Raccoon in the sky
@seebo429.bsky.social
Halifax's raccoon bike mayor
He/him
He/him
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personally i really like taking the bus downtown instead of driving. imagine how great it would be if our transit system was actually good!
February 11, 2026 at 1:48 PM
personally i really like taking the bus downtown instead of driving. imagine how great it would be if our transit system was actually good!
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I see city council tying themselves in knots and frantically figuring out what to cut to keep everything from falling apart, and then I find out how little money per person we're really talking about and it kind of breaks me
It's closer to $23 on average.
February 11, 2026 at 9:44 AM
I see city council tying themselves in knots and frantically figuring out what to cut to keep everything from falling apart, and then I find out how little money per person we're really talking about and it kind of breaks me
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SNOW DAY!
as #bikehfx knows, bike lanes are probably not going to be looking their best after 20cm of snow.
we’ll try again next Thursday — same time, same place.
as #bikehfx knows, bike lanes are probably not going to be looking their best after 20cm of snow.
we’ll try again next Thursday — same time, same place.
February 11, 2026 at 12:42 PM
SNOW DAY!
as #bikehfx knows, bike lanes are probably not going to be looking their best after 20cm of snow.
we’ll try again next Thursday — same time, same place.
as #bikehfx knows, bike lanes are probably not going to be looking their best after 20cm of snow.
we’ll try again next Thursday — same time, same place.
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@hfxgov.bsky.social should rapid expand its bus lanes, using road space reallocation (Jo Howe, Quinpool, Bedford Highway approach to Windsor St Exchange, etc)
February 11, 2026 at 12:45 PM
@hfxgov.bsky.social should rapid expand its bus lanes, using road space reallocation (Jo Howe, Quinpool, Bedford Highway approach to Windsor St Exchange, etc)
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Video of BRT working as intended on Barrington this morning. Not pictured: the mom next to me saying “There was a school shooting yesterday” and us discussing the heartbreak and the coincidence that our kiddos did lockdown drills this week.
February 11, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Video of BRT working as intended on Barrington this morning. Not pictured: the mom next to me saying “There was a school shooting yesterday” and us discussing the heartbreak and the coincidence that our kiddos did lockdown drills this week.
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Garlic fingers and donair sauce is the stuff of gods. Halifax knows what's up.
While Buffalo wings are now a ubiquitous app all over the country, not every regional food goes national. What cuisine from YOUR region do you most want to share with the country/world?
February 10, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Garlic fingers and donair sauce is the stuff of gods. Halifax knows what's up.
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If you widen that highway
you won’t reduce emissions
or congestion.
What you WILL do
is spend a lot of public money
to induce even more cars
emitting even more GHGs and pollution
in the same or worse congestion
with people still demanding that you widen the highway.
Period.
you won’t reduce emissions
or congestion.
What you WILL do
is spend a lot of public money
to induce even more cars
emitting even more GHGs and pollution
in the same or worse congestion
with people still demanding that you widen the highway.
Period.
February 10, 2026 at 3:55 AM
If you widen that highway
you won’t reduce emissions
or congestion.
What you WILL do
is spend a lot of public money
to induce even more cars
emitting even more GHGs and pollution
in the same or worse congestion
with people still demanding that you widen the highway.
Period.
you won’t reduce emissions
or congestion.
What you WILL do
is spend a lot of public money
to induce even more cars
emitting even more GHGs and pollution
in the same or worse congestion
with people still demanding that you widen the highway.
Period.
Sometimes I want reliable transit and safe bike lanes but I know that someday my kid is going to have to buy a car just to participate in society and they're going to be glad that I saved $72 in municipal taxes in 2026.
February 10, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Sometimes I want reliable transit and safe bike lanes but I know that someday my kid is going to have to buy a car just to participate in society and they're going to be glad that I saved $72 in municipal taxes in 2026.
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I have said this before, but Halifax is lucky to have a solid group of reporters covering City Hall. I think a few of us expected a quiet council day today, especially considering the budget committee meets for a few days this week, too.
