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Ottawa Senators @senators.bsky.social · 4h

They don't ask how, they ask how many 👊

#GoSensGo

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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 7h

Monday's podcast episode is out now for subscribers

🎧Ticking boxes until the end of the world(🔒)

A council recap

www.grandparade.news

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 1d

repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself

violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 1d

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

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alex block @alexblock.bsky.social · 11h

“I live my life without a transit schedule, and I like it.”

That’s a great, succinct statement about the benefits of frequent service.

David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 15h

The #1 piece of advice that TransLink's CEO offers other North American transit agencies:

Provide frequent service

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John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 12h

by the well-known Marxist subversives at The Economist

Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 14h

By me this week - the happiest thing I've got to report of late, with a glorious trip over the summer to Montreal

"Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport."

www.economist.com/internationa...

Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport

Pedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war

www.economist.com

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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 12h

I'm trying this thing where I practice what I preach and actually get all the clips I need for editing before I sit down to start editing.

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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 15h

"The days of a mayor allowing the politics — and the corruption that has been endemic within this current administration to determine the safety or lack thereof for New Yorkers — [are] going to come to an end when I'm leading the city."

Mamdani Vows To Defy DOT Insiders, Political Bosses To Pursue His Streets Agenda - Streetsblog New York City

Mamdani pledged stand up to bureaucrats and political power players who oppose his plans to make streets safer and buses faster.

buff.ly

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Ian @ianagp.bsky.social · 17h

This is extremely bad.

www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

U.S. bill calls for more integration between Canadian, American border agents | CBC News

The U.S. Congress is being asked to adopt legislation that could lead to Canada and the United States further integrating their enforcement of the border — including allowing U.S. officers to more fre...

www.cbc.ca

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Bicycle Seen @frpaul1.bsky.social · 2d

Interaction of driver going through red light.
Driver: "The sun was in my eyes, so I didn't see that the light was red."
Me: "Then you couldn't have seen if was green either."
Driver: "F**k off!"

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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 19h

Stanley Cup is hockey, you're thinking Grey Cup.

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Rory White @rorywh.bsky.social · 1d

Today we launch Civic Searchlight, a tool for searching local government meeting transcripts across 550 municipalities in Canada.

Access is open for researchers and journalists:

civicsearchlight.nationalobserver.com

CivicSearchlight - by Canada's National Observer

Search transcripts of municipal meetings across Canada. Find discussions about topics that matter to your community with Canada's National Observer's search tool.

civicsearchlight.nationalobserver.com

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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 1d

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Kevin Wilson @kwilsonhfx.bsky.social · 1d

Good luck or whatever.

Google maos view of the Windsor Street Exchange showing multiple accidents.

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Terri @terriclarke.bsky.social · 1d

“If you want me to have hope, give me a fucking reason.”

@landofsticks.bsky.social holds nothing back in this episode when explaining why fiscal sustainability, road safety, and transit are all failing in post-amalgamation Halifax Regional Municipality.

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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 1d

I find it funny when people ask if I've biked somewhere. Because to me they are asking "You chose to ride your bike through the woods instead of getting in your rage box, accidentally attempting some murders and causing climate change while traversing an aberration of asphalt? Why?"

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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 1d

Depends on whether or not you're reading the handbook or the MVA

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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 1d

If you're ever looking for freelance work I know a guy.

But more seriously, I enjoyed reading ya, fair winds and following seas on whatever comes next.

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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 1d

I am going to invest in this lunch money savings scheme pitched by the guy who is threatening to steal my lunch money.

Derek Simon @dartmouthderek.bsky.social · 1d

Pursuing greater defence integration with a country that is actively threatening your sovereignty is absolutely absurd.

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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 1d

Let's also not forget that the driver had to get a license that specifically stipulates that he's not allowed to hit children with his car.

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 2d

An adult driver angry at a child they hit with their car.

Our car culture summed up in one video.

Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 2d

Police in Airdrie, Alberta (just north of Calgary) say this driver hit a 17-year-old girl in a marked crosswalk, got out of the vehicle, and appeared to get upset at the teenager before driving away.

They released this video and are now trying to identify the driver.

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Derek Simon @dartmouthderek.bsky.social · 1d

Pursuing greater defence integration with a country that is actively threatening your sovereignty is absolutely absurd.

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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 1d

Everyone loves a spicy pillow.

Kevin Wilson @kwilsonhfx.bsky.social · 1d

Firefighters: Don't plug your ebike in overnight. Watch it carefully as it charges.

Public: *gasp* That's so dangerous.

Firefighters: Yes, much like your phone.

Public: I... what?

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Prof. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 2d

"The single most important behaviour, design or regulation for creating streets conducive to walking and cycling, was physical separation between the modes"

We've got a new study out, learning from a broad mixture of street users, planners and designers

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Highlights
For marginalised street users mode separation is the key to human-scale movement.
Streets conducive to walking and cycling have functional, safe and accessible design.
Professionals must approach street design, regulation and user behaviour holistically.
Combinations of influencing factors persuade people to either use or avoid a street.
There are no easy fixes to the public realm that will work for all non-drivers.

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Suzanne Rent @suzannerent.bsky.social · 2d

When you’re on the bus you really notice that congestion is caused by cars.

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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 2d

I wonder why the municipal code of conduct got changed so that only councillors could make complaints 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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