Dan Peterson
@danp.net
NS could have found a creative way to turn bridge tolls (and more) into something like congestion pricing to fund Halifax-area transit and get other benefits.
We did the “common sense” thing instead and removed the tolls entirely, ugh.
We did the “common sense” thing instead and removed the tolls entirely, ugh.
fantastic article with data showing how congestion pricing is one of the most effective transportation policies ever.
as a day 1 congestion pricing supporter it has been so satisfying to see the program be so successful
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
as a day 1 congestion pricing supporter it has been so satisfying to see the program be so successful
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Congestion pricing after one year: How life has changed. (Gift Article)
How life has changed in the New York area, according to data on traffic, transit and the responses of 600 readers.
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:37 PM
NS could have found a creative way to turn bridge tolls (and more) into something like congestion pricing to fund Halifax-area transit and get other benefits.
We did the “common sense” thing instead and removed the tolls entirely, ugh.
We did the “common sense” thing instead and removed the tolls entirely, ugh.
Apologies for the delay in replying to your Reddit comment about how no one rides bikes in Halifax, I was out riding my bike
Will say again: if I could be out riding today despite the temperature, so many others could be as well with proper support.
Will say again: if I could be out riding today despite the temperature, so many others could be as well with proper support.
January 4, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Apologies for the delay in replying to your Reddit comment about how no one rides bikes in Halifax, I was out riding my bike
Will say again: if I could be out riding today despite the temperature, so many others could be as well with proper support.
Will say again: if I could be out riding today despite the temperature, so many others could be as well with proper support.
Reposted by Dan Peterson
Wholesome #BikeHfx content in @halifaxexaminer.ca today, featuring local heroes @danp.net and @justbartek.ca!
'The wine of the country': Explaining wine to Canadians in 1966 - Halifax Examiner
"Use Canadian wine as an appetizer, as a cocktail, or as a party beverage. It is easy to serve and inexpensive. Just put the bottle and glasses on the table, and guests can help themselves."
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
January 2, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Wholesome #BikeHfx content in @halifaxexaminer.ca today, featuring local heroes @danp.net and @justbartek.ca!
It has been 0 days since "check out When Driving Is Not an Option" by @nondriver.bsky.social was the perfect response to "we need to accept that a large majority need vehicles."
January 2, 2026 at 5:14 PM
It has been 0 days since "check out When Driving Is Not an Option" by @nondriver.bsky.social was the perfect response to "we need to accept that a large majority need vehicles."
New bot dropped.
It often feels like people share news of Halifax permits, esp for demolition, as if they are secret knowledge.
It’s all open data and now this bot posts them with street view (if available) and maps.
Just demolition for now but may expand depending on volume.
It often feels like people share news of Halifax permits, esp for demolition, as if they are secret knowledge.
It’s all open data and now this bot posts them with street view (if available) and maps.
Just demolition for now but may expand depending on volume.
Demo permit DEMO-2025-17046 issued for 519 Cow Bay Rd, Eastern Passage
Demolition of Accessory Structure
Demolition of Accessory Structure
January 2, 2026 at 3:08 PM
New bot dropped.
It often feels like people share news of Halifax permits, esp for demolition, as if they are secret knowledge.
It’s all open data and now this bot posts them with street view (if available) and maps.
Just demolition for now but may expand depending on volume.
It often feels like people share news of Halifax permits, esp for demolition, as if they are secret knowledge.
It’s all open data and now this bot posts them with street view (if available) and maps.
Just demolition for now but may expand depending on volume.
Very cool to see numbers consistently trending up for the established counters like SP here and Vernon!
Related, if you want to "push back" against Austerity Andy and tell Halifax Council you want more investment in cycling (and other needed services), you can do that on Jan 27, 6 pm, City Hall
Related, if you want to "push back" against Austerity Andy and tell Halifax Council you want more investment in cycling (and other needed services), you can do that on Jan 27, 6 pm, City Hall
Previous year counts for South Park:
2025: 117,087
2024: 108,570
2023: 95,822
2022: 70,617
2021: 97,198
2020: 30,423
2019: 2,649
2025: 117,087
2024: 108,570
2023: 95,822
2022: 70,617
2021: 97,198
2020: 30,423
2019: 2,649
January 1, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Very cool to see numbers consistently trending up for the established counters like SP here and Vernon!
