@chad @yegbike.bsky.social
“Next time you’re out walking, biking, rolling, or waiting for transit:
Spot a sneckdown — usually at corners, intersections, or along wide roads. If snow is showing unused road space, it counts.
Take a quick photo (phone photos are perfect). Please don’t step into […]
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Between snowfalls and clearing, winter reveals unused road space — spots where streets could be safer without impacting drivers.
See a sneckdown?
📸 Snap a photo
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Some areas around Garneau and Whyte were in pretty rough shape yesterday, but we saw the city out doing maintenance so hopefully that's resolved.
#yegbike #yegsnowstories
An image of a pathway through a fence blocked by snow cleared from the road. It is completely impossible to get through and directly connects to the local school.
Achieving City Plan goals requires more people to be able to get around without a car.
We should be working to reward people choosing not to drive not taking options away.
This is frustrating, just like uncleared bike lanes are frustrating.
#yegbike #yegsnowstories
Hope all affected recover from this incident. E-bike battery care is critical in this weather. #yeg #yegsnowstories
Hey #yegbike, now that we're a few days into residential snow clearing, how are you finding the conditions as you move around the City?
Are things improving where you are?
#yegsnowstories
Cyclists need reliable routes that are always available.
#yegbike #yegsnowstories
#yeg #funicular is closed for repairs. Elevator is open. City web site is incorrect and outdated.
#yegbike #yegsnowstories
A photo of 121 st and 106 ave, showing an uncleared curb cut that connects to a multi-use path.
As the weather warms, we hope the City will send out crews to scrape the bike lanes to pavement so that they aren't a slushy/icy mess. Please share reports as you move about the city #yegbike!
Lots of lanes still haven't been cleared & we hope those get done, including curb cuts!
#yegsnowstories
Good news. 91St MUP from Ellerslie Rd to downtown is clear! Even the intersection islands have been cleared.
66St from Milwoods TC to Ellerslie Rd is clear with a few rough crossing areas/islands close to mall.
Thank you #yeg & Ledcor MUP clearing crews.
#yegbike #yegsnowstories
A winter crosswalk in Edmonton, AB. One side is plowed all the way to the curb, while a windrow and path of uncleared snow with tire tracks made by snow clearing equipment blocks the other ramp.
I really just don’t get it. One side of the crosswalk was plowed, as well as both walks leading up on both sides, but the curb ramp they they said eh, screw it? We waited 3 days for this? #yegsnowstories #yeg
Ledcor decided to salt the 91St & 66St overpass across AHD. It's not slushy and SLIPPERY! Be careful.
Sadly, MUPs on 91St - AHD to Millcreek and 66St - AHD to Millwood TC are in poor condition. Passable, but bumpy ride.
#yegbike #yegsnowstories
My experience is that it seems admin has the week off so they've decided that must be the case for everyone else too.
Nothing was cleared for me today, not even the bus routes and residential collectors that should have been done by Sunday morning.
#yegsnowstories
Hey #yegbike, how was your commute today?
Please share your #yegsnowstories!
#yegbike report extrapolated from a daily run in my SW ngbhood:
Side roads - ✅ nicely packed
Residential walks - ✅ >80% shovelled
City-maintained walks (72h standard) - ❌ absolutely abysmal, impassable. Safer to walk on the road. Walking a bike would be extremely difficult.
#yeg #yegsnowstories
Riding on 91st and 66st MUP not recommended. Lots of accumulated lose snow. Unless you like slipping and sliding. Took an extra 1h in my commute pushing and shoving bike across AH bridges.
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I've using this contraption all week. It's from an old fleece jacket. Seems to help maintain charge.
Remember to let your battery warm up in room temp before charging after a cold ride. Store battery in room temp to maintain battery life.
#yegbike #yegsnowstories
91 St MUP from Edwards Dr to Whitemud Dr plowed. Kudos to crew. Rest from Whitemud to Millcreek Ravine still unplowed semi-packed and bumpy. Ravine all the way to downtown cleared. Safe rides everyone.
#yegsnowstories #yegbike @yegbike.bsky.social
122 st. from 40 Ave to 63 Ave. hasn’t been touched in at least ten days. The snow ploughs cleared 122 onto the MUP at 49 Ave - lots of brown snow.
The Belgravia bridge is also pretty bad with ice ruts and snow. #yegbike #yegcc #bikesky #yegsnowstories
311 told me they should start tmrw by 10am.
MUP from Edwards Dr to 23 Ave very slippery with snow and drifts. Unplowed. Snow drifts as you get closer to 23 Ave. MUP 91 St from 23 Ave to 51Ave, plowed and clear. 51 Ave to Millcreek Ravine, soft snow, unplowed.
Very slippery conditions. Ride safe out there.
#yegsnowstories #yegbike
We are getting reports of extremely unsafe riding conditions city-wide this morning. Share your #yegsnowstories with us #yegbike!
How was your commute? Are things improving?
What are your #yegsnowstories #yegbike? Most paths are now snow over choppy ice, and the bike lanes are getting bad. Most roads still seem ok, but please share your pics or stories!
Very grateful of the studded tires I got from @bikeedmonton.bsky.social. Second year of winter riding without broken bones.
Yesterday's ride to work was fun. No traffic jams just silence. #yegsnowstories.
Screenshot of the header for the Instagram account named yegwinterbike, AKA "nobody bikes in winter".
Screenshot showing tiles of photographs of people cycling in snow.
Hey #yegsnowstories friends, if you can, share photos with @YegWinterBike on Insta?
They're gathering quite the collection of antifactuals to the "nobody bikes in winter" adage:
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Hey #yegbike, we hope everyone had a safe commute, no matter where you were off to today!
Please share your #yegsnowstories - we want to hear your good, bad, or unfortunate experiences 🚲🌨️⛄❄️
Through our #yegsnowstories campaign, we heard a lot about snow & ice clearing issues, so we will raise that. We know several projects are kicking off this summer as part of the $100M budget allocation, and some projects carried over from last year.
As you travel this week, keep an eye out for the small snow clearing gaps, and please share them with us!
These are the parts of your #yegbike commute that, if we could fix them, would make it so much easier to get around.
Help us make your winter travel a lot easier! #yegsnowstories
The snowfall is intensifying, with more than 20mm more expected before the storm starts to subside. Stay safe out there #yegbike! Despite valiant efforts by city crews, most bike lanes are effectively non-existent this morning!
#yegsnowstories
When you are expecting your commute to be in a blizzard but instead it's just a drizzle.
#mood #yegsnowstories #yegbike
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Be careful out there, especially tomorrow, #yegbike! Rain tonight will turn into snow (and probably a lot of ice) overnight.
Fortunately, city crews will be doing their best! But there won't be a lot of time to get paths & bike lanes clear, so give yourself lots of time to travel.
#YEGSnowStories
