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Sara F.L. Kirk @sflkirk.bsky.social · 7h

When it works as intended it is an OK connection but all too often it is used as a rat run like today. A perfect example of inadequate infrastructure that no amount of signage will address. Such a lack of ambition by @hfxgov.bsky.social + zero enforcement by @hfxregpolice.bsky.social of bad driving

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syd_haines @sydhaines.bsky.social · 7h

I find it weird drivers can still fit 'straight' through chokepoints like Vernon off Coburg and from Vernon to Quinpool. These entrances should be made smaller & inaccessible to cars... Make the folks who live there drive up one side street to get back onto Vernon if need be

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syd_haines @sydhaines.bsky.social · 8h

Vernon Street was an absolute nightmare today! Coburg was so gridlocked from the Oxford construction which I have to assume caused the chaos on Vernon too. Every driver I interacted with as a pedestrian made me feel like I was taking my life into my own hands just to cross a fucking intersection

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Terri @terriclarke.bsky.social · 15h

“Congestion on Halifax bridges needs more work” is a really funny headline when you recall the bridges had a fully functional congestion charge mechanism and the province tore it down.

Congestion on Halifax bridges needs more work, while crashes drop with no tolls

The number of crossings has consistently averaged over three million a month since April.

www.saltwire.com

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햏 @hehheh.bsky.social · 1d

If Edmonton is falling behind, then Halifax is going backwards. Edmonton has invested significantly in bike network and transit so far and there's more transit building.

Daniel 🇨🇦 @danyelling.bsky.social · 1d

Such a weird rhetoric that Edmonton is "falling behind", and that significant change in council is how we catch back up

We have made so many moves in the past 4 years to reduce our infrastructure debt, get transit to new area, modernize zoning and development

Like I don't get the mindset here

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Terri @terriclarke.bsky.social · 1d

#BikeHFX there should be more opportunities to give feedback, but this is the preliminary plan for extending the Dunbrack Greenway down as far as Stanley Park sports field and improving the connection to Long Lake Provincial Park. No budget approval yet.

Shirley Tillotson @stillots1.bsky.social · 1d

They're fixing the intersection at Dunbrack and WH, running the MUP along Dunbrack until the "prepare to stop" sign, then turning down to the existing Hail Pond path. They promised to make it a 3 m wide path without big shoulders. Preserving the woods AMAP.

Dark sky compatible lighting included

Photographs of a display board that shows drawn onto a satellite view photograph the proposed path for the new MUP connector from The donebrat Greenway to Stanley Park field.

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Sara F.L. Kirk @sflkirk.bsky.social · 12h

😂 I'd love to hear more on that accolade too!

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Caffeinated Chaos @amindfulmess.bsky.social · 1d

Apparently, Andy Fillmore just proclaimed himself as the "best bike lane advocate in Halifax," and I'm dyyyyyiiiiinnng. What it must be like to love in this man's inflated reality of overconfidence.

I did not make the district 8 town hall meeting tn. But for folks there, I must know more 🤣🤣🤣

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Sara F.L. Kirk @sflkirk.bsky.social · 12h

Yes I can believe it, very much deserved!

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Sara F.L. Kirk @sflkirk.bsky.social · 12h

A core segment of @hfxgov.bsky.social's supposed 'all ages and abilities' & 'traffic calmed' bicycle network on a residential street felt neither comfortable nor connected today. A complete failure! Plus I don't think these were all residents 👀 #ZeroVisionHFX #CarBrain #BikeHFX

A screenshot from the Halifax (Kjipuktuk) Regional Municipality's website describing the characteristics of local street bikeways as part of the All Ages and Abilities bicycle network. It reads: Local Street Bikeways are bicycle routes on local (often residential) streets. If necessary, the street is modified in a way that lowers vehicle speeds and volumes. This allows people cycling to share the road comfortably with vehicles without the need for designated bicycle lanes. The impact on parking on streets with Local Street Bikeways is often minimal.
Local Street Bikeways have the following features:
Signs to show that the street is a Local Street Bikeway
Pavement markings to remind all road users to expect people bicycling and assist with their placement in the lanes
Traffic diversion measures, where necessary, to discourage through trips or “short-cutting” by motor vehicles
Traffic calming measures, where necessary, to reduce the speed of motor vehicles
Intersection improvements to create safe, convenient bicycle crossings of major and minor streets
Other landscaping, bicycle parking, and pedestrian improvements where appropriate

POV from a bicycle of the Vernon Street Local Street Bikeway with a long line of cars ahead. There is a green and white sign on the road to denote this as a Local Street Bikeway, i.e., a traffic calmed residential street to support comfortable cycling for people of all ages and abilities but clearly drivers did not get the memo.

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Action Committee for Transit @actfortransit.bsky.social · 13h

✔️"Cat"
✔️If I fits, I sits
❌Blocking bike trail

Not a #TransitCat.

Rachel @rachmarie.bsky.social · 1d

I guess I’ll take a different route then

A CAT pay loader parked on the bike trail and blocking it.

