calgary.ca/19st20avemob...
Open House Events
Come and chat about the concept with the project team.
Thursday, September 24, 2026 06:00 p.m. to 08:00 p.m.
Open House (drop in format)

Capitol Hill Community Association -1531 21 Ave. N.W.

Drop in anytime between 6pm and 8pm to learn more about the pathway design and ask the project team questions.
Multiple information boards about the pathway design.
Project team members available to answer your questions.
Provide feedback in-person
Tuesday, September 29, 2026 06:00 p.m. to 08:00 p.m.
Open House (drop-in format)

Winston Heights Community Association
520 27 Ave. N.E

Drop in anytime between 6pm and 8pm to learn more about the pathway design and ask the project team questions.
Multiple information boards about the pathway design.
Project team members available to answer your questions.
Provide feedback in-person
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🇨🇦Peislandergirl (she/her) @peislandergirl.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
More closed roads, please! #yycbike #bowvalleyparkway #closedroadsarethebestroads
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Richard Masoner 🚶 🚲 🚌 🚃 🌲 🏖️ @cyclelicious.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Cat shaped bike rack at a cat cafe.
A metal sculpture of a cat on a concrete sidewalk doubles as a bike rack at the Crossroads Cat Cafe in Nashville Tennessee. A yard sign nearby says "Bike Rack" with an arrow pointing to the cat bike rack.
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The Sprawl @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The Sprawl is now 9! 🎂 And on Thursday night we were named Alberta Magazine of the Year. To celebrate we are aiming to get 90 new members by the end of Sept!
sprawlcalgary.com
The Sprawl wins 5 Alberta Magazine Awards | The Sprawl
Celebrating our 9th anniversary with gratitude.
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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This is an issue in Alberta too. Wheelchairs and power wheelchairs are classified as walking and aren’t permitted in cycle tracks/bike lanes on the street. Alberta should change this law as well. It’s not enforced anyway! Bring wheelchair users into the fold of active mobility. 👍 #yycBike #yegBike
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Motion to allow wheelchairs and mobility scooters in bike lanes passes at UBCM
Union of B.C. Municipalities delegates have greenlit a motion calling on the province to allow wheelchairs and mobility scooters to be used in bike lanes.
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Jeremy Appel 🍉 @readtheorchard.org · 18/09/2026
NEW: For @macleans.bsky.social, I wrote about how Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is fusing corporate and state power to help build what I call the New Authoritarianism. macleans.ca/politics/dan...
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Danielle Smith Is Putting Alberta Up for Sale - Macleans.ca
The corporate lobbyist-turned-premier is letting the private sector run the government
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Chris Istace 🇨🇦 @stasherbc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Could you imagine what a multi use pathway in an era of e-bikes could do for these communities. Of course we are at generations of failed rail attempts heading north from Calgary as well.
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Matthew the Matticus @matticusssss.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
So apparently the AB gov is doing a study on building a bypass for Airdrie, which already has a 6 lane highway to it that they are putting 300M+ into interchanges for. We have so far failed to build an 11km pathway to connect the cities for $2-5M. #yycbike #abpoli
Deerfoot trail in calgary, showing all 10 lanes
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Regina Burstein @mplsfietser.bike · 18/09/2026
Hell yeah, cargo bikes are the best! I recently went on a cargo bike date night with my partner in the box. Lots of fun! Lots of smiles!
My partner Jason takes a selfie of the 3 of us from the box of our cargo bike while I'm riding the cargo bike and my BIL Sammy is on Jason's e-bike next to us.
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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Shout out to @bathtubbikes.bsky.social 👇 Get an inexpensive bike and unlock your savings today! #Calgary
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Matthew the Matticus @matticusssss.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Eyyyy new pathway day!! #yycbike (36 st and memorial drive NE)
Newly paved multi use pathway beside a 4 lane road
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Luke Ontario @coolhand.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Q: Why does Ed Sheeran open his cans with a knife? A: Because all his openers quit on him
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Terri @terriclarke.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
🧵 that explains just some of the reesons why I need you all to stop saying anything nice about Harper (in case you memory holed some of his BS):
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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I’ll have the weird one please
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Courtney Theriault @ctheriault.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
NEW: Saddle Lake Cree Nation calls Alberta trans health-care laws a violation of Treaty rights, announces path to work around the legislation
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Dr. Merritt Rae Turetsky @queenofpeat.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Forget planting trees for a second. Let's talk about BOGS. Did you know that peatlands cover a tiny 3% of Earth’s land, but store MORE CARBON than all the world's forests combined?They are an ultimate MVP of our climate system and it’s time we start hyping them. Join me! 🧵 1/
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Bromptonymous 🇨🇦 @bromptonymous.ca · 09/09/2026
Victoria’s bike share is already exceeding Vancouver’s per capita in … checks notes … its first month. Protected bike lanes and reasonably dense development are the secret sauce to an effective bike transport system.
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SeanonymousD 🇨🇦 @seanonymousd.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I don’t know who made this but I will need ten. Found on the back of a sign on a bike path… Of Dev’s many sins, this is near the top of the list: #yeg #yegbike #abpoli #yegcc #seenonabikeride
