Just pushed a big update to snowhfx.danp.net, it has a cycling / #BikeHfx mode now! This was tricky since it involves joining 3 HRM datasets, including the one it has been using for sidewalks. Added an About bit that hopefully explains why things show up or not. Feedback welcome.

#hfxws Devonshire down Barrington through Cogswell by bike all good So nice to be out now that it’s not minus eleventy billion!

NS could have found a creative way to turn bridge tolls (and more) into something like congestion pricing to fund Halifax-area transit and get other benefits. We did the “common sense” thing instead and removed the tolls entirely, ugh.

Apologies for the delay in replying to your Reddit comment about how no one rides bikes in Halifax, I was out riding my bike Will say again: if I could be out riding today despite the temperature, so many others could be as well with proper support.

Wholesome #BikeHfx content in @halifaxexaminer.ca today, featuring local heroes @danp.net and @justbartek.ca!

It has been 0 days since "check out When Driving Is Not an Option" by @nondriver.bsky.social was the perfect response to "we need to accept that a large majority need vehicles."

New bot dropped. It often feels like people share news of Halifax permits, esp for demolition, as if they are secret knowledge. It’s all open data and now this bot posts them with street view (if available) and maps. Just demolition for now but may expand depending on volume.

Very cool to see numbers consistently trending up for the established counters like SP here and Vernon! Related, if you want to "push back" against Austerity Andy and tell Halifax Council you want more investment in cycling (and other needed services), you can do that on Jan 27, 6 pm, City Hall

Single-occupancy vehicles: the century-old mode we overwhelmingly prioritize that ruins your daily commute

The best conference talk recordings show, at all times, both the speaker and the slides/presentation

Nora Bernard has reopened and connects to the roundabout

Went through the Donham Diverter for the first time. It’s beautiful. A number of drivers pretended the stop signs were totally gone but they were probably doing that before.

We've done #TreeByBike every year (except 2023) since 2018! We are noticing our trees have gotten bigger as our cargo capacity has grown 😀 2018 / 2021 / 2025

Loving all the East-Schur eggs in A Man on the Inside S2

I come from the desert and get cold very easily. Every time I go for a #BikeHfx ride when it’s chilly, like this morning, I think about all the people much heartier than me that could be doing it too if we had the needed infrastructure.

Neat to see such a strong link between Barrington and Bridge!

Coming up on 5 years of scraping the NS Power outage map. One thing I'm always interested in is how many "Vehicle Accident" outages there are: 2021 142 2022 185 2023 137 (incomplete data) 2024 186 2025 147 (so far) Last December had 35 so still time for this year to catch up!

Music time again! My big band concert is this Saturday from 2 - 4 pm at All Nations Church at Robie & Charles in Halifax. $10 / PWYC, kid/family friendly.

On Nov 11 I finally reported the wire that’s sagging over the new part of the Barrington greenway to 311. They responded saying it wasn’t their deal. They copied NS power. NSP replied today saying it’s not theirs and to try Bell Aliant. Just spent 20+ mins between chat and phone reporting to BA

Warm today but winter is coming. Just gave my Halifax sidewalk snow clearing map a pre-season tuneup:

While @bikehfxlobby.bsky.social is away I’m trying to do a little bit every day to make things nicer for her return. Finally getting this dirty skillet in the dishwasher. She’ll be so surprised!

Is this “dismount and walk” sign permanent? What are we doing?

Nothing more has happened here, delayed yet again?

I’m very tired of sending emails like this, so it wasn’t my most coherent, but I felt I had to tell council not to fucking do a staff report on licensing ebikes & escooters. If you want to, too, you can easily email all of them here: hfx.bike/email-council/

Becky Kent nooooo “staff report detailing the potential opportunities for licensing and insurance requirements for micromobility devices such as e-bikes, e-scooters etc”

Marking ten years as a Canadian citizen by finally changing my Apple region

Yesterday was the second time I biked through Halifax, first time in rush hour, first time over the bridge. I was happy to see many other bikers were just smiling and nodding to others. I'd like to think that these numbers represent # of smiling, supportive humans in the city ❤️ #BikeHFX

Update now that summer is over: there was noticeable congestion on Morris when I took new photos this morning! But it was on the sidewalks and in the ped crossings.

