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Carrie Hotton-MacDonald

@transitnerd

Multimodal 🚌 πŸš‰ πŸš²πŸšΆπŸš—. Soccer mom. Gardener. Reader. Motivated by great coffee. Dog mama. Edmontonian. *personal account*

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As someone who works in transit (& an Oilers fan), please don't throw any people under our buses (or trains). #yeg

25.02.2026 00:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Smaller airports are a little different. Boarding pass is printed when the agent checked my bag, no line up for security, only a Tims by the gate & I found a pay phone.

22.02.2026 21:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Deep breaths.

22.02.2026 15:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Happy epic early morning hockey game day! Let's go Team Canada! πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ’

22.02.2026 11:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Loved reading your reports from the games. I couldn't watch all of them- you did a great job keeping us up to date! πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

21.02.2026 22:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Go team Canada! πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ πŸ™Œ

19.02.2026 20:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Love this!

18.02.2026 11:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's so unbalanced! What a lopsided game.

15.02.2026 17:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

With family in northern NB & pleasantly surprised to see Bathurst has launched an on demand transit solution, Flex-Go. It launched in January & will help lots of people. πŸ‘

13.02.2026 20:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of Valley Line train on 102 Ave in Edmonton

Photo of Valley Line train on 102 Ave in Edmonton

Photo of a screenshot of a text message with bus arrival times displayed for several routes.

Photo of a screenshot of a text message with bus arrival times displayed for several routes.

Photo of an exit door to Churchill LRT station in Edmonton

Photo of an exit door to Churchill LRT station in Edmonton

Selfie while sitting in the sun, waiting for the bus.

Selfie while sitting in the sun, waiting for the bus.

I am far from being alone using transit in the off peak. Lots of people with me on buses & trains as I navigate multiple modes to go to appointments on a day off mid-week, daytime. πŸš‰πŸšŒπŸš

11.02.2026 18:54 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of the interior of a transit bus

Photo of the interior of a transit bus

This year has been really challenging so I'm focusing on finding daily gratitude moments. Today is starting off with that sweet feeling of arriving on time for the bus (& it's a sunny day). πŸ™Œ

10.02.2026 15:30 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ™Œ

09.02.2026 01:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I was car-free (in another city) for almost 10 yrs & it's b/c I had access to great transit & walkable options to most amenities. I'm a broken record: we need significant changes to bus transit to enable this car-lite/car-free freedom (b/c of our geography & land use.)

08.02.2026 20:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Happily distracted by the Olympics for the next couple of weeks. Go Team Canada! πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

07.02.2026 21:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Imagine what we might see if we scaled service to match population growth. πŸŽ‰

07.02.2026 13:11 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Forgot my Arc card this morning! Grateful for tap-to-pay; it was easy to pay my fare with my credit card. I also got asked for proof of payment by a TPO while riding the train! πŸ€“

03.02.2026 19:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Watching curling, while also celebrating the end of the 100 days of January. πŸ™Œ

01.02.2026 14:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I also squeezed in a shoutout for @etriders.bsky.social and their awesome work. πŸšŒπŸš‹πŸš

23.01.2026 00:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Β© CBC/Radio-Canada 2026. All rights reserved.

Happy to nerd out about train consists, ridership analytics & the ETS fan accounts on Instagram. πŸ™Œ Thanks for having me on this a.m., @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

23.01.2026 00:07 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Did you know that there is a professional level bike mechanic school in Edmonton? Among the classes available, Velo West offers a hands-on 4 week intensive course at Pedego Edmonton for mechanics who aspire to build expertise and pursue a career in modern bike mechanics. #yegbike
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12.01.2026 01:14 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This.

12.01.2026 00:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Looking forward to reading this from @modacitylife.com! My hubs did great with gift giving this holiday season. πŸ™ŒπŸšŒπŸš‹

10.01.2026 01:00 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A.M.A.Z.I.N.G.

03.01.2026 21:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of the front of the locomotive train

Photo of the front of the locomotive train

Photo of the train display with holiday lights and a tree

Photo of the train display with holiday lights and a tree

Photo of a bus stop sign showing the stop as North Pole

Photo of a bus stop sign showing the stop as North Pole

Photo of the Grinch hanging off the back of the train

Photo of the Grinch hanging off the back of the train

The LRT maintenance team set up the locomotive used for maintenance activities as a holiday train & it was heartwarming to see them out with it tonight.

21.12.2025 03:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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My holiday plans 😍. Welcome to the fam, Winston.

19.12.2025 02:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

BTW, I remember you sharing this several yrs ago & it stuck with me. It was after the network redesign. I've discussed it with our planners. We need to grow the bus network to meet min service standards & provide better connections to parks & amenities (and ideally build public spaces near transit).

18.12.2025 00:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It might be extra snowy tomorrow across the region. Please be patient with transit operators, they are trying to operate their buses & trains as safely as possible. It will take more time to get to/from destinations, plan for it. Also, remember to thank them! β™₯️ #yeg

17.12.2025 01:35 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That was the snowiest, craziest trip to the airport I've ever done. Picking up my dad & of course the flight from Montreal is delayed. I'm going to be a wee bit tired at work in the a.m. πŸ₯±

16.12.2025 07:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We started with cards & a cardholder box, then went with an album with card sleeves. We also watched ep. of the show on Netflix. My son at the time (age 5) liked making up his own game with them. πŸ˜‚

16.12.2025 01:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

To all who celebrate, Happy Hannukah! Chag Sameach. πŸ•Ž

14.12.2025 16:32 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0