It's a wind-chilly day for a ride out there #BikeHfx. But nothing warms my heart quite like riding uphill on the Bayers Rd MUP passing 4 lanes of bumper-to-bumper traffic. Given the proximity to the shopping centre, I suspect these heart warming vibes will be available all week. I highly recommend!

Hey #KidicalMass and #BikeBus organizers. If you take video of your rides: what camera and accessories would you recommend most? I'd love to hear your tips and tricks for recording a group ride too! And what do you do to make trimming & editing videos quick and easy?! Thanks much!

#hfxws #BikeHfx report from the west end to waterfront. Allan-Oak bikeway surface is full of downed branches from the wind. South common central pathway is obstructed by downed temp fencing from the playground site. Bell Rd & South Park were relatively clear. Morris St has branches & vinyl siding.

Kid and I watched Christmas Eve on Sesame Street today. It was a favourite of mine as a kid. As we watched the Sesame Street community prepare for the holidays, I wondered how much influence this show had on my present day views on urbanism, family friendly cities, and independent kids.

Good news for #BikeHfx owners of Rad Power Bikes. It looks like the folks at Zen e-Bikes are going to be able to support you with batteries, chargers, motors and related electrical components.

After last nights protest ride with close to 100 cyclists and a herculean effort from local advocates, organizers, and sympathetic councillors, the City of Guelph has reversed course on plans to close bike lanes this winter! CTV piece here: www.ctvnews.ca/kitchener/ar...

I started #kidicalmass in hopes that my kids will be able to get around without me as their chauffeur. We bought a bakfiets to normalize riding a bike for transportation. We participate in a #bikebus. It feels like I'm doing everything I can think of to reach this goal, but also nothing at all.

In 2025, reckless pedestrians killed zero (0) drivers in Halifax. Shared responsibility is a crock.

#hfxws and #BikeHfx I didn't travel by bike this morning, but @cgeroux.bsky.social did, and he cleared some curb cuts along the way: midblock crossing on Chebucto into Saunders park; Saunders park to George Dauphinee; playground entrance to St Cat's school; & the diagonal diverter channels on Allan.

Forward.

#hfxws: west end of #BikeHfx report as of 11am and, starting with the worst. Road surface on Stuart Graham has not been plowed at all & plough-fall (is that a word?) from Mumford makes it completely impassable. Sidewalks were in better shape there, but not the curb cuts.

We cleared the slush mid-afternoon today and I am so glad we did! It’s all fluffy snow accumulating out there now. It shouldn’t be much work to shovel in the early morning if needed.

It’s been a good day to stay home and make shortbread. ❄️ Here’s the inaugural batch of the 2025 season.

Once again: I want to live in a safe, interesting city with robust services that are delivered with compassion and generosity. Please, please just charge me for it and shut up.

@tiffzny.bsky.social Do you have any opinions on local viewing conditions (or tips) for the Geminid meteor shower tonight?

Today was a good day to carry frozen things by bike in #BikeHfx. Happy 12 Days of DeeDee’s to all who celebrate!

Parent of 3 young children using the sound of LEGO rattling up the vacuum cleaner to meditate with.

Attn #BikeHfx & #KidicalMassHfx. My thrifting-luck was strong today. I found another set of dog saddle bags which can be converted into child-sized panniers. Got a kid who might like these? If needed, I can help with sewing/adaptations to make them fit your kid’s bike (rear rack required).

First tree by bike for our family on Saturday. Smells amazing. I’ll get around to decorating soon! ❤️🎄

The port has existed in its current form since the 1970's. The Peninsula had its peak population in 1956. If congestion and movement of people and goods are being impacted today, the only cause is the number of cars on the road. the only solution is to reduce the count.

#hfxws report from the west side of #BikeHfx: Predictably, the Monolith passage at the top of SG has not been cleared. It is hard-packed, but passable (I will report to 311). The Bayers Rd MUP is well cleared & salted, including the cycle track on GD, CN rail bridge, and both curb cuts at Ralston.

#TreeByBike is better with friends! We fit four cargo bikes, two fir trees and a kid in a single car parking stall. And we got lots of looks riding home with this 2.5+ metre long tree on a cargo trailer.

The one weird trick to being able to bike in the winter is the city maintaining safe bike infrastructure year round as the transportation corridors they are

Add this to the growing pile of evidence that we need better Indoor Air Quality in educational settings: "Prolonged exposure in shared, poorly ventilated spaces, which potentially includes several infectious sources, drives respiratory virus transmission more than close contact." #Airborne 🪟💨😷

Before I started urban cycling, I used to walk A LOT. During grad school summer break, I walked 9km per day, to/from my weekday job at a daycare, and 6km to/from my weekend job at the local drive-thru coffee shop. My mentality was: everything is walking distance if you have the time. 1/3

Watch it & weep #BikeHFX. What Halifax could have been with effective leadership to implement the #IntegratedMobilityPlan as intended after its release in 2017. Such a missed opportunity! www.halifax.ca/about-halifa...

