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Matt Stickland
@landofsticks.bsky.social
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Founding editor of GrandParade.news a Halifax newspaper, host of Grand Parade and co-host of Wanderer Grounds. Previously: Writer for The Coast, Founding editor of Committee Trawler, an NDP Candidate, Submariner, and Theater tech. DMs open, he/him.
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Hobby Drifter in Tokyo @hobbydrifter.bsky.social · 7d
White people who have spent decades thinking “Born in the USA” is patriotic and “Every Breath You Take” is a great wedding song are suddenly very concerned about not being able to understand lyrics to some songs at the Super Bowl halftime show.
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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 4h
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Who needs to hit emissions goals 127 years early anyways
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Kevin Wilson @kwilsonhfx.bsky.social · 11h
Grimly funny that Halifax had a brand of Be Bold for awhile.
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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 11h
Wanna know what is crazy effective at reducing congestion? Tolls.
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The Chronicle Herald @thechronicleherald.bsky.social · 12h
Congestion on Halifax bridges needs more work, while crashes drop with no tolls
Congestion on Halifax bridges needs more work, while crashes drop with no tolls
Preliminary data shows that the removal of toll plazas on Halifax's bridges has been positive, but there is still work to be done to improve congestion, said Fred Tilley, the province's Minister of Public Works.
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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 11h
Unless I pull off a thanksgiving miracle everything Grand Parade will be published on Tuesday instead of Monday
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👁🌻🦊⚙️⚓ Bob, Engineer, Pusher of Paper @navmecheng.bsky.social · 1d
> It is 2025 BC. I am a soldier from one of the outlying provinces called to defend the pyramid in Memphis

> It is 2025 AD. I am a soldier from one of the outlying provinces called to defend the pyramid in Memphis
Soldiers at the Bass Pro Shops pyramid in Memphis, TN.
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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 13h
Tbh I think for people the summer has been incredibly disjointed. From a media perspective in 2023 it was always the same folks in the press box week in week out. This year we're a lot more inconsistent in our attendance and I get the sense that's pretty common with everyone compared to 2023
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sadvil 😎 @sadvil.bsky.social · 1d
A great weekend to share Jeff Bridges making a perfect joke
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Kevin Wilson @kwilsonhfx.bsky.social · 1d
Revenue per developed acre in some suburban communities... and then add in some urban neighbourhoods for context.
Bar graph of revenue per acre in Halifax communities. Bar graph of revenue per acre in Halifax communities.
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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 1d
A safe system doesn't allow for unsafe driving.
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Kevin Wilson @kwilsonhfx.bsky.social · 1d
*taps the "If there are more than two lanes, overhead amber lights are insufficient" sign*
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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 1d
Cc: @hfxgov.bsky.social lights aren't safety infrastructure
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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 1d
From reddit, dashcam footage of our road safety strategy almost killing two kids an adult and a dog.
From the halifax community on Reddit: Please watch for people in crosswalks
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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 1d
From reddit, dashcam footage of our road safety strategy almost killing two kids an adult and a dog.
From the halifax community on Reddit: Please watch for people in crosswalks
Explore this post and more from the halifax community
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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 1d
Thank you 1970s oil crisis for this deadly cost saving initiative!
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Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 1d
Can you believe that most cities in the US and Canada, with only a few exceptions, allow cars to turn right despite having a red light?
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daryl "shut down, ass up'" b 🏳️‍⚧️ @hypercubexl.bsky.social · 1d
one of the most not the onion but the onion headlines I've ever seen
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Jamie McKelvie @mckelvie.bsky.social · 1d
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Lay's drastically rebrands after disturbing finding: 42% of consumers didn't know their chips were made out of potatoes | Fortune
New bags—matte-ified and designed to look like wood planks (like a potato crate)—will hold the chips with revamped ingredient lists.
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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 1d
Deep dive into the surge in US pedestrian deaths:

"It’s not that more pedestrians are getting hit by vehicles; it’s that the ones that are getting hit are more likely to die."

"[That] seems like fairly strong evidence for the theory that the rise in large SUVs is behind the uptick in ped deaths."
Why Are So Many Pedestrians Killed by Cars in the US?
It’s unfortunately not uncommon for pedestrians to be killed by cars in the US.
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Allister Aalders @allisteraalders.bsky.social · 1d
Not surprising to now see exceptional drought observed in parts of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick in the latest AAFC drought update. Almost all of Atlantic Canada remains in some form of drought, worst in the Maritimes and Avalon Peninsula. The full report: agriculture.canada.ca/en/agricultu...
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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 1d
It's the first day of my kids first real season in minor hockey
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The Chronicle Herald @thechronicleherald.bsky.social · 2d
Deny Sullivan: Halifax bridge toll blunder: Houston’s election gimmick worsens gridlock
Deny Sullivan: Halifax bridge toll blunder: Houston’s election gimmick worsens gridlock
The promise to save drivers time is backfiring. The reason? Simple economics.
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Danny @mardigroan.bsky.social · 4d
Oh, you mean fall as in autumn, not as in "of civilization."
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Martin Bauman @martinbauman.com · 2d
NEW: Will @hfxwanderersfc.bsky.social clinch a home playoff game in 2025? How healthy is Tiago Coimbra? Plus, how should Wanderers fans look back on Sam Salter's time in Halifax?

@joshrjhealey.bsky.social joins The Wanderer Grounds podcast to discuss.

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Will the Wanderers Clinch a Home Playoff Game? Plus, Revisiting Sam Salter's Legacy - The Wanderer Grounds | A Halifax Soccer Podcast
Can the Halifax Wanderers lift their fortunes in time to earn a home playoff match? How healthy is Tiago Coimbra? And how should Sam Salter's time in Halifax be remembered? HFX Football Post's Josh H...
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Terri @terriclarke.bsky.social · 2d
“buried in the modelling results” of the LinkNS report is “that even if the government pulled off its fantasy plan, congestion would still get worse.”

“There is simply no plan to keep Halifax moving, but the premier would rather distract you with a bike lane drama to distract from his inaction.”
Deny Sullivan: Halifax bridge toll blunder: Houston’s election gimmick worsens gridlock
The promise to save drivers time is backfiring. The reason? Simple economics.
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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 2d
Three newly published books argue that cars are destroying society as well as the planet.

Is the world finally ready to rein in the automobile?

My essay, in @bloomberg.com (gift link below)
‘Car Brain’ Is Making the US Unhealthy and Dangerous. EVs Won’t Fix It.
A trio of new books argue that we need to confront the full range of costs that car-based living has imposed on our cities, our health and our society.
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Ottawa Senators @senators.bsky.social · 3d
They don't ask how, they ask how many 👊

#GoSensGo
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