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Nicola Dinicola

@nicoladinicola.bsky.social
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Bike commuter in YEG, Car free forever, One eye on the birds and the other on the funicular. WOKE CONTENT #YEGFunicularStatus #yegbike #WarOnCars 🍉🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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Nicola Dinicola @nicoladinicola.bsky.social · 2h
Sunday, I dressed up and rode around on an old bike with some friends. We took some pictures, had some laughs, learned some city history. I ended up on the front page of the paper. I’ve been smiling inside for two days. This quiet humble joy is what life is about. It’s not complicated. #yegbike
Front page of the Edmonton Journal newspaper with a headline that says let’s party like it’s 1899Me standing in vintage clothing in front of a pink flower mural with my red vintage CCM bikeMe and my friend Heather from the back riding bikes, dressed in vintage clothing 
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Nicola Dinicola @nicoladinicola.bsky.social · 13h
The goji bushes overhanging the top of the funicular got a little trim yesterday. The funicular is working fine. 7:19 am #YEGFunicularStatus #Bikesky @bikesky.social (Oct 6)
Worker in a yellow vest with an extension pole trimmer cuts back branches overhanging the top of the funicular
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Nicola Dinicola @nicoladinicola.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Since Mondays are tough, I vote we make “good vibes Monday” a thing. I’ll start with a great video by @richbigguy1 on Tik Tok’s great drone footage of our beautiful funicular. The funicular is working fine. 7:14 am #YEGFunicularStatus #Bikesky @bikesky.social (Oct 5)
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Nicola Dinicola @nicoladinicola.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Welcome to Friday’s funicular equipped with a new sign and some sunshine. The funicular is working fine. 7:20 am #YEGFunicularStatus #Bikesky @bikesky.social (Oct 2)
Sign in front of the funicular that says funicular status openRising sun shining through the side window of the funicular at the top entrance
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Nicola Dinicola @nicoladinicola.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I’m not on my bike this morning but from the bus stop, I can see the funicular appears to be working fine. 7:26 am #YEGFunicularStatus #Bikesky @bikesky.social (Sept 24)
View of the funicular from across the street of the top entryway. A white truck is parked in front of the entrance. The sunrise is in the background. 
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Nicola Dinicola @nicoladinicola.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Coming home last night, I rode the funicular on its last run of the night. This morning’s ride might be one of the first of the day. The funicular is running fine at 7:31am #YEGFunicularStatus #Bikesky @bikesky.social (Sept 22)
Walkway leading to the lower entrance of the funicular at night.Walkway leading to the lower entrance of the funicular in the early morning.
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Nicola Dinicola @nicoladinicola.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Dr. Darren Markland died on this day 1 year ago. I think of him today and every day I ride. He would approve of noticing the smallest joyful things in life, like the days the funicular is running smoothly. Today is one of those days. 7:26 am #YEGFunicularStatus #Bikesky @bikesky.social (Sept 21)
View of the sunrise from inside the funicular?
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Nicola Dinicola @nicoladinicola.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Bike gear tip: spend two dollars and pick up a pair of these wraparound safety glasses from the dollar store. They are pretty good bug windshields for those little flies in the Rivervalley these days. The funicular is running fine at 7:21am #YEGFunicularStatus #Bikesky @bikesky.social (Sept 18)
Bike helmet with clear safety glasses on top. Funicular in background.Tiny bugs clustered on the light at the entrance of the funicular
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Nicola Dinicola @nicoladinicola.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I’m not riding the funicular this morning because I’m going the other direction, but I can see from the bridge that it is working! The funicular is running fine at 7:12 am #YEGFunicularStatus #Bikesky @bikesky.social (Sept 17)
My bike leaning in the railing of the Tawatinâ bridge with the river and funicular in the background.
