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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Bikes actually increase the reach transit can have. You walk about 5km/h, but can bike 15-20km/h. Thus a transit hub can be accessible from 3-4 times further away if it is well connected to bike lanes.
February 10, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Bikes actually increase the reach transit can have. You walk about 5km/h, but can bike 15-20km/h. Thus a transit hub can be accessible from 3-4 times further away if it is well connected to bike lanes.
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Councillor, I can’t drive. Should I be expected to pay for roads for cars?
February 10, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Councillor, I can’t drive. Should I be expected to pay for roads for cars?
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The best cities I have ever been to make drivers pay for using their cars with a congestion or emissions charge. Because it costs (by far) the most to support car use.
As a result, lots more bike, walk or bus and what they need is better financed.
Does that make sense?
As a result, lots more bike, walk or bus and what they need is better financed.
Does that make sense?
February 10, 2026 at 8:08 PM
The best cities I have ever been to make drivers pay for using their cars with a congestion or emissions charge. Because it costs (by far) the most to support car use.
As a result, lots more bike, walk or bus and what they need is better financed.
Does that make sense?
As a result, lots more bike, walk or bus and what they need is better financed.
Does that make sense?
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Do you know what municipal budgets don't get this much attention? The police budget.
February 10, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Do you know what municipal budgets don't get this much attention? The police budget.
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I want to know a dollar cost, if there is one, to all this debate on pausing and looking at alternatives. As Acting CAO Brad Anguish said today, it's the debate that's holding back the delivery of the network. So, what is the dollar cost on that?
February 10, 2026 at 11:14 PM
I want to know a dollar cost, if there is one, to all this debate on pausing and looking at alternatives. As Acting CAO Brad Anguish said today, it's the debate that's holding back the delivery of the network. So, what is the dollar cost on that?
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Canada blanked by the USA.
Council voted to look at killing some kids to defer like $20 in property taxes until 2035.
Pretty shit day all around.
Council voted to look at killing some kids to defer like $20 in property taxes until 2035.
Pretty shit day all around.
February 10, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Canada blanked by the USA.
Council voted to look at killing some kids to defer like $20 in property taxes until 2035.
Pretty shit day all around.
Council voted to look at killing some kids to defer like $20 in property taxes until 2035.
Pretty shit day all around.
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Halifax council passes Andy Fillmore’s motion on reviewing more AAA bike lane projects
By @suzannerent.bsky.social
By @suzannerent.bsky.social
Halifax council passes Andy Fillmore's motion on reviewing more AAA bike lane projects - Halifax Examiner
Councillors continue to debate costs, safety, and AAA standards around network.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
February 10, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Halifax council passes Andy Fillmore’s motion on reviewing more AAA bike lane projects
By @suzannerent.bsky.social
By @suzannerent.bsky.social
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Can someone tell me what a non-AAA bike lane is? This seems to never actually be answered by anyone. (not pointing fingers at this article)
Staff's definition of AAA bike infrastructure is Isleville and Liverpool St., which is a terrible representation.
So I'm all confused!
Staff's definition of AAA bike infrastructure is Isleville and Liverpool St., which is a terrible representation.
So I'm all confused!
February 10, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Can someone tell me what a non-AAA bike lane is? This seems to never actually be answered by anyone. (not pointing fingers at this article)
Staff's definition of AAA bike infrastructure is Isleville and Liverpool St., which is a terrible representation.
So I'm all confused!
Staff's definition of AAA bike infrastructure is Isleville and Liverpool St., which is a terrible representation.
So I'm all confused!
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Another council meeting, another bike lane debate!
Halifax council passes Andy Fillmore’s motion on reviewing more AAA bike lane projects
Story by me
www.halifaxexaminer.ca/government/c...
Halifax council passes Andy Fillmore’s motion on reviewing more AAA bike lane projects
Story by me
www.halifaxexaminer.ca/government/c...
Halifax council passes Andy Fillmore's motion on reviewing more AAA bike lane projects - Halifax Examiner
Councillors continue to debate costs, safety, and AAA standards around network.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
February 10, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Another council meeting, another bike lane debate!
Halifax council passes Andy Fillmore’s motion on reviewing more AAA bike lane projects
Story by me
www.halifaxexaminer.ca/government/c...
Halifax council passes Andy Fillmore’s motion on reviewing more AAA bike lane projects
Story by me
www.halifaxexaminer.ca/government/c...
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The fixation with bike lane spending is horribly fascinating, and obviously pandering to the public view that bike lanes are responsible for escalating municipal taxes and costs.
Another council meeting, another bike lane debate!
Halifax council passes Andy Fillmore’s motion on reviewing more AAA bike lane projects
Story by me
www.halifaxexaminer.ca/government/c...
Halifax council passes Andy Fillmore’s motion on reviewing more AAA bike lane projects
Story by me
www.halifaxexaminer.ca/government/c...
Halifax council passes Andy Fillmore's motion on reviewing more AAA bike lane projects - Halifax Examiner
Councillors continue to debate costs, safety, and AAA standards around network.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
February 10, 2026 at 10:46 PM
The fixation with bike lane spending is horribly fascinating, and obviously pandering to the public view that bike lanes are responsible for escalating municipal taxes and costs.
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I’m absolutely flabbergasted by the extent to which Austerity Andy hates Haligonians, especially our smallest ones.
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The only no votes were from Austin, Cleary, Morse, Steele, and White
Everyone else voted to get a staff report on how they can kill more people on Halifax streets.
