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Emergency MD 🩺 Plant powered 🌱 Cyclist 🚴 Urbanist πŸ™οΈ Vancouver 🍁

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an outdoor blllboard There will never be a bell loud enough, a helmet strong enough, or clothing bright enough to make up for poor infrastructure. Picture of child biking in a painted bike lane

an outdoor blllboard There will never be a bell loud enough, a helmet strong enough, or clothing bright enough to make up for poor infrastructure. Picture of child biking in a painted bike lane

Enough.

Awesome to see this billboard up in Vancouver.
Was really incredible to work with the people at @visionzerovancouver.ca to bring this to life.

16.10.2025 11:53 β€” πŸ‘ 833    πŸ” 245    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 20
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Wales’s 20mph speed limit has cut road deaths. Why is there still even a debate? Research suggests the scheme may be more popular than thought, with consultations dominated by a loud minority

Wales’ 20mph (~30kph) speed limit saved livesβ€”about 100 fewer deaths and serious injuries in just one year. Slower speeds make streets safer for everyone. Vancouver must follow suit. How many lives will we sacrifice before we take action?

22.03.2025 22:29 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Exclusive--Canadian Premier Danielle Smith: Trudeau Blew Tariff Negotiations in First Mar-a-Lago Meeting Alberta Premier Danielle Smith of the United Conseravtive Party told Breitbart News Saturday that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau set Canada back in tariff negotiations with America during a meeting wit...

Danielle Smith says out loud what most Canadians fear about Pierre Poilievre:

β€œβ€¦but I would say, on balance, the perspective that Pierre would bring would be very much in sync with, I think…the new direction in America,” she added.”

#cdnpoli #ableg

www.breitbart.com/politics/202...

23.03.2025 04:52 β€” πŸ‘ 743    πŸ” 373    πŸ’¬ 73    πŸ“Œ 71

To Vancouver Cycling advocates: we need to band together and purchase a small plow for our bike routes. The city NEVER plows the bike streets or paths and for days to weeks after the chunky ice makes cycling hazardous. I’ll volunteer as driver!

05.02.2025 08:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Not every Canadian Pierre Poilievre supporter is a Trump supporter.

But every Canadian Trump supporter is a Pierre Poilievre supporter.

That’s a big red flag. #TeamCanada

05.02.2025 01:55 β€” πŸ‘ 520    πŸ” 149    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 7

Foundation, a nice and pretty medieval city building game 🏰

05.02.2025 08:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Proud of our premier staying the course and pushing for more diversity in our experts. Unlike some premiers *cough* Douggie *cough* who walked back their tough talk pretty quickly.

05.02.2025 08:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces Canada's response to U.S. tariffs – February 1, 2025
YouTube video by cpac Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces Canada's response to U.S. tariffs – February 1, 2025

Canada’s response to U.S. tariffs. Justin Trudeau's best speech.

Canada will place 25% tariffs on $155 billion in US imports in retaliation for Trump tariffs. That is an addition to a nationwide boycott on all US products across Canada. #cdnpoli #tariffwar

02.02.2025 04:20 β€” πŸ‘ 4399    πŸ” 992    πŸ’¬ 234    πŸ“Œ 108
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We're stronger together, #Canada.

01.02.2025 23:37 β€” πŸ‘ 369    πŸ” 108    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 4

Wicked, while an amazing musical adaptation, is also a fantastic portrayal of a magical world where they only have bikes, trains and walkable (danceable) cities.

Oh, and balloons too I guess.

23.11.2024 11:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Stop trying to make buck happen

22.11.2024 20:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
What if We Got Rid of Bike Lanes?
YouTube video by Nic Laporte What if We Got Rid of Bike Lanes?

A reminder that bikes don’t cause traffic, cars do. Taking out lanes (I’m looking at you Ontario) is not suddenly going to make any of your traffic woes better.

21.11.2024 21:20 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

If only more of our politicians played cities skylines this would be a better world…and a lot more vans with donuts on top of them.

21.11.2024 21:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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ICC issuing arrest warrant for Netanyahu clear proof of court's bias against genocidal maniacs The Hague, Netherlands – The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant in a clear demonstration of its bias aga...

ICC issuing arrest warrant for Netanyahu clear proof of court’s bias against genocidal maniacs

21.11.2024 20:41 β€” πŸ‘ 389    πŸ” 90    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1

How Singapore of you

21.11.2024 21:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s the GST free Christmas trees that really does it for me.

21.11.2024 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You’re a beautiful city

21.11.2024 20:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

More driving = less winter. What a poignant picture.

20.11.2024 07:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I dream about the day Vancouver switches from majority cars to majority bikes. Paris is such a great example of runaway urbanism and I’m here for it.

19.11.2024 21:43 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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French Revolution: Cyclists Now Outnumber Motorists In Paris Official measurements have found that Paris is rapidly becoming a city of cyclists.

READ: β€œ3,337 Parisians were equipped with GPS trackers to record their journeys…for journeys from the outskirts of Paris to the center, the number of cyclists now far exceeds the number of motorists, a huge change from just 5 years ago.”

Evidence of leadership.
www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...

19.11.2024 19:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1125    πŸ” 325    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 71

It’s so good! Congrats!

19.11.2024 19:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I love the runaway urbanism/walkability of Paris happening. It seems like cities hit some threshold that allows them to go from incremental changes to major culture shifts like this without major opposition. I hope anywhere in NA reaches that threshold one day.

19.11.2024 19:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Happy to have you here! Hoping this place stays more positive than X.

19.11.2024 12:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Finally swiping right on Bluesky and giving up on the toxic X.

15.11.2024 13:55 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is so hard to watch happening. Sorry to all the cyclists and active transporters in Toronto :(

15.11.2024 13:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m excited to see how this pilot turns out. It’d be nice to take the onus off of the public to find their own family doctor, and hopefully the medical home model is successful!

15.11.2024 12:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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