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If we really cared about creating safe streets, while also preventing wasting City money building things the UCP will rip out, a better approach would be to propose lowering speed limits to 30km/h on all streets designated for bicycle investment like 26 Ave SW. #yycBike #Calgary #yyc

Ghost bike on 26 Ave SW in Calgary near a location where a Calgary resident was killed when struck by a truck operator.

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When the UCP threatens to remove safe on-street bicycle infrastructure, it feels pragmatic to stop spending money on something that will be thrown away. Proposing more off-street pathways instead, means areas like Ward 8 that used up their right of ways for cars will get nothing. #yycBike #Calgary

Map of off-street pathways in Ward 8 drawn in red showing very little coverage. Much of it is disconnected.

Apple Maps street view of 26 Ave SW showing painted bike lanes. This street has a project underway to convert this to safe separated pathways.

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Take 26 Ave SW In Ward 8 for example (drawn in green). An on-street pathway creates a great connection to many homes allowing people to travel to and from the neighborhood by bicycle. If off-street construction was possible, that would be great, but it doesn’t exist.🤷‍♂️ #yycBike #Calgary

Pathways map view of off-street pathways in Ward 8 with 26 Ave SW drawn in green

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When someone from an area with great off-street pathways proposes stopping on-street pathway construction, what they’re really saying is: We don’t want you to have the same thing we have, and we don’t want it b/c we feel it’ll slow us down when we drive through your neighborhood. #yycbike #Calgary

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Zooming in on the inner city, off-street pathways are limited to the along the rivers where green space exists. This leaves vast areas with no off-street pathways, meaning the only way to provide safe pathways is to use the street space to create safe bicycle infrastructure. #yyc #yycBike #Calgary

Off-street pathways marked with red lines showing pathways limited primarily to space along the rivers. There is no network of pathways reaching into the neighborhoods.

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Zooming in on the off-street pathways in the deep south, you see a connected off-street pathway network. Every home is a short distance from a pathway and you can reach other destinations reasonably well. #Calgary #yycBike #yyc

Off-street pathways marked with red lines showing a network reaching all areas of neighbourhoods.

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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Calgary has an amazing off-street pathway system with over 1,000km. So when someone proposes to stop building on-street pathways for bicycling and leave that space for cars, it seems doable. Maybe even reasonable… until you take a closer look. #Calgary #yycBike #yyc

Calgary’s Pathways map showing all off-street pathways.

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Ward 13 off-street pathway map on left, Ward 7 & 8 map on right. Can you spot the difference when a neighborhood has been purpose built to have an off-street pathway network throughout the community? You have a network that puts every home in close distance to the pathway. #Calgary #yycbike

Ward 13 off-street pathway network is drawn in red showing lots of connections allowing every home to be close to the network.

Ward 7 & 8 pathway network drawn in red showing large areas with no close connection to off street pathway network.

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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

A comment on the CH article explaining a councillor’s motion to pause construction on safe bicycle infrastructure that use streets. 👇 Wow, just making stuff up now. Sadly some will believe 2.9 billion is true. 🤦‍♂️

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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Bush update. It’s been trimmed! Thanks everyone who submitted 311 requests. 👍

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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

We cannot criticize anything unless we also devote complete abstinence from the things we criticize.

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Yes there seems to be lots of bicycle volume on 29 St NW according to Strava heatmap.

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People driving have never really cared about that crosswalk. Would be great if they raised it like the one at 3 Ave Nw and 9A St Nw.

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City of Calgary has info about how to drive on streets with bike boxes… but it’s buried deep on the site. I doubt it gets much visibility. 🤷‍♂️

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I hear you. I’ve been honked at, excessively at times, on 9A St NW b/c people don’t u see stand or respect that it’s a “single file” street. Drivers think people bicycling should be in the north bound bicycle lane. 🤷‍♂️

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The political right has framed bicycle infrastructure as expensive. It’s so well entrenched that nobody questions the logic. Even car brained politically centre and left have bought in. This bike lane was a small part of a streetscape project, but carries the full blame of the project’s expense.🤷‍♂️

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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 · 29/09/2026

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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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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At least one person will be disappointed with this 180 degree turn…

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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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Oh you’re right, RB does say that. His writing style is painful to follow. Honestly if it shuts people up then fine. It won’t cost much as the risk is very low compared to cars… but they should have it for everything else e-powered as well.

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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

You want continuous signage… have you ridden Calgary’s 7Ave NW? 😂

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I’d even do these flags throughout, just like they have on vehicle funeral processions.

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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 · 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

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

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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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 · 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

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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 · 19/09/2026

It’s remarkable that despite how regressive things feel in UCP run Alberta sometimes, there are still amazing progressive things happening like this expansion of recyclable material accepted in blue bins starting Oct 1. #Calgary #Alberta #Edmonton

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Amazing sunset rides these days in Calgary. Get out there and ride! #Calgary #yyc #yycBike

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Second handful… 🙄 - e-scooter guy has more to say about roads are for cars 🙄 - claims that nobody wants change

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First handful of comments… 🙄 - I don’t see anybody biking 🙄 - Biking is an activity that happens in parks 🙄 - whatabout Traffic flow 🙄 - Keep roads wide for cars 🙄 - Damn e-scooters

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Not off to a good start. Default setting to “Relevant comments” comes up blank… 😂

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