Here are the things that I think make a city child-friendly that also make the city better for everyone else: - affordable transit coupled with parking chargers that together discourage driving, even for a family; - parks and shade that make it pleasant and safe to get around; - walkable schools;

My last two posts have been about Hamilton, must redeem myself by shouting out how beautiful the Halifax public gardens are in the summer. Also this time of year in NS, my job is beach.

Love a little Hamilton representation in the wild. In my memory, James St N art crawls are so integrated into the rhythms of the downtown core. 🔨

Halifax 🤝 Hamilton

Even Harbour Hopper is trying to make a pedestrianized Spring Garden a reality.

Just used a Halifax transit ticket I've had in my wallet since 2018. 😎

So, let's talk about East Dalhousie. This site isn't a surprise because it's part of a larger economically depressed region. Uranium mining will pollute groundwater & homes in this area rely on wells. It's likely mining companies will move into Lunenburg Co., affecting the LaHave River watersheds.

We are blessed with an impressive tree canopy and range of species here in Halifax but more is always better :-) Was curious to see bus stop coverage after seeing this report "Heat stress mitigation by trees and shelters at bus stop" (link and explanations of map in alt text) TLDR: Trees good.

Sullivan's Pond magnolias and friends. 🌸🪿 Magnolia Map link ➡️ goo.gl/maps/h3uvcHo...

“There were about 10 other similar-sized art spaces [like the Bus Stop Theatre] (available) to us in Halifax. All of them are gone,” Audrey Eastwood, the interim executive director of the Bus Stop Theatre Co-op.

Council raided the library reserve fund so they could pay for this.

Halifax/Dartmouth: best picnic parks with shade and picnic tables? I'm drawing a blank. Dewolf Park, the Dingle? Point Pleasant?

My work week just ended, so I've just switched into #KidicalMassHfx mode for the weekend! Our first ride of the season is Sunday at 9:30am from the Central Library to the Submarine Playground. 1/4 hfx.bike/kidical-mass...

The Magnolia Map has over 200 trees on it! Currently in bloom: white star magnolias and various hybrids. 🌸🌷➡️ www.google.com/maps/d/viewe...

It has been a minute since I’ve stumbled across a new #littlefreelibrary . This groovy one is on Chebucto Road in #Halifax #NovaScotia #books

An older man gave me a double thumbs up on my run today. The vibes are good. ☀️ 🌷

Hello Halifax, the paper's first issue will be available on May 5 at Atlantic News. Here's a preview of the issue's feature story written by @acbzw.bsky.social

Spotted on my run route which only has a sidewalk 50% of the time.

Return* *this part of the city is currently used for parking.

Since leaving the Coast, many people have wondered what I've been doing. The answer is that I'm launching an actual physical newspaper. To that end, I've launched a subscription drive in hopes of being able to pay freelancers so that the first issue on May 5 has more than just me writing in it.

Still crazy to me that Halifax has an operational rail line running from its suburbs to the heart if downtown with no level crossings, and it's not used for commuter rail.

Half of business owners on this Toronto street estimated that more than 25% of their customers arrived by car. In fact, it was 4%. And the % of customers who who walked or cycled? 72%. Retailers routinely overestimate the # of “car customers.” Via @carltonreid.com www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...

I keep thinking about this.

If anyone has an email template to send to our councilors, send it my way, Halisky.

A summary of Friday's council meeting. Over a decade of fiscal magical thinking is coming to a head. open.spotify.com/episode/0Xct...

According to his LinkedIn, he was a boss at Loblaw from 2012-2022. Loblaw admits to illegally conspiring to inflate bread prices from 2001-2015.

Last night we were talking about how scary it is to walk our child to school in the mornings.

No surprise here. Nova Scotia is losing some of its most affordable housing while costs rise for new ones. We need 1000s more units of non-market housing, as more of our neighbours face housing insecurity and homelessness. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

This is the way,

Come work with us. #NovaScotia #Halisky

Remember these workers and their hard fought wins? They are about to lose their jobs. HRM has awarded this contract to the lowest bidder which has not offered any of these workers jobs. All contractors must pay a living wage. Where did they cut costs pensions, benefits, the winter coat allowance?

12 Janitors at Alderney Gate are about to lose their jobs because the #HRM decided to go with a cheaper non-union contractor. Emergency rally taking place at Halifax city hall, tomorrow at 6:00pm. HRM needs to do the right thing and make sure these workers’ jobs and contract are upheld! #halifax

HRM is doing a survey regarding social media use and particularly whether they should dump twitter for bluesky Please fill it out! www.halifax.ca/home/surveys

I took the bus to a walk-in pharmacy clinic this morning because I didn't feel confident about driving conditions. Pedestrian/transit infrastructure was far worse than the main roads (classic). 🙃

Sidewalks are skating rinks this morning in Halifax. I saw a little old lady out there with a cane and I wanted to airlift her back home. Roads are, of course, perfectly clear. Because to the people running things we're not so much a society or city as just a bunch of places to drive and park

Absolutely losing my mind over this. What is wrong with HRM staff? This cannot be allowed to continue!

An “important historic building is under threat of demolition in downtown Halifax. The Ramia Group of Companies, which purchased the building in December 2024, has applied for a permit to demolish 1717 Brunswick Street, most recently known as the Halifax Alehouse.” www.change.org/p/stop-the-d...

The “Canada first” stuff just makes me so uncomfortable. It’s a quick step from “innocent nationalism” and feeling patriotic/protective over where we live because an orange Nazi is fucking with us, and becoming just like them. Push back against fascism. Don’t fall into the trap.

This might be a good time to switch your subscription dollars to a locally owned independent publication.

Just pushed an update to my Halifax sidewalk clearing/priority map! It now automatically updates based on the scraped service updates I've posted about previously. Just in time for it to reflect the recently published end time of 12 pm. And it now remembers where you were on the map.

This is a direct result of city staff inaction on road safety.

Seems an appropriate time to post this @halifaxexaminer.ca article about forest bathing to relieve stress and anxiety: The healing powers of trees www.halifaxexaminer.ca/health/the-h...

Council has voted against moving forward with the project

*quietly* Local politicians actually have a lot of control over the long-run cost of things like housing and transportation.

Halifax council is about to make a pivotal decision on the Windsor Street Exchange redevelopment project Read the letter to council from It’s More than Buses, Walk ‘n Roll Halifax, and the Halifax Cycling Coalition: #BikeHfx

the second young woman pedestrian struck and killed and the third pedestrian fatality in three months. RIP. A pedestrian safety action plan, part of the Road Safety Framework 2018, was shelved and we have no direction or ambition on reducing this catastrophic issue.

This is basically what the Spring Garden Road pilot project was trying to do with buses and... we couldn't figure it out.

remember when the Windsor Exchange was double over budget? Now it is projected to be triple ($150 million+) over budget, with an additional $23.5 million loss of Federal funding. There has to be a better way. pub-halifax.escribemeetings.com/filestream.a...

I'm seeing a lot of people I'm friends with, and others I care about, starting to get angry with each other, and I think this is a result of, well, fascism becoming ascendant and people freaking out about it and lashing out towards those closest to them. We need to not do that.