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Nicola Dinicola @nicoladinicola.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Whoa, I can see my breath this morning! Luckily, I can also see all sorts of nice river valley views. The funicular is running fine at 7:32 am #YEGFunicularStatus #Bikesky @bikesky.social (Sept 16)
Looking southeast at the river valley at sunrise and greenery
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Nicola Dinicola @nicoladinicola.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Feminine funicular takeover! Four women with bikes in this morning’s ride up the funicular. The funicular is running fine at 7:16 am #YEGFunicularStatus #Bikesky @bikesky.social (Sept 15)
The legs and feet and bike of a rider and the floor of the funicular with portions of other bikes and feet visible
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Nicola Dinicola @nicoladinicola.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Biking to work ✅ Funicular working ✅ River valley views 🌅✅ Monday mood 😬 The funicular is running fine at 7:20 am #YEGFunicularStatus #Bikesky @bikesky.social (Sept 14)
Looking east at the sunrise from the lower entrance to the funicular
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Nicola Dinicola @nicoladinicola.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Anyone else switch to Mapquest? I did because it’s Lake ONTARIO and it’s the Gulf of MEXICO. The funicular is running fine at 7:15 am #YEGFunicularStatus #Bikesky @bikesky.social (Sept 11)
Mapquest screenshot naming a place as the funicularMapquest screenshot
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Nicola Dinicola @nicoladinicola.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Bad news -funicular is DOWN Good news -great sunrise! 7:14 am #YEGFunicularStatus #Bikesky @bikesky.social (Sept 9)
Lower entrance of the funicular with the sign in front that says closed due to maintenanceBeautiful sunrise with some giant dandelions in the foreground
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Nicola Dinicola @nicoladinicola.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Our poor embattled funicular. Despite its damaged appearance, it is still running fine at 7:19 am #YEGFunicularStatus #Bikesky (Sept 8)
Sunlight streaming into the door of the funicular where a damaged glass panel is covered with plywood
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Nicola Dinicola @nicoladinicola.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
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Nicola Dinicola @nicoladinicola.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The funicular is DOWN at 7:22 am Funicular is down. Another round of bad vandalism and this time they attacked the control room. Police are responding. #YEGFunicularStatus (Sept 4)
Shattered window at the funicular, which is hanging and ready to fall out of its paneWorkers gathered around the funicular entranceWorkers gathered around the funicular entrance from afar down the boardwalk
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Nicola Dinicola @nicoladinicola.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Proof positive that, rain or shine, the funicular runs fine. Unrelated, my “waterproof” rain pants are not, in fact, waterproof. The funicular is running fine at 7:22 am #YEGFunicularStatus (Sept 3)
Handlebars of my bike and a man standing outside the doors of the funicular
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Nicola Dinicola @nicoladinicola.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
And with that, August comes to an end! The funicular is running fine at 7:37 am #YEGFunicularStatus (August 31)
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Nicola Dinicola @nicoladinicola.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
More BREAKING NEWS: It’s heartbreaking to see even more broken glass at the funicular. I counted 17 panels. A shame. The funicular is running fine at 7:10 am #YEGFunicularStatus (August 28)
Looking up the funicular staircase at the hotel Macdonald and numbers of shattered glass panels can be seen
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Nicola Dinicola @nicoladinicola.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Sorry, I can't provide a #YEGFunicularStatus this morning. I am stuck working from home because of a big maintenance problem in my office building. This makes me sad. I miss my commute.
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Nicola Dinicola @nicoladinicola.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
BREAKING NEWS: No literally, there has been some new breaking of glass at the funicular. Vandalism is the worst. The funicular is running fine at 7:26 am #YEGFunicularStatus (August 25)
A broken panel of glass along the funicular track beside the stairs
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Nicola Dinicola @nicoladinicola.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Don’t let the gray sky fool you, it’s very warm and pleasant out this morning. The funicular is running fine at 7:22 am #YEGFunicularStatus (August 24)
Looking up from the bottom of the funicular where my bike is parked in front and the sky is gray beside the Telus building
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Nicola Dinicola @nicoladinicola.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
A couple of crushed limes, but not a mojito in sight. What a shame. The funicular is running fine at 7:26 am #YEGFunicularStatus (August 21)
Concrete pad and bench with a lime scooter and bike lying beside the bench, both in disrepair.
