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Tiny Beaches

@tinybeaches.bsky.social
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Husband, father, rider of bikes 🚲, skier of skis ⛷️ and spender of time outside… hockey 🏒 too! 🇨🇦 #YouthEnRoute #Fietser #yycbike

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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 3h
Bow River Pathway north side between 14 St and 10 St NW looks to be freshly paved but remains closed from use. The concrete delineator, that separates walking from wheeling, now hard to distinguish from the pavement oil staining. Will it open soon? 🤔 #yycBike
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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 6h
It’s great to have this new bike box painted on the street, but I feel if there isn’t recurrent training for drivers, and PSAs explaining how they work, people driving will never drive properly around them. 🤦‍♂️ #yycBike #Calgary #bikeBox
Driver has vehicle waiting in bike box which is intended for people on bicycles to wait. Proper place to wait as a driver is back at the stop line.
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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 6h
This is great news! But it should have been one of the first projects announced. Maybe they’d be already placing orders for Canadian made steel rails.🤷‍♂️
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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
By 5 PM on Sep 28, 2026, almost 2,400 people rode past this daily counter on the 5 St SW cycle track in Calgary. Calgary is a bicycling city. #Calgary #yycBike
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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Who in #yycBike world has had a run in with this overgrowth on 5 St SW cycle track heading north after 10 Ave? It takes up half the lane!😬 I’m going to submit a 311. If anyone else can too, maybe it’ll be trimmed this week. 😉
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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Had to wear proper winter gloves this morning on the ride into work. First time this fall season. It amazes me when I look back at it, how long it took me to realize wearing winter gloves while biking was entirely possible.🤷‍♂️ That “technology” has extended my biking to year round.🚲❄️😀 #yycBike
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Adam MacVicar @adammacvicar.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
NEW: The Government of Alberta will be seeking bids from private sector proponents for high-speed passenger rail between Calgary and Edmonton with airport connections. A successful proponent will be forwarded to the Major Projects Office.
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𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 🚇 @taras-grescoe.com · 28/09/2026
#Alberta used to be a great place to take a train! The country's fastest steam locomotive, CPR's Jubilee, topped out at 112.5 mph. That's 181 km/h—still faster than any train in #Canada in 2026. Jubilee locomotives were used on the Chinook route, to link #Edmonton and #Calgary. 🧵
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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Halifax cracked the top 10! It must because of Mayor Fillmore work to promote active transport. 🤔
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The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 26/09/2026
Over the ten years, Premier Smith claims Alberta faced a hostile federal government, oil and gas production doubled, and Ottawa poured tens of billions into energy infrastructure. The tolerance of her big lie is almost as remarkable as the lie itself. ow.ly/Fl7950ZRRaq
On the left: a photograph of Alberta’s flag, which features the provincial shield of arms, waving in front of the Alberta Legislature building in Edmonton. On the right: text that reads “Danielle Smith has turned western grievance into a national unity crisis.”
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Safe Kjipuktuk @safehrm.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
unreal what we permit on our roads whilst screaming at politicians to ban e scooters. www.thestar.com/life/autos/r...
thestar.com
Ram’s new 777-horsepower super truck can launch its three-tonne frame to 96 km/h in just 3.5 seconds
Priced at $147,990, the 2027 TRX SRT lands at Canadian dealerships this fall with a supercharged V8 and luxury cabin.
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Henry VanderSpek - Photographer @culturesnapca.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
An elevated view of cyclists along Bloor Street West at sunset yesterday. Exercising their rights. (Video shared with me by a family member.) @cycletoronto.bsky.social #cycleTO #bikesky #bikes #Toronto
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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Fun ride last night on @criticalmassyyc.bsky.social with @calgaryk.bsky.social @peislandergirl.bsky.social and many others! Was great to see @calgarypolice.bsky.social participating in the ride too. #yycBike #Calgary #criticalmass
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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Great analysis by Berm Peak on the South Park episode on e-bikes. #ebike #ebicycle
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We Need To Talk About South Park & E-Bikes
YouTube video by Berm Peak
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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Calgary Police posted their message again on social media today clearly taking aim at @criticalmassyyc.bsky.social but instead of shutting things down, they instead supported tonight’s ride, rode along with everyone and corked the intersections. Amazing! #yycBike
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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I like @jeromyyyc.bsky.social’s take in this @ryanjespersen.bsky.social video. If 2% of people travel in the city by bicycle, let’s allocate 2% of the capital budget to safe bicycle infrastructure. It’s only 2%🤷‍♂️ 🚲😀👍 #yycBike #yegBike
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Will the UCP Blow Up Bike Lanes?
