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A screenshot of the Transit app for the OC transpo bus route 7 in the Carleton direction. The 3:09, 3:30, 356, and 4:05 p.m. trips are all cancelled. This leaves a gap of 51 minutes and then immediately another gap of 34 minutes in the southbound direction during rush hour.

Hey @octranspo.com, yet again, what are we even doing? This is crazy. Four trips canceled during rush hour on the 7 SB, leaving huge gaps on a supposedly frequent route, is absolutely insane. Not to mention that that one singular surviving trip in the 1.5h span will definitely be packed to the brim.

DYK Speed Cameras revenues went to 100’s of road safety improvements in Ottawa?

📸Cameras kept communities safe from speeders and turns their fines in to much needed road improvements.

🚨Ottawa is not stop-gapping funds for road safety projects after 2026

🦗When will our Mayor stand up to Douglas?

Over the past two years in Winnipeg, 25 pedestrians and cyclists have been killed in motor vehicle collisions. More than one per month.

When do we start genuinely prioritizing safety over vehicle speed in our street design?

Great to see this direct and fact-based approach to resident concerns about sidewalks and traffic calming as part of integrated renewal with an awesome FAQ!
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In case anyone needed a better visual to show why the bus lane is "empty" and the car lane is "filled".

It's pretty simple. Cars are realllyyyy bad at moving large amounts of people.

They're definitely great for specific uses! But to rely on them for every single trip is where we have failed.

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People who care about climate change are “dreaming nostalgically about the past.” - Minister Hodgson

Gotcha. That explains a lot.

A thread on the MOU.

MOST IMPORTANT: Carney's move signals to the rest of Canada, and the world, that it's OK to keep building more fossil fuel projects.
Other countries will use this to justify doing the same.

Our children are watching, to see if we care about their futures. Do we? 1/22

But according to data shared by Coun. Rowena Santos — collected by speed cameras that were no longer distributing tickets but which were still capturing vehicle speeds - Brampton saw 71,258 speeding incidents from Nov. 16 to Nov. 22 in the areas where cameras were located. That compares to 31,581 incidents the week prior when the cameras were still distributing tickets.

so our government made a big deal about banning speed cameras but one city left theirs running to see what difference the ban would make and you are not going to believe this

Thank you so much for your integrity and holding firm to your commitments on climate change and to all that you have done. You are a true leader and your tireless work is deeply appreciated by many. Thank you

Carney just signed a deal with Alberta that lays out conditions for a new oil pipeline.

In doing this, he managed to piss off one of his own cabinet ministers (who promptly resigned), coastal First Nations, the B.C. government, the Green Party and the Bloc Québécois.

But uh, here's what he got:

Banning street hockey in Canada?

This isn’t about protecting kids. It’s about protecting drivers from having to think about kids.

BREAKING: The #Ford government has just forced through legislative changes in #Bill68 that strip away provincial climate obligations — just days before critical December 1st #Mathur youth climate hearing where the government was expected to have to finally answer for its climate record. Stay tuned.

NYC’s Lander Recommends Dropping $42 Billion BlackRock Mandate New York City Comptroller Brad Lander is urging three of the city’s pension funds to drop BlackRock Inc. because of “inadequate” climate plans, the latest move to penalize investment firms for failing...

Landmark move: New York City's comptroller @bradlander.bsky.social, with hundreds of billions under his control, recommends dropping investment giant Blackrock because they won't reckon with climate change.
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'I would never trust them' Catherine McKenna warns as Carney-Smith deal looms Justin Trudeau's first environment minister spoke with Canada's National Observer about misogyny, policy and broken promises.

Carney is reportedly preparing to push forward a pipeline to the coast. Catherine McKenna has been here before, and has some words of warning.

Paris street transformed from a space for cars to a green place for people

Large Paris public place trading car space for urban nature

Cities like Paris are showing that urban greening thru street & place transformation is just COMMON SENSE, for cooling cities that are getting hotter due to the #ClimateCrisis, and for reducing emissions, cleaning the air, and improving quality-of-life!

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For the 3rd in recent years, the federal government’s own experts have recommended a universal public pharmacare program.

So, where is it?

It’s an interesting approach to provide clarity on a tanker ban while failing to meet with the Coastal First Nations despite repeated requests - the community that would be directly affected by any spill - while having dozens or more meetings with fossil fuel lobbyists, AB, Sask.

