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denisagar.bsky.social
Denis Agar (he/him)
@denisagar.bsky.social
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Transit polls well. We use that popularity to push for more reliable and abundant transit. Let's make it better than driving. I'm in Vancouver - unceded xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and səlilwətaɬ land. Executive Director of @movementyvr.bsky.social
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Denis Agar (he/him) @denisagar.bsky.social · Nov 10
Here's a starter pack of all the transit rider groups that have popped up so far on BlueSky. Reply if I've missed a group!

go.bsky.app/6Pw2jpk
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Avi Bryant @avibryant.com · 54m
Cool, I’m being flamed by the right wing financial press! financialpost.com/opinion/tere...
Terence Corcoran: Help! I’m rich, so tax me more. Pretty please…
Here’s a message for socialist millionaires: send in the money voluntarily, or shut up. Read more from Terence Corcoran
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Fix the L8 @fixthel8.bsky.social · 2h
Although we disagree with the conclusions from SDOT's traffic study, its traffic counts were very eye-opening:
• Over 3 times as many people use Denny Way to access areas east of I-5 than to access I-5 S
• Of the people continuing east, 35% do so in a car, 34% in a Route 8 bus, and 31% on foot
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Fix the L8 @fixthel8.bsky.social · 14d
SDOT has updated their post about Denny Way bus lanes and have uploaded the full traffic study, which you can read below.

In short, it's a 516 page document that does not mention mode shift or alternate routing a single time.

seattle.gov/documents/De...
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Denis Agar (he/him) @denisagar.bsky.social · 8h
Unfortunately those are pretty small potatoes in the context of the transit budget. Need more taxes!
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Denis Agar (he/him) @denisagar.bsky.social · 12h
They would rather blame tariffs than admit that climate change is also to blame
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 12h
You don't say: Fox & Friends admits “coffee prices are soaring” due to Trump's tariffs
www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/fox...
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Denis Agar (he/him) @denisagar.bsky.social · 12h
Deeply embarrassing Prime Minister
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Julia Levin @jflevin.bsky.social · 12h
So Carney's "elbows up" strategy is to double down on our dependence on the US AND fossil fuel exports??

Basically a lose-lose proposition revealing just how short sighted he is

www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Carney raised Keystone XL pipeline revival in meeting with Trump | CBC News
Relief for Canada from U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum may come thanks to renewed interest in a pipeline project first proposed more than 15 years ago.
www.cbc.ca
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Denis Agar (he/him) @denisagar.bsky.social · 22h
a stuffed white cat is sitting on top of a box and asking why ?
ALT: a stuffed white cat is sitting on top of a box and asking why ?
media.tenor.com
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Denis Agar (he/him) @denisagar.bsky.social · 22h
Someone has discovered London Drugs
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Transit Action Alliance of Guelph (TAAG) @taaguelph.bsky.social · 1d
From concerned rider to transit champion! 🏆

Hear from Rodney Chan @chanface.bsky.social of @tritag.ca at the #Guelph Transportation Summit on October 18. Learn how to (re)build advocacy movements & run successful campaigns.

Info & Register www.taaguelph.com/summit

#TransitAdvocacy #UrbanPlanning
Rodney Chan Transportation Summit Poster
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Movement: Metro Vancouver Transit Riders @movementyvr.bsky.social · 1d
Attention UBC SkyTrain supporters: sign up to speak in support of Motion 5. Next Stop UBC: A Call to Accelerate the Completion of the Broadway SkyTrain at Vancouver City Council tomorrow.

You have until 5pm today to register!

vancouver.ca/your-go...

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Isaac Callan @isaaccallan.bsky.social · 1d
NEW: A vehicle assigned to a Ford cabinet minister has been recorded at stunt driving speeds 12 times.

The premier's office suggested it was the same driver each time, and implied they still work for the government. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1146702...
Ford government vehicle recorded at stunt driving speeds on Ontario highways | Globalnews.ca
At least one cabinet-assigned vehicle was recorded driving more than 50 km/h over the speed limit multiple times in the past three years, according to documents.
globalnews.ca
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Denis Agar (he/him) @denisagar.bsky.social · 2d
Welcome! Wait until you see the Canada Line!
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jean-b-anderson.bsky.social @jean-b-anderson.bsky.social · 2d
I caught the newly opened Port Moody shoreline boardwalk at sunset the other day, and it is pretty great.

