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submitted 12 hours ago • 2 comments

#BikeHfx and allies, just letting you know that we’ve requested copies of all the written submissions from the public that Andy’s motion generated. We’ll share once they’re available. Apparently it’ll take a while to redact 484 emails!

submitted 19 hours ago • 3 comments

It's all pretty straightforward from here: Province gives Fillmore Strong Mayor powers Fillmore reveals the bike lane pause was a feint Cars banned in Halifax.

submitted 18 hours ago • 8 comments

There it is. The first ever Heat Advisory issued in Alaska. This is the first year it has been an option. @alaskawx.bsky.social

submitted 1 day ago • 56 comments

There’s a TON of evidence that bigger, higher vehicles are far more likely to kill somone they hit, crushing vital organs & pushing victims under. But never forget, their weight, height & sightlines also make it far more likely that they’ll hit someone in the first place. HT @transenv.bsky.social

submitted 1 day ago • 20 comments

THIS IS BIG! Canadian Urbanist & City Planner @brenttoderian.bsky.social collaborates with Paris Mayor @annehidalgo.bsky.social & City Hall to launch NEW PARIS EXHIBITION on global cities taking climate action! Great for city planning, & for Canadian urbanism! (And he’s CanU’s founding prez, too!)

submitted 17 hours ago • 1 comment

EXPERIMENT: Since @slate.com has been attacking Bluesky @bsky.app lately, yesterday I tried a simple test. I posted the QUESTION below on Bluesky, X, Mastodon & LinkedIn to test my sense that Bluesky gets the most engagement (replies, reposts) with urbanism content. Guess which came in first? Last?

submitted 17 hours ago • 8 comments

Despite all the great work @lanrickbennett.bsky.social is doing, this city is going backward, even when Dug Ford is on the other side of town.

submitted 17 hours ago • 0 comments

Goodness me, another receipt regarding Mayor Fillmore's support for #ActiveTransportation once upon a time, this one from November 2021 regarding an email I sent to Councillor Cleary asking for more sustainable transportation options on the Windsor Street Exchange design 🤔 #CarBrain #ZeroVisionHFX

submitted 16 hours ago • 5 comments

The costs of motor vehicle collisions are paid by everyone - estimated direct costs range from $14k (property damage only) to more than $225k for a fatal collision (2018 data), never mind the psychological trauma to those involved #CarBrain #RoadSafety drivetolive.ca/research/col...

submitted 17 hours ago • 1 comment

In 2018 we adopted Vision Zero. Though the term "Vision Zero" is still used, we dropped it in 2024, by councillor vote. There is no goal to achieve zero fatalities in HRM. Arterials like Quinpool don't do their job because of this. www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

#bikeHFX Trollope Street MUP closed with no warning at nearest exit. No alternative shown headed north. Sent to 311

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

local street bikeways having stop signs every block while cross streets do not is not only inconvenient, it’s dangerous.

submitted 2 days ago • 5 comments

Suzanne Rent takes the pledge. And no surprise, finds basic requirements to get people out of cars are absent. We are still focused upon the big single site projects that will do far more for drivers than they will anyone else. Because people making decisions only know cars

submitted 1 day ago • 2 comments

pedestrian was reported struck here yesterday (Wyse/Elmwood Avenue) Looks awful. www.google.com/maps/@44.675...

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

Nova Scotia's continued failure to consult with First Nations on uranium exploration is a mistake that will further erode the province's relationship with Mi'kmaw communities, says the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi'kmaw Chiefs and a lawyer from Sipekne'katik First Nation. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

There are some folks at CNIB that are looking for tandem bike pilots. I've been volunteering there with their vision mate program for a while now and it's a great organization. #BikeHFX #Halisky

submitted 1 day ago • 2 comments

Of course he did. Part of a trend in Canada to blame the very basic safety measures required by people not driving on congestion. If we all drove everywhere, no one would get anywhere. This tactic literally kills and maims us.

submitted 1 day ago • 2 comments

cyclists & students at all local Universities could hold a "commute to University by single occupancy car" day, to illustrate how their uncounted choices make a huge difference here.

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

this guy truly is the gigachud of the carbrains in Halifax. if you walk even like, two minutes a month, I guarantee you will get buzzed in a crosswalk when you have the right of way by someone turning on a red light

submitted 23 hours ago • 0 comments

On the radio today, the mayor said that his anti-bike lane motion reflected the wishes of "the majority" of residents. This contradicts the municipality's own 2024 Resident Survey, in which 65% of respondents expressed support for maintaining or increasing bike lane service levels. (1/3) #BikeHfx

submitted 21 hours ago • 9 comments

Last shift completed for #PedalPoll for @velocanadabikes.bsky.social - hit 6% mode share and was treated to a random banjo concert #yycbike

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

Today's Office for #PedalPoll Cannon at Bay. I am doing 12 counts this week so I will be at different locations around #HamOnt Counting everything.

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

This will be an interesting discussion #BikeHFX. Please share & contact @velocanadabikes.bsky.social if you want to participate. Better still, become a member to help strengthen and protect the cycling community across Canada! #StrongerTogether #BikeFriendlyCanada

submitted 19 hours ago • 1 comment

I see lots of Halifax discourse today about people in bikes being "them" and "not us" to some folks. That's partly what my @halifaxexaminer.ca morning file is about today. www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file...

submitted 22 hours ago • 8 comments

Next Fri the 20th at 1pm Eastern on our monthly Cross Country Cycling Advocacy Call; David Trueman, Chair of Vélo Canada Bikes member org Halifax Cycling Coalition on their mobilization in the defence of safe streets. ✉️ Message us here to join the call! halifax.citynews.ca/2025/06/11/h...

submitted 21 hours ago • 0 comments

Still looking for a few more 3 & 4 year olds for this study! Data collection will be June 21 in Halifax. Please share ❤️ @dalhealth.bsky.social @juliakontak.bsky.social @sflkirk.bsky.social

submitted 20 hours ago • 0 comments

Another receipt from the archives regarding Mayor Fillmore's past support for #ActiveTransportation at the federal level. "We need to encourage Canadians to find alternatives to travelling by car & encourage them to live in walkable, safe & healthy neighbourhoods". From 2019. #BikeHFX #HaliSky

submitted 1 day ago • 4 comments