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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 17h

Three newly published books argue that cars are destroying society as well as the planet.

Is the world finally ready to rein in the automobile?

My essay, in @bloomberg.com (gift link below)

‘Car Brain’ Is Making the US Unhealthy and Dangerous. EVs Won’t Fix It.

A trio of new books argue that we need to confront the full range of costs that car-based living has imposed on our cities, our health and our society.

www.bloomberg.com

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Sean Devine @seandevine9.bsky.social · 18h

I’m inclined to agree: spending taxpayer money on Lansdowne 2.0 hardly seems like the most pragmatic option, considering so many higher-priority needs like transit, infrastructure upgrades, road and sidewalk maintenance, pedestrian safety upgrades, the list goes on…

Neil Saravanamuttoo @neilsara.bsky.social · 1d

We hit the streets to ask Ottawans what they think about Lansdowne 2.0.

How to stop this madness 👉 betterottawa.ca/fightlansdowne

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Pat Bickerton @pbickerton.bsky.social · 3d

City wide graphs of the effects of ASE camera installation on the percent of high-end speeders, and general speed limit compliance. These cameras work

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Matt Gagnon @orleansfietser.bsky.social · 5d

They also generously sponsor our CA so I am happy to advertise for them whenever I can.

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Matt Gagnon @orleansfietser.bsky.social · 6d

On SGEC, the trail is much nicer than the parkway, but it is packed with people walking. I used the parkway to get my bread and beer at Almanac and Dominion City.

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The New Orleans @theneworleans.bsky.social · 7d

✨New Post✨ From our weekly "Pedal and Play" rides to a season-ending Kidical Mass event, we're showing what a more connected, family-friendly Orléans can look like—one bike ride at a time. 🚲 #Orléans #KidicalMass #Community

More Than a Bike Ride: Kidical Mass Capping Off a Year of Pedal and Play Success in Orléans - The New Orleans

On the morning of Saturday, September 27, 2025, the streets of Convent Glen North filled with the cheerful sound of laughter, bike bells, and even a handful of cow bells. This Orléans edition of the K...

theneworleans.ca

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Tom Babin @shifter.info · 9d

New video: The story of one boy has given me hope for getting more kids riding bikes to school again
youtu.be/Lqz6TjVXIxc

Why kids don't bike to school anymore (and 5 things that can fix it)

YouTube video by Shifter

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Matt Gagnon @orleansfietser.bsky.social · 11d

This would initially hurt those of us in the suburbs. However, it would further shift the tax burden to the core (higher relative property values) and create incentives for neighbourhoods to evolve and grow up. In the long run, it will make us all wealthier while solving big issues like housing.

Derrick Simpson @derricksimpson.bsky.social · 11d

Ahead of tonight’s Ottawa Urbanism Book Club, here’s my favourite quote from Strong Towns.

Meeting at 6:15 pm tonight at Sunnyside Public Library. All welcome, reading not required.

@strongtowns.org @strongtownsottawa.ca

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 12d

“In 2023, cars and their drivers killed 8,820 American pedestrians and bicyclists — 7,314 pedestrians and 1,166 cyclists. They injured another 136,281, an increase of over 5,300 injuries from 2022.”

Put the responsibility where it belongs. Via @jalopnik.bsky.social www.jalopnik.com/1979666/defe...

No, Defensive Walking Isn't The Solution For Road Deaths - Jalopnik

It's victim-blaming, it's bull, and it's not the solution we need.

www.jalopnik.com

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Matt Gagnon @orleansfietser.bsky.social · 13d

We are still waiting for the permanent safety upgrades.

Matt Gagnon @orleansfietser.bsky.social · 13d

Video of the Kidical Mass in Orléans this morning along Jeanne D'Arc Boulevard. Thank you @robattrell.bsky.social for leading the event. Thank you @lauradudas.bsky.social and @jleiper.bsky.social for attending. #bikeottawa
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Orléans, Ontario Kidical Mass Ride 2025

YouTube video by OrléansFietser

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Matt Gagnon @orleansfietser.bsky.social · 13d

Bike is ready for Kidical Mass Orléans!!! #bikeottawa #kidicalmass #strongtowns

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · May 14

Taking the whole ROAD ✔️
Distracted (singing) ✔️
No helmets ✔️
No lights ✔️
No reflective vests ✔️
Riding in a pack ✔️

Textbook radical anti-car cyclists.

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Matt Gagnon @orleansfietser.bsky.social · Sep 8

I could see some side streets with bike lanes overtaking car centric main streets. Assuming that zoning is not a hindrance.

Matt Gagnon @orleansfietser.bsky.social · Sep 7

The biggest impediment to improving downtown is insisting on bringing people from the suburbs to offices. It could be a great place for people instead of a place for workers.

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Strong Towns Ottawa @strongtownsottawa.ca · Sep 5

Literally one parked car, likely with no one in it, holding up a 60' articulated bus, with maybe as many as 60 times the amount of people on it.

Which should our city prioritize?

strongtownsottawa.ca/bank/ Tell the city to at least try some proper dedicated bus lanes in the Glebe.

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Matt Gagnon @orleansfietser.bsky.social · Sep 5

Yes. I think it does a good job of showing how much low densities need infrastructure.

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Matt Gagnon @orleansfietser.bsky.social · Sep 5

I wish the city collected data to do a similar map with expenses. The table with line km of roads per house shown by Étienne was great. @strongtownsottawa.ca had awesome delegations this week. #strongtowns

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Pat Bickerton @pbickerton.bsky.social · Sep 5

Interested in diving into Ottawa's property tax data?

@strongtownsottawa.ca has got you. New article and link to data at strongtownsottawa.ca/2025/09/04/p...
@strongtowns.org #dothemath

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Matt Gagnon @orleansfietser.bsky.social · Sep 4

It may not be open but it is used.

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Cassie Smith (she/her) @cassiesmith.bsky.social · Sep 3

Children deserve independence.

Bike lanes enable it.

Great article Richard, thanks for sharing!

Richard Larouche @drrichardlarouche.bsky.social · Sep 2

I learned through the media that the Calgary Herald published my op-ed this weekend...

It is about the anti-bike lane push by the governments of Alberta, Nova Scotia, and Ontario. I thought the perspective of children was missing from the discussion... 🚲

#cycling

Opinion: Youth caught in never-ending cycle of bike vs. auto arguments

It is time for our governments to accept the evidence from decades of research on the benefits of cycling as well as impact on traffic.

calgaryherald.com

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Matt Gagnon @orleansfietser.bsky.social · Aug 31

We need traffic engineers that understand that to get to the tmp targets, drivers will have to occasionally be mildly inconvenienced.

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Hans on the Bike @hansonthebike.bsky.social · Aug 31

Your choice is the shortest route (lots of red) via Innes vs the safer route (lots of green). The safer one is twice as long. This is why people bike on sidewalks in places sometimes. Your weekly commute would be five hours more. #ottbike

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BikeBike In Calgary @bikebikeyyc.bsky.social · Aug 29

This is exactly why road safety advocates want physically protected wheeling lanes. #roadsafety

The way this idiot is operating their 3000lb weapon of mass destruction is more common than uncommon these days.

Bicivilizadxs @bicivilizados.org · Aug 29

Entre todas las cosas que me dan terror de este video es pensar que la única solución parece ser es que el celular estalle cuando se acerque a un auto.

Imaginate una persona que no tiene otra opción que caminar por esa ruta o moverse en bici. Luego rompen las pelotas por cada cosa.

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Matt Gagnon @orleansfietser.bsky.social · Aug 28

I would say above 99th percentile. That's without looking at any data.

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