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Terri @terriclarke.bsky.social · 16h

I hadn’t used the Transit app in a long time since I rarely take the bus in Halifax anymore, but it’s added more sustainable transportation options for our city, including directions for walking, biking, Bird micromobility and Communauto Flex in addition to taking the bus or ferry.

Stephen Miller @millerstephen.bsky.social · 1d

Indeed we do! More info about how we handle bike routing here: blog.transitapp.com/go-bike/

Transit app is now a bike app, too

Now, our app can help transit riders become bike riders, too, by showing which routes in your city are actually safe to ride.

blog.transitapp.com

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Tyler McKay @tcmdev.ca · 9h

P.S what a great photo of PP, really captures his smug incompetence

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Tyler McKay @tcmdev.ca · 9h

Carney is the right guy for the job right now. When his mandate is up, maybe there will be a better candidate; but otherwise it's anything but PP

Cult MTL @cultmtl.com · 16h

Large majority of Canadians believe Mark Carney would get a better trade deal with the U.S. than Pierre Poilievre

A large majority of Canadians believe Prime Minister Mark Carney would get a better trade deal with the U.S. than Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre.

cultmtl.com

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Suzanne Rent @suzannerent.bsky.social · 12h

It’s a full house at the town hall tonight in District 8 with Mayor Andy Fillmore and Coun. Virginia Hinch. #Halifax

A large crowd is packed into a small room at a community centre with a Black woman and a white man at a table in the front.

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Tyler McKay @tcmdev.ca · 9h

I'm curious to how my district will respond to Fillmore. They won't go easy on him IMHO

Can't wait to read about this Suzanne

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Tyler McKay @tcmdev.ca · 9h

This is an incredibly valid reason I can get behind

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Michael de Adder @deadder.bsky.social · 15h

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

Bike lanes are for everyone, even dogs #BikeHFX #BikeJoy #BikeFriendlyPlanet #DogsOnBikes (or at least adjacent) urbanists.video/w/rHV7Z8SKpi...

Bike lanes are for everyone, even dogs

Cycling down a painted bike lane behind someone on an electric unicyle with a dog running alongside. Yet more evidence that bike lanes are for everyone!

urbanists.video

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Tyler McKay @tcmdev.ca · 9h

They would have to actually care about people first. I know some of them do, but plenty don't

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Tyler McKay @tcmdev.ca · 10h

Skis may end up being a reliable form of transport in heavy snow this year

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Tyler McKay @tcmdev.ca · 10h

We figured this out 100 years ago, electrification is the answer

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햏 @hehheh.bsky.social · 13h

Down with the new fancy tech, up with the traditional rail electrification!
No, hydrogen trains aren't as good as they sound.

RideSD @ridesd.org · 1d

Electrify the Sprinter!

thecoastnews.com/hydrogen-rai...

Commentary: Hydrogen rail not the answer | The Coast News Group

The Coast News recently reported that NCTD plans to pilot hydrogen trains for the Sprinter. However, hydrogen is not as great as it seems.

thecoastnews.com

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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 12h

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Tyler McKay @tcmdev.ca · 10h

There are plenty of racist people in Canada, and Trump and US politics are enabling them. Normalizing the behaviour we see from US politicians, gives the racists who live here want to speak their mind too. We must oppose this at all costs, we want people to come here and thrive and help our economy

From the onguardforthee community on Reddit: Conservatives want to end birthright citizenship for children of temporary residents

Explore this post and more from the onguardforthee community

www.reddit.com

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Terri @terriclarke.bsky.social · 19h

I’m impressed with Chender here for plainly stating that we need more housing in general, not just more public housing. And she’s right we need investment in Halifax Water and the power grid so that we can build in the right places, instead of just enabling more greenfield development.

NDP zeroes in on Houston government's failure on housing - Halifax Examiner

Houston is creating housing policies mostly for the benefit of large development companies.

www.halifaxexaminer.ca

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Hannah, haunted by a bevy of quirky ghosts @hannahr.bsky.social · 1d

Begging the transit users of Halifax to learn basic bus etiquette

Have your ticket / pass / money / transfer in your hand when you board

Move to the back

Do everything you can to not touch people with your body, bag, purse, water bottle

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American Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 1d

How to relieve traffic congestion, guaranteed:

Support density, sidewalks, protected bike lanes, and high quality public transit. Give people more reasons to stay out of cars and the road will open up to you.

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 1d

An adult driver angry at a child they hit with their car.

Our car culture summed up in one video.

Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 1d

Police in Airdrie, Alberta (just north of Calgary) say this driver hit a 17-year-old girl in a marked crosswalk, got out of the vehicle, and appeared to get upset at the teenager before driving away.

They released this video and are now trying to identify the driver.

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 1d

Pritzker is right. They want to normalize troops in cities so they can steal every election just like Putin does.

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Suzanne Rent @suzannerent.bsky.social · 1d

When you’re on the bus you really notice that congestion is caused by cars.

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Tyler McKay @tcmdev.ca · 1d

Paris is an example of a city who took things seriously and started making changes immediately. Doing targeted changes quickly and cheaply. Then going in and upgrading areas which needed improvements to handle the changes which emerged

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 1d

“In a city once choked with cars and infamous for its traffic snarls, Paris has pulled off a remarkable turnaround…the French capital has officially become Europe’s best city for children to walk, cycle, and move around independently.” Via @momentummag.bsky.social

A victory for FAST leadership.

Paris Pedals to the Top: How the City of Light Became Europe’s Best for Young Cyclists

The French capital has officially become Europe’s best city for children to walk, cycle, and move around independently

momentummag.com

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Tyler McKay @tcmdev.ca · 1d

The Accountant is trying to "out business" his opponents, instead of working with people to actually do good things

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Bartek Ciszkowski @justbartek.ca · 1d

Popped into the Halifax Tool Library and got myself a membership. What a fun space! So many tools! This is great.

Thanks @danp.net for the recommendation! First job, fix my kids’ Nintendo DS 😀

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Tyler McKay @tcmdev.ca · 1d

Reading through all of the comments from the speakers, a lot of it feels very NIMBY to me. Lots of cliches (traffic, character of the neighborhood, ruining views). Some of it is legitimate, environmental concerns mainly (but believe it or not, eco-NIMBYism is real)

Work with HRM, improve the cove

Suzanne Rent @suzannerent.bsky.social · 1d

I am home but the public hearing for the proposed bylaw amendments for Dartmouth Cove has started. #Halifax staff just wrapped up a presentation.

You can watch here but I will live post what speakers have to say:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAiF...

October 7, 2025 Halifax Regional Council - Part 2

YouTube video by Halifax Regional Municipality

www.youtube.com

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Suzanne Rent @suzannerent.bsky.social · 1d

Evie Sweeney (I think), who is 14, and said she goes to Dartmouth Cove almost every day to walk her dog. She is an aspiring marine biologist and is worried about the sea life in the cove if it's infilled.

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