Bartek Ciszkowski
@justbartek.ca
Halifax Things, Mostly!
💻 Startup Life 👧👦 Dad Of 2 🎓 Burnout Alumni ⛰️ Running through cities and forests 🇵🇱 1.5G Canadian 🇨🇦
💻 Startup Life 👧👦 Dad Of 2 🎓 Burnout Alumni ⛰️ Running through cities and forests 🇵🇱 1.5G Canadian 🇨🇦
The new Commons playground was posted on the Halifax subreddit and it’s … incredibly disappointing? Bargain bin playground in the centre of the city. This should be a creative, inspiring space but it’s just another example of low tax city at work. Lame.
November 26, 2025 at 12:13 PM
The new Commons playground was posted on the Halifax subreddit and it’s … incredibly disappointing? Bargain bin playground in the centre of the city. This should be a creative, inspiring space but it’s just another example of low tax city at work. Lame.
#BikeHfx Question: I am grateful there is now protected infrastructure along Almon but is there any maintenance, ie leaf sweeping? With the frost/rain mix and the amount of leaves it's getting quite dangerous.
I worry as this makes me suspect there will be no winter maintenance for these lanes!
I worry as this makes me suspect there will be no winter maintenance for these lanes!
November 24, 2025 at 3:15 PM
#BikeHfx Question: I am grateful there is now protected infrastructure along Almon but is there any maintenance, ie leaf sweeping? With the frost/rain mix and the amount of leaves it's getting quite dangerous.
I worry as this makes me suspect there will be no winter maintenance for these lanes!
I worry as this makes me suspect there will be no winter maintenance for these lanes!
My #BikeHfx joy came in two parts this rainy, windy morning:
First, the wind was so amusingly aggressive that while coasting down Cogswell, I was barely moving! That was a neat experience.
Second, I got to partially ride in the new Brunswick bike lane. It's such an improvement over prior.
First, the wind was so amusingly aggressive that while coasting down Cogswell, I was barely moving! That was a neat experience.
Second, I got to partially ride in the new Brunswick bike lane. It's such an improvement over prior.
November 6, 2025 at 1:49 PM
My #BikeHfx joy came in two parts this rainy, windy morning:
First, the wind was so amusingly aggressive that while coasting down Cogswell, I was barely moving! That was a neat experience.
Second, I got to partially ride in the new Brunswick bike lane. It's such an improvement over prior.
First, the wind was so amusingly aggressive that while coasting down Cogswell, I was barely moving! That was a neat experience.
Second, I got to partially ride in the new Brunswick bike lane. It's such an improvement over prior.
Thank you Fairview for a great Halloween. A great haul for my kids. So many nice comments on their costumes — which they put much work into.
Here, I present my oldest kiddos chocolate based treats ranked in order from best to worst (descending from coffee crisp)
Left section not yet known.
Here, I present my oldest kiddos chocolate based treats ranked in order from best to worst (descending from coffee crisp)
Left section not yet known.
October 31, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Thank you Fairview for a great Halloween. A great haul for my kids. So many nice comments on their costumes — which they put much work into.
Here, I present my oldest kiddos chocolate based treats ranked in order from best to worst (descending from coffee crisp)
Left section not yet known.
Here, I present my oldest kiddos chocolate based treats ranked in order from best to worst (descending from coffee crisp)
Left section not yet known.
You guys, did I find the real life version of Halifax 311? Can I just go in here and share my grievances? (I won’t, I’m not that kind of person)
Misjudged opening time of Fabricville and had 15 minutes to tour Bayers Rd. Centre. Interesting space! Potential! Let’s build some housing on top of this!
Misjudged opening time of Fabricville and had 15 minutes to tour Bayers Rd. Centre. Interesting space! Potential! Let’s build some housing on top of this!
October 29, 2025 at 12:51 PM
You guys, did I find the real life version of Halifax 311? Can I just go in here and share my grievances? (I won’t, I’m not that kind of person)
Misjudged opening time of Fabricville and had 15 minutes to tour Bayers Rd. Centre. Interesting space! Potential! Let’s build some housing on top of this!
Misjudged opening time of Fabricville and had 15 minutes to tour Bayers Rd. Centre. Interesting space! Potential! Let’s build some housing on top of this!
