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Alanna dB @whoalansi.bsky.social · Nov 13

I guess I should introduce myself: Salut! I'm Alanna, or Lansi. WHOA (lansi) cuz I can be a little intense; I'm not for everyone, & that's ok.

I'm an accidental urbanist - we traded our second vehicle for a cargo bike in October 2023. I now do all my running around #YYC by bike, & I love it.

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Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 3h

I remember hearing this back in the 80s, nice to find out it's not a myth. #yycbike

The Most Efficient Traveler Isn’t a Bird or a Fish—It’s You on a Bike

A famous graphic, now updated, compares locomotion in the animal kingdom

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Alanna dB @whoalansi.bsky.social · 2h

This morning's ride was truly gorgeous. Happy two years of cargo biking to us! We've ridden 6192 kilometers on our bike! @bikebikeyyc.bsky.social #yycbike

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Alanna dB @whoalansi.bsky.social · 2h

Brisk enough to put the rain cover on the cargo bike this morning. We sure had a good run without it. #yycbike

Alanna dB @whoalansi.bsky.social · 3h

Thanks for doing this!

Alanna dB @whoalansi.bsky.social · 23h

whoa...very intriguing.

Alanna dB @whoalansi.bsky.social · 23h

We have a few former classroom teachers on our team too! My background is primarily writing, but I love the design component!

Alanna dB @whoalansi.bsky.social · 23h

In my experience, a lot of people don't even know what a school street is. The number of times I've had to explain what they are, why they can be great, & what they can look like has been staggering. We've turned our cities into a series of ways to move cars around instead of places for people.

Alanna dB @whoalansi.bsky.social · 1d

I work as an instructional designer/communications strategist in L&D—I had no idea you were an ID too!

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Alanna dB @whoalansi.bsky.social · 2d

Oof sorry! Take care of yourself & rest extra so you can get back to life soon!

Alanna dB @whoalansi.bsky.social · 2d

That hill is so fun to ride down!

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Ghouly Hoye 🇨🇦 👻 @hollyhoye.bsky.social · 4d

Wow, there it is.

COUNCILLOR MIAN: “there were many of us around the table who struggled with the arena decision, right? We were like: This is a huge decision. It's a lot of money. And it was largely led by the Communities First folks.”

Jeremy Klaszus @klaszus.bsky.social · 4d

Calgary mayoral candidates are bickering about which arena deal was best—and who got fleeced. And an outgoing city councillor now says progressive councillors voted yes to the deal in 2023 "at great political cost." Here's how the deal got done. (Listen and/or read!) #yyccc

The truth about Calgary’s billion-dollar arena deal | The Sprawl

Campaign accusations abound. Here’s the real story.

www.sprawlcalgary.com

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Alanna dB @whoalansi.bsky.social · 4d

SAVE THE DATE: Kidical Mass YYC's Halloween Ride will be Sunday, Oct 19. Meet at Phil & Sebastian in Mission and ride to Lindsay Park Playground. Hope to see you there, #yycbike ! #kidicalmass

Image with the kidical mass details and some Halloween graphics. There is also an image from the last kidical mass ride of kids on bikes following a woman in yellow on a cargo bike along a residential street. The text also says Halloween costumes welcome and encouraged!

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Alanna dB @whoalansi.bsky.social · 4d

As a student, I lived in Montreal & in Lyon, France & I saved so much time & money just using bikeshare. Lyon's was so cheap (I wanna say you could get a weekly subscription for like...2 euros).

Alanna dB @whoalansi.bsky.social · 4d

I really dislike the scooter clutter, but the main win for me with Bixi is affordability. It's truly so cheap to have a membership & use it in conjunction with other transit options. Definitely something that is missing when private companies get involved (I've also rented in YVR, & it's so $$$).

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