Bit of a slick one today, #BikeHfx! There’s a thin layer of ice under the wet. Take it easy out there!

The difference between e-bikes and e-motos in multiples of kitchen appliances: 1 Kitchenaid stand mixer: 500W e-bike: 0.5-1.5 stand mixers offroad/dirtbike e-moto: ~25 stand mixers highway e-moto: ~150 stand mixers basic family car: ~250 stand mixers

I don’t know what fantasy #Halifax this person lives in, but I’d like to live there too. #BikeHfx did not get 9 new protected bike lanes on downtown arterials in 2025. We got <1km of protected lane on Almon St and another <1km on Brunswick. Neither of which are actually finished yet.

This is great. I have to say, the most astonishing part of the past 3-4 years for me has been watching people who REALLY DO think it is important to live life based on data and evidence COMPLETELY IGNORE data and evidence because of that “want to feel normal” thing.

I love the idea of “Extended Producer Responsibility”. Don’t stop at consumer packaging though. Let’s make other companies pay the real costs of their negative externalities. Automobile manufacturers and the fossil fuel industry next please?

Attention #KidicalMassHfx families. Anyone have an e-cargo bike they are looking to sell?!

Day Two in #Halifax was a little rainy but it didn’t stop us. Spent the morning with @bikehfxlobby.bsky.social & @envirojen.bsky.social touring the city on protected infrastructure, trails, on a boat, over a bridge and in the middle of the street. Epic, lovely, scattered, want more! Thank you ❤️✊🏾📢😜

Victoria is a very comparable city to Halifax in a lot of ways. But when you look at Victoria’s investment in cycling over the last 10 years, there’s really no comparison at all. This video might make you sad for what could have been #BikeHfx.

"People should be forced to drive to the grocery store. Damn why is traffic getting so bad"

Tonight in Halifax! 7:15pm in the Rowe building at Dal.

This is scandalous cc: @halifaxexaminer.ca

Well, Halifax's newest modal filter – an essential part of the Allan/Oak local street bikeway – lasted less than 24h before being torn out. #BikeHfx

This absenteeism is concerning, lament schools and workplaces who’ve been past tensing the pandemic since 2021 or 2022 while everyone lives in perpetual sickness.

That sucks. She's been a familiar local face in journalism and sports my entire life. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Leaves + frost + poorly graded, unmaintained overpass sidewalk is going to result in quite unsafe conditions for #BikeHfx very soon.

Happy Diagonal Diverter Day #BikeHfx.

Things like this combined with the weird timing of the Robie/Almon bike light is just a daily reminder that progress is not linear, nor is it quick. I think the Almon bike lane is good but I'm sad that it's not great when it could have been/can be.

Kid has been watching the catalogue of Peanuts/Charlie Brown videos available on our streaming service. I've been enjoying the nostalgia, and most recently, the unexpected bike content: Rerun van Pelt on his mother's bicycle (mother not pictured, of course). static0.srcdn.com/wordpress/wp...

Can anyone in #Halisky explain this stamp to me? It’s inside a book that kid brought home from the school library. The book’s publication date is 1967. I guess HRCE used to be HCSB?! But what is “Chebucto, New Bungalow”? I think I might leave a note for the school librarian and see if he knows!

Heya halisky bike friends, I’m seriously looking at picking up a Tern GSD S10 and was wondering if any of you have thoughts on if the Gen 3 redesign is worth shelling out for or if I should stick to the (much more affordable) gen 2? #bikehfx

I had a fun time playing bike tour guide with @bikehfxlobby.bsky.social in a special #KidicalMassHfx meets #KidicalMassOttawa mash-up today 🎉. Jillian (& @envirojen.bsky.social) really ignited my spark for doing this movement building here. It was so nice to chat and share wins & challenges.

Toronto has to raise property taxes.. But guess what? They just opened another CITY run nonprofit daycare and it only costs &22/day (and is gorgeous). I’d rather you raise my taxes and start acting like a real city with real services..

#bikeHFX, at the end of a recent What on Earth podcast, they said they are working on a show about people living without owning a car or truck. They want your stories, interested in more rural places, people with young kids, or with mobility challenges. www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

HaliSky, the magnificent @lanrickbennett.bsky.social is giving the final Dal College of Sustainability lecture of the year next week! You can attend in person or email for the Zoom link. Thurs, Nov 27 7:15-8:30pm in the Potter auditorium of the Rowe building.