#BikeHfx Hoping for route help. For the first time, I'm crossing the Armdale Rotary on bike and heading into Spryfield. Tomorrow AM so light traffic, need to get to Lois Lane (incredible street name!)
Google suggests Herring Cove and it's direct, but not sure I feel good about it. Alternatives?
Google suggests Herring Cove and it's direct, but not sure I feel good about it. Alternatives?
October 24, 2025 at 1:55 PM
#BikeHfx Hoping for route help. For the first time, I'm crossing the Armdale Rotary on bike and heading into Spryfield. Tomorrow AM so light traffic, need to get to Lois Lane (incredible street name!)
Google suggests Herring Cove and it's direct, but not sure I feel good about it. Alternatives?
Google suggests Herring Cove and it's direct, but not sure I feel good about it. Alternatives?
Here are the #BikeHfx accommodations during construction over the Almon bike lane. Note it is now a shared space with pedestrians. Still, excellent to see!
October 22, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Here are the #BikeHfx accommodations during construction over the Almon bike lane. Note it is now a shared space with pedestrians. Still, excellent to see!
Got out for Nocturne. City was jammed with folks enjoying the festival, Wanderers, and I think Mooseheads game — alive!
The festival is a nice show case of Halifax talent! Highlight was the Iness Circus: put on an incredible show!
The festival is a nice show case of Halifax talent! Highlight was the Iness Circus: put on an incredible show!
October 19, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Got out for Nocturne. City was jammed with folks enjoying the festival, Wanderers, and I think Mooseheads game — alive!
The festival is a nice show case of Halifax talent! Highlight was the Iness Circus: put on an incredible show!
The festival is a nice show case of Halifax talent! Highlight was the Iness Circus: put on an incredible show!
Never jealous, only pleased with how much my wife loves her new (bike) commute. (semi regular instagram posting)
October 17, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Never jealous, only pleased with how much my wife loves her new (bike) commute. (semi regular instagram posting)
Nice to be greeted this morning with a WIP bi-directional bike lane on Brunswick (pictures after-the-fact when I went for a little walk)
Excellent re-allocation of space to people and a good reminder that bike infrastructure results in a safer environment for *all* users (yes, incl. vehicles)
Excellent re-allocation of space to people and a good reminder that bike infrastructure results in a safer environment for *all* users (yes, incl. vehicles)
October 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Nice to be greeted this morning with a WIP bi-directional bike lane on Brunswick (pictures after-the-fact when I went for a little walk)
Excellent re-allocation of space to people and a good reminder that bike infrastructure results in a safer environment for *all* users (yes, incl. vehicles)
Excellent re-allocation of space to people and a good reminder that bike infrastructure results in a safer environment for *all* users (yes, incl. vehicles)
#BikeHfx Looking for recommendations for cycling in the dark, both kids sized and adult bikes. I want the brightest absolutely useful stuff! We need to outfit our family.
(surprisingly, we never biked in the afternoon due to schedules and how they worked — different now)
(surprisingly, we never biked in the afternoon due to schedules and how they worked — different now)
October 16, 2025 at 12:21 PM
#BikeHfx Looking for recommendations for cycling in the dark, both kids sized and adult bikes. I want the brightest absolutely useful stuff! We need to outfit our family.
(surprisingly, we never biked in the afternoon due to schedules and how they worked — different now)
(surprisingly, we never biked in the afternoon due to schedules and how they worked — different now)
Realized yesterday morning (what else would I be doing at 5am when it's dark out and no one's awake?) that the Halifax Transit Vehicle Position feed is available for anyone and you can just plot buses on a map and it's kind of fun to watch them nudge around!
data-hrm.hub.arcgis.com/pages/open-d...
data-hrm.hub.arcgis.com/pages/open-d...
October 14, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Realized yesterday morning (what else would I be doing at 5am when it's dark out and no one's awake?) that the Halifax Transit Vehicle Position feed is available for anyone and you can just plot buses on a map and it's kind of fun to watch them nudge around!
data-hrm.hub.arcgis.com/pages/open-d...
data-hrm.hub.arcgis.com/pages/open-d...
We hit up the new pump track in Eastern Passage earlier today. It’s really well done! Nice size and various skill levels supported. Kind of wish I had my own little BMX but for now it’s the kids who get to enjoy 😎
October 12, 2025 at 7:57 PM
We hit up the new pump track in Eastern Passage earlier today. It’s really well done! Nice size and various skill levels supported. Kind of wish I had my own little BMX but for now it’s the kids who get to enjoy 😎
Continuing my integration as a Nova Scotian with a first attempt at green tomato chow!
