Sara F.L. Kirk
@sflkirk.bsky.social
Health Promotion Prof @dalhousie.bsky.social. Posting mainly about pop health, climate anxiety & advocacy for safe streets. UK export now physically located in Kjipuktuk/Halifax, Canada. Volunteer board member of @velocanadabikes.bsky.social. She/her.
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Sara F.L. Kirk
@sflkirk.bsky.social
· Nov 11
Thought I'd better crack on with a pinned intro. I'm an applied health researcher, using primarily qualitative methods & focus on how policies & environments shape health behaviours like healthy eating & active living. I ❤️ bikes & volunteer with Velo Canada Bikes to promote a #BikeFriendlyCanada 🚲
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It is one thing to push people who are afraid to use public transport onto cars, but it is quite another to recognize all forms of discrimination with open eyes and to provide pragmatic solutions that keep people using public transport.
@london.gov.uk 2024/09.
blogs.timesofisrael.com/new-bus-serv...
@london.gov.uk 2024/09.
blogs.timesofisrael.com/new-bus-serv...
February 13, 2026 at 12:40 PM
It is one thing to push people who are afraid to use public transport onto cars, but it is quite another to recognize all forms of discrimination with open eyes and to provide pragmatic solutions that keep people using public transport.
@london.gov.uk 2024/09.
blogs.timesofisrael.com/new-bus-serv...
@london.gov.uk 2024/09.
blogs.timesofisrael.com/new-bus-serv...
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A Valentine's Poem.
February 13, 2026 at 12:52 PM
A Valentine's Poem.
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📢 We’re excited to share that the #ISBNPA2026 Preliminary Program is now available!
Start exploring the sessions, speakers, and exciting scientific content planned for Cádiz, Spain 🇪🇸. Take a look and begin planning your conference experience.
🔗 View the program here: https://loom.ly/fF1S6qQ
Start exploring the sessions, speakers, and exciting scientific content planned for Cádiz, Spain 🇪🇸. Take a look and begin planning your conference experience.
🔗 View the program here: https://loom.ly/fF1S6qQ
February 13, 2026 at 1:14 PM
📢 We’re excited to share that the #ISBNPA2026 Preliminary Program is now available!
Start exploring the sessions, speakers, and exciting scientific content planned for Cádiz, Spain 🇪🇸. Take a look and begin planning your conference experience.
🔗 View the program here: https://loom.ly/fF1S6qQ
Start exploring the sessions, speakers, and exciting scientific content planned for Cádiz, Spain 🇪🇸. Take a look and begin planning your conference experience.
🔗 View the program here: https://loom.ly/fF1S6qQ
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Ruled "a tragic accident"
Yet the risks to pedestrians and how they could be avoided are obvious
Yet the risks to pedestrians and how they could be avoided are obvious
(Traffic) The Truro Police Service’s Criminal Investigation Division has concluded the investigation into the fatal accident which occurred on February 2nd involving a snowplow striking a pedestrian
** Release
waterfrontmediahfx.the902hxir.ca/103338-2
** Release
waterfrontmediahfx.the902hxir.ca/103338-2
February 13, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Ruled "a tragic accident"
Yet the risks to pedestrians and how they could be avoided are obvious
Yet the risks to pedestrians and how they could be avoided are obvious
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Elections matter. #CityMaking
“On Friday, his successor, Zohran Mamdani, is expected to announce that he is reversing two of Mr. Adams’s transit decisions, a spokeswoman for City Hall confirmed to The New York Times.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/n... by @danarubinsteinbsky.bsky.social
Mamdani to Resurrect Bus and Bike Lanes Killed by Eric Adams
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Elections matter. #CityMaking
Recently released report from Heart and Stroke has a quote from me in it. On risk factors for heart disease & stroke in #Canada. Read the full report here: issuu.com/heartandstro...
February 12, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Recently released report from Heart and Stroke has a quote from me in it. On risk factors for heart disease & stroke in #Canada. Read the full report here: issuu.com/heartandstro...
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I hope this motion will ask staff to explore where we could be reallocating existing road space for dedicated bus lanes (arterials)
Austin says he will support it. He wants to fund alternatives to car travel to make this a more livable city.
