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Margie @margiesanderson.bsky.social · Aug 27

SEPTA is already working with billions less in funding than other transit agencies with
lower ridership, and pays more in taxes to the state than it ever gets. Yet the republicans say “Human nature suggests, why should I do anything to help? I don’t ever get any help for my region."🫣🫠

Streetsblog USA @usa.streetsblog.org · Aug 27

As it turns out, we live in a society of interconnected pieces — and sometimes those pieces are arranged by people committed to making the world a little worse for everyone.

Doomsday For SEPTA Is Bad News For Everyone — Streetsblog USA

Deep cuts to Philadelphia's transit system will have devastating impacts in the City of Brotherly Love — and other cities may be next.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · Aug 19

As our kids go #BackToSchool, never forget that we ARE the traffic that we’re afraid of. If more kids walked, biked or rode transit to school, it would erase a massive number of car trips each day, and our kids would be safer, healthier and better at school. HT Ian Lockwood.

Spread the word.

Cartoon illustrating, how traffic induces more traffic. “There is too much traffic for Billy to walk to school, so we drive him.”

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Margie @margiesanderson.bsky.social · Aug 25

I rode SEPTA to school every day starting in grade 4. The city's free transit pass program was instrumental, and I learned so much from that experience with my peers. More than 25% of students across the district rely on SEPTA every day. Now families are left scrambling to find another way.

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Margie @margiesanderson.bsky.social · Aug 25

Today Philly said goodbye to more than 30 bus routes, and is preparing for more cuts and service reductions, a 9pm curfew for subway, 5 regional rail lines cut..all thanks to our state republicans refusal to fund transit for the 6th largest city in the country. whyy.org/articles/sep...

SEPTA cuts: Riders feel a 'sense of loss' during the first day of reduced service

As SEPTA cuts begin, Philadelphians are adjusting to slower commute times. “It is grief, in a sense,” one rider said.

whyy.org

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Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · Aug 25

Vancouver’s Integrity Commissioner has found Mayor Ken Sim and ABC councillors broke the code of conduct on multiple occasions for coordinating amendments to controversial motions in separate private online conversations ahead of public council meetings

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Margie @margiesanderson.bsky.social · Aug 22

that was my understanding too, but the article does quote a parent who was stopped by a lifeguard from instructing her child..

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Margie @margiesanderson.bsky.social · Aug 20

Awesome to collaborate with you on this Tom. Vancouver folks, check it out!!

Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · Aug 20

Incredible to see this billboard up in Vancouver.
So happy to have worked with the amazing people @visionzerovancouver.ca

visionzerovancouver.ca/2025/08/02/d...

side of a building with a parking lot in front with a billboard that says smoking tables next to non-smoking tables used to be normal too.

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Margie @margiesanderson.bsky.social · Aug 20

It's at 8th and Ontario - billboard is on the southwest corner, facing east :)

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Margie @margiesanderson.bsky.social · Aug 6

So excited to host @brooklynspoke.bsky.social and @sgoodyear.bsky.social for this in November!

The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · Aug 6

Our "Life After Cars" book tour is coming to Vancouver, BC for an event with Vision Zero Vancouver on Saturday, Nov 8th.

Tickets are now available in presale to Patreon supporters of The War on Cars.

We have a feeling this one will sell quickly, so don't miss out.

www.patreon.com/thewaroncars...

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Vision Zero Vancouver @visionzerovancouver.ca · Aug 5

This weekend, we met with @emilylowan.bsky.social, a candidate in the BC Greens leadership race. Provincial policy plays a pivotal role in street safety, and it was great to discuss some of the approaches we could take to improve safety for all road users!

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Margie @margiesanderson.bsky.social · Jul 17

Wow this was actually posted by the Sierra Club? 😣

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Margie @margiesanderson.bsky.social · Jul 14

CBC’s version mentions there was a vehicle but it’s not much better 🫠

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Vision Zero Vancouver @visionzerovancouver.ca · Jul 14

July 2024 was the deadliest month on BC roads in over a decade. Unfortunately this July seems no better. Some headlines from this weekend alone.

Our hearts break for the victims and their loved ones.

Four headlines read: Fatal crash off hairpin turn on Mount Seymour Road in North Van; 1 dead after crash in New West; Pedestrian dies after being hit by SUV in South Vancouver; 1 cyclist dead, 2 injured after collision at Okanogan GranFondo event

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Margie @margiesanderson.bsky.social · Jul 14

Dear journalists, I am once again asking you to insert one single ounce of active agency or causality in the headlines you write for fatal car crashes

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Vision Zero Vancouver @visionzerovancouver.ca · Jul 4

On July 9, not one but TWO really important items are coming to Vancouver city council and we need your help.

