The province: We don't need the coastal protection act because cities will protect coasts.

Halifax: We're gonna protect the coast.

The province: How about go fuck yourself.

hooked rug..woman in black next to a lighthouse on a hospital bed

I just want it to rain.
#climatechange #novascotia

I really like this city but I'm feeling almost completely overwhelmed by the actions of the ignorant, petty tyrants who don't even live here doing their very best to destroy it and how there's very little I can do about it.

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“Good news everyone, we got rid of those pesky bike lanes. So anyway, this drought. Crazy, huh? Who’d have thought.”

Halifax gets speed humps and a spike in road deaths. Two kids under 18 so far this year!

One of many reasons why the hand wringing over the cost of bike lanes is absolute bullshit.

182 crashes is approximately $45 million worth of HRFE services

Friendly reminder that 170 emails got council to vote against density around universities in the housing accelerator fund reform debates.

Vision Zero is achievable in an urban context.

We know how, we just have to do it.

It's really too bad people are falling for the distraction of bike lanes. Like I said, there are some people, including those in power, who create drama and drag everyone into it but they have other motives. You all personally know people like this. Don't fall for the drama, #Halifax.

Justice Julie Blackhawk, the first Indigenous woman appointed to Canadian Federal Court, said that Mx. Jenkel’s pre-removal risk assessment was “flawed and unreasonable” and relied on outdated info that “does not address current conditions for LGBTQ, non-binary and transgender persons” in the U.S.

Myth of the big, bad megacity What the right feels about metropoles isn’t physical fear. It’s discomfort

The Myth of the big, bad Megacity.

“What the far right feels about cities isn’t physical fear. It’s discomfort. Canadian urban planner @brenttoderian.bsky.social decodes this feeling as: “I’m not the majority any more, it isn’t my city anymore.” By @simonkuper.bsky.social in @financialtimes.com

Not to put too fine a point on it, but the Road Safety Strategy was enacted because 18 people dying on our roads in a year was too many.

We are less than 5 deaths away from 2025 being the first post-road safety strategy year to top our pre-road safety road death record.

Buckle up for total silence from our leaders

transition care for trans people is life saving healthcare. the only regret with my transition is that i didn’t start when i was younger. fuck everyone who is cheering on the destruction legal trans healthcare, and fuck those indifferent to it

Halifax has a mayor and NS has a Premier who hate to look stupid, but make the most ridiculous decisions. It's wild to watch them be so bad at politics. Like, we can all see you acting like fools! It's possible to do something intelligent like basing actions in credible evidence 🤦

Diagram showing how higher vehicles impact vital organs and push people under the vehicle instead of deflecting them.

Diagram showing how higher vehicles dramatically affect site lines, especially for seeing kids. Plus the weight makes it harder to stop in time.

There’s a TON of evidence that bigger, higher vehicles are far more likely to kill somone they hit, crushing vital organs & pushing victims under.

But never forget, their weight, height & sightlines also make it far more likely that they’ll hit someone in the first place.

HT @transenv.bsky.social

Can someone remind me how the road safety pillar of enforcement works?

We let people break the law and be dangerous if enough people are doing it?

But yeah, $93 million for bike lanes is too much

“Making other modes of transportation more attractive is good for everyone: it allows people more choice in their lives, allows people to save money, lead a more active life, and reduces congestion.” Quote by Andy Fillmore

"lacking in evidence" is the polite way of saying Fillmore's justifications are demonstrably, provably false, and Fillmore knows this because of Fillmores work on the Centre Plan.

How many times does this need to be reported before people understand that it's happening on purpose?

No wall to wall condemnations for these poor children. No politicians scrambling to condemn it.

Email to MP and Minister of Foreign Affairs re taking action against Israel To: Your MP Anita.Anand@parl.gc.ca Dear Honourables Diab and Anand, Like many, I am horrified by the ongoing harm perpetuated against Palestinians in both Gaza and the West Bank - land seizures, ma...

In case anyone might appreciate an email template to start with for sending to your MP and the Minister of Foreign Affairs

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Happiness is running all your errands on foot or by bike

What does this mean.

The rich people in White Lotus definitely all suck

Another example of Bradford doing great work to tackle the causes of poor health and health inequality👇

Bradford project produces ‘outstanding’ rise in children’s physical activity JU:MP programme included co-design of play spaces, exercise in faith settings and interventions in schools

More of this please.

Co-designing play spaces with children and young people near their homes led to “what researchers say is the highest increase in children’s physical activity ever recorded by an intervention of its kind”

If you park a bird scooter on the sidewalk, you get charged a fee and/or bird moves it ASAP.

If you park your pickup truck on the sidewalk, you can leave it there as long as you want and don't even get a fine.

Yeah but not in the middle of downtown.