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Michael Abon @michaelabon.ca · 04/07/2026

Me, making small talk with another dad on the playground bench: “Any fun plans for the weekend?” Other Dad: “Gettin’ married tomorrow.” Me, immediately putting down my Car-Free Sunday topic: “Oh, heck yeah, let’s get all deets!”

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Ronnie Chen @ronnieftw.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

whoever said that the annoying e-bike evangelists weren't promoting them hard enough was so right man

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Here is yet one more example. Miller's silhouette is similar to the first Palmolive bottle, whereas he would benefit from having more padding and extension, which would create the second Palmolive bottle.

Two Palmolive dish soap bottles. One is very rounded at the bottom and narrow at the top. The second has a bit more width at the top.

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Max Nichols @maxnichols.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Another new blog post! This is a bit more in-depth. 10-15 minute read. I designed Destiny encounters for years but haven't ever talked much about what that actually means. So here you go! #GameDesign #Destiny

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The Basics of Destiny Encounter Design - The Nameless Quality

I realized that despite working on Destiny and Destiny 2 encounters for years, I’ve never really talked in any sort … Read More →

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eek @eke.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

this is so insane

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Note: The US has no safety regs that limit vehicle blind zones. Federal car rules only protect those inside a vehicle. Others are ignored.

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Winnipeg Free Press @winnipegfreepress.com · 08/06/2026

What began as an offhand comment in a conversation about Winnipeg’s upcoming municipal election has grown into a new initiative dedicated to getting more residents engaged with city hall.

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Local podcasters put city hall in spotlight

Ballot Babes an on-ramp to civic politics and why it matters ahead of October election

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Hildur Knútsdóttir @hildur.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Throwback to when a TV station in Iceland accidentally aired an episode of Teletubbies with subtitles from the Sopranos 👌🏼

Picture of a TV screen with teletubbies going to bed with the subtitles: I know you were high during my mother-in-laws wake

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Sundance @sundance.bikesky.social · 29/05/2026

Some bike parties have volunteer corkers and then others have professional road crews!

Some madman has built a bike from a barricade

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

An analogy: Reducing deaths per mile driven is like reducing cancer deaths among smokers. Laudable, but an incomplete strategy. Public health leaders strive to *reducing smoking,* not just treating smokers with cancer. We should apply the same logic to road safety.

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Michael Abon @michaelabon.ca · 24/05/2026

F1 commentator: “—and 7-time Canadian GP winner here Lewis Hamilton—“ Me, reflexively: “8-time”

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Adam Tranter @adamtranter.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Bicycles are hugely space efficient, which is why they make a lot of sense in congested cities. This video demonstrates why there aren’t traffic jams in bike lanes. Just imagine the traffic queues if every bicycle here was a car.

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izzy kestrel @iznaut.com · 23/05/2026

in honor of Destiny 2 i must share my favorite tweet ever that i can only find now by searching my Discord DMs with @lazerwalker.com

tweet by Hoodie Skull (@spookyDichotomy)

This "Drifter" attempted to make a fool of Variks… [wheeze] He inquired, what is updog? Variks knows of this trick. [insect-like chattering] Variks replied, "not much, what is a henway?". The Drifter answered as expected, and found himself made the fool

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[eve] @ninehydras.dev · 22/05/2026

I've been very fortunate to be able to build so many different Timelost Graves in Destiny 2 haha it started to become a theme for me

End of the Presage mission in Destiny 2 showcasing a strung up guardian hanging from some terrible spores

Grave pod at the end of the Grasp of Avarice dungeon in Destiny 2

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Michael Abon @michaelabon.ca · 20/05/2026

When Wab asks if MB should switch to summer time or standard time, don't be a coward. Look at how Winnipeg straddles time zones. We're a half-hour off of Mountain Time. We're a half-hour off of Central Time. Demand the half-hour compromise. Let's follow Newfoundland's lead. #UTC-6:30

A map of Canada and the United States depicting strictly mathematical time zones based on 15-degree longitude increments, completely ignoring provincial/state/political boundaries. Straight, grey vertical lines slice north to south to mark these boundaries, diving the map into vertical colour-coded strips.

The province of Manitoba has two colours: its western half is orange, matching its western neighbour Saskatchewan in Mountain Standard Time, UTC–7), and its eastern half is yellow, matching most of its eastern neighbour Ontario in Central Standard Time, UTC–6. The city of Winnipeg sits right near the vertical gray dividing line that splits the province down the middle, visually demonstrating that it straddles the boundary between the two mathematical time zones.

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Mike Eliason @holz-bau.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

damn that's a gorgeous poster

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Bike Week Winnipeg @bikeweekwpg.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

ONE MONTH until Bike Week Winnipeg! Bike Week is all about celebrating and sharing the JOY OF CYCLING across the city. Pump the brakes and tell us why cycling is joyous to you! For a little inspiration, here's just a few moments of joy from previous Bike Weeks!

