Reddit pulse / page 71
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The Bike Bus — that group of kids cycling to school together — is growing. It's now hitting two more schools and organizers are exploring expansion to other municipalities.
Canada's big city mayors are gathering in Edmonton right now to talk housing affordability, public safety, economic growth, and downtown revival. It's the Big City Mayors' Caucus meeting.
heads up if you're hopping from the northbound Henday onto westbound Yellowhead on the east side — the speed limit doesn't change on that ramp for westbound traffic, even though it does for eastbound. people keep getting confused by it.
someone's working on new High Level design ideas that keep the iconic spans while adding LRT and pedestrian walkability. mockups are up on Reddit if you want to see what Edmonton could look like.
Just got back from India for a few days and the river valley hit different. Edmonton, you beauty.
Getting west from downtown is a nightmare right now. Stony Plain is a mess, 107 is still under street lamp work, 111 has construction, 114's got a lane closed. Even the Whitemud detour doesn't help. Every direction out is blocked.
Saw a trailer go up in flames in Glenora today. Crews were on scene fast.
Epcor's water-off notice was just crumpled up and jammed in the mailbox. No envelope, delivered yesterday. How are you supposed to see that?
An Edmonton dance group got the Golden Buzzer on America's Got Talent last night. Pretty cool to see the city representing on that stage.
Alberta's rolling out a brand new combined driver's licence starting July 2. One card instead of juggling multiple IDs.
The Elks just partnered with Co-Op and you can grab two tickets for forty bucks. Makes their prices competitive with the university squads.
someone posted a pic of rain and we're all grateful. been dry way too long.
Labo Coffee's got a bulletin board connecting adventurers with side quests. it's actually genius.
The city's decided the High Level Bridge needs replacing, and Reddit's debating what comes next. It's way more than a bridge — it's one of Edmonton's defining landmarks, the gateway between downtown and the U of A.
The city's running a survey about ETS alerts after complaints piled up. If you've got beef with how the LRT system notifies you, this is the place to say it.
Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon screens June 19 at 7pm. Christopher Guest's Best in Show plays June 26 at 7pm. Tickets are live now if you're into classic cinema.
46,164 fans packed Commonwealth Stadium Monday night in the rain to watch Canada beat Uzbekistan 2-0 in a FIFA friendly. The crowd showed up despite the weather.
Accident blocking northbound lanes on 97 Street at 124 Avenue. Stay left if you're heading that way.
Basements are flooding across Edmonton right now. Pull up the black ball float on your sump pit to test the pump — if water doesn't go down, it needs replacing or plugging in.
Blade Runner hits the Telus World of Science IMAX July 12 at 5 p.m., with Blade Runner 2049 following at 7:30 p.m. Same weekend, 2001: A Space Odyssey screens June 20 at 7 p.m. Tickets available now.
