Chris Kemp

This chart always makes me think about how we made the streets "safer" by making sure no one goes outside ever, especially kids

Microsoft: DNS outage impacts Azure and Microsoft 365 services Microsoft is investigating an ongoing DNS outage affecting customers worldwide, preventing them from accessing Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 services.

Microsoft is investigating an ongoing DNS outage affecting customers worldwide, preventing them from accessing Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 services.

They know this is going to harm children.

#OnPoli

How Hurricane Melissa got so dangerous so fast As the storm threatens Jamaica, "the role climate change has played in making Hurricane Melissa incredibly dangerous is undeniable."

“It will take time for scientists to determine exactly how much #ClimateChange supercharged #Melissa, but they can already say the storm has been feeding on warm ocean temps made up to 800 times more likely by global heating…The hotter the ocean gets, the more energy that can transfer into a storm.”

Tenant issues are not the only reason why we must stop Bill 60. A provision is included that would ban cities from removing vehicle lanes for bike lanes or any other purpose such as bus lanes (as opposed to Bill 212's requirement of cities to get provincial approval). #BikeTO #TTC #TOpoli #ONpoli

"Cycling is good for heath, good for the environment and good for the economy."

Thank you @elizabethemay.bsky.social for highlighting Bike Day on the Hill in the House of Commons!

Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change. Air pollution fell substantially as the city restricted car traffic and made way for parks and bike lanes.

“Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.”

Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life.

Common sense.

Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.

Never forget what they took from you.

"Electric cars are in the news, though it’s hard to call them new. Torontonians were impressed when they first saw an electric car on city streets … in 1896."

The EVs that have moved far more people, far more efficiently in TO are streetcars, buses + subways.

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In the era of the climate crisis, politicians campaigning against bike lanes aren’t fit for office Amid the climate crisis, politicians campaigning against bike lanes — as in Montreal municipal election campaign — aren’t fit for office.

“In the era of the climate crisis, politicians campaigning against bike lanes aren’t fit for office.” — @taylornoakes.com in @cultmtl.com

Also in an era of worsening urban traffic, urban pollution, urban noise, exploding public costs, competition among cities, & not nearly enough space in cities.

Trump is attacking the U.S.’s closest ally and trade partner, Canada, with illegal tariffs that are badly hurting Canadian businesses & U.S. citizens alike. Canada has been respectful & diplomatic (which Trump doesn’t deserve) but his attacks have only gotten worse.

And he’s mad about COMMERCIALS?

3 cars (graphic) behind a bicycle and person walking into a shop. Text: I'll just be a minute, it's ok i left my bike lights blinking The Biking Lawyer logo

Relax, I’ll be right back.

Content done with @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social

My mom txted this morning she'll be watching in Windsor via Detroit FOX. It's incredible people in Toronto can't point an antenna at the CN Tower and watched like old days. Public paid $500 billion for SkySome in 89!

Corporate giveaways, taxpayer re-billing.

Former Ontario police leaders urge Doug Ford government to ditch plan to ban speed cameras The Ford government is expected to table legislation banning automated speed cameras in Ontario.

Retired Police Chiefs from Peel, Halton, Niagara, Ottawa + beyond say that speed cameras, introduced by Ford’s govt in 2019, are:

“highly effective at changing dangerous driving behaviours and reducing collisions and serious injuries at problem locations.”

#onpoli

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Self-spreading GlassWorm malware hits OpenVSX, VS Code registries A new and ongoing supply-chain attack is targeting developers on the OpenVSX and Microsoft Visual Studio marketplaces with self-spreading malware called GlassWorm that has been installed an estimated 35,800 times.

A new and ongoing supply-chain attack is targeting developers on the OpenVSX and Microsoft Visual Studio marketplaces with self-spreading malware called GlassWorm that has been installed an estimated 35,800 times.

CISA: High-severity Windows SMB flaw now exploited in attacks CISA says threat actors are now actively exploiting a high-severity Windows SMB privilege escalation vulnerability that can let them gain SYSTEM privileges on unpatched systems.

CISA says threat actors are now actively exploiting a high-severity Windows SMB privilege escalation vulnerability that can let them gain SYSTEM privileges on unpatched systems.

