I’m a flu watcher with the Canadian Public Health Agency. Once a week they prompt me to fill out a survey which takes 15 seconds with no symptoms Maybe more if I report symptoms? And I can view the map of respiratory symptom incidence in my area. public.cnphi-rcrsp.ca/fluWatcher/r...

There’s a bike lane in Halifax that has had more studies, scrutiny, research and debates than the point tupper data centre #nspoli 😂

James Talarico’s inspiring victory speech (excerpted in the image) should be a rallying cry for all of us to unite and defeat our overlords whether they be in Halifax, Ottawa, Toronto or elsewhere. We need a just, equitable society and we need to focus against those who want to divide us.

The weather for this evening is looking great! See you there! #bikehfx

David Trueman@davidwtrueman.bsky.social · 4d ago

We’ve just made the call that I Light Halifax will be on Sunday due to the bad forecast for tomorrow. Please repost for broad awareness #bikehfx Great article in @thecoast on I Light Halifax: www.thecoast.ca/lifestyle/ma... See you there!

"I just can't vote to send a toothless letter to the province about the CAP. What about seniors?!?" Under the CAP, the two right-most groups transfer $138 million per year to the two left most groups. *graphs are limited to seniors, amounts calculated for whole population

Attention #KidicalMassHfx. We hope to see you Sunday!

David Trueman@davidwtrueman.bsky.social · 4d ago

We’ve just made the call that I Light Halifax will be on Sunday due to the bad forecast for tomorrow. Please repost for broad awareness #bikehfx Great article in @thecoast on I Light Halifax: www.thecoast.ca/lifestyle/ma... See you there!

We’ve just made the call that I Light Halifax will be on Sunday due to the bad forecast for tomorrow. Please repost for broad awareness #bikehfx Great article in @thecoast on I Light Halifax: www.thecoast.ca/lifestyle/ma... See you there!

Making Halifax a safer city for cycling, one light at a time - The Coast

Annual I Light HFX cycling event scheduled for Saturday, Nov 7, promoting safe nighttime riding.

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Critical Mass Halifax@criticalmasshfx.bsky.social · 6d ago

The I Light HFX bike ride is this Saturday! They could still use a few more ride marshalls. Contact HCC to sign up! #BikeHFX

The I Light HFX bike ride is this Saturday! They could still use a few more ride marshalls. Contact HCC to sign up! #BikeHFX

Halifax Cycling Coalition@cyclehalifax.ca · 3w 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 don’t usually do this sort of thing, but I am going to make a personal appeal to consider a Halifax Examiner subscription if you can afford to. They are an invaluable source of insightful, critical and investigative journalism. www.halifaxexaminer.ca

The Halifax Examiner needs your financial support - Halifax Examiner

It would help if others stepped up to promote the Examiner.

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Reminder: it’s coming up this Saturday - always a great time! This week, HCC board members are out at busy cycling locations at dawn/dusk, spotting people without lights, giving them free quality lights. All part of this celebration of cycling! PS we need marshals — DM me if you can help.

Halifax Cycling Coalition@cyclehalifax.ca · 3w 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.

Community tribute: Halifax honoured Nouman Ali, a Dalhousie professor, cyclist, and human rights advocate, remembering his Gaza aid work and safer-streets vision.

From the Examiner article, worth reading in full. Fillmore also mentions a "trade-off", of course involving safety sacrifices. The IMP costed future car dependency spending and we already started on that - e.g. Burnside Connector, WSE www.halifaxexaminer.ca/government/c...

Halifax council votes to send report on bike lane alternatives to committees for review, public consultation - Halifax Examiner

Mayor Andy Fillmore said he's worried about more costs and delays in getting bike lane network completed.

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@harbourdiscourse.bsky.social · 2w ago

we can’t afford car dependency we can’t afford sprawl we can afford bike lanes. some of us just don’t want to pay for them.

Hey. Hi. Hello. In this year's HFX By Bike Halloween Special: A deep dive into road safety in Halifax using the city's collision data. youtu.be/d1uI8ju7etk

Built to Kill

YouTube video by HFX by Bike

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Great article by @suzannerent.bsky.social I really appreciate that she captured most of my points. This is the only media coverage that does t just accept Fillmore’s erroneous claims at face value. You just have to listen to staff and other councillors to realize that.

Suzanne Rent@suzannerent.bsky.social · 2w ago

Halifax council votes to send report on bike lane alternatives to committees for review, public consultation Story by me www.halifaxexaminer.ca/government/c...

I just arrived at Halifax City Hall and there are 10 cyclists wearing their helmets. It’s silent protest against a report on alternatives to the AAA bike lane network to be presented to council today.

