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Final version of the map made for Christmas! I think it looks pretty good.

The active transportation implementation guide for the next budget cycle was released. We will see a shift from rapid expansion to more targeted projects in line with road/neighbourhood renewal. As well as some upgrades to substandard routes and increased winter maintenance. #yegbike

Every week I learn about a new position that Americans for some reason think an election and not a job interview should be held to fill

Think of what we could have

I can say that I am utterly devastated to see the results of the “other nine” questions. The scapegoating of newcomers is about to get a lot worse and that is a loss for all Albertans and Canadians.

We don’t need an “election day” Only like 18% of people actually voted on Monday, with most voting in advance Just open up polling stations for a week and make mail voting easier

“People who live amongst immigrants are more likely to be ok with them” rule wins out again

This exactly. For >15yrs tower projects were routinely opposed in #yegcc with "we want gentle density"... "brownstones"... "4-storeys"... #yegcc figured out how to do exactly this & the result is neighbours hiding from restrictive covenant harassment campaigns & massive provincial overreach.

Heads up! This is a thread - more like a library/compendium - of my columns, speeches & podcasts about Alberta's referendum questions. I thought it might be useful if I gathered it all in one place, organized by time and topic. #Alberta #notothenine #abpoli #cdnpoli

Did you know there is currently a blockage on a logging operation in Alberta's Crowsnest Pass? Almost no media coverage. But they are through their third week of stopping the cuts. Read more here...

NEW: What would the “legal process required under the Canadian Constitution to hold a binding provincial referendum on whether or not Alberta should separate from Canada” look like? open.substack.com/pub/theorcha...

New from me in the Edmonton Journal: All Edmontonians will pay the price for Smith's repeal of the zoning bylaw edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu... #yeg #yegcc #yimby

Alberta’s UCP government — also known for randomly turning into a semi-separatist party — is crushing and stomping on what was easily the most exciting city in Canada for housing reform.

At this point just stop tip toeing around it and dissolve local democracy and just have the province do it

NEW BLOG POST Edmonton permitted 27% fewer homes through Q3 2026 than in record-setting 2025. But look under the hood: 5–8 unit rowhomes are now the largest category of new homes in the city. Read my Q3 building permit report 🧵 #yeg #yegcc #yimby #housing www.jacobdawang.com/blog/2026/q3...

What an interesting man

This past week has just been me googling “CBC BC” every few hours

New LAT poll shows Democratic Socialist/Councilmember Nithya Raman with a large lead over LA Mayor Karen Bass in the LA mayoral race:

So where are we ranking this cycle of B.C. politics through a historical lens? It has to be top five right?

The overall response rate for the 2026 Census of population reached 98.4% nationally. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 www.canada.ca/en/statistic...

Edmonton adopted a harsh policy of removing encampments a few years ago, while Calgary did not. A study of the first year following that shift found a five-fold increase in emergency amputations in Edmonton over previous years with no change in Calgary's rate.

Take a break from being depressed that everything you love is being destroyed by slop for a moment and let me tell you about the beautiful symbiotic relationship between graffiti writers, train yard workers, and model train enthusiasts.

My belated #yegdt hot take is that it actually isn't that bad. It has problems, but they're long-running ones that go back decades. Claims that it's broken are very overwrought, and worth a side-eye; it's generally been getting better. And no, it's not because of the hockey thingy. 1/lots w/ maps!

I will forever be an “urban LRT” hater, but goddamn it’s gonna be so cool to have a tram through Downtown, Wihkwentowin, and Stony Plain Rd

If riding in traffic alone doesn’t feel comfortable, join a group and make the trip together. We now have routes connecting more of downtown, Whyte, U of A, Mill Creek, 124 Street, Inglewood and Pleasantview. Check the updated map: yegbike.info/events

Somehow it's the end of August already, and we finished off the summer on a pretty quiet note. Let's take our big look back at Edmonton weather for the past month. #yegwx #yeg edmontonweathernerdery.blogspot.com/2026/08/augu...

Fringe attracts 825,000 to festival sites as it wraps up for 2026

Edmonton submission #1

Cause most plans aren’t actually meant to be implemented, just look nice on a shelf

Quarters LRT after a summer rain is pretty great if you want to feel like you’re not in Edmonton for a sec

I took a 10 minute Lime ride today to go shopping and it cost me over $7 I want a publicly owned bike share system in Edmonton so bad

Congratulations to CMHC, Edmonton City Council and all of the YIMBYs who "ruined" real estate investing in Edmonton. If we don't want housing to be primarily treated as an investment, we need to end the shortage. www.instagram.com/reel/DbmApzb...

Someone ask her what she thinks about the police response to the pro-Palestine encampments at the UofA and UofC campuses

"Unprecedented" gets thrown around a lot, but let's talk about our latest unprecedented summer with a big look back at July 2026 Weather for Edmonton. We've got lots of good stuff today... #yegwx #yeg edmontonweathernerdery.blogspot.com/2026/08/july...

Every dollar spent on social services is, in some sense, a theft from the weapons industry

I will not stand for WEM not having the biggest parking lot in the world

If it was really about ‘catching up’ they would have made the changes needed already This is all only a win for people who don’t want immigration or more housing

163 ave update.

I do think we have to very carefully guard against unequal enforcement and brutalizations of homeless people But tolerating ‘disorder’ rather than accepting it as an issue and proactively and compassionately addressing it just means that the right will come in and brutalize people all they want

Edmonton continues to show it's possible to have newly built, ground-oriented housing for families in existing neighbourhoods at a reasonable price. You only have to make it legal and feasible. Here's a 3bed for $1,895 with a $500 lease signing bonus.

Hello, it’s your fair weather funicular friend here, tentatively resuming status updates after nearly a year of ups and downs, not counting those on the funicular. Care to join me again? The funicular is running fine at 7:33 am #YEGFunicularStatus (July 27)

I always forget how short the RiverHawks season is every year But I was able to make 2/3 games this weekend (and pickup a “I got that dog in me” shirt) One of my favourite things about this place