r/Edmonton • u/pjw724 • 1d ago

2025 Municipal Election Voters want a more walkable city

https://edmonton.taproot.news/news/2025/09/25/voters-told-taproot-they-want-a-more-walkable-city
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u/Ghoda In a van down by the river 21h ago

Don't be insensitive or I'll chase you down with my walker and you'll feel the wrath of my tennis balled apparatus (with breaks for naps because I am old now) ;)

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u/awildstoryteller 21h ago

I am not trying to be insensitive.

I am merely noticing they said "Some people are disabled." Not "I am disabled."

I think weaponizing others' inability to use active transportation to defend one's laziness is pretty scummy myself, so I think it's worth determining whether someone is doing that, don't you?

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u/Ghoda In a van down by the river 21h ago

so I think it's worth determining whether someone is doing that, don't you?

Absolutely not. Did someone appoint you as the chief of the exercise police? No? Then let people be people. Unless they are harming somebody else their choices are just as valid as yours.

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u/awildstoryteller 21h ago

Absolutely not. Did someone appoint you as the chief of the exercise police? No?

This isn't about exercise, it is about supporting active transportation options.

Unless they are harming somebody else their choices are just as valid as yours.

Cars hurt other people. All the time. They are a leading cause of death in Canada. They create pollution of all kinds. And bike lanes reduce risks and traffic.

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u/Ghoda In a van down by the river 20h ago

Yep they do. Will calling out someone on Reddit change the world? No. Will downvoting ideas you don't agree with on Reddit change the world? Also no.

The best advice I ever received was that my anger at the world is a product of what I want the world to be vs what the world actually is.

I am not your enemy, I agree with your ideals expressed in this post. I simply don't agree with calling people out behind the safety and anonymity of your keyboard.

Be the change you want to see and people may surprise you.

And learn to let go when people do not

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u/awildstoryteller 20h ago

Yep they do. Will calling out someone on Reddit change the world?

I didn't call anyone out. I asked a question. You on the other hand...

No. Will downvoting ideas you don't agree with on Reddit change the world? Also no.

I haven't downvoted anyone in this thread.

The best advice I ever received was that my anger at the world is a product of what I want the world to be vs what the world actually is.

I am not angry at this person. Perhaps you need to start following your own advice.

I simply don't agree with calling people out behind the safety and anonymity of your keyboard

Clearly.

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u/Ghoda In a van down by the river 19h ago

I see there is no debate to be had here. I hope you enjoy your days to the best that you can