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Robin Richardson she/her

@canadarobin.bsky.social

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Doing everything I can to help people bike more and drive less. Obsessed with cargo bikes. Organizer, Yonge4All; Leader, KidicalMassTO; Contributor, ebikes-international.com. Proud 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 mom. Still COVIDing 😷💉

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Robin Richardson she/her @canadarobin.bsky.social · Mar 6

I'm sad and angry about what's happened over there, but I love the positive and pro-social vibe here at Bluesky. I think it is past time for me to introduce myself properly.

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In 2009, I told my husband that I was pregnant with our third child. “Wow,” he said. “We’re going to need a bigger car.”

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Matt Lie-Paehlke @mattliepaehlke.bsky.social · 3d

Driver's don't obey traffic regulations because we don't enforce them.

Matt Elliott @graphicmatt.com · 3d

Councillor Burnside, a former cop, says when he used to do traffic enforcement on Avenue Road he wouldn't stop drivers unless they were doing 75 km/h or over.

"Maybe that was a little high," he admits. "A little high," agrees Gray.

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John Maynard @jmaynard.bsky.social · 3d

Of course Burnside openly admis that cops let people drive WAY too fast on Avenue Rd

Matt Elliott @graphicmatt.com · 3d

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Robin Richardson she/her @canadarobin.bsky.social · 2d

I'm a mom, but it bothers me a lot when only children's and seniors' safety is mentioned. Young and middle-aged adults' lives are important too!

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Matt Elliott @graphicmatt.com · 3d

Myers says this is another issue that highlights the need for Toronto to look at becoming a charter city. "Whether it's speed cameras, whether it's bike lanes, whether it's blue bins, we can't seem to make a decision without Doug Ford running interference because someone got in his ear."

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Jordan Roberts @corruptario.bsky.social · 2d

We started an account called Corruptario 3 or 4 years ago. (R.I.P. to that account, and 2 more.)

We published first Corruptario article in February of 2023.

We got inundated with normies saying we were crazy for saying Ontario is corrupt.

Now, not so much.

All free to read.

www.corruptario.com

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Robin Richardson she/her @canadarobin.bsky.social · 3d

Couldn't be me

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Chris H @chris-huggable.bsky.social · 11d

You seem to underestimate my commitment to moving society away from cars and towards transit by several orders of magnitude. This isn't some CHOICE between fares vs frequency/reliability - we do BOTH. Multiply Translink's budget by ten (or 100), make it all FREE, and toll personal vehicles to DEATH.

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Robin Richardson she/her @canadarobin.bsky.social · 4d

Since becoming a road safety advocate, I find driving incredibly stressful. I *know* how much I'm endangering those around me, and how much less I can perceive due to the sound-dampening and visual blind spots.

Robin Richardson she/her @canadarobin.bsky.social · 4d

This is super interesting and important; I wish I had learned about this sooner. My 18yo is pursuing pilot training, and it's sobering how much more care is taken in training a person to pilot a plane than in training one to drive a car. What if we took driving as seriously as we do flying?

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 4d

You can be the safest, most attentive driver in the world and still pose a massive risk to other road users. That’s because cars and car dependency are inherently dangerous.

This doesn’t mean you’re a bad person if you drive, but I do think that drivers should acknowledge their role in this system.

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Robin Richardson she/her @canadarobin.bsky.social · 4d

I grew up there and was always confused when the commercial came on. No one I knew had ever eaten it.

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Robin Richardson she/her @canadarobin.bsky.social · 10d

Is the holiday Canadian Thanksgiving?

Robin Richardson she/her @canadarobin.bsky.social · 12d

Ontario friends, please take a moment to add your name to this petition in support of keeping speed cameras, an important tool for safer streets: chng.it/qH2kV5GMYn

Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?

Stop Premier Ford from cutting speed safety cameras in Ontario

chng.it

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Robin Richardson she/her @canadarobin.bsky.social · 13d

Okay, bot

Robin Richardson she/her @canadarobin.bsky.social · 13d

Grow up

Robin Richardson she/her @canadarobin.bsky.social · 13d

Huge difference between voter suppression and choosing not to vote. But your point is well taken.

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Eva Holland @evaholland.bsky.social · 16d

My driver's license comes in the mail. My health card comes in the mail. My notifications about mammograms and other imaging come by mail! Some of my income comes by mail. What if we just, I dunno, used TAXES to pay for this SERVICE?

Yvette d’Entremont @dentremy.bsky.social · 16d

"In response to the government's attack on our postal service and workers, effective immediately, all CUPW members at Canada Post are on a nationwide strike," CUPW said in a statement.

Canada Post workers on nationwide strike after government demands reforms | CBC News

The union representing Canada's postal workers has called for a cross-country strike in the wake of the federal government clearing the way for major reforms to Canada Post.

www.cbc.ca

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Robin Richardson she/her @canadarobin.bsky.social · 14d

Sorry to hear you are sick! I hope you recover quickly.

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Julienne Danvers (WE WANT TRAINS!! 🚂) @juliennedanvers.bsky.social · 16d

For those who wonder what a modern postal service could look like, one example is in France, where letter carriers provide check-ins on the elderly for very affordable rates, while completing their routes.

I encourage everyone to read the whole thing

#CanadaPost

www.newyorker.com/culture/anna...

In France, Elder Care Comes with the Mail

Carriers for La Poste have a new job: checking in on the aged.

www.newyorker.com

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Robin Richardson she/her @canadarobin.bsky.social · 14d

🙄

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Robin Richardson she/her @canadarobin.bsky.social · 14d

How's that going for them?

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Stan Oklobdzija @stano.bsky.social · 14d

Blue cities should tear up the roads in front of ICE facilities and then start decades of community engagement and input sessions to rebuild them. Let's harness our core competencies.

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Robin Richardson she/her @canadarobin.bsky.social · 14d

I'm so glad you are - so are my family and I. I'm really sorry you can't count on your family to do the same. So many people seem to have a giant mind block about masking, when it's so easy and effective. I can't understand it.

Robin Richardson she/her @canadarobin.bsky.social · 14d

Such as?

Robin Richardson she/her @canadarobin.bsky.social · 14d

If you aren't already, please consider wearing a well-fitting mask such as an N95 or KN95 when in shared indoor spaces. The mask will help you *right now* and will also improve your chances after you are boosted. It's the single best thing you can do to protect yourself and your community.

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