Andrew Duke

Tonight! info & tix: operatlantic.com @operatlantic.bsky.social

Hot take: I like that phones got added right next to ebike batteries because

1) the technology is basically the same

2) everyone thinks plugging in your phone overnight/without tending to it is completely normal behaviour

Psychiatrists call for RFK Jr. to be replaced as health secretary Two groups are calling for new leadership at HHS after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s actions on substance abuse treatment and mental health medications, among other issues.

Two groups are calling for new leadership at HHS after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s actions on substance abuse treatment and mental health medications, among other issues.

Paris before and after street transformation

New urban forest planted in front of Paris City Hall

A Paris “School Street” where cars are removed and people space/tree planting are added

According to the City of Paris, in the last 10 years 150K trees have been planted & 45ha of parks created in the already hot city, all intended to not only improve quality-of-life today, but also help the city adapt to & manage summer heatwaves of 50℃ (122F) by 2050.

Just the start.

Common sense.

N.S. brings in Halifax development changes it originally told city to pass | CBC News The Nova Scotia government has brought in sweeping development changes for Halifax, but opposition parties say the move takes away Halifax Regional Municipality's power to make its own planning decisi...

Me, last week: The city of Dartmouth no longer exists

Me, this week: The city of Halifax no longer exists

Houston government's new interim planning area for Halifax just copied from rejected regional plan - Halifax Examiner Halifax Coun. Sam Austin calls news of interim planning process "just wild."

Houston government’s new interim planning area for Halifax just copied from rejected regional plan
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One dead after car crashes at Cobequid Health Centre A car crashed at the entrance of the health site Wednesday evening.

RIP. Going from open crash data and news reports, this is at least the 17th road fatality in HRM of the year.
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Poster in lime green and shades of gray with a background photo of a bicycle chainring. Poster is for a FREE bike maintenance workshop, Sunday October 5th, 1-3pm at teh Halifax Commons, corner of North Park and Cogswell.

Last chance this season to take in a FREE bike maintenance workshop. Sunday, Oct 5, 1-3pm on the Halifax Commons, corner of North Park and Cogswell.

Registration is necessary: forms.gle/r8mvR9mnLd2B...
#bikehfx

This video shows a federal agent throwing a female photojournalist away from the elevator. During which she’s flung into the Turkish journalist who was stretchered from the building by EMTs.

YouTube video by HFX by Bike Let’s Fix: The North End Bikeway

Hey. Hi. Hello.

In the latest HFX By Bike, I pitch some relatively low-cost improvements to the North End Bikeway on the Peninsula.

youtu.be/T2TSZYbyeNk

Thanks to generative AI, "the only foolproof thing that works right now is to slow down and ask questions before sharing: If a piece of content seems shocking, divisive, or too good to be true, pause before spreading it."

Beat Beethoven always fun. This was the 3rd year.

Event poster text: Critical Mass x Bike Party, Halloween ride, Save the date, October 30, 6:00pm Wear a costume! Bring Lights! Image: A witch and a skeleton riding their bicycles. The witch has a pumpkin i. her front bike basket. The images are illustrated, all on a dark purple backgrouns. there are also the logos doe the Halifax Cycling Coalition, Critical Mass, and Halifax Bike Party. There is a QR code that leads to the Halifax Bike Party Instagram page

Save the date! THURSDAY October 30 🎃 will be the next Critical Mass AND Bike Party! 🚲🎉

Hi @npr.org! We worked late tonight putting together this handy pocket guide!

It doesn't address road design issues, but if we're going to educate road users, we should include drivers.

It's the size of a folded business card. Print it, fold it, put it in your wallet!

Fucking embarassing.

Wanna know what chaps my anus? Yesterday's parking benefits district vote, where the "fiscally responsible" councillors voted against fiscal sustainability, fiscal equity and ending costly government subsidies that provide limited benefits (and/or negative benefits when externalities are included).

Expect delays on Hollis and Prince starting at 8am.

HFX Water is doing work there - so the left lane of Hollis will be closed, so will the Bike Lane.

Work goes until 4pm today #HFXTraffic #BikeHFX

A messy pile of rental e-bikes and e-scooters, on the grass inside a city park. In order to use any of these devices, someone would have to disentangle them from each other.

A screenshot from the Bird Canada app, showing the location of several e-bikes and e-scooters, some of which are marked with a $ sign, indicating a user credit for unlocking and using the devices.

Rather than come and fix this mess, the bike/scooter company has placed unlock credits on many of the devices in this pile up.

Disentangling this mess is definitely not worth $1 to me.

Event poster text: "Great Ride of Return, Halifax Ride for Palestine, Emera Oval, September 21, 1PM, in solidarity with the Gaza Sunbirds. Image description: plain beige background, red kufiya pattern along the top of the image, the front of a bicycle bottom left, a skateboard along the bottom, the back end of a child's tricyle bottom right. the logo of the Gaza Sunbirds paracyling team is also below text of the poster

Map of the planned route. Toal distance 7.6km. Elevation gain of 74m. Maximum grade of 3.5%. the route begins and ends on the Halifax Commons.

Halifax Ride for Palestine: in solidarity with the Gaza Sunbirds para-cycling team. Sunday September 21, meet at 1:00 at the Oval at the Halifax Commons. #BikeHFX (From IG)

Bruce MacKinnon: Donald Trump takes aim at U.S. First Amendment Bruce MacKinnon's cartoon for The Chronicle Herald

MacKinnon: Donald Trump takes aim at U.S. First Amendment

This budget season I think Haligonians should demand equitable transportation taxation, a quick thread.

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Halifax firefighters want a new chief as calls for changes since 2023 wildfire going unanswered Fire chief, managers have ‘lost the trust and support of the firefighters who serve HRM’

Halifax firefighters want a new chief as calls for changes since 2023 wildfire going unanswered

Andy Fillmore ends Cole Harbour town hall after being questioned about Davis Cup - Halifax Examiner RCMP called into event hosted by Fillmore and Coun. Trish Purdy on Monday night.

Mayor Andy Fillmore and Coun. Billy Gillis in District 15 are hosting a town hall in #LowerSackville tonight. I'll be there and will have a story tomorrow.

This is Fillmore's first town hall after the one in Cole Harbour on Aug. 25.

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we had several blocks of joy, #kidicalmass. always love seeing #hfxbike come together, and even more when councilors come out to join us.