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Meet Team D̶a̶n̶i̶e̶l̶l̶e̶ ̶S̶m̶i̶t̶h̶ Tim Cartmell

Tim was handpicked by Danielle Smith for Edmonton's "public safety task force" against the wishes of council, he's been handpicked by Danielle Smith to bring UCP ideology to Edmonton as her preferred mayoral choice.
October 14, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Others have already pointed this out but given Wu’s giant win over Kraft last night, I think it is safe to say that Boston loves bike lanes and the White Stadium project.

Up with public goods, down with rich dudes that think they can buy an election!
September 10, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Starting to think humans are just doomed to repeat history whether they know it or not.
npr.org NPR @npr.org · Aug 29
The government's colossal failure to respond after Hurricane Katrina led to major reforms at the nation's top disaster agency. Now, the Trump administration has reversed some of those changes.
Hurricane Katrina forced changes at FEMA. Trump is rolling them back
The government's colossal failure to respond after Hurricane Katrina led to major reforms at the nation's top disaster agency. Now, the Trump administration has reversed some of those changes.
n.pr
August 29, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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“While Mayor, I was often asked ‘how have you been able to afford bike-lanes in #Copenhagen?’ I’d reply, ‘how have you been able to NOT afford it? 25 years ago we were a few days away from going bankrupt. So the city invested in the cheapest infrastructure… bicycling.’” — @mortenkabell.bsky.social
August 2, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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If you rail against bike infrastructure because of the (relatively modest) initial costs, you’re definitively ignorant of how city taxpayer dollars are shoveled into a bottomless pit to support driving as the default, and of how much providing alternatives does to stanch that fiscal bleeding.
“While Mayor, I was often asked ‘how have you been able to afford bike-lanes in #Copenhagen?’ I’d reply, ‘how have you been able to NOT afford it? 25 years ago we were a few days away from going bankrupt. So the city invested in the cheapest infrastructure… bicycling.’” — @mortenkabell.bsky.social
August 2, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Imo, Edmonton needs to have official bike counter signs like this one. I’d even donate to one.

I remember being in awe when I saw my first counter in Victoria years ago & being awestruck at the number of cyclists recorded (which meant less people in cars) & that was before I even owned a bike!
August 2, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Rule 59: Build Cycle Tracks Properly

Good cycle tracks have 5' lanes each way, a 3' buffer from traffic & are often safer on the left side of one-way streets. Buffers can be paint, curbs, or islands.

Walkable City Rules www.amazon.com/Walkable-Cit...
July 29, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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In New York State, approximately 300 pedestrians are killed & 15,000 are injured by motor vehicle drivers each year on the state’s roadways. More than 3,000 pedestrians are admitted to the hospital annually. A small 7-second head start helps prevent deaths & injuries. More cities should adopt this.
“Giving pedestrians a 7-second head start at traffic lights—known as Leading Pedestrian Intervals (LPIs)—is associated with a 33% reduction in total pedestrian injuries—both fatal & non-fatal—at New York City intersections, according to a new study from Columbia University School of Public Health.”
New York City intersections see one-third fewer pedestrian injuries with longer head-start intervals
Giving pedestrians a 7-second head start at traffic lights—known as Leading Pedestrian Intervals (LPIs)—is associated with a 33% reduction in total pedestrian injuries—both fatal and non-fatal—at New ...
phys.org
July 22, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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Hard to overstate how much help Sound Transit would be providing tourists by labeling light rail platforms "northbound" and "southbound."
July 18, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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Reminder: Massachusetts did this, millionaires haven't done a mass exodus like all the dumbass think tanks predicted, and suddenly we have a $2 billion surplus in the budget for education and the MBTA.
It's all scaremongering. Let him pass it.
Zohran Mamdani’s plan to tax the rich is a 2% tax on income over $1 million.

If you make $1.1 million, you’d pay an extra $2,000.

Watching working class conservatives and politicians completely meltdown about this is wild.
June 27, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Temporary bumpouts at residential intersections is an effective speed deterrent and improves intersection safety for all users instantly improving a neighbourhood.
June 16, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Every time I log into FH4 it’s on the winter playlist, ffs..
June 15, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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Even if we didn’t have this example, we literally watched it happen in real time on social media to Paris. Better cities is a choice we make.
Remember this picture, & others like it, every time you hear someone in your city say "we're not Amsterdam."

This was #Amsterdam in the 1970s.

Many of the cities we admire made better choices regarding cars in the past. and are still making better choices today.

Better choices instead of excuses.
May 31, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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When thinking about creating a strong future for our downtowns, prioritize creating a great place to be rather than an efficient space to pass through.
May 15, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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Ya, perceptions and fear of change are major hurdles. We could achieve a lot with dedicated bus lanes, and you're correct, many roads would see no meaningful change in throughput!
May 15, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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This is bleak reading
May 14, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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Like cicadas emerging every 13 to 17 years, every 2 or 3 years or so Silicon Valley emerges to reinvent the bus.
May 14, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Seattle invented this a few years ago. It’s called “Bus”
May 15, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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May 9, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Sign up and make your voice heard!
More than 500 people have signed the letter to Minister Dreeshen! Will you stand with them and sign it as well?
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May 8, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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Let’s not go the route of Alberta.

Let’s not loosen rules for a separation vote.

And our opponents have no good answers on how the treaties would remain and be honoured.

leaderpost.com/news/politic...

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Sask. NDP tables bill that would make separation vote more challenging
The NDP Opposition has introduced the "Keep Saskatchewan in Canada Act," which aims to amend current referendum and plebiscite legislation.
leaderpost.com
May 7, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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Portland: Glad to see the mayor proposing to close the transportation budget gap with fees on the those who use streets least efficiently: motorists, including ridehailing. bikeportland.org/2025/05/05/m...
Mayor wants to raise parking and rideshare fees to buoy PBOT budget
He's staved off the worst predictions.
bikeportland.org
May 7, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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A lesson none of these people will learn: everyone's "waste" is someone else's "critical service." You don't care when this or that program you don't directly rely on gets cut; don't be surprised when someone who doesn't directly rely on your program doesn't care when it gets cut.
May 7, 2025 at 6:02 PM