YouTube video by Real Talk Ryan Jespersen
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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I wonder if Calgary’s bike lanes would see more use if people didn’t park large trucks in them? #yycBike #yyc #Calgary
Woman on bicycle in bike lane with large pickup truck behind her parked in the bikelane. Photo taken Sep 18, 2016
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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Canadian content creator @flurfdesign.bsky.social’s video is something all municipal and provincial politicians need to watch when making decisions on streets and roads. 👇 #Calgary #Edmonton #Alberta
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The Biggest Myth About Fixing Traffic
YouTube video by flurfdesign
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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Alberta law provides an answer to making Critical Mass rides perfectly legal in terms that law enforcement already understands. Make it a celebration of life event (funeral) and you don’t even need to have the remains of the person present. #yycBike #yegbike
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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Didn’t have massive construction crane in my “what’s blocking my bike lane” bingo card, yet here I am. 🤷‍♂️ #yycBike #Calgary
Large construction crane blocking a bike lane on 2 Ave NW in Calgary Alberta on September 24, 2026
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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Monitored Public Bike Parking is what all bicycling cities like Calgary need to boost riders and get full return on their bike infrastructure investments. Can you really assess bicycle infrastructure usage without it? 🤷‍♂️ Video by @nicthedoor.bsky.social with @shifter.info #yycbike
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I Left My Bike Here for 24 Nights...
YouTube video by Nic Laporte
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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
It’s the wrong move. Give people the choice and freedom to choose how to get around. Don’t force people into driving. That’s top down petro-state government that we don’t need.
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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Hmmm, the creater of the FB group “Biking in Calgary” seems to be taking a strong stance against @criticalmassyyc.bsky.social. And has disparaging words for those who choose to participate.🤨 #yycBike
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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The comments on this same post over on Threads would make you think the CH should fire RB…
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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
TL;DR - Social programs are bad - Petro economy is good - Climate policy doesn’t help me personally - still mad about COVID public health measures - independent Alberta solves all these problems Her FB posts share a less measured view of her perspectives. 🤨
cbc.ca
FIRST PERSON | I was pushed to be self-sufficient. I want Alberta to stand on its own, too | CBC News
As a young mom, Vicky Bayford was denied social assistance in an Alberta that valued small government and self-sufficiency. That experience shaped her view of the debate on separatism and her hopes fo...
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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The US government losing their minds over the Auto Start Stop button is peak Petrostate Motonormativity. 🤦‍♂️
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A Perfectly Wrong Auto Stop-Start Video
Podcast Episode · The Climate Denier's Playbook · September 23 · 45m
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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
There are 65 intersections in Calgary with leading pedestrian signals (starts before vehicles get green light) and collisions in those intersections have decreased 35%. 👍 They will now do the rest, but it will take 2 years to complete! 😲 #Calgary
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Pedestrians to get head start at Calgary intersections
YouTube video by CBC News Alberta
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Thanks to everyone from across Canada and the world who spoke up about changing the name of Trump Avenue in Ottawa. We don't name streets after gangsters and sexual predators. Good work people. www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
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Trump Avenue in Ottawa’s Central Park neighbourhood to be renamed
A street in Canada’s capital bearing the name of the current U.S. president will be renamed.
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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Petro-masculinity: a violent, misogynistic, climate-denying version of manhood, expressed through an antisocial driving culture. It’s the MAGAfication of transport. 👇 #petromasculinity
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Driving that’s too fast, too dangerous and utterly lawless: why do we tolerate this petro-masculinity? | George Monbiot
In towns and in the countryside, I see 4x4s and pick up trucks driven without care or conscience. It’s a Magafication of transport, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
When cities build safe places for people to ride, families will buy cargo bikes and Moms will use them to drop off their kids before going to work. That’s less cars in traffic.👍 Calgary is a bicycling city. 🚲😀 #yycBike #Calgary #yyccc
Three bicyclist stopped at the light on the 5th St., SW cycle track in Calgary on September 23, 2026. One rider appear to be a mom riding a cargo bike. 