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Sara F.L. Kirk @sflkirk.bsky.social · 13h

I'd have loved to attend Bike Day on the Hill #BDOTH this year. Helmets off to my @velocanadabikes.bsky.social directors old & new for a great event showcasing the value of a #BikeFriendlyCanada. Seeing parliamentarians tackling the slow bike race will never get old! #BikeJoy #BikingBuildsCommunity

bellscorners @bellscorners.bsky.social · 14h

🚴‍♀️ Bike Day on the Hill 2025 🥳 youtu.be/PuoVkV9z64I @velocanadabikes.bsky.social @bikeottawa.bsky.social @tkavanaghbayward.bsky.social @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social @jleiper.bsky.social @stevenguilbeault.bsky.social @biketoronto.bsky.social @velodhiver.bsky.social #ottbike #bellscorners #collegeWard

Bike Day on the Hill 2025

YouTube video by bellscorners

youtu.be

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bellscorners @bellscorners.bsky.social · 14h

🚴‍♀️ Bike Day on the Hill 2025 🥳 youtu.be/PuoVkV9z64I @velocanadabikes.bsky.social @bikeottawa.bsky.social @tkavanaghbayward.bsky.social @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social @jleiper.bsky.social @stevenguilbeault.bsky.social @biketoronto.bsky.social @velodhiver.bsky.social #ottbike #bellscorners #collegeWard

Bike Day on the Hill 2025

YouTube video by bellscorners

youtu.be

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Vélo Canada Bikes @velocanadabikes.bsky.social · 13h

Incredibly well deserved. Thank you Michael and Cycle Toronto for fighting the good fight. We know the it's not over yet.

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mlongfield.bsky.social @mlongfield.bsky.social · 1d

Can you believe it? @cycletoronto.bsky.social wins 2025 "National Cycling Advocate of the Year" presented by @velocanadabikes.bsky.social for our fight and successful legal challenge of Bill 212. Proud to be joined on stage by Board director @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social and former ed Jared Kolb.

Dave Shellnutt, Michael Longfield, and Jared Kolb holding the National Cycling Advocate of the Year award

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Stacie Smith (She/Her) 🇨🇦 🏒 🧠 @stacesmith94.bsky.social · 18h

How employers can promote physical activity among workers: 3 messages based on research

Getting more physical activity at work or during commutes might make physical activity goals more feasible for working people. Here are evidence-based ways employers can help.

theconversation.com

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 18h

Table For One Please.

Happy to hear this billboard is still up in Vancouver, was a pleasure to work with @visionzerovancouver.ca.

side of a building with a billboard that says smoking tables next to non-smoking tables used to be normal too and picture of child biking beside a truck on painted bike lane

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Alanna dB @whoalansi.bsky.social · 1d

Strike #BikeBus ft full moon, two Urban Arrows, two frog bikes, & two kids who really like riding together. #yycbike (Annika wanted to wait for Teddy today so they could ride together ❤️)

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Katja Diehl @katjadiehl.bsky.social · 18h

"However, if we look beyond the headlines, a different story emerges – one of a lucrative car industry using the language of crisis to request financial support, while for decades it has actively blocked the desperately needed shift towards a low-carbon transport system."
www.somo.nl/manufactured...

Europe's Car Industry: Manufactured crisis - SOMO

Despite claims of crisis, Europe’s car industry remains profitable, powerful, and politically influential. Read more.

www.somo.nl

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Halifax Regional Municipality @hfxgov.bsky.social · 19h

Reminder: The survey for Halifax Urban Greenway Extension and Active Transportation Connections to Point Pleasant Park closes Oct. 12. Help refine design options and shape the future of active transportation in Halifax. Learn more and complete the survey at engagehalifax.ca/urban-greenway

Two cyclists ride on a tree-lined path surrounded by greenery with Halifax Urban Greenway Extension and Active Transportation Connections to Point Pleasant Park written in white text. A green label at the top reads 'Active Transportation'.

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Kevin Wilson @kwilsonhfx.bsky.social · 19h

substack.com/@deny/note/p...

Nowcasting Halifax's population growth

Provincial population figures point to ~1.5% population growth in 2025

substack.com

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Kevin Wilson @kwilsonhfx.bsky.social · 19h

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Quote from reporting on a North End Halifax townhall complaining about new housing.

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 19h

Our kids are invisible on our streets in more than one way

a kid in front of a truck with a red backpack
Invisible
The all-new 2026 child

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Lanrick Bennett @lanrickbennett.bsky.social · 19h

#IdeasAtWork

Bike Parts Manufacturers’ Association (BPMA) to meet the growing needs for micro-mobility and bikes.

I mean, why not? Cars are clearly not the future. Moving people is. Invest in equitiable ways to allow people the freedom to move safely!

jdavey_2 @jdavey.bsky.social · Aug 26

Reminder: For 6 years, during World War II, Canada nationalized CCM (Canadian Cycle & Motor) and it could do it again.
But this initiative, under the watch of bike-lane-hater Flavio Volpe, will probably produce stupidly huge SUVs and pickup trucks.

VassB @vassb.bsky.social · Aug 24

A lot of the conversation around BIG nation-building projects has been focussed on physical infrastructure (I suppose digital initiatives become physical fast). 2 OTHER national ideas I noticed: 1 @policyalternatives.ca a crown corp for institutional fleets www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

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ISBNPA @isbnpa.bsky.social · 18h

New #IJBNPA commentary takes a deeper look into the field of #BehavioralNutrition!
Check this out👇
https://ijbnpa.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12966-025-01821-9

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