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Matthew the Matticus @matticusssss.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Every LRT vehicle that goes down 10th ave should have a sign that says "This debacle brought to you by Danielle Smith and the UCP" This is, at least, a less permanent fuckup than an elevated line? I hope?
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Matthew the Matticus @matticusssss.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
No technology is inherently evil, but damn do we ever love programming it to be misogynistic at the very least
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John Golden @johngolden.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Happy Labor Day from Nancy and Caroline Cash.
Nancy says 8 hours for work, rest and what we will. Happy Labor Day!
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Matthew the Matticus @matticusssss.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
ethical oil
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Matthew the Matticus @matticusssss.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
We need more of this kind of culpability here! And to stop building yellow maze gates everywhere!
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Oisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
A reminder for all the people who are still using genAI images to express their opposition to right-wing crap. Please, find another way.
The Batman meme taken from The Dark Knight Returns. He's breaking a shotgun in two, saying 'This is the weapon of the enemy. We do not need it. We will not use it.'
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🇨🇦Peislandergirl (she/her) @peislandergirl.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Hey Bike Peeps - I got a message from a friend that Calgary Police have recovered a secondhand Benno Boost but the Bike Index was never updated! If you are missing that model - check with police. #yycbike
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Dr Lindsay Tedds @lindsaytedds.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Ah, first day back to school marks the age-old Alberta tradition of ... volunteering for Casino fund-raisers because we just can't fund public services enough in this province.
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Winner Chicken Dinner
Alt: Winner Chicken Dinner
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Aaron @bigtimeyyc.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
They are there this afternoon too. #yycbike
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Alanna dB @whoalansi.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
This episode is out now, wherever you get your podcasts! #yycbike
A woman in a hospital gown with some bruising on her arm. A casted leg with doctors initials and a bruised arm holding up that leg.
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Darren Buck @bikepedantic.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
✅ download the DEI mapping app
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bikebike @bikebikeyyc.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
#yycbike radar southside of EV bridge
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Rodney 🚧🚇 @chanface.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Hundreds of cyclists showed up to #CriticalMass today The recent court ruling that allows Ontario to rip up Toronto’s bike lanes has only made the cycling movement stronger! @cycletoronto.bsky.social @ffsafestreets.bsky.social @lanrickbennett.bsky.social @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social
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Matthew the Matticus @matticusssss.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
A thousand times fuck this
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Heather Campbell @thatheatherc.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Betting that Ward 13 Cllr Dan McLean, who is also on the Calgary Police Commission, and said: "I guarantee you there’s too many bike lanes in Calgary" on July 15, 2026, raised an issue with this mass bike ride for CPS. We're harassing cyclists? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... Enjoy your ride! 2/2 🚴🏽‍♀️
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Alberta government launches web portal taking complaints on bike lanes | CBC News
The province said it will use feedback through the form to inform future policy decisions, but some Calgary councillors have argued the city is better suited to oversee cycling infrastructure and crit...
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Matthew the Matticus @matticusssss.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
#yycbike pathway users beware, speed trap in Parkdale between 37 at and edworthy
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Matthew the Matticus @matticusssss.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
We've had more people on foot and bike hit by vehicles than there are days in a year, but this is our focus. My favorite part is how they're trying to simultaneously enforce rules for 3 separate things, as well as just making laws up?? Anyway have fun tonight traveling on a bike!
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Will Ratliffe @ratliw.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Westhills Canadian Tire is loaded with Canada merch if you want to de-pollute a sign or two. Get proper Duck tape too - the cheap stuff isn't worth it. #yycbike
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 25/08/2026
This is truly heartbreaking. Dolly Parton was an extraordinary person and an irreplaceable champion of the working class. We are a better country because of her.
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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
One way you know Dolly Parton lived life the right way: I don’t think anyone’s going to get fired for accurately quoting Dolly Parton today.
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Danny Fearns @dannyfearns.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Good morning Bluesky ☀️ This is one of the last coal powered sheep. The vast majority of UK sheep are now all electric ⚡️
Sheep grazing in fields, the one in the foreground with white smoke apparently coming out of its bottom
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