🇨🇦🫎🥌 Jen Hall
@hallsemporium.ca
🇨🇦🎨🤖🚲 Treaty 6 - Amiskwaciwâskahikan | Edmonton
Just witnessed a driver in an SUV barely avoid crashing into a person riding a bike downtown because the driver was rushing out of a back alley 😬
If the person riding a bike hadn’t been able to swerve so quickly it would have been a very bad crash! #YEGBike
If the person riding a bike hadn’t been able to swerve so quickly it would have been a very bad crash! #YEGBike
October 20, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Just witnessed a driver in an SUV barely avoid crashing into a person riding a bike downtown because the driver was rushing out of a back alley 😬
If the person riding a bike hadn’t been able to swerve so quickly it would have been a very bad crash! #YEGBike
If the person riding a bike hadn’t been able to swerve so quickly it would have been a very bad crash! #YEGBike
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I wrote something for @theglobeandmail.com
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... #yycbike #yegbike #BikeTO #BikeHFX
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... #yycbike #yegbike #BikeTO #BikeHFX
Opinion: The premiers are using bike lanes as a political scapegoat
Safe cycling infrastructure saves lives, but sadly, many politicians are ignoring the facts
www.theglobeandmail.com
August 16, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I wrote something for @theglobeandmail.com
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... #yycbike #yegbike #BikeTO #BikeHFX
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... #yycbike #yegbike #BikeTO #BikeHFX
Perfect day to do a bakery run a stroll through the Downtown farmers market. First outing with my new helmet too!
Oh and shared the bike lane with a lost motorist in an F150 for a couple blocks 🤨. A brief irritation during and otherwise lovely outing 😊.
#yegbike
Oh and shared the bike lane with a lost motorist in an F150 for a couple blocks 🤨. A brief irritation during and otherwise lovely outing 😊.
#yegbike
August 16, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Perfect day to do a bakery run a stroll through the Downtown farmers market. First outing with my new helmet too!
Oh and shared the bike lane with a lost motorist in an F150 for a couple blocks 🤨. A brief irritation during and otherwise lovely outing 😊.
#yegbike
Oh and shared the bike lane with a lost motorist in an F150 for a couple blocks 🤨. A brief irritation during and otherwise lovely outing 😊.
#yegbike
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Got your tickets, #yycbike?
Bike Film Festival Calgary is happening August 15 at Globe Cinema! @bffworld Calgary presents an all new curated screening of short films hosted by @ridleyscycle. We will be providing a bike valet and look forward to celebrating cycling w/ the community! Tickets: bicyclefilmfestival.com/tickets
#yyc
#yyc
August 14, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Got your tickets, #yycbike?
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Attention 83rd Ave riders:
The good news is that EPCOR is filling in the holes and finishing construction between 98th and 99th street.
Bad news is that they'll be closing the bike lane between 101 and 102 St starting on Wednesday.
Alternative is the Fringe site detour via 100St & 87 Ave. #yegbike
The good news is that EPCOR is filling in the holes and finishing construction between 98th and 99th street.
Bad news is that they'll be closing the bike lane between 101 and 102 St starting on Wednesday.
Alternative is the Fringe site detour via 100St & 87 Ave. #yegbike
August 12, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Attention 83rd Ave riders:
The good news is that EPCOR is filling in the holes and finishing construction between 98th and 99th street.
Bad news is that they'll be closing the bike lane between 101 and 102 St starting on Wednesday.
Alternative is the Fringe site detour via 100St & 87 Ave. #yegbike
The good news is that EPCOR is filling in the holes and finishing construction between 98th and 99th street.
Bad news is that they'll be closing the bike lane between 101 and 102 St starting on Wednesday.
Alternative is the Fringe site detour via 100St & 87 Ave. #yegbike
#yegbike Anyone able to guide me to bike parking at Southgate Centre? I’ve tried to spot something with Google Map street view and can’t see any.
August 11, 2025 at 6:53 PM
#yegbike Anyone able to guide me to bike parking at Southgate Centre? I’ve tried to spot something with Google Map street view and can’t see any.
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A Christmas Horrible! A fellow #yycbike urban arrow owner has theirs stolen, among other bikes.
Distinguishing features include a front motor and Grin Cycle Analyst.
Keep an eye out!
Distinguishing features include a front motor and Grin Cycle Analyst.
Keep an eye out!
December 26, 2024 at 1:35 AM
A Christmas Horrible! A fellow #yycbike urban arrow owner has theirs stolen, among other bikes.
Distinguishing features include a front motor and Grin Cycle Analyst.
Keep an eye out!