Beautiful ride on the Shearwater Flyer and Salt Marsh trails today. We saw so many birds! We took an ussie on the same bridge where we took one Sep 29 last year. Interesting to compare the colours.

Good time playing last night! Thanks for this pic and for being my roadie, @bikehfxlobby.bsky.social 😘

Halifax TSC agenda is up a bit early, includes update on SGR transit-only changes. Recommendation: give up.

To celebrate Mayor Failmore not getting strong mayor powers I’ll be playing music with friends at the Moxy hotel on Cogswell Friday from 7 - 9. No cover or anything. I didn’t know this hotel existed until a couple weeks ago so not sure what the setup will be like!

A 🧵 of my reflections on #KidicalMassHfx. In 2022 (our first season) our Dartmouth ride had ~12 participants. In 2023 we had 76, and in 2024 we had 90. Yesterday, 130 people rode bikes with us in Dartmouth, in support of our kids safety and independence in their communities. 1/6

Car brain is taking the “driver wedged their car between two buses on Barrington” photo and turning it into a funny implying the buses and their drivers are somehow the aggressors

Love to see that Vernon 4 pm 💯

Out for a stroll this evening, I saw someone I know with what seemed to be a new e-scooter. Talked to them and they got one to replace their Halifax car commute downtown and back!!!! Said they got tired of spending 30 mins in the car while watching people on bikes and scooters cruising by. 1/2

Have been thinking about a very similar piece for Halifax, glad to see this one! Kids aren't even considered in the political stunts Houston/Fillmore/etc are pulling but they bear much of the fallout. They're capable of so much more than our cowardly leaders realize.

Our trip to last aqua fit of the season at the Halifax Commons pool this holiday morning: quiet, peaceful, easy. Our trip downtown for ice cream and a Public Gardens visit to see a heron after lunch (using mostly same routes): loud, stressful, difficult. What changed? Cars, and the drivers within.

Highly recommend visiting Lebanese Fest by bike! Parking enforcement were giving someone a ticket for blocking a hydrant as I was leaving.

Saw utility markings and things that indicate the BikeHfx Allan/Oak diverter construction is likely beginning soon

COLT is so back

Friday 6:11pm Terrible mayor works here. Critical Mass at 6:30 if possible.

@matt.godbolt.org 👋 another listener here! Listening to the latest ep and started thinking about content-addressable business. For example adding a new version of gcc would mean pushing up all new needed files to S3 named with content hash. Manifest could list needed files. Then concurrent fetch!

If you want to wait, drive. If you want to go, bike.

I’ve had my “bike good mayor bad” sign on my bike for three weeks now, since Critical Mass. (except for a few trips with my bass or to the bike shop) I’ve had zero negative interactions! Which has been a little surprising. But here are some of the direct positive ones I’ve had:

Alberta car insurers (and the climate/collision factors that contribute to their high rates), welcome to @thewaroncars.bsky.social

Mobility by trike? Houston don’t like! Good day for a London Fog sundae from Dairy Bar and a roll and stroll through the Public Gardens

At Espresso 46 yesterday I noticed a couple arrived on Muir hotel branded bikes. Talked to one of them and they were visiting from Waterloo. Seems weird we don’t talk much about improving Halifax cycling so visitors have more/better options to see the city.

Paul M of @downtownhalifax.bsky.social was on Todd V's show yesterday (starts around 0:39:00) and did a great job talking about Brunswick. Good points including how sidewalk cafes using parking spots no longer controversial and we have more downtown options (bike/scooter share) that need support.

Did a one hour bass chat with Adina Fraser Marsman at Ekko in Dartmouth today. Like to see new music orgs! ekkomusic.ca