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Nicola Dinicola @nicoladinicola.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Fun fact: The COE has recently contracted NextPhase, which services the funicular, to also clean it! You’ll notice the windows are much cleaner now so take as many photos as you like! The funicular is running fine at 7:15 am #YEGFunicularStatus (August 20)
View looking south west at the river valley from inside the funicular You looking down at the River Valley south east from inside the funicular and the lower entrance to the funicular
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Nicola Dinicola @nicoladinicola.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
As the funicular smoothly ascends out of the river valley, her mind can’t escape the persistent, nagging question: exactly what ideology am I promoting by just riding my bike? The funicular is running fine at 7:07 am #YEGFunicularStatus (August 19)
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Nicola Dinicola @nicoladinicola.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Text exchanges with the young adult who lives rent-free with me yet judges me
Text exchange with my daughter who asks if I have a wedding invitation that I have cut up for a craft. She displays the facepalm emoji and I accuse her of not being supportive of my creativity
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Nicola Dinicola @nicoladinicola.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Comfortably cool commute this morning, but it’s going to be a beautiful day. Happy Forgot to Pack my Lunch Day to those who celebrate! The funicular is running fine at 7:09 am #YEGFunicularStatus (August 18)
Looking up at the hotel McDonald on a green hill beside a glass panels of the funicular and the chrome handle bars and black front of my bike is visible and my bright orange headlamp
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Nicola Dinicola @nicoladinicola.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
I’m pretty impressed by the footage of the Edmonton Marathon yesterday. Over 10,000 runners! That’s amazing! Makes me nostalgic for one of the rock bands I used to enjoy. 10,000 maniacs.😏
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Nicola Dinicola @nicoladinicola.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
If it wasn’t for rain, we wouldn’t have rainbows. The funicular is running fine at 7:11 am #YEGFunicularStatus (August 17)
Looking southwest from lower Louise McKinney Park at the river at a cloudy sky with a rainbow. You can see the low-level bridge and a decorative lamp post is in the foreground.
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Nicola Dinicola @nicoladinicola.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Yesterday, I discovered you cannot end a Communauto trip in the McCauley neighborhood even though it is within the zone map on the app. Of course I can deduce why, even though it is not at all explicitly explained anywhere in the app or website. I still think it’s deceptive and discomfiting. #yeg
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Nicola Dinicola @nicoladinicola.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Happy funicular Friday, friends. The funicular is recovering from a vandal attack yesterday, but it is running fine at 7:18 am #YEGFunicularStatus (August 14)
View of the River Valley looking east from inside the funicular with clouds rising above the refinery row in the distanceFoggy doors of the funicular where someone has written I ❤️ YEG in the condensation
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Nicola Dinicola @nicoladinicola.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Cool day, cool funicular. The funicular is running fine at 7:14 am #YEGFunicularStatus (August 13)
Looking out the door of the funicular from inside.
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Nicola Dinicola @nicoladinicola.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Yay, more rain on the forecast! (said no Edmontonian ever.) Also, the bird you heard in yesterday’s post was a Gray Catbird. The funicular is NOT running at 7:12 am-but no signs up. They might just be late starting it. #YEGFunicularStatus (August 12)
Looking up the stairs beside the funicular at the hotel MacDonald and the Telus building.Gray catbird sitting on a branch with blue sky behind him. The bird is dark grey with a black patch on his head
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Nicola Dinicola @nicoladinicola.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
You may hear this sound in the river valley; don’t worry, it’s not a lost kitten, it’s a bird. Know which one? The funicular is running fine at 7:15 am #YEGFunicularStatus (August 11)
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Nicola Dinicola @nicoladinicola.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Happy Funicular Friday, friends. All our Folkfesters and Cariwesters and Animethoners will be well served by the funicular this weekend. Enjoys your festivities! The funicular is running fine at 7:27 am #YEGFunicularStatus (August 7)
Ivory coloured bike leaning against the entrance to the lower funicular with the sunrise in the background 
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Nicola Dinicola @nicoladinicola.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Throwback to last weekend when some folks got stuck in the funicular and EFRS had to attend. All was okay. The funicular is running fine at 7:35 am #YEGFunicularStatus (August 6)
Funicular stopped several feet away from the top of the hillEFRS members outside the entrance to the funicular
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Nicola Dinicola @nicoladinicola.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Mornings are getting a little darker as we approach fall, but they are still gorgeous. The funicular is running fine at 7:19 am #YEGFunicularStatus (August 5)
Looking east at the sunrise behind light clouds over tawatinâ bridge in the lower path in Louise McKinney park.
