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Asad Chaudhary @asadc.bsky.social · 1h

#yycbike Is it a longtail? Is it a bakfiets? Yes, and somehow only 120 lbs. I have questions galiancycles.com/en/products/...

The Formidable

Ditch your car. Adopt a cargotail: a cargo bike and longtail combined into a single electric cargo bike. Made in France.

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Asad Chaudhary @asadc.bsky.social · 3h

Simultaneously unaffordable and depressing home values - Schrodinger’s missing middle

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Asad Chaudhary @asadc.bsky.social · 3h

Excellent overview of the pro/anti sides on this - the map of increased development caught my eye. For those that argue the blanket approach isn't targeted or transit-oriented enough - a large majority of the impacted neighbourhoods are Red and Blue Line adjacent (and future Green Line North).

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Asad Chaudhary @asadc.bsky.social · 4h

The self-dealing stock pump known as Tesla continues insideevs.com/news/775652/...

It Doesn't Look Great For The Tesla Cybertruck

Tesla's Cybertrucks aren't selling as well as expected, so Elon Musk's other companies are reportedly gobbling them up.

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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 6h

The Alberta teacher strike that has affected more than 700,000 students isn’t just another labour dispute.

It’s the latest front in a long campaign to undermine education — closely linked to the right-wing Project 2025 initiative to transform America.

@ximenaka.bsky.social writes. #abpoli #uspoli

Inside the Right-Wing Attack on Alberta's Public Education | The Tyee

MAGA’s Project 2025 has become a blueprint for undermining Canada’s schools in the name of profit and privilege.

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Nathaniel Schmidt for Ward 8 @natefor8.bsky.social · 6h

This municipal election is important - the next four years will shape issues like housing, affordability, transit, public safety, and even our local democracy.

That's why I'm running as an independent candidate with a vision to move us forwards, not backwards, and it's why you must vote 1/ #yyc

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Asad Chaudhary @asadc.bsky.social · 18h

They don’t believe it one bit. They know that sowing that concept out there will get them some outrage driven votes

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Asad Chaudhary @asadc.bsky.social · 18h

Flavours of austerocracy under her eye

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Seattle Bike Blog @seattlebikeblog.com · 21h

Dear Toronto: We will stop scoring runs this game if Doug Ford agrees to stop tearing out bike lanes. Until then, the runs will continue.

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Asad Chaudhary @asadc.bsky.social · 2d

It depends - if you have central air or heat ducts then you can get a pretty decent install just adding to the air return but yeah ideally it’s tied directly into various rooms at build time

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Asad Chaudhary @asadc.bsky.social · 2d

Yes and despite that I will also say that the new guilds are not in absolute terms “affordable” still - but relative improvements are key- and the solution is not ending these infills but bringing more non market housing on alongside

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Asad Chaudhary @asadc.bsky.social · 2d

And I don’t think that $650k price is real or even if it is it’s not representative of most lots being redeveloped. In most cases I’d argue the bungalow is tiny and costs closer to $1m and is being replaced by multiple cheaper units that have more family friendly square footage.

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Asad Chaudhary @asadc.bsky.social · 5d

It’s sad that geography makes it easier to connect downtown Victoria to Washington state vs BC mainland by ferry.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5d

Context matters

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David Barrett @davidfor7.ca · 5d

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Asad Chaudhary @asadc.bsky.social · 5d

Is that the City of Calgary population? Or the metro area? Holy smokes

Asad Chaudhary @asadc.bsky.social · 6d

Yeah that's not a "vintage" chain/derailleur. ouch - don't even want to think about what that sounds like

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Asad Chaudhary @asadc.bsky.social · 6d

Ugh partial tear in supraspinatus (part of rotator cuff) muscle. Why is middle age. Likely caused by a pretty routine / not a big deal snowboarding fall.

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Asad Chaudhary @asadc.bsky.social · 6d

Given the crew doing the Sunnyside cycle track thinks it’s a waste of money it’s hard to rule anything out

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Asad Chaudhary @asadc.bsky.social · 6d

Don’t forget the contingent that will ride but only on river paths after driving their bikes there and will say they’re “avid cyclists” but don’t support bike lanes