Niki Eldee
@nikieldee.bsky.social
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One of the biggest reasons why better cities are hard to achieve is the powerful proven psychology of “status quo bias.” No matter how bad an idea was in the first place, once it’s in place, our “loss aversion” means we will fight irrationally hard to protect it from any change to something better.
December 16, 2025 at 4:48 AM
One of the biggest reasons why better cities are hard to achieve is the powerful proven psychology of “status quo bias.” No matter how bad an idea was in the first place, once it’s in place, our “loss aversion” means we will fight irrationally hard to protect it from any change to something better.
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Cars are a lot slower than people think. This driver commutes at 4 MPH. That's barely faster than walking (avg walking pace is around 3.3 MPH)
They could cut their commute to 15 minutes biking at 12 MPH, but they might not have a safe route to do so
We are forcing people into terrible car commutes
They could cut their commute to 15 minutes biking at 12 MPH, but they might not have a safe route to do so
We are forcing people into terrible car commutes
December 16, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Cars are a lot slower than people think. This driver commutes at 4 MPH. That's barely faster than walking (avg walking pace is around 3.3 MPH)
They could cut their commute to 15 minutes biking at 12 MPH, but they might not have a safe route to do so
We are forcing people into terrible car commutes
They could cut their commute to 15 minutes biking at 12 MPH, but they might not have a safe route to do so
We are forcing people into terrible car commutes
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WATCH: If you really STILL don’t understand how car-dependent suburbia is HEAVILY SUBSIDIZED by downtown & all the urban parts of your city, please watch this EXCELLENT video by #NotJustBikes helped by #UrbanThree & @StrongTowns.org. And then please SHARE it as much as possible. youtu.be/7Nw6qyyrTeI
November 22, 2025 at 4:57 PM
WATCH: If you really STILL don’t understand how car-dependent suburbia is HEAVILY SUBSIDIZED by downtown & all the urban parts of your city, please watch this EXCELLENT video by #NotJustBikes helped by #UrbanThree & @StrongTowns.org. And then please SHARE it as much as possible. youtu.be/7Nw6qyyrTeI
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This research was carried out in 2021. We are living with unnecessary infections.
#CleantheAir
Respirators for airborne risk
Ffp2
Ffp3 for staff
Not gappy FRSM
We need masks that seal to the face. www.theguardian.com/world/2021/j...
#CleantheAir
Respirators for airborne risk
Ffp2
Ffp3 for staff
Not gappy FRSM
We need masks that seal to the face. www.theguardian.com/world/2021/j...
Cambridge hospital’s mask upgrade appears to eliminate Covid risk to staff
Hospital infection study shows use of FFP3 respirators at Addenbrooke’s ‘may have cut ward-based infection to zero’
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:01 PM
This research was carried out in 2021. We are living with unnecessary infections.
#CleantheAir
Respirators for airborne risk
Ffp2
Ffp3 for staff
Not gappy FRSM
We need masks that seal to the face. www.theguardian.com/world/2021/j...
#CleantheAir
Respirators for airborne risk
Ffp2
Ffp3 for staff
Not gappy FRSM
We need masks that seal to the face. www.theguardian.com/world/2021/j...
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We’ve created the perfect sickness storm because whether you have covid or not right now, whatever sickness you have is probably worse because Covid damaged your immune system or other organs. But still we do almost nothing to prevent or reduce multiple Covid infections.
December 10, 2025 at 7:35 PM
We’ve created the perfect sickness storm because whether you have covid or not right now, whatever sickness you have is probably worse because Covid damaged your immune system or other organs. But still we do almost nothing to prevent or reduce multiple Covid infections.
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You too can own an original Kal Barteski creation and have it shipped to you anywhere in the US and Canada! Order now! pattybikes.weebly.com#/
Who doesn't want MORE PEOPLE BIKING MORE OFTEN?
@bikewinnipeg.bsky.social @ianmccausland.bsky.social
Who doesn't want MORE PEOPLE BIKING MORE OFTEN?
@bikewinnipeg.bsky.social @ianmccausland.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM
You too can own an original Kal Barteski creation and have it shipped to you anywhere in the US and Canada! Order now! pattybikes.weebly.com#/
Who doesn't want MORE PEOPLE BIKING MORE OFTEN?
@bikewinnipeg.bsky.social @ianmccausland.bsky.social
Who doesn't want MORE PEOPLE BIKING MORE OFTEN?
@bikewinnipeg.bsky.social @ianmccausland.bsky.social
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All super rich guys sound the same now. It’s all “I sleep four hours a night and spend the other twenty hours a day developing a product that’s going to bring us the best widespread poverty anyone’s ever seen.”
December 3, 2025 at 9:53 PM
All super rich guys sound the same now. It’s all “I sleep four hours a night and spend the other twenty hours a day developing a product that’s going to bring us the best widespread poverty anyone’s ever seen.”
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Imagine if we handled pandemic response in similar way to we handle climate policies. What is best for the economy? Or wait we did and folks died.
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Here’s the problem with Canada’s ‘industrial carbon price’
The success of Carney’s gambit on pipelines could come down to what agreement Ottawa can reach on how much to charge for greenhouse gas emissions.
www.thestar.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Imagine if we handled pandemic response in similar way to we handle climate policies. What is best for the economy? Or wait we did and folks died.
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
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This is currently the only car parked on all of Wellington Cres between Academy and Stradbrook, in case you’re wondering how well-used is the parking we’re currently afraid will be sacrificed to make sure cyclists aren’t.