A reasonable bounty of tomatoes this year but many greens and decided I wanted to tend to these now rather than wait and see if they’ll ripen.
Added some chili peppers which I’m going to over winter as well.
A reasonable bounty of tomatoes this year but many greens and decided I wanted to tend to these now rather than wait and see if they’ll ripen.
Added some chili peppers which I’m going to over winter as well.
October 11, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Continuing my integration as a Nova Scotian with a first attempt at green tomato chow!
A reasonable bounty of tomatoes this year but many greens and decided I wanted to tend to these now rather than wait and see if they’ll ripen.
Added some chili peppers which I’m going to over winter as well.
A reasonable bounty of tomatoes this year but many greens and decided I wanted to tend to these now rather than wait and see if they’ll ripen.
Added some chili peppers which I’m going to over winter as well.
Popped into the Halifax Tool Library and got myself a membership. What a fun space! So many tools! This is great.
Thanks @danp.net for the recommendation! First job, fix my kids’ Nintendo DS 😀
Thanks @danp.net for the recommendation! First job, fix my kids’ Nintendo DS 😀
October 7, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Popped into the Halifax Tool Library and got myself a membership. What a fun space! So many tools! This is great.
Thanks @danp.net for the recommendation! First job, fix my kids’ Nintendo DS 😀
Thanks @danp.net for the recommendation! First job, fix my kids’ Nintendo DS 😀
If I take the Cogswell bike lane home (from downtown where I sometimes work) I have to climb a terrible hill, but it’s so worth it to bike on this very pleasant bike lane.
Honestly the Cogswell stuff is great. I love it! So much space back to humans.
Honestly the Cogswell stuff is great. I love it! So much space back to humans.
October 6, 2025 at 7:18 PM
If I take the Cogswell bike lane home (from downtown where I sometimes work) I have to climb a terrible hill, but it’s so worth it to bike on this very pleasant bike lane.
Honestly the Cogswell stuff is great. I love it! So much space back to humans.
Honestly the Cogswell stuff is great. I love it! So much space back to humans.
#BikeHfx and @suzannerent.bsky.social (who wrote on this): Had thought new developments in Halifax were required to provide accommodations for pedestrians when encroaching on space. This development at Windsor/Young is not doing that, and it's gonna be here for awhile.
Where do we stand on this?
Where do we stand on this?
October 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM
#BikeHfx and @suzannerent.bsky.social (who wrote on this): Had thought new developments in Halifax were required to provide accommodations for pedestrians when encroaching on space. This development at Windsor/Young is not doing that, and it's gonna be here for awhile.
Where do we stand on this?
Where do we stand on this?
The public library at Truro downtown is really nice. Both inside and out — great work done here it seems!
October 4, 2025 at 8:42 PM
The public library at Truro downtown is really nice. Both inside and out — great work done here it seems!
Love me some fresh curb lines. (Dutch Village Road, the work on the next side begins)
October 4, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Love me some fresh curb lines. (Dutch Village Road, the work on the next side begins)
Desire paths come in many shapes and forms. This one seems to connect corporate plaza workers (near the Armdale rotary) to the Mumford bus terminal. Legal? Probably not, but the alternatives are lengthier (1km+) and include traversing overbuilt parking lots (with little to no sidewalks)
September 28, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Desire paths come in many shapes and forms. This one seems to connect corporate plaza workers (near the Armdale rotary) to the Mumford bus terminal. Legal? Probably not, but the alternatives are lengthier (1km+) and include traversing overbuilt parking lots (with little to no sidewalks)
Nice #BikeHfx accessibility/parking surprises in otherwise unfriendly spaces: Cafe Lara on Kempt (stunning inside!) and Value Village on Chain Lake Dr. Biking up towards Value Village is a bit sweaty (especially on this humid morning) but going home was great. Wee!
September 26, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Nice #BikeHfx accessibility/parking surprises in otherwise unfriendly spaces: Cafe Lara on Kempt (stunning inside!) and Value Village on Chain Lake Dr. Biking up towards Value Village is a bit sweaty (especially on this humid morning) but going home was great. Wee!