Related, if you want to "push back" against Austerity Andy and tell Halifax Council you want more investment in cycling (and other needed services), you can do that on Jan 27, 6 pm, City Hall
Related, if you want to "push back" against Austerity Andy and tell Halifax Council you want more investment in cycling (and other needed services), you can do that on Jan 27, 6 pm, City Hall
Single-occupancy vehicles: the century-old mode we overwhelmingly prioritize that ruins your daily commute
Halifax's rail cut: The century-old project that ruins your daily commute | CBC News
The peninsula's peculiar road layout is not the result of confused urban planners, but the result of a massive and disruptive engineering project from over a century ago.
www.cbc.ca
December 29, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Single-occupancy vehicles: the century-old mode we overwhelmingly prioritize that ruins your daily commute
The best conference talk recordings show, at all times, both the speaker and the slides/presentation
December 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The best conference talk recordings show, at all times, both the speaker and the slides/presentation
Nora Bernard has reopened and connects to the roundabout
December 20, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Nora Bernard has reopened and connects to the roundabout
Went through the Donham Diverter for the first time. It’s beautiful. A number of drivers pretended the stop signs were totally gone but they were probably doing that before.
December 17, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Went through the Donham Diverter for the first time. It’s beautiful. A number of drivers pretended the stop signs were totally gone but they were probably doing that before.
We've done #TreeByBike every year (except 2023) since 2018! We are noticing our trees have gotten bigger as our cargo capacity has grown 😀
2018 / 2021 / 2025
2018 / 2021 / 2025
December 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM
We've done #TreeByBike every year (except 2023) since 2018! We are noticing our trees have gotten bigger as our cargo capacity has grown 😀
2018 / 2021 / 2025
2018 / 2021 / 2025
Loving all the East-Schur eggs in A Man on the Inside S2
December 3, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Loving all the East-Schur eggs in A Man on the Inside S2
I come from the desert and get cold very easily.
Every time I go for a #BikeHfx ride when it’s chilly, like this morning, I think about all the people much heartier than me that could be doing it too if we had the needed infrastructure.
Every time I go for a #BikeHfx ride when it’s chilly, like this morning, I think about all the people much heartier than me that could be doing it too if we had the needed infrastructure.
December 2, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I come from the desert and get cold very easily.
Every time I go for a #BikeHfx ride when it’s chilly, like this morning, I think about all the people much heartier than me that could be doing it too if we had the needed infrastructure.
Every time I go for a #BikeHfx ride when it’s chilly, like this morning, I think about all the people much heartier than me that could be doing it too if we had the needed infrastructure.
Neat to see such a strong link between Barrington and Bridge!
836 #BikeHfx bikes counted Sat Nov 29
1/-3 C
107 Almon
74 Barrington
135 Bridge
58 COLT
50 Dart Cove
58 Gottingen
29 Hollis
27 Lwr Water
157 South Park
105 Vernon
36 Windsor
1/-3 C
107 Almon
74 Barrington
135 Bridge
58 COLT
50 Dart Cove
58 Gottingen
29 Hollis
27 Lwr Water
157 South Park
105 Vernon
36 Windsor
November 30, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Neat to see such a strong link between Barrington and Bridge!
Coming up on 5 years of scraping the NS Power outage map. One thing I'm always interested in is how many "Vehicle Accident" outages there are:
2021 142
2022 185
2023 137 (incomplete data)
2024 186
2025 147 (so far)
Last December had 35 so still time for this year to catch up!
2021 142
2022 185
2023 137 (incomplete data)
2024 186
2025 147 (so far)
Last December had 35 so still time for this year to catch up!
outages: select strftime('%Y', first_observed) as year, count(*) from outage_summaries where last_cause='Vehicle Accident' and date(first_observed) > '2021' group by 1
nsp.datasette.danp.net
November 29, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Coming up on 5 years of scraping the NS Power outage map. One thing I'm always interested in is how many "Vehicle Accident" outages there are:
2021 142
2022 185
2023 137 (incomplete data)
2024 186
2025 147 (so far)
Last December had 35 so still time for this year to catch up!