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Kirsten Bladh @kerstanley.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

The City of Cincinnati just rolled out 0% interest loans for e-bikes. $100/month, no down payment. Cincinnati hills are no joke, so affordable e-bikes could be a game changer for getting more people to bike.

A public service announcement from the city of Cincinnati that reads “Don’t sweat your commute. Beat the hills, skip the gas pump with e-bikes! No big upfront cost. Just monthly payments, zero interest. Test ride one today!”

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Michael Abon @michaelabon.ca · 10/05/2026

“My mom is a prosecutor and every year she brings up the fact that Mother's Day is the day with the lowest crime. I think that says a lot about how many moms commit crimes throughout the year, but can't today because they're too busy being celebrated.” Happy Mothers’ Day!

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 06/05/2026

Rode the Bergen Bike Bus today to make a big announcement: We’re redesigning Bergen Street and Dean Street, from Court Street to East New York Ave — adding new bike boulevards and more pedestrian space. Safer rides to school for New York City kids coming soon.

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Michael Abon @michaelabon.ca · 06/05/2026

I have no connection to Chicago and I love this bot account so much. This might be the worst bus bunching I’ve ever seen in my entire life?

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Michael Abon @michaelabon.ca · 03/05/2026

Just above freezing for the early morning Sunday breakfast / let momma-sleep-in routine This week: pancakes at Sal’s

A bright orange RadWagon 4 cargo e-bike loaded with panniers is parked at a bike rack outside a strip mall on a sunny morning. A helmeted toddler in a navy polka-dot snowsuit and rubber rain boots strolls alongside it.

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Michael Abon @michaelabon.ca · 03/05/2026

Finally warm enough in Winnipeg to take the pogies off the cargo bike. Great way to keep the wine bottles from clinking in the panniers.

Top down photo into a rectangular hard-shell bicycle pannier. Inside the pannier, there are four wine bottles. Two of the four are tucked inside neoprene handlebar mitts, or “pogies”.

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Michael Abon @michaelabon.ca · 30/04/2026

This is the one US federal agency that’s been worth a follow since the long long ago

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Jenn Allen @jenn-allen.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

A letter from me in today's Winnipeg Free Press. As a teacher friend said: What are kids going to do, go outside and get hit by cars?

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On a social media ban
The idea of banning social media for youth might sound like a quick fix. Social media does have real harms, and those concerns shouldn’t be dismissed.

But taking social media away from young people isn’t going to suddenly send them outside to play with their friends, because there’s really nowhere for them to go.

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Not that long ago, young people could spend evenings in school fields hanging out, ride their bikes after dark, and just exist in public without much interference. As a millennial, these experiences defined much of my adolescence. Now, between CCTV, neighbourhood camera systems (subsidized by the government) and location sharing, kids can’t be out in public without the risk of being tracked, reported, confronted, or labelled suspicious simply for existing in public.

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possible. Community centres, youth programming, and shared spaces have taken a back seat to spending on roads, cars, policing, and private development. The amount of time kids spend on their phones is a symptom of the problem, not the problem itself.

A social media ban for youth would also hit some young people harder than others. Queer and disabled youth, in particular, often rely on online spaces to find connection, support, and community. These connections are essential to their well-being.

It is unfortunately not uncommon for youth, of all walks of life, to lack safe and supportive people in their offline lives. Online spaces are often the only place where they can access information, find understanding, and feel less alone. Limiting youth access to social media is, in practice, limiting their access to information and to ways of understanding the world around them.

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A blanket ban shifts the burden onto young people without changing the conditions that pushed them online in the first place. If we actually want young people to spend less time online, we must invest in the conditions that make offline life safe, accessible, and worth showing up for.

Jenn Allen
Winnipeg

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Bunch Bikes @bunchbike.com · 28/04/2026

Bunch Bike on The Price Is Right!!!! Pro tip: Sell the SUV, buy several more cargo bikes #cargobike #bunchfam #thepriceisright #howmuchforgastho

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Michael Abon @michaelabon.ca · 24/04/2026

“He likened [neighbourhood 30km/h speed limits] to when drunk driving and seatbelt laws were implemented. It took a long time for some people to get used to, but most people can’t imagine not wearing a seatbelt today.”

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

perfect weather to bike home

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

"Waymo has told advocates that expecting it to respect bike lanes is 'too high a bar' because customers expect to be dropped off in them." To be crystal clear, it's illegal for a car to be in a bike lane. It doesn't matter what Waymo's customers expect; the company shouldn't be doing it.

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Waymo Is Not In The 'Vision Zero' Toolbox: Data - Streetsblog New York City

At least two of the cities where Waymo operates have not experienced declines in traffic-related injuries and deaths.

