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Critical Mass Halifax

@criticalmasshfx.bsky.social

An informal, leaderless bike ride that meets on the last Friday of every month, in cities around the world, including Halifax, NS, Canada. https://linktr.ee/criticalmass.halifax

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Matt Stickland@landofsticks.bsky.social · last wk.

What if instead of spending $726,000 for a bike route people would use we spend $451,000 on a bike route no one will use. We can waste $451,000 but make it seem like we're saving $275,000 because council wouldn't recognize good fiscal decision making if it ran them over in an unprotected bike lane.

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Vision Zero Kjipuktuk-Halifax@visionzerokh.bsky.social · last wk.

Council will review an "Alternatives for 2028/29 and 2029/30 AAA Bicycle Network Capital Projects" at the Regional Council meeting on Tuesday. Review the segments up for route changes and no longer all ages and abilities, contact your Councillor. pub-halifax.escribemeetings.com/filestream.a...

Critical Mass Halifax@criticalmasshfx.bsky.social · 3w ago

HALLOWHEEL is BACK Friday 30 October 2026!!!!!! 🎃🕸 ✨️👻😈☠️🤠⚰️👹👽🤘 Our biggest, SPOOKIEST ride of the year! 🧟‍♀️🧜‍♂️ Meet us at the OVAL at 6:30 in your best costumes! 👑🦺 And don't forget to deck out your bike with lights, decor, and tunes 💡🪭🎶

Illustration of a monster mouth with jagged teeth "eating" the text of the event poster, and a purple bike with spiderwebs as wheel spokes. Poster text: Bike Party x Critical Mass, Hallowheel 2026, Friday Oct 30, The Oval, 6:30pm, Afterpaty and costume contest. Logos for Halifax Cycling Coalition, Dal Bike Centre, Critical Mass, Bike Party, and Monthly Cycles.
Halifax Cycling Coalition@cyclehalifax.ca · 2w ago

Decorate your bike with lights and ride with us on I Light HFX, a marshalled 9.3 km night ride. Bring your friends and family along! Sat, Nov 7, 6pm at Dal/Kings Bike Centre. Please sign our annual waiver to participate using the link in our bio.

I Light HFX poster: a night photo of a crowd on lit-up bikes, with the ride on Saturday, November 7 at 6pm at Dal/Kings Bike Centre, and a QR code for the waiver.
Rachel@rachelcinema.bsky.social · last mo.

A whole miniature city for tiny cyclist. 🥹 C'est tellement mignon et franchement émouvant. Non seulement une ville sans enfants n'en est pas une, mais c'est à leur hauteur qu'on devrait penser nos espaces et lieux de vie.

Vision Zero Kjipuktuk-Halifax@visionzerokh.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Help make our streets safer! We want to know about any near misses & close calls experienced by people walking, rolling, cycling or using micromobility around Kjipuktuk/Halifax. Use this link to make your report - it takes just 3-5 minutes. #VisionZero #RoadSafety forms.gle/XGr4do39sW9V... 1/2

Report a safety incident while walking, rolling, cycling, or using micromobility in the Halifax Regional Municipality

Thank you for taking the time to fill out this form! Your information will help us gather real-time data and identify patterns across our city, to highlight the dangerous traffic conditions that peopl...

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Vision Zero Kjipuktuk-Halifax@visionzerokh.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Heads Up Halifax! Deaths & serious injuries from road violence are the tip of the iceberg, but what of the many near misses that occur every day? They matter too but go undocumented. Launching next week - help us to capture these unsafe incidents across@hfxgov.bsky.social #VisionZero More to come...

Cross-section image of an iceberg, with the small tip above the water line and the large body beneath it. The water is a vivid blue, the sky is blue & there are clouds and the iceberg is a pale blue/white. The image is beng used to illustrate that deaths and serious injuries from road violence are the tip of the iceberg and dangerous driving causes many more near misses that people witness daily. We want to capture those incidents, starting next week.
Idealistic Pragmatist@justip.bsky.social · last wk.

I hope that if you’ve ever been curious about these rides, you’ll join us for one near you in our 2027 season. Because they’re designed for kids, they also make excellent rides for adults who are a bit nervous about cycling in the city. Kidical Mass is for everyone! /2fin.

Kidical Mass Halifax

Kidical Mass Halifax rides are a celebration of cycling and a way to show that kids & families need safe spaces to ride in their communities.

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Safe Kjipuktuk@safehrm.bsky.social · last wk.

This is a very comprehensive response from @cyclehalifax.ca Bear in mind this report was discovered just this Friday, so this was an avoidable scramble. Shareable with your councillor. cyclehalifax.ca/advocacy/let...

Letter to HRM Council: Don't Degrade Safety for Bike Lanes - Halifax Cycling Coalition

HCC writes HRM Council imploring them to reject an omnibus proposal to replace established bike facility plans with cost saving alternatives that degrade safety and directness.

