Chris Taggart 🏡 ⚡️ 🔌
@christaggart.bsky.social
Heatpump Papa. Software Engineer. Climate. Cargo Bike Dad.
I build software to accelerate residential electrification.
@electrify613.bsky.social
@ferncomfort.bsky.social
https://electrific.co https://ferncomfort.ca https://electrify613.ca, YOW
I build software to accelerate residential electrification.
@electrify613.bsky.social
@ferncomfort.bsky.social
https://electrific.co https://ferncomfort.ca https://electrify613.ca, YOW
If this is still planned to connect at Fallowfield, maybe we could get some federal funding to prioritize Stage 3 to Barrhaven.
Canada actually speeding up the construction of high speed rail?? Do my eyes deceive me??
“This will enable construction on Alto to begin in four years — as early as 2029 — instead of the original timeline of in eight years, towards the middle of the 2030s.”
www.blogto.com/travel/2025/...
“This will enable construction on Alto to begin in four years — as early as 2029 — instead of the original timeline of in eight years, towards the middle of the 2030s.”
www.blogto.com/travel/2025/...
300km/h train through Ontario will happen years earlier than expected
Construction on one of the most ambitious and expensive transportation infrastructure projects to ever be undertaken in Canadian history is now targe…
www.blogto.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:09 AM
If this is still planned to connect at Fallowfield, maybe we could get some federal funding to prioritize Stage 3 to Barrhaven.
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Super interesting study about the efficacy of various “carrot”measures on motor vehicle travel like making transit and cycling better. TL;DR, when you build a world that’s car dependent, people give up their cars over their cold dead bodies. Confirms priors.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Reducing traffic with “carrots”: A review of the evidence
Reducing traffic volumes is one way to reduce carbon emissions from the transport sector. Since increasing driving costs is often met with public resi…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Super interesting study about the efficacy of various “carrot”measures on motor vehicle travel like making transit and cycling better. TL;DR, when you build a world that’s car dependent, people give up their cars over their cold dead bodies. Confirms priors.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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That's all? Do it. Do it immediately. That is a hot hot deal!
Extending OC Transpo transfer window could cost nearly $1 million, staff say
Extending OC Transpo transfer window could cost nearly $1 million, staff say
Extending the OC Transpo transfer window an additional 30 minutes would cost Ottawa’s transit service nearly $1 million in lost revenue, according to staff.
bit.ly
November 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
That's all? Do it. Do it immediately. That is a hot hot deal!
As we’ve seen in Ottawa, you can’t austerity budget your way out cutbacks and past austerity budgets.
“For years, governments have offered nothing but austerity budgets and cutbacks to programs that big cities need. And for just as long, Montreal’s mayor has pleaded for help and passed the buck. This has to end.”
#polmtl
#polmtl
'Maîtres chez nous': Montreal needs greater autonomy from the Quebec government
Montreal needs greater autonomy from the Quebec government, and funding our own public transit, housing and homelessness fixes is a start.
cultmtl.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:49 PM
As we’ve seen in Ottawa, you can’t austerity budget your way out cutbacks and past austerity budgets.
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"I love you, but I love fossil fuels more."
💔 COP = Conference Of Polluters
#COP #COP30 #EndFossilFuels
💔 COP = Conference Of Polluters
#COP #COP30 #EndFossilFuels
November 22, 2025 at 1:45 PM
"I love you, but I love fossil fuels more."
💔 COP = Conference Of Polluters
#COP #COP30 #EndFossilFuels
💔 COP = Conference Of Polluters
#COP #COP30 #EndFossilFuels
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The more you know, #cdnpoli. 💫
The only MP in Canada who voted to prevent an #election for the Liberal government.
Next… education on #Canadian #tankerban on the West Coast and the reasons for this ban. This is especially for the “Andrew Scheers” of the world.
Next… education on #Canadian #tankerban on the West Coast and the reasons for this ban. This is especially for the “Andrew Scheers” of the world.
November 22, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The more you know, #cdnpoli. 💫
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YAY! IT’S PREMIERE DAY: Please tune in later today, Friday, November 21st, at 2 pm EST for a discussion with @dot-fennell.bsky.social and @zackdeclerck.bsky.social about the innovative cargo bike sharing program, @ridecargob.bsky.social , currently operating in the Boston area.
youtu.be/w5jBTFPL96Q
youtu.be/w5jBTFPL96Q
EPISODE 317 CARGOB: A Conversation with Co-Founders Dot and Zack
YouTube video by Active Towns
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
YAY! IT’S PREMIERE DAY: Please tune in later today, Friday, November 21st, at 2 pm EST for a discussion with @dot-fennell.bsky.social and @zackdeclerck.bsky.social about the innovative cargo bike sharing program, @ridecargob.bsky.social , currently operating in the Boston area.
youtu.be/w5jBTFPL96Q
youtu.be/w5jBTFPL96Q
Not me doing a Home Depot run in the freezing rain with the bike trailer. The Experimental Farm Pathway aka Home Depot highway was surprisingly not too slippery..yet?