December 4, 2025 at 3:34 AM
This is currently the only car parked on all of Wellington Cres between Academy and Stradbrook, in case you’re wondering how well-used is the parking we’re currently afraid will be sacrificed to make sure cyclists aren’t.
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Oh my gosh, so cool to see Melissa Bruntlett of @modacitylife.com profiled in this NYT piece!! Well-deserved, Melissa! Hope to cycle in the NL with you again some day. 😊
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/h...
She’s on a Mission to Make the World More Bike-Friendly
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Oh my gosh, so cool to see Melissa Bruntlett of @modacitylife.com profiled in this NYT piece!! Well-deserved, Melissa! Hope to cycle in the NL with you again some day. 😊
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/h...
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Reminder: It's never too late to start wearing a mask again
December 3, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Reminder: It's never too late to start wearing a mask again
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Energy transitions can happen faster than we think:
In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.
December 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Energy transitions can happen faster than we think:
In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.
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Explore the usual questions at www.scottsantens.com/basic-income...
Link also in bio.
Guy Standing also goes through them with a chapter on both "how to pay for it" and "won't people quit?" In his book "Basic Income and How We Can Make it Happen" (2015 Pelican Books.)
Link also in bio.
Guy Standing also goes through them with a chapter on both "how to pay for it" and "won't people quit?" In his book "Basic Income and How We Can Make it Happen" (2015 Pelican Books.)
December 1, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Explore the usual questions at www.scottsantens.com/basic-income...
Link also in bio.
Guy Standing also goes through them with a chapter on both "how to pay for it" and "won't people quit?" In his book "Basic Income and How We Can Make it Happen" (2015 Pelican Books.)
Link also in bio.
Guy Standing also goes through them with a chapter on both "how to pay for it" and "won't people quit?" In his book "Basic Income and How We Can Make it Happen" (2015 Pelican Books.)
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Love this graphic from @nousaerons.bsky.social. This is why I mask in public. Breathing dirty air is no different from drinking dirty toilet water.
There's no shortages of airborne transmissible diseases. Even the ones we have vaccines for can cause breakthrough infxns (e.g. TB, Covid, Measles)
There's no shortages of airborne transmissible diseases. Even the ones we have vaccines for can cause breakthrough infxns (e.g. TB, Covid, Measles)
November 25, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Love this graphic from @nousaerons.bsky.social. This is why I mask in public. Breathing dirty air is no different from drinking dirty toilet water.
There's no shortages of airborne transmissible diseases. Even the ones we have vaccines for can cause breakthrough infxns (e.g. TB, Covid, Measles)
There's no shortages of airborne transmissible diseases. Even the ones we have vaccines for can cause breakthrough infxns (e.g. TB, Covid, Measles)
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Roslyn and Osborne is a deadly intersection because it is built to move cars through it quickly. Every design decision has been made for the convenience of drivers, not safety for the people like Rosalie who lived there.
November 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Roslyn and Osborne is a deadly intersection because it is built to move cars through it quickly. Every design decision has been made for the convenience of drivers, not safety for the people like Rosalie who lived there.
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“Winnipeg’s 2026 budget is being presented as a responsible plan for a growing city. In reality, it continues a decades-long pattern of expanding the physical footprint of the city faster than we can afford to maintain it — while starving the essential services that keep Winnipeggers safe.”
November 24, 2025 at 2:59 PM
“Winnipeg’s 2026 budget is being presented as a responsible plan for a growing city. In reality, it continues a decades-long pattern of expanding the physical footprint of the city faster than we can afford to maintain it — while starving the essential services that keep Winnipeggers safe.”
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The idea that conservatives are fiscally responsible needs to be put to bed
Conservatives don't spend money on regular people
But they spend a ton of money on their corporations
#ableg #abpoli #Alberta
Conservatives don't spend money on regular people
But they spend a ton of money on their corporations
#ableg #abpoli #Alberta
#Alberta’s auditor general estimates the government’s failed effort to privatize community lab testing services left taxpayers on the hook for about $109 million.
More here 👇 #yyc #yeg #ableg #abpoli @ctvnewscalgary.bsky.social
www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...
More here 👇 #yyc #yeg #ableg #abpoli @ctvnewscalgary.bsky.social
www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...
Alberta’s auditor says taxpayers lost $109M in lab testing debacle
Alberta’s auditor general estimates the government’s failed effort to privatize community lab testing services left taxpayers on the hook for about $109 million.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 19, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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Monday affirmations
November 17, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Monday affirmations
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We build aggressive vehicles
We market them recklessly
We celebrate dangerous driving
We design violent streets
We prioritize the driver at all costs
We shame and blame everyone else
Road violence is no accident it’s a direct result of our choices.
We market them recklessly
We celebrate dangerous driving
We design violent streets
We prioritize the driver at all costs
We shame and blame everyone else
Road violence is no accident it’s a direct result of our choices.
May 3, 2025 at 12:43 PM
We build aggressive vehicles
We market them recklessly
We celebrate dangerous driving
We design violent streets
We prioritize the driver at all costs
We shame and blame everyone else
Road violence is no accident it’s a direct result of our choices.
We market them recklessly
We celebrate dangerous driving
We design violent streets
We prioritize the driver at all costs
We shame and blame everyone else
Road violence is no accident it’s a direct result of our choices.
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"A city's priorities become as clear as the spaces they choose to maintain in the winter."
Creative done with @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social
Creative done with @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 1:20 PM
"A city's priorities become as clear as the spaces they choose to maintain in the winter."
Creative done with @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social
Creative done with @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social
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October 28, 2025 at 12:54 PM