great day for micromobility fans: bike, lime, and mobi are in today's nyt spelling bee

i sincerely apologize to the girl whose marathon photos i photobombed

In the past 5 years ICBC has spent $4.7 million in road safety improvements. Last year alone they spent $410 million giving every driver a one-time $110 rebate. We call on ICBC to spend an order of magnitude more money on road safety. It should be their number one concern.

I joined NY’s Cutest on the Bergen Bike Bus that they ride to school every Wednesday, rain or shine. We’re adding bike boulevards and more pedestrian space on Bergen and Dean Street, from Court Street to East New York Ave. It was a wonderful kind of day.

Are cars getting too big? Is there any reason for it? We crashed the Vancouver Auto Show to try and talk to some automotive reps and find out first hand! www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJp3...

Your 'moment of doom' for Apr. 30, 2026 ~ Hot off the press. "... we are willing to make the prediction that 2026 will be the warmest year in the period of instrumental temperature measurements. Of course, 2027 will be still hotter." jimehansen.substack.com/p/2026-on-tr...

Had the chance to get some shots at The Crescent 200, one of my favourite community events of the year in Vancouver. @crescent200.bsky.social youtu.be/ICyqwn6ihTs

this morning, someone *intentionally* almost hit me with their car to make a point they almost killed me. to make a point.

it's happening

The Dutch cycle more than nearly every other country in the world. But interestingly, the level of car ownership in the Netherlands is on par with that of Canada. Good cycling isn’t about being anti-car. It’s about giving drivers and all others good, safe options getting around.

Hanukkah should be a time of joy. Tragically, the terrorist massacre in Sydney has further increased the fear so many in the Jewish community feel about simply being able to be Jewish, openly & safely. Hate, harassment, and violence can’t be allowed to continue or be normalized.

The anti-Semitic mass shooting in Australia will cause a national conversation and policy change. We know this because the 1996 Port Arthur massacre led to significant restrictions on guns. The shooting at Brown will do nothing. We know this because it occurred on the anniversary of Sandy Hook.

cool paper of the week ✨ Complement pathway changes at age 12 are associated with psychotic experiences at age 18 in a longitudinal population-based study (Föcking et al. in Molecular Psychiatry, 2021) share.google/vwrv0ryC0pnO...

one (1) researcher has published ALL the reviews on complement in bbb permeability. and they're all the same. and they all contribute no useful information.

More than half of Toronto drivers in a Universtiy of Toronto study didn't look for people walking or on bikes before turning right. Study used eye-tracking tech. Increasingly deadly vehicles, dumb laws, and irresponsible driving equal people being injured and killed. www.utoronto.ca/news/more-ha...

every day i feel thankful that i will never return to a city run by farkas and a province run by smith 🙏🥹

My lab side quest is AMPAR trafficking & complement in schizophrenia, so I'm compelled to share the love: "The schizophrenia risk gene C4 induces pathological synaptic loss by impairing AMPAR trafficking" www.nature.com/articles/s41...

L!!!

The results are clear. Painted lanes lead to more cyclists being killed or seriously injured. Cycle tracks (i.e. protected lanes) are much safer and lead to huge increases in cycling. This is data from Vancouver. Our politicians should stop ignoring it.

Kids don't always want to be on screens, they just need spaces and places to live, grow and play independently.

i wonder how much of Americans' views on driving vs. transit would change if they had to pay for gas/insurance/etc every time they turned on the engine "i'm not paying $5 to take the train to work twice a day when i can just drive" is a genuine opinion held by so many people

Today is World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. One of our volunteers @margiesanderson.bsky.social spent the morning postering locations where pedestrians have been killed this year in Vancouver alone.

i've been blessed with a full rack of e-bikes from the mobi gods

Same in Calgary. "We’ve seen a 225% increase in pedestrian deaths over the past decade." www.calgary.ca/roads/safety... #Calgary #yyc #Alberta

On Friday we had the opportunity to host a "Roadmap to Vision Zero" discussion hosted by Vancouver Coastal Health. Over 30 elected leaders, decision makers, stakeholders and activists joined for a very engaging and productive discussion. Thanks to all who participated!

Finally got a group shot!

"The Invisible Pedestrian; or, why Vision Zero Vancouver doesn't promote reflectors" - the latest from us: visionzerovancouver.ca/2025/11/02/t...

The Worst Intersection in Vancouver winner (loser?) has been crowned 🏆👀

why is no one at the hospital dressed up?? everyone is in business casual, i am a SEAGULL

Reminder for tonight: please avoid driving between the hours of 4pm-10pm; and if you absolutely need to drive, be extra slow and take extra care. Let's make sure it's a fun and safe night for all kids.

my armchair psychological diagnosis is that the drive to accumulate as much wealth as possible eats away at the drive for self-improvement or the internal desire to cultivate any skills or tastes. these people build huge mounds of treasure and then essentially just sit around looking at it, empty.

the canadian journal of psychiatry has drug ads on their papers this is... not right

90s bus seat microglia, for my lab bench

my friend group is having shabbat dinner and someone suggested we go clubbing after 💀

This is a fantastic read about how we've excluded kids from experiencing and exploring our city. "a major reason for this trend is that we’ve deprived children of their right to the city" We need to do better! #yyccc

"After 1 year, rebate recipients increased their e-bike use by an average of 40km/week week and reduced their motor vehicle use by 17km/week. Participants most often swapped out a car journey for an e-bike ride, particularly for commuting, errands and shopping." news.ubc.ca/2025/09/bc-e...

today i experienced the closest call i've ever had with a driver. i was almost killed by a 2 ton vehicle, and all i got was a half-assed wave. drivers don't fully understand how much power they have over pedestrians and other road users. and it pisses me off endlessly.

A little rain never stopped us! Come say hi at Main St Car Free Day, our booth is at Main and 29th.

found above a toilet

GOOD RIDDANCE!!! I AM FREE!!!!!!

can we talk about how surrey's population is about to surpass vancouver's and they are the only urban bc municipality (i've found) that doesn't have a community-led mental health outreach team?

interesting paper of the day! "MMP-9 activity, hippocampal extracellular free water, and cognitive deficits are associated with each other in early phase psychosis" www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Today my 6yo helped me deliver yard signs for an hour. About 10 mins in I asked if they wanted to listen to music. My 6yo: “No, I just like watching & listening to the neighborhood.” As a result of walking & biking for transportation, my kids’ mental map of our neighborhood is really impressive.

my crazy study of the day: "Number of patient-reported allergies helps distinguish epilepsy from psychogenic nonepileptic seizures" www.epilepsybehavior.com/article/S152...

I proposed to Alyssa today and she said yes! Shout out to @itshugosnook.bsky.social for designing this fantastic Wingspan parody! It’s her favorite board game, and I MAY have lied and told her I was expecting a review copy for a new expansion in the mail. She doesn’t seem too mad about it.

"...if you are hit by an SUV compared to being hit by a passenger car you are 44% more likely to be killed. Among kids it's higher - it's 82%."

the least necessary table i've ever seen in a paper

I’m not against cars. I own one. But we need to make it much, much easier, pleasant, and safer to walk, bike, or take transit than it is to drive somewhere by myself in an empty car. And there’s no way to do that without making some drivers angry. Thankfully, more and more drivers understand.