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Vision Zero Kjipuktuk-Halifax@visionzerokh.bsky.social · 3w ago

The new Nova Scotia Traffic Safety Act & Regulations is an improvement on the outdated MVA but gaps & contradictions remain that could threaten implementation, interpretation & impact. Read our media release & submission for our assessment from a #VisionZero lens #NSPoli

Traffic Safety Act and Regulations: Key changes, Vision Zero gaps

We recommend that the Government of Nova Scotia expressly strengthens the statutory framework governing the preventative responsibilities and accountability of road authorities

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Raccoon in the sky@seebo429.bsky.social · 3w ago

This is one of my favourite #BikeHFX rides and I want to see YOU there. Yes you! Especially if you haven't been on a #BikeHFX group ride! And I want you to bring a friend too! Especially if they've never been on a #BikeHFX group ride!

Critical Mass Halifax@criticalmasshfx.bsky.social · 3w ago

HALLOWHEEL is BACK Friday 30 October 2026!!!!!! 🎃🕸 ✨️👻😈☠️🤠⚰️👹👽🤘 Our biggest, SPOOKIEST ride of the year! 🧟‍♀️🧜‍♂️ Meet us at the OVAL at 6:30 in your best costumes! 👑🦺 And don't forget to deck out your bike with lights, decor, and tunes 💡🪭🎶

Illustration of a monster mouth with jagged teeth "eating" the text of the event poster, and a purple bike with spiderwebs as wheel spokes. Poster text: Bike Party x Critical Mass, Hallowheel 2026, Friday Oct 30, The Oval, 6:30pm, Afterpaty and costume contest. Logos for Halifax Cycling Coalition, Dal Bike Centre, Critical Mass, Bike Party, and Monthly Cycles.
Jen@envirojen.bsky.social · 3w ago

Attention #BikeHfx. It seems this work has also closed a portion of Connolly Street today, earlier than expected and perhaps further reaching than expected. It’s going to be quite difficult to cycle my kid to school without using an arterial.

Halifax Regional Municipality@hfxgov.bsky.social · 4w ago

(1/2) Road closure: Intersection of Bayers Road and Oxford Street. From Oct. 14 to approximately Nov. 11, this intersection will be closed to all traffic while an upgraded water transmission main is installed as part of the Bayers Road Transit Priority Corridor project. More details: buff.ly/suU5xYm

Critical Mass Halifax@criticalmasshfx.bsky.social · 3w ago

HALLOWHEEL is BACK Friday 30 October 2026!!!!!! 🎃🕸 ✨️👻😈☠️🤠⚰️👹👽🤘 Our biggest, SPOOKIEST ride of the year! 🧟‍♀️🧜‍♂️ Meet us at the OVAL at 6:30 in your best costumes! 👑🦺 And don't forget to deck out your bike with lights, decor, and tunes 💡🪭🎶

Illustration of a monster mouth with jagged teeth "eating" the text of the event poster, and a purple bike with spiderwebs as wheel spokes. Poster text: Bike Party x Critical Mass, Hallowheel 2026, Friday Oct 30, The Oval, 6:30pm, Afterpaty and costume contest. Logos for Halifax Cycling Coalition, Dal Bike Centre, Critical Mass, Bike Party, and Monthly Cycles.
Laura White, P.Eng.@lecwhite.bsky.social · last mo.

🚲🦽🚶🏼‍♂️🛴🚍🚑🚒🚛 Morris St cycling connection public engagement: I did this survey last night. It is quite complex. Please take some time to read and have your say. There is a lot of free form text entry opportunities. Attend in person on the 29th if you like. Please share.

Halifax Regional Municipality@hfxgov.bsky.social · last mo.

The Halifax Regional Municipality is seeking feedback on different design options for the Peninsula South Complete Streets project. Details: buff.ly/qPIHE79

Green background with caption "Peninsula South Complete Streets East Connection" with icons for bus, walking, cycling and wheelchair accessibility.
Sara F.L. Kirk@sflkirk.bsky.social · last mo.

I deleted my original post because @hfxgov.bsky.social reported 20 fatal collisions not deaths. @visionzerokh.bsky.social has also updated their post url here: visionzerohfx.ghost.io/twenty-fatal...

Twenty fatal collisions on our streets in 2025 is not 'favourable' progress

If zero means zero, then the most important number in the 2026 Road Safety Annual Report is twenty. At least twenty people died on HRM roads in 2025. Everything else is secondary.

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Safe Kjipuktuk@safehrm.bsky.social · last mo.

20 died as of August last year and that may exclude Maverick Brown. Others died since then www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Vélo Canada Bikes@velocanadabikes.bsky.social · 3mo ago

irst order of business: launching the first-ever Canadian Bicycle Mechanic Workforce Study! 📊 We need an evidence-based look at the workforce challenges facing mechanics and shop owners across Canada. Love your local bike shop? Help us spread the word! 👇

Sara F.L. Kirk@sflkirk.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Yes OK, I am biased. But this successful outcome was facilitated by the support of our members, donors & business partners. A #BikeFriendlyCanada doesn't happen on fresh air, it happens through memberships & donations to this great organisation. Join/donate here velocanadabikes.org/membership/

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Vélo Canada Bikes@velocanadabikes.bsky.social · 3mo ago

UPDATE: Federal active transportation funds are finally flowing in Canada! 🎉 After a year of delays, critical federal funding for safe bike and pedestrian infrastructure is moving forward again. Here’s the story of how advocates made it happen 🧵👇