The big one: developing a Vision Zero policy and action plan, from Clr @lucymaloney.bsky.social

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visionzerovancouver.ca/2025/07/03/t...

Take Action: Renewing Vancouver’s Vision Zero Plan

Vancouver is failing on its vision zero goals We all know at least one person who’s been seriously injured or killed in a crash. And anyone who walks or cycles in our city is used to frequently fee…

visionzerovancouver.ca

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Mike Eliason @holz-bau.bsky.social · Jul 1

you don't need 20' front yard setbacks for a high quality of life or good neighborhood character

building setback about 12-14' from a pedestrian way

multifamily buildings and townhouses with small front yard setbacks on a car-free street

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Margie @margiesanderson.bsky.social · Jul 1

We have indeed imagined these signs, haha. strongtownsvan.org/blog/2024080...

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Margie @margiesanderson.bsky.social · Jun 30

Big milestone for VZV! If you appreciate the advocacy work we've done, or even just seeing our stickers around town - consider donating to help us keep up the momentum! We don't have any other funders, we are just regular people who care about having a transportation system that won't kill us.

Vision Zero Vancouver @visionzerovancouver.ca · Jun 29

Big news! We recently registered as a non-profit and can now accept donations. They'll help fund things like: stickers around town, attending events, and paying our awesome summer intern. If you like the work we do and want to see us do more, please consider donating ❤️

www.zeffy.com/en-CA/donati...

Our "be seen, grab a brick" stunt at the Granville Island crosswalk

Vision Zero table at Khatsahlano Festival 2024. A volunteer talks with an event attendee in the foreground.

A yellow Vision Zero sticker on a pole that says "79 crashes a year at this intersection."

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Vision Zero Vancouver @visionzerovancouver.ca · Jun 12

Great motion from @petermeiszner.bsky.social and @lisadominato.bsky.social to increase the # of schools in the School Travel Program. This program supports kids in walking, biking, or rolling to school, and teaches them about road safety and active travel.

council.vancouver.ca/20250618/doc...

A family walking to school. Photo from the City of Vancouver website.

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Vision Zero Vancouver @visionzerovancouver.ca · Jun 9

“With this specific event, we need to take the question from ‘How can we prevent someone struggling with their mental health from committing violence?’ and move to ‘Why do we make it so easy for anyone to get behind the wheel to kill people?’” @calsneurons.bsky.social

www.thetyee.ca/News/2025/06...

After the Lapu-Lapu Day Tragedy, How Can We Keep Events Safe? | The Tyee

The horrific incident joins a long list of deadly vehicle attacks. Here’s how to prevent the next one.

www.thetyee.ca

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Margie @margiesanderson.bsky.social · Jun 7

Living in a multifamily building is such a delight. Can you believe making a building just like this one is banned on most lots in Vancouver?!

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Vision Zero Vancouver @visionzerovancouver.ca · May 21

A person is injured, the VPD have failed them, "expert lawyers" are misleading the public, and changes to the MVA are pointless unless actually upheld. THREAD 🧵

Cyclist says B.C.’s new cycling law failed him | Watch News Videos Online

Watch Cyclist says B.C.’s new cycling law failed him Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca

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Margie @margiesanderson.bsky.social · May 12

For mother's day I humbly request that we stop normalizing supersized vehicles that we know are tremendously more likely to kill children (like my own child, pictured here). Please and thank you!

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Rhi Faux @rhifaux.bsky.social · Apr 30

Pedestrians who are hit by SUVs are 44% more likely to be killed than if they were hit by a conventional car, new study finds. Children are 82% more likely to die when hit by an SUV than by a car. In children under 10, the risk of death was 130% higher.

Regulate vehicle size now.

'Supersize SUVs much more likely to cause fatal injury to cyclists and pedestrians'

Sports utility vehicles account for more than half of new cars bought in UK

www.standard.co.uk

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Vision Zero Vancouver @visionzerovancouver.ca · Apr 30

This morning, Ken Sim made a direct call for the expansion of involuntary mental healthcare in response to the horrific incident at the Lapu Lapu Day festival. As a road safety group, we'd also like to point out the importance of considering preventative measures from a road safety perspective. 🧵

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