2021 142
2022 185
2023 137 (incomplete data)
2024 186
2025 147 (so far)
Last December had 35 so still time for this year to catch up!
Music time again!
My big band concert is this Saturday from 2 - 4 pm at All Nations Church at Robie & Charles in Halifax. $10 / PWYC, kid/family friendly.
My big band concert is this Saturday from 2 - 4 pm at All Nations Church at Robie & Charles in Halifax. $10 / PWYC, kid/family friendly.
November 25, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Music time again!
My big band concert is this Saturday from 2 - 4 pm at All Nations Church at Robie & Charles in Halifax. $10 / PWYC, kid/family friendly.
My big band concert is this Saturday from 2 - 4 pm at All Nations Church at Robie & Charles in Halifax. $10 / PWYC, kid/family friendly.
On Nov 11 I finally reported the wire that’s sagging over the new part of the Barrington greenway to 311.
They responded saying it wasn’t their deal. They copied NS power.
NSP replied today saying it’s not theirs and to try Bell Aliant.
Just spent 20+ mins between chat and phone reporting to BA
They responded saying it wasn’t their deal. They copied NS power.
NSP replied today saying it’s not theirs and to try Bell Aliant.
Just spent 20+ mins between chat and phone reporting to BA
November 24, 2025 at 10:44 PM
On Nov 11 I finally reported the wire that’s sagging over the new part of the Barrington greenway to 311.
They responded saying it wasn’t their deal. They copied NS power.
NSP replied today saying it’s not theirs and to try Bell Aliant.
Just spent 20+ mins between chat and phone reporting to BA
They responded saying it wasn’t their deal. They copied NS power.
NSP replied today saying it’s not theirs and to try Bell Aliant.
Just spent 20+ mins between chat and phone reporting to BA
Warm today but winter is coming. Just gave my Halifax sidewalk snow clearing map a pre-season tuneup:
Halifax Sidewalk Snow Clearing
snowhfx.danp.net
November 22, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Warm today but winter is coming. Just gave my Halifax sidewalk snow clearing map a pre-season tuneup:
While @bikehfxlobby.bsky.social is away I’m trying to do a little bit every day to make things nicer for her return. Finally getting this dirty skillet in the dishwasher. She’ll be so surprised!
November 19, 2025 at 1:50 PM
While @bikehfxlobby.bsky.social is away I’m trying to do a little bit every day to make things nicer for her return. Finally getting this dirty skillet in the dishwasher. She’ll be so surprised!
Is this “dismount and walk” sign permanent? What are we doing?
November 8, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Is this “dismount and walk” sign permanent? What are we doing?
Nothing more has happened here, delayed yet again?
Saw utility markings and things that indicate the BikeHfx Allan/Oak diverter construction is likely beginning soon
November 5, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Nothing more has happened here, delayed yet again?
Reposted by Dan Peterson
I’m very tired of sending emails like this, so it wasn’t my most coherent, but I felt I had to tell council not to fucking do a staff report on licensing ebikes & escooters. If you want to, too, you can easily email all of them here: hfx.bike/email-council/
October 26, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I’m very tired of sending emails like this, so it wasn’t my most coherent, but I felt I had to tell council not to fucking do a staff report on licensing ebikes & escooters. If you want to, too, you can easily email all of them here: hfx.bike/email-council/
Becky Kent nooooo
“staff report detailing the potential opportunities for licensing and insurance requirements for micromobility devices such as e-bikes, e-scooters etc”
“staff report detailing the potential opportunities for licensing and insurance requirements for micromobility devices such as e-bikes, e-scooters etc”
October 24, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Becky Kent nooooo
“staff report detailing the potential opportunities for licensing and insurance requirements for micromobility devices such as e-bikes, e-scooters etc”
“staff report detailing the potential opportunities for licensing and insurance requirements for micromobility devices such as e-bikes, e-scooters etc”
Marking ten years as a Canadian citizen by finally changing my Apple region
October 21, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Marking ten years as a Canadian citizen by finally changing my Apple region