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Mike Sacha

@mikesacha.bsky.social
178 followers 804 following 113 posts

Real Estate Person. Bike Person. City Evangelist. He/Him

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Mike Sacha @mikesacha.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
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...
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Mike Sacha @mikesacha.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
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.
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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
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."
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America, It's Just Like Riding a Bike
YouTube video by The War on Cars
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Mike Sacha @mikesacha.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Awe...thanks Google for reminding me of all the good times ☺️
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Mike Sacha @mikesacha.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
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...
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Mike Sacha @mikesacha.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
is everyone in wihkwentowin without water?
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Mike Sacha @mikesacha.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
#yeg friends, what are your favourite kid-friendly downtown restaurants?
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Mike Sacha @mikesacha.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
My kid to a driver in the bike lane today: "you fucking guy, you almost killed me!" No notes.
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Mike Sacha @mikesacha.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Why do people insist I use WhatsApp? Isn't that still just facebook?
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Tim Querengesser @timquerengesser.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
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
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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...
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Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
It’s time for Canada to import Japanese zoning, Korean and Spanish transit construction practices, Dutch road design, and Swiss building codes.
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Mike Sacha @mikesacha.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
We need to slap a tariff on American-style urban planning, develop trade relationships with planners in Europe and Asia.
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Mike Sacha @mikesacha.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
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.
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Mike Sacha @mikesacha.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
@realdocbrown.bsky.social
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Mike Sacha @mikesacha.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
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?
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bikebike @bikebikeyyc.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
"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...
cyclingelectric.com
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.
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Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
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
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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…
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Mike Sacha @mikesacha.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
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??
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Mike Sacha @mikesacha.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
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!
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Mike Sacha @mikesacha.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
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?
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bikebike @bikebikeyyc.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
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.
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Mike Sacha @mikesacha.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
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!
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Mike Sacha @mikesacha.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Did the Prime Minister resign? Where do we even go to find that stuff out anymore??
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Dr. Young-Leslie {use alt-text, humans} ElbowsUp! 🇨🇦🚲 @ethnographer.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
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
edmontonjournal.com
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.
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Mike Sacha @mikesacha.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Good riddance. globalnews.ca/news/1091677...
globalnews.ca
Jordan Peterson says he’s left Canada and moved to the U.S. - National | Globalnews.ca
Peterson cited his ongoing feud with the College of Psychologists of Ontario as a reason to leave his home country.
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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
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
A B/W BANNER HANGING ON A HIGHWAY OVERPASS: WHICH BIKE LANE DO WE BLAME FOR THIS TRAFFICexpressway traffic with image of banner hanging on overpass
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Mike Sacha @mikesacha.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Happy Anniversary of the Statue of Westminster for all who celebrate!
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Taras Grescoe 🚇 @taras-grescoe.com · 11/12/2024
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-...
jalopnik.com
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.
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Mike Sacha @mikesacha.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
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.
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Mike Sacha @mikesacha.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Are we doing #treebybike over here?
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
”The benefits of a ‘car-less’ household are myriad, but few are as quantifiable as the $ people sink into a depreciating asset that sits unused 95% of the time. I haven’t had to think about the many costs of car ownership for many years, which is incredibly liberating.” dailyhive.com/vancouver/bi...
dailyhive.com
Opinion: Why more urban cycling saves everyone money | Urbanized
The resulting benefits of a ‘car-less’ household are myriad, but few are as quantifiable as the money most people sink into a depreciating asset that sits unused for 95% of the time.
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Mike Sacha @mikesacha.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Am I too cynical to participate in normal life??
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bikebike @bikebikeyyc.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Cargo bikes might seem expensive when compared to sporting bikes, but when compared to what they actually replace, they are a bargain. You could buy a new one every single year and still be better off than leasing an SUV. Save money. Have fun. Be the change.
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Mike Sacha @mikesacha.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Hmmm...I don't think that's an induction hotplate.
Cat tail poking out of a surprisingly flat box.
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Mike Sacha @mikesacha.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Long ish but great read on some of the implications of wfh life ranging from the direct impacts to the folks who miss out on essential daily routines to the knock on impacts to our cities.
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Mike Sacha @mikesacha.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
There's a survey on BIAs in Edmonton y'all should fill out. Open until Dec 15 edmonton.ca/businessimpr...
edmonton.ca
Business Improvement Areas | City of Edmonton
Playing a crucial role in supporting the vibrancy and appeal of many of the city’s key commercial areas.
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Mike Sacha @mikesacha.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Nearly everyone with an audience in town is devoting themselves to waging a culture war on bike lanes while a single road project gobbles that entire program budget in a single overage. edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...
edmontonjournal.com
Edmonton's Yellowhead Trail conversion cost increases by $105 million: city budget 2025
Edmonton has to pay $105 million more than expected for Yellowhead Trail freeway conversion, revealed during council's 2025 budget talks.
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Mike Sacha @mikesacha.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
TTC thinks that folks should be driving. www.cp24.com/local/toront...
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TTC board approves winter ban on e-bikes and e-scooters
Lithium-ion-powered e-scooters and e-bikes will be banned on Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) vehicles and inside stations through the winter months.
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Mike Sacha @mikesacha.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
This is a real thing that people pay money for! Amazing!
Drive Through Christmas Lights Display.
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Mike Sacha @mikesacha.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Nonono that would be great for you! Many of my best friends are city councilors!
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
The world’s 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric cars. Via @theconversation.com theconversation.com/the-worlds-2...
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The world’s 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric cars
Electric vehicles get all the press – but it’s the smaller unsung two wheelers cutting oil demand the most.
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Mike Sacha @mikesacha.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Caught the bison on the move to the farmers market!
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Michael Janz @michaeljanz.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
EDMONTON: go get your free studded tires you studs. bikeedmonton.ca/news/studded...
bikeedmonton.ca
Get Free Studded Tires to Ride Through the Winter — Bike Edmonton
Bike Edmonton and the City of Edmonton have teamed up to make winter cycling safer and more fun by giving out studded tires!
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Mike Sacha @mikesacha.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Populist anti bike lane rhetoric as a war on facts.
theglobeandmail.com
Opinion: The bike lane debate isn’t a war on cycling – it’s a war on data
Ripping up bike lanes based on misplaced frustration is bad policy
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Mike Sacha @mikesacha.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
The Paris Council continues to be bad ass.
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Deborah Wage @wagedj.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
I love winter. I really do.
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Mike Sacha @mikesacha.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
In real estate, the 'build it and they will come' mentality is abound. Said without irony in a sea of projects that we built but failed to evoke any attendance. "Just one more mega project and we'll get it!"
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Mike Sacha @mikesacha.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Just another routine family grocery run by bike.
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Mike Sacha @mikesacha.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
On a call with my boss and mentioned he was in the process of signing up for a BlueSky account. Sorry gang, this thing is going mainstream!
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bikebike @bikebikeyyc.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Adjusting your life to live car light or car free can be tough in our car-dependency-designed world but it can be done. The best thing we ever did was downsize our life to one used car that we use sparingly and a handful of e-bikes we use for all our daily errands/commuting. You can do it.
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