He says these buses will have to deal with congestion though. Our buses are moving slower. He’s going to have a motion coming up at regional council. (I can’t wait)
He says these buses will have to deal with congestion though. Our buses are moving slower. He’s going to have a motion coming up at regional council. (I can’t wait)
February 12, 2026 at 6:27 PM
I hope this motion will ask staff to explore where we could be reallocating existing road space for dedicated bus lanes (arterials)
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Municipal politics 101: What you need to know before you run for local government
Morning File by @suzannerent.bsky.social
Morning File by @suzannerent.bsky.social
Municipal politics 101: What you need to know before you run for local government - Halifax Examiner
Halifax councillors and Mayor Andy Fillmore weigh in on being a municipal elected official.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
February 12, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Municipal politics 101: What you need to know before you run for local government
Morning File by @suzannerent.bsky.social
Morning File by @suzannerent.bsky.social
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February 12, 2026 at 3:31 PM
If you care about our #HaliSky community and read nothing else today, make it this,esp. the Noticed section 1. You'll see the same arguments from some of @hfxgov.bsky.social councillors & mayor that have been dragged out for the last 52 years. All will make our city worse #ZeroVisionHFX
Municipal politics 101: What you need to know before you run for local government
Morning File by @suzannerent.bsky.social
Morning File by @suzannerent.bsky.social
Municipal politics 101: What you need to know before you run for local government - Halifax Examiner
Halifax councillors and Mayor Andy Fillmore weigh in on being a municipal elected official.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
February 12, 2026 at 3:33 PM
If you care about our #HaliSky community and read nothing else today, make it this,esp. the Noticed section 1. You'll see the same arguments from some of @hfxgov.bsky.social councillors & mayor that have been dragged out for the last 52 years. All will make our city worse #ZeroVisionHFX
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“The United States' eroding reputation is raising fresh questions about the stability of the global order that has held for decades, and of the country's strength on the world stage.”
Poll: Top NATO allies don’t think US helps deter enemies anymore
The United States' eroding reputation is raising fresh questions about the stability of the global order that has held for decades, and of the country's strength on the world stage.
www.politico.com
February 12, 2026 at 11:58 AM
“The United States' eroding reputation is raising fresh questions about the stability of the global order that has held for decades, and of the country's strength on the world stage.”
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If Russian propagandists are fantasising about joining forces with America to fight Europe there is something fundamentally wrong with America.
Russian propagandist Solovyev fantasizes about a large-scale war in Europe,with the idea of a "united Russian-American army"fighting the EU:
"I don’t rule out the possibility of a war unfolding in the European theater of military operations -a united Russian-American army against the army of the EU
"I don’t rule out the possibility of a war unfolding in the European theater of military operations -a united Russian-American army against the army of the EU
February 12, 2026 at 11:52 AM
If Russian propagandists are fantasising about joining forces with America to fight Europe there is something fundamentally wrong with America.
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I just don't think we can afford a gold-plated suburban sidewalk network for $270 million in the middle of an affordability crisis.
February 12, 2026 at 12:51 PM
I just don't think we can afford a gold-plated suburban sidewalk network for $270 million in the middle of an affordability crisis.
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For HRM, we need to reduce emissions and adapt via HaliFACT which relies on implementing the IMP.
This means a significant modal shift away from driving for every trip to riding for more trips 🚍⛴️🚲🛴.
This means a significant modal shift away from driving for every trip to riding for more trips 🚍⛴️🚲🛴.
Climate change is advancing faster than many scientists predicted
Point of no return: a hellish ‘hothouse Earth’ getting closer, scientists say
Continued global heating could set irreversible course by triggering climate tipping points, but most people unaware
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 11:31 AM
For HRM, we need to reduce emissions and adapt via HaliFACT which relies on implementing the IMP.
This means a significant modal shift away from driving for every trip to riding for more trips 🚍⛴️🚲🛴.
This means a significant modal shift away from driving for every trip to riding for more trips 🚍⛴️🚲🛴.
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I hate the fact that stories about this ignore that bike lane spending is $65 million out of a $3bn capital budget of which we can only actually pay for $1.8bn of $3bn before we run out of money and debt. Cutting 0.021% of the capital budget is not fiscal responsibility, it's affordability suicide.
What’s HRM council without bike lanes?
Councillors voted in favour of a motion to look into alternatives to the AAA bike lane network.
globalnews.ca/news/1166362...