Me on Monday: It looks like we’ll have a quiet Halifax regional council meeting on Tuesday.
Council on Tuesday: LOL
Council on Tuesday: LOL
February 10, 2026 at 7:57 PM
I have said this before, but Halifax is lucky to have a solid group of reporters covering City Hall. I think a few of us expected a quiet council day today, especially considering the budget committee meets for a few days this week, too.
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If you had to guess, how many bike lanes (which few use!) from last Fall have a higher daily ridership than the express buses running out of the Sackville Terminal (ballpark estimated operating cost of $1.35m/year)?
Week review:
17,571 #BikeHfx bikes counted week ending Sat Sep 20
2,174** Almon
1,784 COLT
1,426 Dart Cove
955 Gottingen
1,442 Hollis
734 Lwr Water
4,123** South Park
3,571* Vernon
1,362** Windsor
** all-time record
* year-to-date record
Missing (last):
Barrington (Aug 26)
Uni Arts (May 1)
17,571 #BikeHfx bikes counted week ending Sat Sep 20
2,174** Almon
1,784 COLT
1,426 Dart Cove
955 Gottingen
1,442 Hollis
734 Lwr Water
4,123** South Park
3,571* Vernon
1,362** Windsor
** all-time record
* year-to-date record
Missing (last):
Barrington (Aug 26)
Uni Arts (May 1)
February 10, 2026 at 8:09 PM
If you had to guess, how many bike lanes (which few use!) from last Fall have a higher daily ridership than the express buses running out of the Sackville Terminal (ballpark estimated operating cost of $1.35m/year)?
#BikeHFX lanes should be paid for by folks in the urban core and Halifax bus lanes should be paid for by Bill in Calgary and Betty in Antigonish.
Toothless holding out for a handout policymaking.
Toothless holding out for a handout policymaking.
Bike lanes should be paid for by the folks who use them albeit very few. All of our resources between the 3 levels of government should be focused on greatly improving our Transit system here in HRM.
I’m hoping for a dedicated Transit lane across the Mag Hill so more folks can get out of their cars
I’m hoping for a dedicated Transit lane across the Mag Hill so more folks can get out of their cars
February 10, 2026 at 8:05 PM
#BikeHFX lanes should be paid for by folks in the urban core and Halifax bus lanes should be paid for by Bill in Calgary and Betty in Antigonish.
Toothless holding out for a handout policymaking.
Toothless holding out for a handout policymaking.
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it's been a long time coming but we can finally sell ebooks through the shop, please help us spread the word!
choose us as your favorite bookstore and then purchases you make support us! books are DRM free epub files
www.booksellers.ca/catalogue?bo...
choose us as your favorite bookstore and then purchases you make support us! books are DRM free epub files
www.booksellers.ca/catalogue?bo...
February 10, 2026 at 6:30 PM
it's been a long time coming but we can finally sell ebooks through the shop, please help us spread the word!
choose us as your favorite bookstore and then purchases you make support us! books are DRM free epub files
www.booksellers.ca/catalogue?bo...
choose us as your favorite bookstore and then purchases you make support us! books are DRM free epub files
www.booksellers.ca/catalogue?bo...
I grew up in the woods. I've lived in the suburbs, small towns and big cities. I get that people that live in different types of communities want/expect different services.
But I'm getting tired of rural/suburban folks deciding how the urban core should work.
But I'm getting tired of rural/suburban folks deciding how the urban core should work.
February 10, 2026 at 4:44 PM
I grew up in the woods. I've lived in the suburbs, small towns and big cities. I get that people that live in different types of communities want/expect different services.
But I'm getting tired of rural/suburban folks deciding how the urban core should work.
But I'm getting tired of rural/suburban folks deciding how the urban core should work.
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Plans to invade Greenland have just been cancelled after this
February 9, 2026 at 6:42 AM
Plans to invade Greenland have just been cancelled after this
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Another winter #coffeeoutside this week — join us on Feb 12th at 7:00am at Granville Park for a weekday morning meetup.
