Cole 🚲

@mapboy.bsky.social

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πŸ—ΊοΈ GIS & Urban Planning Graduate (Fanshawe) πŸŒ‡ I want to help build cities for people πŸ€– AI/LLM hater πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³ ε­¦δΉ δΈ­ζ–‡ ☭ Anarcho-Communist 🚲 Edmontonian cyclist on Treaty 6 Territory πŸ“Έ Instagram: mapboyv2

The cool little bridge in St. Albert that was charming to ride over.
The Strava data showing I've travelled 2,027.8km as of July 23, 2026
Looking over the high level bridge you can see the LRT bridge below along with the river as it's all lit up from the LRT bridge at night.
A large red dumpster bin completely blocking a bike lane adjacent to Churchill Square in Edmonton. It should be noted, this is right beside City Hall which makes it all the more stupid it was allowed to happen. It's nighttime in the shot and you can see lights on in a building in the background.
A blue SUV with the front windows and sunroof completely open. Rain is scheduled and they're just asking to have their shit stolen from the front seat.
Sunrise over the Sturgeon River
Grasshopper (my bike) posed by an early pink sunrise with trees silhouetted. There's thick clouds above and it's morning twilight.
A Google streetview split screen showing near 98 Ave. with the top streetview showing a human-alien hybrid taking the streetview footage.
An area circled out in red from Google Maps of 34 Ave. in Edmonton between 91 St. and Calgary Trail.
A graphic from this study: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00420980241270987 which the Chamber of Commerce cites as a source. They didn't read it all clearly, lmao
Some plastic looking barriers being installed on the 114 Ave. bike lanes in Edmonton. They don't look very strong at all and will probably be broken to bits in no time.
My boy Grasshopper (my bike) posing on the trail between 164 and 165a Ave. in the North of Edmonton. You can see some grass on either side of an older multi-use trail and it's pitch black outside with just some path lighting.
My boy Grasshopper (a bike) on the overpass over Whitemud Drive. There's no cars on the Whitemud below, guess we should just rip it out since no one's using it πŸ˜‰ You can see a metal rail behind and street lights illuminating Whitemud with a dark, morning sky overhead.
A Google maps satellite view of 106 St. showing rear alley access on both sides for the housing.
A disastrous hairpin turn in a bike lane on 106 St. in Edmonton. It has a concrete curb with a sharp turn right, lane is straight for about 10ft before sharply turning left again. It does this many times along the entirety of the bike lane and is incredibly dangerous for cyclists.
A mape of Grovenor neighbourhood with all the alleyways highlighted in yellow showing rear access to housing in the neighbourhood for parking.
A pretty church building with 2 slides on either side and the sun slowly rising behind it.
A panorama by the Garneau Lamp on the south side of the High Level Bridge. There is a large group of Edmonton cyclists eagerly awaiting the glow ride through the River Valley with blue skies overhead.
Railtown Park gate facing the non-existent 102 Ave. bike lane from July 2009 in Edmonton.
A couch set on fire in a back alley in downtown Edmonton between the recycling and garbage bins.
A house in Edmonton close to Meadowlark Mall that has a large AI slop poster on the side of it with middle class workers and the text says "For My Family's Future I Support Alberta Independence"
A graphic showing the difference between a 10.5m tall infill, a 9.5m tall infill and a typical bungalow.
My boy Grasshopper posing in front of seating area at the Victoria Promenade. You can see a wooden structure behind it with a golden pink sky. Some light snow is on the ground.
Edmonton skyline shrouded in blowing snow. You can see the River Valley trees in the foreground and it's snowed out in the sky.
A brutalist hospital, McMaster University, based in Hamilton, Ontario.
The Hamilton Central Library which is a brutalist building with extra glass. Looks like a prison honestly.
An Instagram comment by gary_krutzfeldt in response to a Jesse Watson rage bait post saying downtown is dead as the original video is taken on Jasper Ave. Ya, I wonder why no one wants to sit on a patio or walk down a street with 4 lanes of traffic πŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈ "Very sad indeed!! Such backward thinking on councils part. Quite this woke bicycle paths, wider sidewalks that nobody is on, patio fees, catering to the Oilers group with funding for a useless event park while playgrounds are closing all over the city. Willful blindness & catering to the wrong people. Wake up council!! And City administration!!"
A picture with 4 red arrows pointing at a bunch of Lime e-scooters just strewn about on the 104 St. multi-use path.
My boy (bike) Grasshopper posing in front of the AINSWORTH DYER BRIDGE down in the River Valley. Bit of a bumpy ride but such a nice view. You can see the bridge lit up all the way down with nice wood fencing on both sides.
