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Laura White, P.Eng.

@lecwhite.bsky.social

(she/her) Councillor for District 7, Halifax South Downtown Co-chair of family of 5. Engineer. Climate Reality Leader. I ❤️public spaces. Kjipuktuk. laurawhite.ca carboncovid.travel.blog

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Laura White, P.Eng.@lecwhite.bsky.social · last wk.

This is outrageous and this driver needs to be held accountable. Please share (this post and) anything you know with police. This is the bike path they made a u-turn on (the ped path is on the south side) & the assault of the person on a bike took place on the roadway, where people on bikes cross.

Waterfront Media HFX @wfmhfx.bsky.social · last wk.

(Traffic) Police investigate dangerous driving incident ** Release waterfrontmediahfx.the902hxir.ca/110128-2

Joey Coleman@joeycoleman.ca · last wk.

What does Joey Coleman have to say about Hamilton City Manager Marnie Cluckie? I chatted w/ Halifax's Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social regarding Cluckie's record, my thoughts on her going to Halifax, and share why Halifax's Best Western Hotel is my favourite hotel in Canada. Listen 👇(1/2)

A scouting report on Halifax's new CAO with Joey Coleman - The Grand Parade

Halifax's old CAO Cathie O'Toole quit a while ago, and Halifax's long-suffering public servant Brad Anguish has been filling in until a suitable replacement could be found. Well, that replacement wa...

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Laura White, P.Eng.@lecwhite.bsky.social · last wk.

Drill baby drill leads to burn baby burn. The root of the problem is not complicated. We humans must reduce our GHG emissions if we want a livable planet. I heard John Vaillant speak during my FCM trip to Edmonton at an Elbows Up for Climate event. Facing climate reality is not political. 💔

Seth Klein@sethdklein.bsky.social · last wk.

“Frontlines of a Burning World”: Climate Change-Fueled “Megafires” Sweep Europe & North America www.democracynow.org/2026/7/27/fi...

Brent Toderian@brenttoderian.bsky.social · last wk.

Paris has been praised in recent years for their visionary, progressive city-building, but they don’t get nearly enough credit for just being really pragmatic! Everything they’ve been doing is common sense. They’re moving a lot more people with less space while cleaning the air & cooling the city.

Many Parisians on bikes in a protected bike-lane in central Paris (Rue de Rivoli)Many Paris streets are still chocked with cars, with traffic moving VERY slowly. If the people choosing bikes were all driving cars instead, the gridlock would be even worse — in fact, that’s how it was not many years ago.
@harbourdiscourse.bsky.social · 2w ago

so to get things straight: a car door hits & kills me me, person who did it gets a ticket I kick and break a car’s windshield, nobody is physically harmed, I go to jail cars can access a variety of municipally-owned housing for cheap or free. do cars have more rights than people?

Safe Kjipuktuk@safehrm.bsky.social · 2w ago

"Most of Canada has legislation about dooring" Advocacy by Dr Sara Kirk from 2017 We still do not have dooring legislation. Cyclists cannot avoid being doored, and our ability to "take the lane" well away from dooring hazards is not clear. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Cyclist 'catapulted into the road' prompts call to make dooring illegal | CBC News

A cycling advocate is calling on Nova Scotia to punish drivers who open their doors without looking after her friend was injured earlier this week in Halifax.

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Terri@terriclarke.bsky.social · 2w ago

#BikeHFX if you want an AT bridge here and would like to see any bike infrastructure on the Halifax Mainland side to connect to such a bridge, there’s a survey here: cyclingns.ca/core-at-netw...

Spryfield (Community Association) Core AT Network Project

Cycling Nova Scotia works alongside communities to develop grassroots Active Transportation (AT) plans that reflect local needs, priorities, and visions for the future. Our approach is rooted in…

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햏@hehheh.bsky.social · 2w ago

Why do we not have a single bridge over NWArm?

Vision Zero Vancouver@visionzerovancouver.ca · 3w ago

"In a statement, Richmond says that the limit of 30 km/h on local residential roads across the city will support safer, calmer and more “livable neighbourhood streets."" Good work Richmond! dailyhive.com/vancouver/ri...

Richmond drivers have a new speed limit on residential roads | Daily Hive | Urbanized

City of Richmond drivers will have new speed limits on residential roads, but it won't be enforceable until new signage is installed.

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Suzanne Rent@suzannerent.bsky.social · 3w ago

So this turned into a whole debate I wasn't expecting last night! Halifax council votes to send letter to feds in support of basic income, despite concerns from Andy Fillmore, Trish Purdy Story by me www.halifaxexaminer.ca/government/c...

Halifax council votes to send letter to feds in support of basic income, despite concerns from Andy Fillmore, Trish Purdy - Halifax Examiner

Debate on Coun. Kathryn Morse's motion gets heated during late night at City Hall.

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genna@genna.bsky.social · 3w ago

iPhone doesn’t do justice to the rust-coloured haze over Toronto, or the stench. I was fine in an N95. Birds were having a bona fide party in an utterly deserted Home Smith Park. Thinking about my impassioned speech in elementary school arguing for the swift implementation of the Kyoto accords.

N95 wearing genna with yellow haze over the river Dark yellow haze over Humber river Cormorants in the river with sickly yellow tinge reflected Haze over river park
Brent Toderian@brenttoderian.bsky.social · 3w ago

This is interesting, and important. How Canada’s Richest Residents Block Affordable Housing. “In Calgary, the wealthy have a virtual stranglehold over meetings where key decisions are made.” @thewalrus.ca (see posts below for context on what’s been happening in #Calgary)

How Canada’s Richest Residents Block Affordable Housing | The Walrus

In Calgary, the wealthy have a virtual stranglehold over meetings where key decisions are made

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Brent Toderian@brenttoderian.bsky.social · 4mo ago

This is one of the worst planning decisions I’ve ever seen a Canadian city do. This was “the Playbook” to a tee, weaponizing the words “blanket zoning.” Embarrassing for Calgary Council. The Mayor then adds insult to staff & years of good faith work by claiming it “broke the public’s trust.” Awful.

Brent Toderian@brenttoderian.bsky.social · 3w ago

“If you drive, your car’s tires are shredding more than tread: they may be mincing up our grey matter too.” New research has discovered “an alarming link between a chemical commonly found in tires and the onset of Alzheimer’s disease.” Via @futurism.com Still think “better cars” are the solution?

Learning What Substance Is Suspected of Causing Alzheimer's May Throw You Into an Existential Crisis

A surprisingly common substance was found to have a causal relationship with the kind of brain damage associated with Alzheimer's disease.

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