November 21, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Not me doing a Home Depot run in the freezing rain with the bike trailer. The Experimental Farm Pathway aka Home Depot highway was surprisingly not too slippery..yet?
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Love this framing of Zero Bill homes.
The BBC visited one of our Zero Bills homes, where resident like Steph pay £0 for energy (for 5 or even 10 years!)
Zero Bills Homes are popping up across Britain, Germany, NZ and France. We’ve just secured another £100m funding, unlocking 1,000+ more affordable Zero Bills homes across the UK ⚡
Zero Bills Homes are popping up across Britain, Germany, NZ and France. We’ve just secured another £100m funding, unlocking 1,000+ more affordable Zero Bills homes across the UK ⚡
November 21, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Love this framing of Zero Bill homes.
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Canada now in the "Highly Insufficient" zone on GHG reductions climateactiontracker.org/countries/ca...
Canada
Policies and action against modelled domestic pathways
climateactiontracker.org
November 20, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Canada now in the "Highly Insufficient" zone on GHG reductions climateactiontracker.org/countries/ca...
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Katie Wilson 18mos ago on her mode shift vision for a progressive city hall. Step 1 (elect progressive citywide positions) complete!
www.theurbanist.org/2024/05/07/p...
www.theurbanist.org/2024/05/07/p...
November 20, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Katie Wilson 18mos ago on her mode shift vision for a progressive city hall. Step 1 (elect progressive citywide positions) complete!
www.theurbanist.org/2024/05/07/p...
www.theurbanist.org/2024/05/07/p...
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Country singer Dierks Bentley and son make a hockey run
Happy #BicycleBirthday, Dierks!
Born November 20, 1975
Happy #BicycleBirthday, Dierks!
Born November 20, 1975
November 20, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Country singer Dierks Bentley and son make a hockey run
Happy #BicycleBirthday, Dierks!
Born November 20, 1975
Happy #BicycleBirthday, Dierks!
Born November 20, 1975
We need window heatpumps on Rona and home hardware shelves
GOOD NEWS ALERT: The California Public Utilities Commission just approved two programs to help get window heat pumps and 120 volt induction stoves onto store shelves across the state 🎉
earthjustice.org/press/2025/c...
earthjustice.org/press/2025/c...
California To Launch Window Heat Pump and 120 Volt Induction Pilot Programs
California Market Transformation Administrator to launch two programs helping more homes electrify appliances
earthjustice.org
November 20, 2025 at 10:08 PM
We need window heatpumps on Rona and home hardware shelves
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GOOD NEWS ALERT: The California Public Utilities Commission just approved two programs to help get window heat pumps and 120 volt induction stoves onto store shelves across the state 🎉
earthjustice.org/press/2025/c...
earthjustice.org/press/2025/c...
California To Launch Window Heat Pump and 120 Volt Induction Pilot Programs
California Market Transformation Administrator to launch two programs helping more homes electrify appliances
earthjustice.org
November 20, 2025 at 10:05 PM
GOOD NEWS ALERT: The California Public Utilities Commission just approved two programs to help get window heat pumps and 120 volt induction stoves onto store shelves across the state 🎉
earthjustice.org/press/2025/c...
earthjustice.org/press/2025/c...
Every new diesel bus Ottawa acquires instead of the electric ones we’ve already ordered is another 110+ tons of greenhouse gas/year per bus.
Electric bus manufacturers are scaling up to meet demand. Cancelling our 2026 orders (*cough* Wilson Lo) will only slow our efforts to electrify the fleet.
Electric bus manufacturers are scaling up to meet demand. Cancelling our 2026 orders (*cough* Wilson Lo) will only slow our efforts to electrify the fleet.
November 20, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Every new diesel bus Ottawa acquires instead of the electric ones we’ve already ordered is another 110+ tons of greenhouse gas/year per bus.
Electric bus manufacturers are scaling up to meet demand. Cancelling our 2026 orders (*cough* Wilson Lo) will only slow our efforts to electrify the fleet.
Electric bus manufacturers are scaling up to meet demand. Cancelling our 2026 orders (*cough* Wilson Lo) will only slow our efforts to electrify the fleet.
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How come NRCAN can't make their own series of commercial liftoff reports like Biden did. The Premiers get lobbied and then hype up for subsidies.
bsky.app/profile/jess...
bsky.app/profile/jess...
In case anyone needs to reference the DOE's liftoff reports, which no longer appear on the official website: yardsale.energy/liftoff-repo... 🔌💡
Liftoff Reports – Yardsale Energy
yardsale.energy
November 20, 2025 at 12:51 PM
How come NRCAN can't make their own series of commercial liftoff reports like Biden did. The Premiers get lobbied and then hype up for subsidies.
bsky.app/profile/jess...
bsky.app/profile/jess...
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Quebec City is beefing up its bike share (called àVélo) in areas most affected by construction of the upcoming tram project.
àVélo is a fully electric public bike share service that saw 2 million trips in 2025, which I believe is higher than Vancouver’s Mobi!
