Going digital

Not getting all the "items due back" notifications from Halifax Public Libraries I should be. Check your items! I've had a book for a while but hadn't gotten a notification so thought it must be fine. It's 11 days overdue 😬

Halifax paid parking Saturday, week 3! Average occupied spaces in zones B/C/H during paid hours: Jul 18: 204 / 67 / 92 Jul 25: 241 / 95 / 126 Aug 1: 285 / 108 / 94 Aug 1 was +18%, +13%, -25% vs prev Saturday, and 99%, 98%, 88% of preceding Mon-Fri.

Dan Peterson@danp.net · last wk.

Halifax paid parking Saturday, week 2! Average occupied spaces in zones B/C/H during paid hours: Jul 18: 204 / 67 / 92 Jul 25: 241 / 95 / 126 Jul 25 was +18%, +43%, +36% vs prev Saturday, and 89%, 99%, 123% of preceding Mon-Fri.

Love seeing people take back space from cars. More pls.

Nice that knotweed and such were trimmed along the older part of the Barrington greenway, keeping it from going beyond the fence and into the path. But some tree branches that required ducking were missed. Fixed! Also did some trimming touchups on the #BikeHfx Devonshire lanes, especially NB

Attn #BikeHfx: Seymour between Univeristy and Coburg is closed today and was yesterday too. @hfxgov.bsky.social has not mentioned this anywhere best I can tell.

Halifax paid parking Saturday, week 2! Average occupied spaces in zones B/C/H during paid hours: Jul 18: 204 / 67 / 92 Jul 25: 241 / 95 / 126 Jul 25 was +18%, +43%, +36% vs prev Saturday, and 89%, 99%, 123% of preceding Mon-Fri.

Dan Peterson@danp.net · 2w ago

Halifax's first paid parking Saturday was yesterday and my scraped availability map data shows it. Zone B's average usage for Saturday was 57% of last Mon-Fri, C was 56%, and H was 81%. Will be interesting to see how that evolves!

Me when Monday rolls around

Halifax's first paid parking Saturday was yesterday and my scraped availability map data shows it. Zone B's average usage for Saturday was 57% of last Mon-Fri, C was 56%, and H was 81%. Will be interesting to see how that evolves!

@kwilsonhfx.bsky.social in your bike lane/etc costing stuff have you come across anything that indicates spending a bit more for upfront better cycling infra saves on recap cost over the long term? Thinking about less asphalt to repave and such.

Ohhh when Fillmore said Halifax was a “defence city” he meant it’s where he would be a defendant, that makes sense

A pretty funny inside baseball HRM Council clip. Consider who Councillor Austin might be looking at with Deputy Mayor Cuttell acting as chair of the meeting.

This would be so much better than “Canada’s Defence City,” for everyone

Jillian@bikehfxlobby.bsky.social · 4w ago

Halifax isn’t really a kid-friendly city. But what if it were? What if we invested in what matters? Join us at #KidicalMassHfx on Sunday, July 12 at 9:30am to see what a kid-friendlier city could look like! hfx.bike/kidical-mass...

Halifax isn’t really a kid-friendly city. But what if it were? What if we invested in what matters? Join us at #KidicalMassHfx on Sunday, July 12 at 9:30am to see what a kid-friendlier city could look like! hfx.bike/kidical-mass...

Glorious #BikeHfx ride to Birdies for their weekly special (Gochujang!!!). Made it from the North End to there and back in under an hour during “rush hour.”

I am just realizing there’s no Hydrostone stage for Halifax Jazz Festival this year. Bummer, always seemed like a big draw. Can’t help but wonder if it’s a victim of provincial/city budget cuts.

What’s your Halifax street with the most wasted potential? Mine is Agricola. Such a shame it has so much going on but it’s ultimately an unpleasant car sewer. Should be closed to vehicles for some/most of the year.

Hit 20,000 km on my @ternbicycles.com HSD while at Kouchibouguac National Park. Fitting as there are a lot of Common Terns there!

Had a very good time at the Propeller last Thursday of the month jazz jam! (I played Footprints, Beatrice, and Nardis)

Ohhh when Fillmore said Halifax was a “defence city” he meant it’s where he would be a defendant, that makes sense

Blew up the Dahlia counts for the day on our way the #BikeHfx Woodlawn Bike Rally this morning. Great turnout! There is demand for better cycling everywhere.

A joyful exit from Purdys Wharf to Hollis as part of this morning’s #KidicalMassHfx ride. What a day!

Cleaning up my desktop and found this gem from when I booked our Amsterdam flights

Did a little Devonshire #BikeHfx trimming this morning, phew. Should be possible to ride up and down without hitting one’s head or having to avoid too much. Knotweed before and after:

Just about every day I do a ~12 km #BikeHfx ride around the peninsula. Usually I leave a touch after 9. I've noticed recently how consistent it is, taking right around 45 minutes. Regardless of car clogs I see. Had to leave a bit earlier today. Saw more car clogs. Took me 42 minutes get around.

A few days ago I tweaked my Halifax Bird (scooter/ebike) out-of-bounds parking map to try and deduce if a vehicle has stayed in the same place, and for how long Saw this example today and found it on the map! It's been there at least 2 days, 9 hours

This is leading to drivers ignoring the “no straight along Vernon across Jubilee except #BikeHfx” signage even more than usual

Halifax Regional Municipality@hfxgov.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Traffic delay: Jubilee Road between Vernon and Edward streets from Wednesday, May 27 to Friday May 29. This work will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and is to facilitate the installation of natural gas main and service. Details: www.halifax.ca/home/news/tr...

Feel free to comment on this that open data should have been a priority from the start

Halifax Regional Municipality@hfxgov.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Residents are invited to provide feedback on the shared micromobility pilot project that offers e-bike and e-scooter rentals in the Halifax region. The survey is open to all and runs May 25 to June 26, helping inform future improvements. Learn more: www.halifax.ca/home/news/re...

"I try to take public transportation everywhere I go" Joey Votto, welcome to @thewaroncars.bsky.social

Jayson Stark@jaysonst.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Check out one of my favorite Starkville shows ever Joey Votto joins me & @dougglanville.bsky.social What he learned from world travels Amazing insights on ABS, Ohtani, Harper, etc Ending to his career he wishes he'd had Lots more! Nobody thinks like this guy! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...

Find yourself a partner who channels your rage into a map. Much love to @danp.net for creating this map that shows all the Bird devices parked outside their designated nests. Bird could just be looking at this themselves, rather than using my labour to report all the badly parked Birds??