Councillors voted in favour of a motion to look into alternatives to the AAA bike lane network.
globalnews.ca/news/1166362...
Bike lane debate returns to Halifax council as staff told to look for alternatives - Halifax | Globalnews.ca
Halifax councillors passionately debated bike lanes again and ultimately voted in favour of asking for a staff report on alternatives to the much-discussed AAA network.
globalnews.ca
February 12, 2026 at 12:10 PM
I hate the fact that stories about this ignore that bike lane spending is $65 million out of a $3bn capital budget of which we can only actually pay for $1.8bn of $3bn before we run out of money and debt. Cutting 0.021% of the capital budget is not fiscal responsibility, it's affordability suicide.
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Street capacity is a public resource to be allocated in the public interest.
Kansas City Railways, 1925
— from Fighting Traffic, fig. 6.1 (p. 160)
Kansas City Railways, 1925
— from Fighting Traffic, fig. 6.1 (p. 160)
February 11, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Street capacity is a public resource to be allocated in the public interest.
Kansas City Railways, 1925
— from Fighting Traffic, fig. 6.1 (p. 160)
Kansas City Railways, 1925
— from Fighting Traffic, fig. 6.1 (p. 160)
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Seems relevant to recent discussions
Street capacity is a public resource to be allocated in the public interest.
Kansas City Railways, 1925
— from Fighting Traffic, fig. 6.1 (p. 160)
Kansas City Railways, 1925
— from Fighting Traffic, fig. 6.1 (p. 160)
February 12, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Seems relevant to recent discussions
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Plus so many working from home today that are able to. Let’s do that all the time. Less highway use, less maintenance costs and no need to build any more highways or increase their size.
February 12, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Plus so many working from home today that are able to. Let’s do that all the time. Less highway use, less maintenance costs and no need to build any more highways or increase their size.
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So many car crashes and road conditions related cancellations. We just can't afford to keep spending billions of dollars on car lanes that we can't use in the winter.
February 12, 2026 at 12:27 PM
So many car crashes and road conditions related cancellations. We just can't afford to keep spending billions of dollars on car lanes that we can't use in the winter.
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Just wondering if Austerity Andy knows that he’s acting like the evil mayor from a book that’s popular with #KidicalMassHfx kiddos.
February 11, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Just wondering if Austerity Andy knows that he’s acting like the evil mayor from a book that’s popular with #KidicalMassHfx kiddos.
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“without the safer infrastructure, cyclists will die.”
“I’m tired of killing people on our streets. I want to kill fewer people, not more people” - Cleary
“I’m tired of killing people on our streets. I want to kill fewer people, not more people” - Cleary
What’s HRM council without bike lanes?
Councillors voted in favour of a motion to look into alternatives to the AAA bike lane network.
globalnews.ca/news/1166362...
Councillors voted in favour of a motion to look into alternatives to the AAA bike lane network.
globalnews.ca/news/1166362...
Bike lane debate returns to Halifax council as staff told to look for alternatives - Halifax | Globalnews.ca
Halifax councillors passionately debated bike lanes again and ultimately voted in favour of asking for a staff report on alternatives to the much-discussed AAA network.
globalnews.ca
February 11, 2026 at 11:46 PM
“without the safer infrastructure, cyclists will die.”
“I’m tired of killing people on our streets. I want to kill fewer people, not more people” - Cleary
“I’m tired of killing people on our streets. I want to kill fewer people, not more people” - Cleary
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🎧Killing kids to save money, part 1(🔒)
Real show notes on Monday
substack.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:54 PM
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The Paris municipal election is next month. New York City & Mayor Mamdani showed us the inspirational power of the right election result. The Paris election has the opposite potential — the most inspiring city in the world in recent years potentially going backwards. Please Paris, keep inspiring us.
I believe the 2 most important city mayoral elections in the world will be tomorrow’s New York City Election (the most important turning point #VOTE in New York history? #VOTEMamdani) & next year’s Paris Election for the successor of this generation’s most important/influential mayor, Anne Hidalgo.
February 11, 2026 at 8:48 PM
The Paris municipal election is next month. New York City & Mayor Mamdani showed us the inspirational power of the right election result. The Paris election has the opposite potential — the most inspiring city in the world in recent years potentially going backwards. Please Paris, keep inspiring us.