A scene from Amsterdam showing a canal with boats, bridges with bicycles, and people walking on the streets in the late afternoon fall sun

Amsterdam: walking, bikes, and boats. This is a city that lives multimodal - freedom to get around however! (bus/subway/tram happening off camera 😅)

In #saanch took the #ebike for a #DQ run. I noticed they have compostable spoons now too. Neat!

#ecargobikelife #yyj #dqrun

Composite picture of close ups of ships up on blocks in a shipyard in the evening

Scenes from a smoky dusk on my commute home in @victoria.ca. It is so cool that you can get up close to ships and see the refit in progress at Point Hope Shipyard along the road and protected cycle path.

#maritime #yyj #blueeconomy #shipyard

The #ecargobikelife makes it errands easy. I fit in a grocery stop on the commute home with lots of room for a good sized shop. Also crucial to have more routes to get to destinations like the AAA in #yyj - thank you @victoria.ca and #saanich for that !
🚴🚴‍♂️🚴 #ebike

Heavy traffic when driving on the left, heavy traffic when cycling on the right in #yyj I have more fun cycling - and for me it's often faster than driving. Grateful for the infrastructure we have @victoria.ca #saanich 🙏🚴‍♂️🚶🚶‍♂️🚴‍♀️

#ebike #ecargobike #ecargobikelife

This is amazing. I can see some similarities but.. not in the hairstyle 🙃

After dinner I realized we were short on a few supplies. Quiet evening streets in #saanich make it easy to use my #ecargobike to the grocery store and get home in minutes. And it's fun to ride too!

#ebike #ecargobikelife #yyj

Wow! #saanich has been changing in many positive ways. And I agree saanich commonwealth place wave pool is awesome after all 😄

Composite picture of views on a bike path on a trestle over the sea, in a overpass tunnel, and under sun dappled tree canopy.

Composite picture view of bike path approaching a bridge into town, a view of the harbour from the bridge showing pickleboat passenger ferries, and a cargo bike with smiling toddler.

Scenes from my #ebike commute to work each day. The little exercise, feeling the wind and sun, and being in a bit of nature helps balance work stress. I find my days feel far better starting (and ending) this way! #cargobikelife #yyj #saanich

Composite picture of ebike, pub patio at night with decorative lights, and city bridge lit up with blue lights at night

I had a lot of fun riding my #ebike downtown to meet good friends at a pub patio. Catching up with friends can seem hard to do when it's busy but it always makes me feel better. It's nice being out to catch the sunset and city lights too.

#ebike #yyj #cargobikelife

Composite picture showing raised bridge, approach and then leaving tug towing a massive barge heaped with materials

When you're late for work, being stuck behind a raised bridge can be frustrating. But then again you can get a front row seat to a working harbour, and spot some heavy duty marine traffic getting the job done. Very cool! #blueeconomy #workingharbour #yyj

Good point! It does shield my lower half almost completely. Even more important is that it keeps the little ones warm and dry ha ha ha 😁

Composite picture showing rainy city street, cargo bike with rain cover, and person wearing jacket and bike helmet, smiling while wet with a bit of rain

What do I do about rain when cycle commuting? For me, I have a decent jacket and athletic pants. I keep a change of dry clothes and shoes in a cubby at work to change if I need it. I seem to need them only a few times per year. I'm always nice and dry all day at work!

#cargobikelife #ebike #yyj

@jmcelroy.bsky.social perhaps my kids peak skytrained too early in life. Srsly who gets to honk the horn, ever 😅

View of science world dome

An inspiring visit to #scienceworld today in #yvr started incredible as my kiddo got to honk the #skytrain horn on the ride in. Pretty good for his first visit!

Great picture - such a nice route to ride on a day like that 😄

And cost is also relative - again specific to my family's case but this #ecargobike meant we avoided a second car - which has made enormous cost savings for us! In light of that the added cost of an internal hub option wasn't really a big deal 😀

Thanks for the good points. You are right, though really I meant to highlight for my specific use case of a few thousand km per year how much nicer it is vs. traditional derailleur drive train. Should last quite a few years with the odd cable change now and again!

Composite picture showing e cargo bike with a close up of belt drive and internal hub gearing.

I love maintenance free things. My #ebike belt drive and internal gear hub never needs any cleaning, oiling, anything. After almost 3 years of commuting almost every day in #yyj and #saanich. No squeaky or rusty chains, or sketchy shifting. It just works. Awesome! #cargobikelife

I learned the @victoria.ca bike valet at city hall hit their all time single day record with over 370 bikes on Deuce Day Sunday. Kudos to the bike valet team for handling a huge surge. Next time a decicated bike valet on site would be needed for sure! 😀 🚴🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️ #yyj

Composite picture of an e cargo bike, multi use path over a bridge, and view of a harbour with small boats along the water.

Years of #ebike commuting in, I still love riding. There's lots of great views you experience while on a bike. I can tell it reduces my stress too because I'm grumpy when I have to commute another way 😜

#cargobikelife #yyj #saanich

Composite picture showing cargo bike next to a sandy beach, a bigger view of the beach, sun shelter with towel and backpack, and a view of two Natives sandal shoes

Beat the summer heat at the beach! Fit our stuff and a little sun shelter in our cargo bike and parked at a rack steps from the sand. Love shoes like Natives for pedaling and beach walking #cargobikelife #yyj #saanich

We used enertech for our assesment too. Great team! And congratulations on getting to net zero. I am motivated to do this myself from a home resilience perspective alone - good to keep a few things like fridge and freezer going in extended black out or after earthquake...

Scene from a cargo bike, waiting at an intersection, as afternoon sun filters through a cherry blossom tree

Afternoon spring sunshine on the ride home #momentofzen #yyj #cargobikelife #sakura

Cargo bike in rain with mud boots on rider

You don't need expensive gear in the #cargobikelife. For two winters these ankle mud boots got me to work with warm + dry tootsies. Style points are a little low 😉 but I got them for 30$ at Mark's 😃 bonus - they work great in the garden and rainy beach days too! #activetransportation #cargobikes

A shout out to @saanichbc.bsky.social for this bit of new active transportation infrastructure. Flashers and a short multi use trail helps cross an awkward section of busy road. It connects huge Tolmie park to a major bike route. Thank you!

#saanich #activetransportation #cycling

On top of this, transportation in sprawl is dominated by single occupancy vehicles - the most emissions intensive, and expensive for everyone.

We can have both single family homes, townhomes, condos. But diversity in housing types will help reduce environmental impacts and reduce costs for everyone

Afternoon sunlight trickling through mossy trees and ferns

View from a walk in the forest a few minutes outside #yyj today #monentofzen

Woops - "*one bike ride "... But being "on bike" is part of that 😅

Bicycles and bike lanes

"You are on bike ride away from a good mood" - couldn't agree more with this quote at the fantastic @victoria.ca bike valet. Enjoy the spring cycling 🌼🌱 🚲
#cargobikelife #yyj #gobybike