February 10, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Another winter #coffeeoutside this week — join us on Feb 12th at 7:00am at Granville Park for a weekday morning meetup.
Can you use those luge gloves for biking?
February 9, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Can you use those luge gloves for biking?
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If no funswick is getting clean air in schools your province should be getting it too; don’t let NB beat you that’s just embarrassing 🥰
We wouldn’t have this in NB right now without our fall 2024 election. For us the key was getting clean air in schools into election promises. Very very glad that the opposition took this seriously and then won, forming @govnb.bsky.social 🔥🔥
It’s been a pretty good week-or-so. ☺️
ASHRAE 241 for all new GNB buildings, including schools.
Then-current ASHRAE 62.1 for retrofits.
CO2 monitoring in all schools by June.
ASHRAE 241 for all new GNB buildings, including schools.
Then-current ASHRAE 62.1 for retrofits.
CO2 monitoring in all schools by June.
February 9, 2026 at 1:42 PM
If no funswick is getting clean air in schools your province should be getting it too; don’t let NB beat you that’s just embarrassing 🥰
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Happy 40th Anniversary, Cyclesmith! 🚲
⚠️TODAY ONLY: Cyclesmith is celebrating by offering 40% off parts & accessories, and 20% off bikes! (Some exclusions apply) 👉 Head on over to Cyclesmith at 2553 Agricola Street to wish them a happy anniversary and take advantage of these awesome deals!
⚠️TODAY ONLY: Cyclesmith is celebrating by offering 40% off parts & accessories, and 20% off bikes! (Some exclusions apply) 👉 Head on over to Cyclesmith at 2553 Agricola Street to wish them a happy anniversary and take advantage of these awesome deals!
February 9, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Happy 40th Anniversary, Cyclesmith! 🚲
⚠️TODAY ONLY: Cyclesmith is celebrating by offering 40% off parts & accessories, and 20% off bikes! (Some exclusions apply) 👉 Head on over to Cyclesmith at 2553 Agricola Street to wish them a happy anniversary and take advantage of these awesome deals!
⚠️TODAY ONLY: Cyclesmith is celebrating by offering 40% off parts & accessories, and 20% off bikes! (Some exclusions apply) 👉 Head on over to Cyclesmith at 2553 Agricola Street to wish them a happy anniversary and take advantage of these awesome deals!
This Monday is already very Monday
February 9, 2026 at 3:10 PM
This Monday is already very Monday
Bad Bunny is much classier than me. I would have been launching rolls of paper towels out of t-shirt cannons.
February 9, 2026 at 4:29 AM
Bad Bunny is much classier than me. I would have been launching rolls of paper towels out of t-shirt cannons.
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Alt-text: People dressed as tall bunches of grass rushing on to the field for the Super Bowl Halftime Show. 🤣
February 9, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Alt-text: People dressed as tall bunches of grass rushing on to the field for the Super Bowl Halftime Show. 🤣
Very clever of Seattle to have Walker running the ball. That's some 4D chess.
February 9, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Very clever of Seattle to have Walker running the ball. That's some 4D chess.
US figure skater got that Davy Crockett hair
February 8, 2026 at 10:18 PM
US figure skater got that Davy Crockett hair
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Celebrating three giants of the Maritime music scene with the Trifecta Tour. Review and photos from HAFILAX:
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#livemusic #musicreview #concertphotos #halifax #novascotia #musicsky @hafilaxdotcom.bsky.social
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#livemusic #musicreview #concertphotos #halifax #novascotia #musicsky @hafilaxdotcom.bsky.social
February 8, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Celebrating three giants of the Maritime music scene with the Trifecta Tour. Review and photos from HAFILAX:
buff.ly/jQBwL31
#livemusic #musicreview #concertphotos #halifax #novascotia #musicsky @hafilaxdotcom.bsky.social
buff.ly/jQBwL31
#livemusic #musicreview #concertphotos #halifax #novascotia #musicsky @hafilaxdotcom.bsky.social