As of July 1st, you will no longer need a license or insurance or registration for a power-assisted bicycle (a helmet is still required though). This is in effect for all power bicycles that have an 500 watt electric motor and have a top speed of 32 km/h.
For more info, go to Green City Motors.
Plan It Calgary recently released news they would build a bridge through Edworthy Park as part of their 40-year plan. The bridge would be constructed within the next 10 years and would see buses run down it every 10 minutes for 15 hours a day. In response to this, I emailed the city the following letter:
There's probably two things you can talk to any Calgarian about to fit in. The first is the weather. You can fit in with any Calgarian talking about the weather because you can make statements and get an expected response back, like they were an old friend. "Man, this winter just never ends" usually yields a "No kidding". It feels good to know what a stranger in the elevator or at the checkout will most likely say... it's like you get them. You suddenly have confidence talking to members of the opposite sex that you never had before because you know they'll appreciate your anecdote about how the weather sucks here (getting to a new line of conversation after the weather is the tricky part, and I wish all CalgaryUrbanite readers good luck in your romantic endeavours).
The other sure fire line of conversation on which Calgarians relate is of course, our public transit.