In Toronto, we are bad at design designing robust landscapes. All of these plants are going to die, brined in road salt and dog urine.

The grade level is flat and there are no barriers.

New TCHC / Context Development building in the Beach. How does city urban design sign off on this?

Just for a friendly reminder, @cycletoronto.bsky.social's Bill 212 One Year Anniversary Rally is happening TOMORROW! Meet 5:30 PM at University & Armoury followed by a short roll to Queen's Park. #BikeTO #TOpoli #ONpoli #VisionZero

Hit and Run Accidents: Pedestrians, Cyclists Know Your Rights Hit and runs are a sad reality for cyclists in Ontario. If tragedy strikes, we can help you get compensation.

Hit and Runs are a common occurrence, sadly.

Did you know that even if the driver flees you can still access immediate medical/income supports and successfully pursue a lawsuit against your own insurer?!

Read our Hit and Run blog:

www.thebikinglawyer.ca/post/hit-and...

This is objectively not comedy but rather a fact. Still funny tho.

A driver going 154 km/h in a typical vehicle has ~2000 times the kinetic energy and destructive power of the average person on a bicycle, and ~500 times the destructive power of a typical e-bike. #BikeTO

Metrolinx extending weekend GO Trains to Kitchener GO Transit users in Waterloo Region are finally getting something they’ve wanted for a long time: weekend GO Train trips at the Kitchener station.

Metrolinx extending weekend GO Trains to Kitchener

CISA: Maximum-severity Adobe flaw now exploited in attacks CISA has warned that attackers are actively exploiting a maximum-severity vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager to execute code on unpatched systems.

CISA has warned that attackers are actively exploiting a maximum-severity vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager to execute code on unpatched systems.

Word on the street is that there are a bunch of new folks joining Bluesky right now, so it seems like a good time to re-share my first & biggest STARTER PACK of urbanists & city-making organizations from across the world. Hope you’ll consider following the excellent accounts here. And please share!

Switching 50km/h speed limits to 30km/h would protect cyclists while barely affecting commutes, research finds One expert says a cyclist hit by a car travelling 50km/h has about a one-in-10 chance of surviving, while at 30km/h it is a nine-in-10 chance

“If you get hit by a car travelling at 50km/h, you’ve only got a 1.5-in-10 chance of surviving. If it’s going 30km/h you’ve got a nine-in-10 chance.”

“But it was not enough to put up a sign that says 30km/h…there also needed to be design changes to slow down traffic.”

Speed is always a factor.

ICE is recruiting quickly. And given its glorification of violence & aggression on its socials, it's going to attract a lot of dark tetrad personalities.

@brianklaas.bsky.social has looked at how recruitment of police officers determines who ends up in the uniform. His work feels very relevant.

This is why I find archival photos of the city from, say, the 1990s or 1980s so fascinating and weird. It's the same city, not "historic" like those from well before, but just different enough to be weird. Dream like. Take the subway to the uncanny valley stop.

How Bike Share went from death’s door to one of Toronto’s fastest-growing ways to travel How self-cleaning toilets, the pandemic and bike lanes made Toronto Bike Share a staple of the city, and how Doug Ford’s battle against bike lanes will shape its future.

One of the few things Toronto got right is Bike Share Toronto. It has grown from 80 stations in 2011 to almost 1000, while this July, August, and September each saw more than one million rides! Now if only infrastructure could keep up ... #BikeTO #TOpoli #VisionZero www.thestar.com/news/gta/how...

broken up piece of road next to the sidewalk.

PSA: People on bikes aren’t swerving to annoy drivers, they’re just trying not to die or destroy their mode of transportation.
This is generally what the bike portion looks like of our “shared” roads. Glorious.

Creatures buried in soil for over a century burst back to life in Toronto waterfront A project to restore coastal wetland leads to astonishing discoveries of a host of life: seeds and plant scraps, as well as water fleas, worms, larvae and plankton

“A project to restore coastal wetland leads to astonishing discoveries of a host of life: seeds and plant scraps, as well as water fleas, worms, larvae and plankton” - @leylandcecco.bsky.social

@utoronto.ca @waterfrontoronto.bsky.social @theguardian.com
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