Today the ON gov't passed a bill which amends the Highway Traffic Act to ban municipalities from building any bike lane that would reconfigure roads.

We made a submission to Premier Doug Ford, Min. of Transport Prabmeet Sarkaria & Min. of Municipal Affairs & Housing Rob Flack.

lnkd.in/dxDN7hig

Red circle identifying person with a walker walking across a bridge where there is no safe detour for people outside of a car. Forcing this person to cross 4 lanes of traffic twice to get to their destination is unsafe and unfair!

Note the person using a walker who just crossed the entire bridge on the north side IN a live vehicle lane facing traffic 😬 most likely walking what was usually their route coming back from Garry Armstrong LTC or the retirement home on Island Lodge road.

Current configuration of st Patrick street bridge with no apparent cycling detours, and no sidewalk on the north side of the bridge.

#OttWalk #OttBike
Has anyone crossed St Patrick street bridge since construction switched to working on the north side? It seems there is no longer sidewalk/cycling route on the north side of the bridge, and no cycling route on south side.
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A screenshot of a Facebook post where a person named Andy ask the Well now “What the hell is transgender?” The Royal Canadian Air Force account response with “That’s a pretty big question asked in a pretty small way, Andy. ‘Transgender’ putting describes someone whose gender – who they know themselves to be – doesn’t match the sex they were assigned at birth. It’s not new, and it’s certainly not a fad. People have lived this experience for as long as people have existed; we’re just finally talking about it openly. You don’t have to fully understand it right away, most learning takes time, but we can always start from a place of respect. That’s how decent folks handle things they’re still getting used to.”

Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…

DAY ZERO: VISION ZERO OTTAWA Help Make Ottawa’s Streets Safer for Everyone! Date: Tuesday, December 2 Time: 6:30–8:30 PM Location: New Edinburgh Field House, 203 Stanley Avenue What is Vision Zero? A global movement with one simple principle: No loss of life or serious injury on our roads is acceptable. Through better design, policy, and community action, we can make Ottawa’s streets safer for all What is Day Zero? Our kickoff event to: Build a core team of volunteers Brainstorm what Vision Zero Ottawa should look like Commit to small, actionable steps for real change Why Join? Ottawa needs bold voices and committed citizens to push for: Safer and enforced speed limits Sidewalks and traffic calming in every community Active school travel programs Safer intersections for people outside of the car A city that values human life above all else Be Part of the Change! Your voice matters. Together, we can set the tone for meaningful action ahead of the 2026 municipal elections.

SAVE THE DATE

📅 December 2nd 6:30-8:30pm

👇Join the Vision Zero Ottawa project!

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A quote by Greta Thunberg stating that, "The one thing we need more than hope is actoin. Once we start to act, hope is everywhere." It's in white font on a blue sky background with puffy white clouds.

Nearly every panel I spoke on this year ended with the same question: "What gives you hope?"

My friends, that question expired years ago. (If you need receipts, my book Saving Us is literally a 300-page answer.)

The real question is: How are you PRACTICING hope?

Because Greta is right ..

This is urgent and I need your help.

Doug Ford is rushing Bill 33 and Bill 60 through — they're just one vote away from becoming law.

Bill 33 silences parents and cuts student services. Bill 60 makes it easier for landlords to evict tenants and raise rents, and opens the door to privatizing water.

Ontario to spend money to rip out bike lanes and speed cameras to disconnect people and hurt school children. 🙌

sciam article “Roads safer when drunk drivers immediately lose licence to kill”

CBC article “For seniors, losing drivers licence like having ‘arm cut off’”

One of the most subtly insane aspects of the unrelenting car dependency we’ve deliberately built across North America is the incredible reluctance we have to remove the driving privilege, even from those who clearly are a danger to themselves & others, because “people have to drive.” #CarDependency

Poster of Bill 60 rally against anti bike lane provisions

See you soon.

City Hall, side of the building
Behind ON courthouse

8:30am

Ready for the rally against Bill 60 provisions on bike lanes.

Prête pour le rassemblement contre le projet de loi 60 et ses dispositions qui puent.

Vive le vélo!

📣DYK Speed Cameras revenues go to 100’s of road safety improvements in Ottawa?

📸Safety Cameras keep communities safe from speeders and turns their fines in to much needed road improvements

🚨Community and school zone safety is not cancellable. Have your say

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