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bikebike @bikebikeyyc.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Every day I ride my bike to work is Earth Day

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Terri @terriclarke.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

One example of a way the federal government could spend that money instead of a gas tax holiday:

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Michael Abon @michaelabon.ca · 20/04/2026

I made a shirt for the @bikewinnipeg.bsky.social AGM. One of our city councillors called us the “Big Bike Lobby”, when 100+ people took the day off of work to share their harrowing stories with a dangerous street. And it stuck with me. I do in fact pilot a big bike.

Close-up photo of red t-shirt. The graphic on the shirt is a silhouette of a long-tail cargo bicycle, with passenger setup on the back, and the text “Big Bike Lobby”

Photo of my toddler on the back of my big orange long tail bicycle in the winter. There is snow on the ground. The bicycle is parked beside a circle bike rack beside a snow covered road. The toddler is in an orange toddler seat on the back of the bicycle. They are wearing a purple polka dot parka, a snowboard helmet, a balaclava, and sunglasses. The bicycle has bar mitts, a big front rack and bag, and two waterproof paniers on the sides.

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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 14/04/2026

Striking that the Liberals and Conservatives offer the same response to pain at the pump: siphon money out of the public purse instead of Big Oil’s profits.

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Michael Abon @michaelabon.ca · 06/04/2026

Well, my uncle failed to heed to lessons of last year and, once again, started Happy Birthday on far too high a note.

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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Mario and Princess Peach, welcome to The War on Karts.

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Urban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

“Every $1,300 New York City invested in building bike lanes in 2015 provided benefits equivalent to one additional year of life at full health over the lifetime of all city residents, according to a new economic assessment.” That’s a better return on investment than some direct health treatments…”

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Bike lanes are a sound public health investment

Every $1,300 New York City invested in building bike lanes in 2015 provided benefits equivalent to one additional year of life at full health over the lifetime of all city residents, according to a ne...

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Bike Week Winnipeg @bikeweekwpg.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

BIKE WEEK IS BACK! Mark your Calendars! Between June 7-13, 2026 Bike Week is gearing up to host a variety of cycling activities all across the city! Mark your calendars for a week full of engaging group rides, cycling education, parties, and more!

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daveelmore12 @daveelmore12.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Agree completely. As I stated in my letter to the editor "As Winnipeggers, we should expect our elected representatives to make decisions for all residents. They should also be making decisions based on what is best for our city and not what is best for their re-election."

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Andrew Kohan @akohan.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

“The mayor said “no disrespect.” Rob Jenner should still be alive. My parents deserve to feel safe on their own street. And my daughter deserves a city that builds for her, not one that can’t decide who it’s building for at all.”

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Opinion: Seniors and families deserve better

Winnipeg Mayor Scott Gillingham was at the executive policy committee on March 17, defending the decision to cancel the Wellington Crescent bike lane pilot project.

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Andrew Kohan @akohan.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

I think we should take Jeff Browaty up on his idea to return our streets to the speed limits they were originally designed for

Scan of document showing “Manitoba-Under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1916, cars must be registered in the office of the Municipal Commissioner, and the registration is renewable annually on April 1. A person not resident in the province may operate an unregistered car for not more than thirty days.
Chauffeurs must be not less than 18 years old, and must have licenses; other drivers must be not less than 16, if male, or 18 if female. Cars must have mufflers and devices to prevent their use when left unattended.
The speed limits in cities, towns or villages are 10 miles an hour at street intersections and 15 miles an hour elsewhere. There is also a limit of 20 miles an hour in certain rural municipalities. Motors must stop when behind standing street cars.”

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Michael Abon @michaelabon.ca · 13/03/2026

I'll join in a minute, my call runneth over

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Cam Regier @camregier.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

"To call a proven safety measure a political surrender is to admit that winning the argument matters more than keeping people alive. It is also simply false." The city and ‘extremists’ www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/anal...

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Opinion: The city and ‘extremists’

In Winnipeg, asking for safer streets can get you a label. Some councillors have begun describing residents who support lower speeds or protected bike routes as “extremists” or members of a “radical b...

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Michael Abon @michaelabon.ca · 07/03/2026

The lead Red Bull is looking good #f1 #AusGP

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Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

More than 80% of people consistently cited their preference for permanent daylight savings in polls, there’s a realm of data that says it supports better outcomes, and it’s very fun when a government can say “we control how time works”. About a slam dunk win as you can get these days.

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B.C. to end time changes, adopt year-round daylight time | CBC News

March 8 will be the last time British Columbians have to change their clocks, B.C. Premier David Eby announced Monday.

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Brent Bellamy @brentbellamy.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

My column today: If we want neighbourhoods to be walkable and vibrant, people need to feel safe walking and biking. The 1970’s law allowing right turns on red lights prioritizes vehicles over safety. Many cities are now considering banning it in urban areas. www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/anal...

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Opinion: Right turns on red — it’s time for a change

Over the past two years in Winnipeg, 25 pedestrians or cyclists have been killed in vehicle collisions.

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