Everyone else voted to get a staff report on how they can kill more people on Halifax streets.
February 10, 2026 at 4:14 PM
I’m absolutely flabbergasted by the extent to which Austerity Andy hates Haligonians, especially our smallest ones.
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Oh good, Halifax’s mayor is making council debate bike lanes for the umpteenth time since June.
Up next. Fillmore’s motion for a staff report to scrap the AAA standard for the core bike network
February 10, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Oh good, Halifax’s mayor is making council debate bike lanes for the umpteenth time since June.
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every time someone bikes anywhere it is an act of resistance. viva la resistance!
February 10, 2026 at 7:54 PM
every time someone bikes anywhere it is an act of resistance. viva la resistance!
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Gorgeous afternoon to joyfully bike out to the suburban outpatient clinic!
Apparently this is an act of resistance because:
- no one bikes in the winter
- bike lanes are only for the urban core
- disabled people can’t bike
- no one bikes to medical appointments
Apparently this is an act of resistance because:
- no one bikes in the winter
- bike lanes are only for the urban core
- disabled people can’t bike
- no one bikes to medical appointments
February 10, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Gorgeous afternoon to joyfully bike out to the suburban outpatient clinic!
Apparently this is an act of resistance because:
- no one bikes in the winter
- bike lanes are only for the urban core
- disabled people can’t bike
- no one bikes to medical appointments
Apparently this is an act of resistance because:
- no one bikes in the winter
- bike lanes are only for the urban core
- disabled people can’t bike
- no one bikes to medical appointments
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Hey. Hi. Hello.
In the latest HFX By Bike Short, I go over a near miss at a crosswalk in North End Halifax and how road design can make such events less likely.
youtube.com/shorts/50FA9...
In the latest HFX By Bike Short, I go over a near miss at a crosswalk in North End Halifax and how road design can make such events less likely.
youtube.com/shorts/50FA9...
A Near Miss On Novalea #roadsafety #pedestriansafety
YouTube video by HFX by Bike
youtube.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Hey. Hi. Hello.
In the latest HFX By Bike Short, I go over a near miss at a crosswalk in North End Halifax and how road design can make such events less likely.
youtube.com/shorts/50FA9...
In the latest HFX By Bike Short, I go over a near miss at a crosswalk in North End Halifax and how road design can make such events less likely.
youtube.com/shorts/50FA9...
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#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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Reposted by Sara F.L. Kirk
People are getting seriously injured/killed in Halifax streets- often in marked crosswalks!- at record numbers yet according to @hfxgov.bsky.social paint is enough to protect cyclists 🤡 🤡 🤡
February 10, 2026 at 9:23 PM
People are getting seriously injured/killed in Halifax streets- often in marked crosswalks!- at record numbers yet according to @hfxgov.bsky.social paint is enough to protect cyclists 🤡 🤡 🤡
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30 year old man seriously injured after being struck by a driver on a marked intersection crosswalk.
Yet another horrific reminder of how much work there is to support safety. I hope this person makes a recovery
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
Yet another horrific reminder of how much work there is to support safety. I hope this person makes a recovery
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
Pedestrian seriously injured after collision in Bedford, N.S.
Police are investigating a vehicle collision that seriously injured a pedestrian in Bedford, N.S., Tuesday morning.
www.ctvnews.ca
February 10, 2026 at 9:20 PM
30 year old man seriously injured after being struck by a driver on a marked intersection crosswalk.
Yet another horrific reminder of how much work there is to support safety. I hope this person makes a recovery
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
Yet another horrific reminder of how much work there is to support safety. I hope this person makes a recovery
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
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Short reminder:
Vision Zero is a great goal to work on.
Day by day.
Just by putting people over cars.
Vision Zero is a great goal to work on.
Day by day.
Just by putting people over cars.
February 10, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Short reminder:
Vision Zero is a great goal to work on.
Day by day.
Just by putting people over cars.
Vision Zero is a great goal to work on.
Day by day.
Just by putting people over cars.
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Apparently we’re expected pay for our own protection while simultaneously subsidizing the precious roads for the precious drivers of this city who don’t give a shit about anybody not in a car- just like our city council
February 10, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Apparently we’re expected pay for our own protection while simultaneously subsidizing the precious roads for the precious drivers of this city who don’t give a shit about anybody not in a car- just like our city council
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Councillors signed off a road safety strategy in 2024 which acknowledges 22% of our injury and fatal crash victims are vulnerable road users.
Are we going to make cyclists pay extra for the infrastructure they need for safety? Including children?
Are we going to make cyclists pay extra for the infrastructure they need for safety? Including children?
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 8:14 PM
Councillors signed off a road safety strategy in 2024 which acknowledges 22% of our injury and fatal crash victims are vulnerable road users.
Are we going to make cyclists pay extra for the infrastructure they need for safety? Including children?
Are we going to make cyclists pay extra for the infrastructure they need for safety? Including children?
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‘Where are all the joyful motherfuckers?’ Allison Russell and Bad Bunny show us the way out
Morning File by @timbousquet.bsky.social
Morning File by @timbousquet.bsky.social
'Where are all the joyful motherfuckers?' Allison Russell and Bad Bunny show us the way out - Halifax Examiner
Yeah, but you see, I'm wallowing in the depths of cynicism and despair over here.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
February 10, 2026 at 2:47 PM
‘Where are all the joyful motherfuckers?’ Allison Russell and Bad Bunny show us the way out
Morning File by @timbousquet.bsky.social
Morning File by @timbousquet.bsky.social