A man riding a bike share bike back in Hamilton on July 2025. He is struggling to keep the bike upright as he hits multiple cracks and potholes along the way.
A light pattern thing on the side of a building I saw. It's gold coloured but I couldn't tell you what the image was to save my life. 2 tall trees flank it from either side. It's nighttime in the picture too.
My bike, Grasshopper, standing by some graffiti on a wall by the Capital Line multi-use path. You can see an asphalt trail and pretty clouds in the crisp night sky.
A young couple (my wife and I) back in 2016 when we first met. She's a short black girl with shades on in this pic and a stripped black and white shirt. She has a shit-eating grin on her face. A ginger bearded man (me) can be seen creeping behind her with a dumb look on his face and round, see through glasses.
A photo taken through the trees of 104 St. and 106 Ave. at the multi-use path crossing. There are 4 cars blocking the entire crossing. Prior to this photo, multiple people were seen nearly hitting multiple pedestrians and many block the entire intersection.
An absolutely beautiful sunrise over the Edmonton city skyline. The sun is beaming in the sky, there's a light fog over the skyline, light clouds in the sky. You can see the River Valley trees in the entire bottom of the frame. Just breathtaking.
A super bright sun rising over the distant Edmonton skyline. MacKinnon Ravine can be seen with a clear dirt path and still some snow on either side. You can see the bridge rail running along the bottom of the photo with thick River Valley trees on the left and right of frame. There's some wispy clouds in the sky, orange sky around the sun and the rest is a light blue.
Exhibit A of a "Road Closed" construction barrier blocking the bike lane. There is no construction going on at all. You can see my bike, Grasshopper, in the foreground. The back light is shining red, front light is shining white and you can see the whole scene lit by streetlight. It's a calm, clear night.
A 311 message in the Edmonton 311 app that says the following: If this is an abandoned vehicle complaint, the vehicle must remain stationary for 72 consecutive hours to be considered. ** Please Note: Police Seized Vehicle Lot is currently at capacity. Safety related tows are currently prioritized therefore the timeframe to remove abandoned vehicles is unknown at this time.
A Reddit response from r/Edmonton about the parking fees for the Old Strathcona Market. The response says the following: "I'm among the people the market lost. I used to commute in from a neighbouring community every Saturday. I'd park in the free lot, grab a coffee and treat at Pact, buy a book at the Wee Book Inn and then buy nearly all my groceries for the week at the market. Spent over $7k there in 2025. Once the city started with the stupid app paid parking thing, I paid to park underground at the Roots Building instead. Then they also switched to an app based parking system. Now I no longer visit Whyte, I go to Bountiful instead."
Grasshopper posing in the Meadowlark parking lot with a Shell gas station looming in the distance. The parking lights are casting a shadow of the bike that has its front light on and a bright blue pannier attached to the back rack. You can see a few apartments in the distance behind the gas station. It's a calm night overall with a few light flurries falling.
My bike, Grasshopper, with the kickstand up on a multi-use path. It has a bright blue pannier on the back and there is a beautiful mural on the building in the back. The mural is of a sunset with mountains with some flowers on the left side of the mural. There's some snow on the ground with dead grass slightly visible.
Me, a ginger bearded man with a black and white NASA sweater, glasses, red toque, black jeans and brown boots on. I'm standing in front of my bike 'Grasshopper'. You can see the electric poles on either side of me for the LRT track. There is a light dusting of snow everywhere and some weeds poking through the snow. The focus is soft in the background as it was taken in Portrait mode on my phone by the wife.
An ETS graphic showing information about the bus and LRT ridership from 2025. The most important statistic is that there were 61.8 million rides on the bus and LRT
My brand new bike who I'm calling 'Grasshopper' for now chilling by NAIT/Blatchford Market Station. There's light snow on the ground, Grasshopper is a blue bike (though hard to tell in the dark early morning). There is a light that is on both on the front and back of the bike. The kickstand is up and you can see a set of bollards behind him with the station sign nearby.
2 week forecast for Edmonton, Alberta where the temp slowly rises from a daily high of -6 Sunday to a steady 0 to 3 degrees for the rest. A few random days of light snow, sun for the others.
An original comment on Jesse Watson's post whining about ETS transit says that the price "It's almost $4 now to ride which is completely ridiculous.". The bottom comment, Jesse's original response says "Ya it's high". I respond correcting the original comment with "It's $3 on Arc, debit or credit, what are you even on about?". Jesse then responds to me saying "seems ok". I follow it up with "Ya, it is... The fare cap is only $102 a month, quite reasonable for the size of the system and city it covers I'd say." Which Jesse likes for some reason. The guy is just a 2-faced weasel.