Between being out in the suburbs and being newly opened, I think it is fair to say it qualifies as a 'hidden gem'
New Port Moody shoreline boardwalk New Port Moody shoreline boardwalk New Port Moody shoreline boardwalk New Port Moody shoreline boardwalk, with heron
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Denis Agar (he/him) @denisagar.bsky.social · 2d
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Denis Agar (he/him) @denisagar.bsky.social · 2d
They are doing all door boarding but riders have to tap their card on a validator. They could save time by doing off board fare payment.
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Denis Agar (he/him) @denisagar.bsky.social · 2d
I don't know!
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Jake Tobin @jaketobin.bsky.social · 2d
Oh no really I’m so shocked wow
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Hayden Clarkin @thetransitguy.com · 2d
The amount of land just prime for redevelopment in every city in the United States is just such low-hanging fruit.

(Tampa)
Before and after of a decade showing an empty lot turn into a very urban core neighborhood
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Denis Agar (he/him) @denisagar.bsky.social · 2d
I wonder if the culprit isn't actually just cars (ie they don't have signal priority for buses to preserve capacity for cars).
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Denis Agar (he/him) @denisagar.bsky.social · 2d
Pie-IX BRT in Montreal is slower than the bus route it replaced. The article blames increased ridership (longer dwell) and increased red light time. But they wave the signal delay off as part of vision zero.

YUL ppl: is that legit? Could they still save time?

ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/219...
Le SRB Pie-IX n’est pas plus rapide que l’ancien express
Les feux de circulation et l'achalandage du service rapide par bus sur cet important axe nord-sud de l'est de Montréal sont en cause.
ici.radio-canada.ca
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Denis Agar (he/him) @denisagar.bsky.social · 2d
Who are we going to export fossil fuels to when they're the most expensive fuel on the market? You don't build a pipeline for today's demand, you build it for 10 years out. We're being left in the dust.
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Denis Agar (he/him) @denisagar.bsky.social · 2d
Even CBC is so far behind on the pipeline issue. When covering this, they should be discussing one thing at the top of every story:

fossil fuels are done.

Pakistan has imported solar panels equivalent to their entire grid's capacity and they're just getting started.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
'There is no B.C. coast. It's Canada's coast': Sask. premier supports Alta. pipeline proposal | CBC News
Sask. Premier Scott Moe repeated his support for the proposed pipeline between Alberta and the northern B.C. coast earlier this week by Alberta Premier Danielle Smith.
www.cbc.ca
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Carter Lavin @carterlavin.bsky.social · 3d
Bus-only lanes are a tool for correcting our unjust streets
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Maya🚂🚃🚄🚅🚆🚇🚈🚉🚊🚝🚞🚋🚌🚎 @trains.bsky.social · 3d
and now our THREE COMPLETELY FULL BUSSES are stuck behind individual vehicle traffic on 16th street
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Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com · 3d
Interestingly, the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association, who had previously opposed the infrastructure, eventually reversed their position and became one of the city’s most vocal cycling proponents—calling protected bike lanes “the way of the future” and a “win–win–win for all users”.
People of all ages and abilities ride bicycles on protected cycling infrastructure on the streets of Downtown Vancouver. People of all ages and abilities ride bicycles on protected cycling infrastructure on the streets of Downtown Vancouver. People of all ages and abilities ride bicycles on protected cycling infrastructure on the streets of Downtown Vancouver. People of all ages and abilities ride bicycles on protected cycling infrastructure on the streets of Downtown Vancouver.
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Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com · 3d
When newly-elected Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson started converting car lanes to bike lanes in 2009, pundits claimed it was political suicide. In 2018, he stepped down after three terms as the longest-serving mayor in the city's history. So what can this tale teach us about so-called "bikelash"?🧵
People of all ages and abilities ride bicycles on protected cycling infrastructure on the streets of Downtown Vancouver. People of all ages and abilities ride bicycles on protected cycling infrastructure on the streets of Downtown Vancouver. People of all ages and abilities ride bicycles on protected cycling infrastructure on the streets of Downtown Vancouver. People of all ages and abilities ride bicycles on protected cycling infrastructure on the streets of Downtown Vancouver.
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Vision Zero Vancouver @visionzerovancouver.ca · 3d
We often focus on municipal issues, but the Province has a giant role to play in keeping people safe on our streets.

Here are 5 ideas the Province could implement, most of them nearly overnight, all of them within current budget constraints (a few even make money!) in order to save lives.
Five things the Province can do to save lives on our streets
We mainly focus on municipal issues at Vision Zero Vancouver, but the Provincial government has a critical role to play in making our streets safe. Here are five evidence-based ideas the province c…
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