About a year ago, one of my big-truck driving neighbours replied "I won't ride one of those, there's not enough room on the road for bikes" when I dropped off some stuff at his place on my Tern HSD and was extolling their virtues. Today I saw him riding an e-bike.

This Kind Of Smart, Walkable, Mixed-use Urbanism Is Illegal To Build In Most American Cities

I've gotten a lot of dodgy bicycling directions from Google Maps, but this one takes the cake. Uncontrolled crossing of an active railway line (including having to lift my loaded cargo bike over the tracks).

Every time someone tells me it's only sensible for pedestrians to be predictable and careful and attentive on our dangerous car-dominated streets, what I hear is that they don't believe kids have a right to autonomy in public

Rather than paint over the pavement (which wears out and can be slippery), they should use pavement that has a pigment mixed in. This coloured pavement should be used on all bike infrastructure so it's clear where cars aren't allowed. Use a subtle pigment rather than ugly, garish bright colours.

While this will be a nice improvement, it's probably the least necessary cycling component of Sidney's proposed active transportation plan (Bowerbank is already a quiet road with little traffic and low speeds). It's sad that this is all that's left after the rest got indefinitely postponed.

I'm fine with charging for parking, but only if there are viable alternates to driving. Many of these parks have little to no public transit access, and it seems unfair to force people to drive there and then charge them for it. That makes it more like an entrance fee, which I'm 100% against.

Wouldn't a tunnel be better here? Less slope than bridge requires, and you pick up momentum on the way down to help you on the way up. Obviously should be wide and well lit to feel safe and comfortable. In the Netherlands a tunnel would be the standard practice for this kind of location.

Used the Umo app for a ride for the first time today and it worked great. Nice that funds get added instantly (unlike some systems). Tried to buy an Umo Card at the nearest vendor listed on the website and they had no idea what I was talking about, though.

Excited that BC Transit's Umo payment system is live in Victoria today, can't wait to try! Happy to see daily fare cap (after two rides, rest of day is free), but disappointed that there is not a monthly fare cap (if within last 30 days you spend more than pass value, rest of the 30 days is free).

Liminality

I know there's great debate about this and I go back and forth about it, but I'm okay with saying that a person was "hit by a car" instead of "hit by a driver." Not to excuse motorist behavior, but perhaps it would be good to start seeing cars as incredibly dangerous consumer products.

Who needs a pickup truck to transport a bale of insulation?

It is so great when you can have your bike carry your bag / backpack instead of you, and it’s weird how little people who ride bikes in North America get to experience this

"A provincial highways department spokesperson … told the Optimist the new service was “a helluva waste of money.”" Sadly I'm inclined to agree. Its extremely limited schedule almost never works for me, and it doesn't take cargo bikes. Usually end up doing the 20km detour via Alex Fraser bridge.

I remember there were still train tracks embedded in a couple of downtown Victoria streets when I was a kid in the 80s. I grew up near the old Interurban route through Saanich and would fantasize that the train was still running. Now it's impossible to build anything comparable when we need it.