Distinguishing features include a front motor and Grin Cycle Analyst.
Keep an eye out!
This is new to me and I’m absolutely celebrating it now moving forward!
Tibb’s Eve is a Newfoundland and Labrador tradition celebrated on December 23rd, marking an unofficial start to the Christmas season. 🧵
Tibb’s Eve is a Newfoundland and Labrador tradition celebrated on December 23rd, marking an unofficial start to the Christmas season. 🧵
Happy Tibb's Eve to all who celebrate today!
December 24, 2024 at 3:52 PM
This is new to me and I’m absolutely celebrating it now moving forward!
Tibb’s Eve is a Newfoundland and Labrador tradition celebrated on December 23rd, marking an unofficial start to the Christmas season. 🧵
Tibb’s Eve is a Newfoundland and Labrador tradition celebrated on December 23rd, marking an unofficial start to the Christmas season. 🧵
Today I learned that Lyft has features for supporting deaf or hard of hearing drivers! Bravo! #accessibility
December 23, 2024 at 3:56 PM
Today I learned that Lyft has features for supporting deaf or hard of hearing drivers! Bravo! #accessibility
Some Canadians love to complain about the weather, and after following urbanists for a while, I wonder: Is it mostly car drivers complaining?
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December 23, 2024 at 1:56 PM
Some Canadians love to complain about the weather, and after following urbanists for a while, I wonder: Is it mostly car drivers complaining?
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I’m always hyper-aware about how I might disturb others in public, while some people are so carefree, making noise without a second thought. Honestly, I’d love to be somewhere in between.
#SelfAwareness #SocialDynamics
#SelfAwareness #SocialDynamics
December 23, 2024 at 1:42 PM
I’m always hyper-aware about how I might disturb others in public, while some people are so carefree, making noise without a second thought. Honestly, I’d love to be somewhere in between.
#SelfAwareness #SocialDynamics
#SelfAwareness #SocialDynamics
Cities & reporters could lead with headlines like, "New Road Design to Save Lives, Create Safer Streets," instead of "Citizens still divided about ‘road diet’." Highlighting stories of lives saved & focusing on the long-term benefits to everyone-including drivers-might help reshape the narrative.
“More than half of the 830 people… said they didn’t care for the new design, giving it a one or two-star rating out of five, with negative reactions ranging from lambasting of the city’s “war on cars” to critiques that the new road still isn’t safe enough for bicycles and pedestrians.”
Bend still divided on Greenwood Avenue 'road diet'
More than half of the 830 people responding to a survey about the city of Bend’s Greenwood Avenue “road diet” said they didn’t care for the new design, giving it
www.bendbulletin.com
December 22, 2024 at 2:59 PM
Cities & reporters could lead with headlines like, "New Road Design to Save Lives, Create Safer Streets," instead of "Citizens still divided about ‘road diet’." Highlighting stories of lives saved & focusing on the long-term benefits to everyone-including drivers-might help reshape the narrative.
Women are disproportionately affected when roads are unsafe. They are more likely to be pedestrians & caregivers, meaning they’re crossing dangerous streets with children or older adults.
Source: Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez
#Urbanism #TrafficSafety #GenderEquality #InvisibleWomen
Source: Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez
#Urbanism #TrafficSafety #GenderEquality #InvisibleWomen
December 20, 2024 at 9:35 PM
Women are disproportionately affected when roads are unsafe. They are more likely to be pedestrians & caregivers, meaning they’re crossing dangerous streets with children or older adults.
Source: Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez
#Urbanism #TrafficSafety #GenderEquality #InvisibleWomen
Source: Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez
#Urbanism #TrafficSafety #GenderEquality #InvisibleWomen
The "85th Percentile" traffic engineering rule is wild. It says speed limits should be set based on how fast 85% of drivers already go on a road ignoring pedestrians and cyclist safety 😱.
Source: Killed by a Traffic Engineer by Angie Schmitt
#Urbanism #TrafficSafety #SpeedLimits #85thPercentile
Source: Killed by a Traffic Engineer by Angie Schmitt
#Urbanism #TrafficSafety #SpeedLimits #85thPercentile
December 20, 2024 at 9:25 PM
The "85th Percentile" traffic engineering rule is wild. It says speed limits should be set based on how fast 85% of drivers already go on a road ignoring pedestrians and cyclist safety 😱.
Source: Killed by a Traffic Engineer by Angie Schmitt
#Urbanism #TrafficSafety #SpeedLimits #85thPercentile
Source: Killed by a Traffic Engineer by Angie Schmitt
#Urbanism #TrafficSafety #SpeedLimits #85thPercentile
Looking back at photos today I’m reminiscing on my trip to The Annenberg Space for Photography in LA. It was so special to find a gallery dedicated expressly to photography while I was beginning my journey to study it in university.