View from 104 St. facing North. You can see Stantec tower looming in the distance. A large tree is in the right side of the frame. A large tree branch arcs over the top of the photo from the left side of the frame. The multi-use path and road are both covered in a light dusting of late March snow. The sky is clear blue with a bright white sun beaming down. It's a gorgeous view for an early spring day.
A Google Streetview of the Parkade Entrance to Rogers Place on 102 St. in Edmonton. It's a big grey tiled wall with the exit having massive blind spots on both sides with a wide sidewalk crossing over the exit. It is a literal deathtrap for pedestrians.
A posted for Augustana apartments that says in large letters "EXPECT GREATNESS" they also are offering no parking fees until 2022 (it's 2026 now)
A black sticker with white lettering and symbology. It looks like a fraction with a bike symbol to the left of it. The top of the fractions text says "3.8 Burritos" and the bottom of the fractions text says "100 km"
A couple of the lists I'm on from a screenshot from Clearsky. The lists are as follows: antiantiai.bsky.social Anti "Anti-Al" Labeler Al Haters Subscribes to anti-Al blocklists or otherwise seems poorly disposed for productive conversations. alexius08.bsky.social Wumaos and other China apologists Pro-nine dash line, anti-Hong Kong, anti-Taiwan, anti- Tibet, anti-Uyghur, etc. Also includes those who deny China's warmongering antics and/or downplay the threat it poses.
Screenshot of a portion of an Instagram post by Edmonton City Councillor Thu Parmar that reads: The panel answered questions about speeding down Cameron Heights Way. Although the speed limit is 50km/hr, many go much higher and is sometimes referred as "raceway". The speed calming measures around the playground has anecdotally slowed down speeds and questions were asked if calming measures could come to this area. Our office is checking on this.
A picture of the Edmonton LRT track at Corona station with little numbers on red metal pieces indicating where the tramcars will land. You can see the shiny walls of Corona Station in the background and the yellow tactile strips on the ground to the left of the platform.
ETS service alert screenshot that says the following: Capital/Metro Line - March 15 On March 15 from the start of service until 2pm, Capital and Metro Line trains run every 20 minutes. This service reduction is to accommodate work to help bring cellular service to LRT tunnels.
Facebook post for a NIMBY community group called Edmonton Neighbourhoods United. The post says the following with an AI even photo which contains a diverse grouping of housing, the very thing this group is fighting against by trying to stop infill housing. "Parkallen Residents: You're invited to join Edmonton Neighbourhoods United (Parkallen Chapter) for a community information session about current zoning bylaws and restrictive covenants. This session is an opportunity to learn what they are, how they may affect properties in our neighbourhood, and to ask questions in an open, respectful setting. Date: Wednesday, April 8th 2026 Time: 7-9 PM Location: Parkallen Community League Hall, 6510 111 Street NW Whether you're familiar with the topic or just curious to learn more, everyone is welcome. The goal is to share information, hear different perspectives, and help neighbours stay informed. For more information and to RSVP, contact enu.parkallen@gmail.com"
On-Street Meters The cost of all parking meters in Hamilton is $2 per hour. Operational hours: in Hamilton are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday from 8 am to 6 pm, and Thursday and Friday from 9 am to 9 pm in Dundas are Monday through Friday from 8 am to 6 pm Some meters in the downtown core are exempt from paying after 6 pm and/or free on Saturdays. Please check the parking meter while making payment which displays the operational hours on the front face of the meter to ensure compliance The maximum amount of time for purchase varies by area. Please check the parking meter. Some streets with meters contain morning and/or afternoon peak rush hour restrictions. Please check the parking meter and regulated signage in the metered area to ensure there is no restriction while parked.
Meme of "Do nothing. Win." with a jacked, Chad Xi and a Chinese flag in the background.
A screenshot of Andrew Selman's blocking list from Clearsky.
A wonderful black and white archival picture of Jasper Avenue in Edmonton with centre street running trams. The caption attached says: This Thursday the City of Edmonton Archives is throwing it back all the way to Jasper Avenue in 1930. This photo is by Alfred Blythe, who was a photographer in Edmonton from ca.1916 to 1970. Alfred ran his own studio and had many photographs featured in the Edmonton Journal and Edmonton Bulletin. To find more photographs showing Edmonton's history check out our online catalogue! Link in bio! Photographer: Alf Blythe City of Edmonton Archives EA-10-226
A screenshot of an astroturfed propaganda Instagram page called meet_coal. It's all pro-coal mining and coal usage propaganda meant to confuse and obfuscate from climate change renewables.