“One letter this morning was so poignant. It was someone who’s a professional practitioner in acquired brain injuries, and she was speaking out that this is a wrong-headed move to degrade our safety.” @davidwtrueman.bsky.social

Jen Taplin@jentaplin.bsky.social · 2w ago

“We’re insulted that they listed all the stakeholder groups that they consulted with on the University (Avenue) design, and there wasn’t a single group . . . actually representing people who cycle who would use the facility." www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

“We’re insulted that they listed all the stakeholder groups that they consulted with on the University (Avenue) design, and there wasn’t a single group . . . actually representing people who cycle who would use the facility." www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

Halifax was going to vote on downgraded, cheaper bikeway without consulting cyclists' groups first

Downtown bikeway ready to proceed but it will now go to committees with the opportunity for the public to have their say

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Up now at HRM Council meeting, consideration of the anti-safety staff report. #bikehfx

People gather in Council Chambers in their bike helmets to draw attention to how our safety and that of all residents, particularly seniors and kids, is threatened by the staff report under consideration today. #bikehfx

I understand there will be a silent protest by cyclists who plan on showing up to City Hall wearing bike helmets. Here's the full agenda: pub-halifax.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx...

A report going to @hfxgov.bsky.social Council tomorrow is deeply concerning. Read our latest article outlining why: Six Critical Questions Council must ask before downgrading Halifax's AAA Bicycle Network visionzerohfx.ghost.io/six-critical...

Six Critical Questions Council must ask before downgrading Halifax's AAA Bicycle Network

When protected routes become indirect routes and AAA standards are weakened, it is children, seniors, people with disabilities, and those without cars who pay the price.

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Got time for some Sunday evening emailing #KidicalMassHfx and #BikeHfx? We just sent an email to your inboxes and could really use your help. Read about it here, and then write to your councillor please! kidical-mass-newsletter.beehiiv.com/p/degrading-...

Degrading Halifax's Bike Network

E-mail or call your city councillor, and ask them to reject the "Low Cost Alternatives" being presented at council on Tuesday October 27.

kidical-mass-newsletter.beehiiv.com

HCC has issued a call to action: write your councillor and/or show up at council meeting with your bike helmet on, in silent protest. Details here: mailchi.mp/cyclehalifax...

David Trueman@davidwtrueman.bsky.social · 2w ago

HCC has sent a letter to Council raising strenuous objections to the staff report calling for cost-saving alternatives to 7 bike facility projects while in most cases degrading safety and directness. Read it here: cyclehalifax.ca/advocacy/let... #bikehfx

Many of us are planning to come to the Council meeting and sit in silent protest with our bike helmets on.

Sean Granigan@twogoblinsinacoat.bsky.social · 2w ago

Please contact your councillor about this. Council is talking about this on Tuesday. After being released on a Friday, it's been added to council CONSENT Agenda. What this means is that it could be automatically approved without debate.

Here is a summary table from our letter documenting the degradations of the alternative bike facilities being proposed.

David Trueman@davidwtrueman.bsky.social · 2w ago

HCC has sent a letter to Council raising strenuous objections to the staff report calling for cost-saving alternatives to 7 bike facility projects while in most cases degrading safety and directness. Read it here: cyclehalifax.ca/advocacy/let... #bikehfx

HCC has sent a letter to Council raising strenuous objections to the staff report calling for cost-saving alternatives to 7 bike facility projects while in most cases degrading safety and directness. Read it here: cyclehalifax.ca/advocacy/let... #bikehfx

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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Nice policy statement by the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals (APBP) about e-bikes and e-motos www.apbp.org/assets/Polic... E-bikes are Bikes Some micromobility devices should be regulated as e-bikes E-motos are NOT E-bikes Address confusion re: E-motos at or before point of sale

THERE IS VIDEO. IT IS NUTS. The way Everwind treated those two reporters is the way they’ll treat our whole province.

Ghoul Friday 👻@girlfriday.bsky.social · 3w ago

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I’m heartbroken. My son and daughter in law’s Yuba Spicy Curry cargo bike was stolen last night from the backyard locked shed. It was used every day to carry my grandson to daycare. It is without battery! Please repost for wide awareness. #bikehfx Yes, police report is being filed.

TSC meeting cancelled so we will present at Nov 26 meeting. So, more time to answer the survey if you haven’t done so yet.

David Trueman@davidwtrueman.bsky.social · 4w ago

HCC is collecting info in a survey about the MacDonald Bridge bikeway. This is to bolster our arguments to the Transportation Standing Committee on Oct 22. Whether you use the bridge bikeway or not, we’d like to hear from you, #bikehfx. Please share widely. forms.gle/QbDTTYuWEirt...