December 14, 2024 at 12:42 AM
Looking back at photos today I’m reminiscing on my trip to The Annenberg Space for Photography in LA. It was so special to find a gallery dedicated expressly to photography while I was beginning my journey to study it in university.
Polar bears have great swagger! Look at that polar bear booty! #calgaryzoo
December 12, 2024 at 2:53 AM
Polar bears have great swagger! Look at that polar bear booty! #calgaryzoo
Wheezy Waiter, welcome to #thewaroncars! All of my fingers and toes are crossed that I hear you on an episode of @thewaroncars.bsky.social podcast.
I did a video about my thoughts on e-bikes. Number 4 will blow your mind, carmakers hate me, etc etc. youtu.be/8TOW9WikThs
Why Do People Like E-Bikes?
YouTube video by WheezyWaiter
youtu.be
December 10, 2024 at 1:16 AM
Wheezy Waiter, welcome to #thewaroncars! All of my fingers and toes are crossed that I hear you on an episode of @thewaroncars.bsky.social podcast.
I’m in the home stretch with my teeth aligners. Grateful for what they’ve done for my teeth and SO ready to finish this journey.
December 9, 2024 at 5:40 PM
I’m in the home stretch with my teeth aligners. Grateful for what they’ve done for my teeth and SO ready to finish this journey.
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The cost of a sidewalk plow is between $15K-$40K (model and size dependent), the cost of a road plow is $160K-$200K.
The average annual repair and maintenance cost (in Edmonton) of a bike lane is $178/KM, for roads it’s $1285/KM.
Seems like a no brainer. #yeg
The average annual repair and maintenance cost (in Edmonton) of a bike lane is $178/KM, for roads it’s $1285/KM.
Seems like a no brainer. #yeg
Cities that don't plow their sidewalks hate pedestrians.
December 5, 2024 at 8:08 PM
The cost of a sidewalk plow is between $15K-$40K (model and size dependent), the cost of a road plow is $160K-$200K.
The average annual repair and maintenance cost (in Edmonton) of a bike lane is $178/KM, for roads it’s $1285/KM.
Seems like a no brainer. #yeg
The average annual repair and maintenance cost (in Edmonton) of a bike lane is $178/KM, for roads it’s $1285/KM.
Seems like a no brainer. #yeg
Chris Nelson’s article raises concerns about Calgary’s bike lanes, but these lanes offer significant benefits. #YYCBike #YYCCC 🧵 1/5
Just as the sun always always rises in the east, Postmedia engages in rage baiting about bike lanes.
They're setting conditions for the Dani to pull a Dougie #yycbike calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
They're setting conditions for the Dani to pull a Dougie #yycbike calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
Nelson: Calgary's bike lanes are our road to ruin
Many Calgarians imagine bike lanes are a fad, only affecting downtown. Oh no they are now. The city's plan is to build them everywhere.
calgaryherald.com
December 5, 2024 at 11:29 PM
Christmas shopping tip: Buy yourself one gift for every two you buy for someone else. Self-care is important!
December 3, 2024 at 2:39 AM
Christmas shopping tip: Buy yourself one gift for every two you buy for someone else. Self-care is important!
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pretty much sums up my whole persona
December 2, 2024 at 3:08 PM
pretty much sums up my whole persona
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A Calgary man was struck in a marked crosswalk by a driver in her 80s.
He was then struck a second time by a driver in her 70s.
He was declared dead on the scene.
Why do we allow this to happen?
#Calgary #cargary
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
He was then struck a second time by a driver in her 70s.
He was declared dead on the scene.
Why do we allow this to happen?
#Calgary #cargary
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca
November 30, 2024 at 3:13 PM
A Calgary man was struck in a marked crosswalk by a driver in her 80s.
He was then struck a second time by a driver in her 70s.
He was declared dead on the scene.
Why do we allow this to happen?
#Calgary #cargary
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
He was then struck a second time by a driver in her 70s.
He was declared dead on the scene.
Why do we allow this to happen?
#Calgary #cargary
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Every time I see footage of a vehicle, small or large, running into a bollard, I'm always impressed at how small and simple in design bollards are and how incredibly effective they are. That's top their design right there! 🧵1/2
Absolutely incredible driving!
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
November 29, 2024 at 8:15 PM
Every time I see footage of a vehicle, small or large, running into a bollard, I'm always impressed at how small and simple in design bollards are and how incredibly effective they are. That's top their design right there! 🧵1/2