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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I wonder if the 3 Ave SW cycle track would see more use if large dump trucks stopped parking in them? 🤔 #yycBike #Calgary #yyccc @mykeatkinson.bsky.social
A large dump truck is parked in the cycle track on 3rd Ave SW in Calgary on September 23, 2026 
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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
A record fifteen European destinations from Halifax Stanfield airport this summer and nobody came home realizing public transit, riding a bicycle and walking are better options. 🤷‍♂️ #HFXTraffic
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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
For those bicycling naysayers who spout “you can’t ride a bicycle your kids to the hockey rink!”… This mom and her daughter have a thing or two to tell you. 😉 #yycbike #Calgary
Mom and daughter bicycling from the hockey rink with gear in the trailer
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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The 400 block of 5 St SW cycle track in has been completely shut down the week. Why no closure notice on the pathways app?🤷‍♂️ Why no real detour on Calgary’s busiest cycle track?🤷‍♂️ #Calgary #yycbike
Green circled area where lane closure in effect. 400 block of 5 St SW closed to all traffic
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Seumas B @seumasb.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Happy World Car Free Day, to those who celebrate! #yycbike
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 17/09/2026
Driving that’s too fast, too dangerous and utterly lawless: why do we tolerate this petro-masculinity? | George Monbiot
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Driving that’s too fast, too dangerous and utterly lawless: why do we tolerate this petro-masculinity? | George Monbiot
In towns and in the countryside, I see 4x4s and pick up trucks driven without care or consicence. It’s a Magafication of transport, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Vélo Canada Bikes @velocanadabikes.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
AI tools might hallucinate your legal rights on two wheels. Professor Christopher Waters, the guy who literally wrote the book on Canadian cycling law, won’t. Sign up today for our AGM, taking place online this Sunday, September 27th: zurl.co/0otzW
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Adam MacVicar @adammacvicar.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
NEW: Calgary city council has voted 14-1 in favour of affirming Calgary's place as a vital part of Alberta and Canada - a motion from Mayor Jeromy Farkas. Ward 12 Coun. Mike Jamieson was the sole vote against.
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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
When cities build safe places for people to ride, Moms and Kids will use them to get around. That’s less cars in traffic.👍 Calgary is a bicycling city. 🚲😀 #yycBike #Calgary
Mom and kid riding in the 12 Ave SW cycle track in Calgary on Sep 22, 2026.
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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Vehicle traffic is not like water. It doesn’t rigidly follow the same rules. It will adjust to conditions b/c a human is behind the wheel. That is why Induced Demand & Traffic Evaporation are real things. We shouldn’t expand highways to solve congestion. Video by @flurfdesign.bsky.social:
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The Biggest Myth About Fixing Traffic
YouTube video by flurfdesign
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Alanna dB @whoalansi.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Mini episode about Bike Bus is out today! #yycbike @coachbalto.bsky.social
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Episode 10: What is a bike bus?
Listen to Episode 10: What is a bike bus? from Happiness of the Commons wherever you get your podcasts!
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Aki T. @axudude.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
You simply cannot have too many posts and photos about cycling in Calgary.
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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
A reserved parking spot costs $95/mo or about $1,200/yr. Add that to a monthly transit pass of $126/mo or about $1,500/yr. All in its ~ $2,700/yr. Pre-tax is ~ $3,700/yr.
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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Sad story 👇 about a dog that lost its leg in an e-scooter collision. It’s clear that updated legislation and enforcement is needed. Will the Alberta UCP get it right? 🤔
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Alberta Government considers new legislation to regulate e-bikes and scooters
YouTube video by CBC News Alberta
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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Calgary is a bicycling city #yycBike #Calgary #yyc
Person riding a bicycle stopped at a traffic light. Another person riding a bicycle is stopped across the intersection waiting for traffic light to turn.

Buckle lane stencil on the lane has the number 13.
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Jason Markusoff @markusoff.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
NEW: One UCP riding association wants a leadership review for Danielle Smith. A similar move was the first domino that ultimately cut short Jason Kenney’s leadership in 2022. So watch if this becomes a trend. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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UCP riding group demands leadership review as separatist leader criticizes Danielle Smith's unity stance | CBC News
To force a party vote on the premier's leadership, 22 riding associations would need to make same request.
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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Calgary’s downtown office vacancy remains high at 30%. In other news, this extra lane on Memorial Drive exiting downtown is almost complete and will help with traffic congestion… that way businesses looking to exit downtown can do so faster? 🙃
Paving equipment positioned on Memorial Drive NE exiting downtown.
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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
By 3 PM on Sep 18, 2026, over 2,000 people rode past this daily counter on the 5 St SW cycle track in Calgary. Calgary is a bicycling city. #Calgary #yycBike
By 3 PM on Sep 18, 2026, over 2,000 people rode past this daily counter on the 5 St SW cycle track in Calgary.
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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I wonder if Calgary’s bike lanes would see more use if people didn’t park large trucks in them? #yycBike #yyc #Calgary
Woman on bicycle in bike lane with large pickup truck behind her parked in the bikelane. Photo taken Sep 18, 2016
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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
“…for no reason besides happiness” 🤨 Since when did the pursuit of happiness become an unworthy reason for doing something? What a bizarre headline!
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Japanese man traverses Canada for no reason besides happiness
YouTube video by CityNews
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