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Nicola Dinicola @nicoladinicola.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Good morning funicular friends. Welcome to the day you spend thinking it’s Monday. The funicular is running fine at 7:23am #YEGFunicularStatus (August 4)
View, looking up the hill from inside the funicular
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Nicola Dinicola @nicoladinicola.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Happy Funicular Friday! The football is still there. The funicular is running fine at 7:23 am #YEGFunicularStatus (July 31)
A view of the grass under the funicular from the stairwell with the football lying in the grass
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Nicola Dinicola @nicoladinicola.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Morning sights from the commute. The funicular is running fine at 7:25 am #YEGFunicularStatus (July 30)
Bike leaning against a metal fence near the lower entry of the funicular Close-up photo of a thistle plant. The thistle buds are purple with white spiky buds.
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Nicola Dinicola @nicoladinicola.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Edmonton’s next big attraction - the Funicular Football! Who shall rescue this misguided pigskin? The funicular is running fine at 7:44 am #YEGFunicularStatus (July 29)
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Nicola Dinicola @nicoladinicola.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
There’s no place more beautiful than the river valley in the morning after a rain. That’s probably it for rain now, isn’t it? No more rain? Please? The funicular is running fine at 7:18 am #YEGFunicularStatus (July 28)
View of the downtown skyline looking west from the Tawatinâ bridge
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Nicola Dinicola @nicoladinicola.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Hello, it’s your fair weather funicular friend here, tentatively resuming status updates after nearly a year of ups and downs, not counting those on the funicular. Care to join me again? The funicular is running fine at 7:33 am #YEGFunicularStatus (July 27)
Upper entrance to the funicular with grey sky in the background
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Nicola Dinicola @nicoladinicola.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Little surprise on the way up the funicular this morning. #YEGFunicularStatus
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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
The median newspaper columnist writing about bike infrastructure is like, "I once had to park 150 feet away from the coffee shop so I talked to 2 other drivers, a failing restaurant owner, and a person who once saw a cyclist run a stop sign about how bike lanes ruined our lives."
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Nicola Dinicola @nicoladinicola.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Happy Birthday to new @coffeeoutside.bsky.social bike friend, Bob, and belated wishes to long-time CO member, Alan, who celebrated yesterday. Birthdays are better with bike friends in the park!
Selfie at Coffee Outside in Ezio Faraone park with friends Chris, (Caribou) Maryanne, Alan, Bob, Heiko and Grant in the background.
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Nicola Dinicola @nicoladinicola.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Black-crowned night heron. 2 minutes after this photo was taken, the Heron took flight into the reeds and caught a young American coot. He flew back to the edge of the pond and swallowed the coot in three gulps Red Wing blackbirds swarmed and dived at him the entire time. #yeg #birds 🪶
Black crowned night heron at the edge of a pond. The bird was is mostly white with grey wings, a grey cap and beak 
and red eyes. Its legs are
yellow and his reflection is on the water he stands in. He’s surrounded with green grass.
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Nicola Dinicola @nicoladinicola.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Big main character energy! I can’t resist posting this crazy pic of me enjoying the Ride of the Fancy Women on Sunday, June 14. It’s the highlight of my summer! Thanks to my friends @bikeology.bsky.social for organizing and my friend @ianhosler.bsky.social for taking this picture.
Me riding a white bike in a rose-patterned dress and a red fascinator with my mouth wide open with a smile of joy. Behind me is my daughter Maida riding a purple bike and wearing a white dress.
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Nicola Dinicola @nicoladinicola.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Porch supper
Stir fry in a dish with a bike in the background
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