àVélo is a fully electric public bike share service that saw 2 million trips in 2025, which I believe is higher than Vancouver’s Mobi!
àVélo sera bonifié autour des travaux du tramway de Québec
L'ajout de stations aidera à faciliter les déplacements dans les secteurs affectés par les travaux, comme Laurier et René-Lévesque, espère Marchand.
www.journaldequebec.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Quebec City is beefing up its bike share (called àVélo) in areas most affected by construction of the upcoming tram project.
àVélo is a fully electric public bike share service that saw 2 million trips in 2025, which I believe is higher than Vancouver’s Mobi!
àVélo is a fully electric public bike share service that saw 2 million trips in 2025, which I believe is higher than Vancouver’s Mobi!
Somebody needs to let it slip to Doug Ford that his donor cronies can get super rich by building billions of dollars of bike infrastructure.
The Netherlands is investing €1 billion in cycling infrastructure to connect hundreds of thousands of new homes nationwide. These funds will build bike highways and improve bike-train intermodality, enabling residents to access jobs, healthcare and education without being locked into car dependency.
November 18, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Somebody needs to let it slip to Doug Ford that his donor cronies can get super rich by building billions of dollars of bike infrastructure.
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"Unfortunately, the 'good' models, the more realistic ones, are the ones where the AMOC weakens most... even for an intermediate emissions scenario, the probability of shutting down the AMOC is way above 50%... we will probably pass the point of no return for an AMOC shutdown in the next 10-20yrs" 😱
Is the Atlantic Ocean circulation close to tipping?
Hear the latest science as I presented it last month at the ATLAS25 event in Helsinki.
Let me know if anything is unclear, or if you see good reasons why your government shouldn't immediately act on this. 🌊
youtu.be/ULJXqOZuY-8
Hear the latest science as I presented it last month at the ATLAS25 event in Helsinki.
Let me know if anything is unclear, or if you see good reasons why your government shouldn't immediately act on this. 🌊
youtu.be/ULJXqOZuY-8
Is the Atlantic Ocean circulation close to tipping?
YouTube video by Earth System Analysis - Potsdam Institute
youtu.be
November 16, 2025 at 4:12 PM
"Unfortunately, the 'good' models, the more realistic ones, are the ones where the AMOC weakens most... even for an intermediate emissions scenario, the probability of shutting down the AMOC is way above 50%... we will probably pass the point of no return for an AMOC shutdown in the next 10-20yrs" 😱
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Critics of speed cameras challenge the claim that compliance lowers accidents and injuries
Below are #OttCity collisions within 30s of a camera and normalized to age of camera (-'ve = prior install)
Collisions and injuries dropped. Will they go up again?
Tx for helping
@sjamieit.bsky.social
Below are #OttCity collisions within 30s of a camera and normalized to age of camera (-'ve = prior install)
Collisions and injuries dropped. Will they go up again?
Tx for helping
@sjamieit.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Critics of speed cameras challenge the claim that compliance lowers accidents and injuries
Below are #OttCity collisions within 30s of a camera and normalized to age of camera (-'ve = prior install)
Collisions and injuries dropped. Will they go up again?
Tx for helping
@sjamieit.bsky.social
Below are #OttCity collisions within 30s of a camera and normalized to age of camera (-'ve = prior install)
Collisions and injuries dropped. Will they go up again?
Tx for helping
@sjamieit.bsky.social
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Very interesting to hear that CBC is looking to talk to people who live without a car
@otttransitriders.bsky.social
and
@freetransitottawa.bsky.social
- I'll bet you know people! Email "earth (at) cbc. ca"
@otttransitriders.bsky.social
and
@freetransitottawa.bsky.social
- I'll bet you know people! Email "earth (at) cbc. ca"
November 16, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Very interesting to hear that CBC is looking to talk to people who live without a car
@otttransitriders.bsky.social
and
@freetransitottawa.bsky.social
- I'll bet you know people! Email "earth (at) cbc. ca"
@otttransitriders.bsky.social
and
@freetransitottawa.bsky.social
- I'll bet you know people! Email "earth (at) cbc. ca"
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"but if you ban cars from my street how will I get a sofa delivered?"
Get the delivery guys to park in the loading bay at the end of the street and bring it the short distance from there.
Get the delivery guys to park in the loading bay at the end of the street and bring it the short distance from there.
November 14, 2025 at 7:22 PM
"but if you ban cars from my street how will I get a sofa delivered?"
Get the delivery guys to park in the loading bay at the end of the street and bring it the short distance from there.
Get the delivery guys to park in the loading bay at the end of the street and bring it the short distance from there.
I’d love to see Ottawa build some streets where bikes come first and cars are guests. Where could this happen? The new Tunneys development?
Voorstraat in Utrecht: a true fietsstraat where bikes come first and cars are guests. It’s not just safer and more relaxed to cycle - the whole street benefits. Outdoor cafés, quieter homes, and a vibrant public space. When you design for people, cities flourish.
November 16, 2025 at 2:07 AM
I’d love to see Ottawa build some streets where bikes come first and cars are guests. Where could this happen? The new Tunneys development?