Eugenie Waters
@eugeniewaters.bsky.social
Family Physician | Climate Action | E-Cargo Bike Mom | Ottawa
Leaning in for sustainable healthcare systems, safe active transportation networks, urbanism, biodiversity at the community level, greening schoolyards, and getting off fossil fuels.
Leaning in for sustainable healthcare systems, safe active transportation networks, urbanism, biodiversity at the community level, greening schoolyards, and getting off fossil fuels.
“We often blame the bad drivers in front of us or the rushed parents blocking us in, but if we step back [..]—Most school streets are designed in a way that adds needless stress and danger”
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January 27, 2026 at 3:37 PM
“We often blame the bad drivers in front of us or the rushed parents blocking us in, but if we step back [..]—Most school streets are designed in a way that adds needless stress and danger”
@stephanieplante.bsky.social
@visionzeroottawa.bsky.social
@envirocentre.bsky.social
@stephanieplante.bsky.social
@visionzeroottawa.bsky.social
@envirocentre.bsky.social
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We often hear from people about the lack of bike racks at their destination or people wanting advice before emailing their councillor to ask for racks to be installed. Here’s our take on it. 👇
bikeottawa.ca/2026/01/26/b...
bikeottawa.ca/2026/01/26/b...
Bike Ottawa’s Take on Racks
A few years back, Bike Ottawa convened a bike parking working group. They established recommended standards for bike parking and shared widely with the city, with community members, and on the micr…
bikeottawa.ca
January 27, 2026 at 3:26 PM
We often hear from people about the lack of bike racks at their destination or people wanting advice before emailing their councillor to ask for racks to be installed. Here’s our take on it. 👇
bikeottawa.ca/2026/01/26/b...
bikeottawa.ca/2026/01/26/b...
Rob Samulack is helping to organize a vigil for Alex Pretti through @rnao.ca
As Rob points out, Alex was not only an ICU RN, he was also a social and environmental justice activist.
When: Wednesday Jan 28th at noon
Where: Major Hills Park opposite the US Embassy, Ottawa
#AlexPretti
As Rob points out, Alex was not only an ICU RN, he was also a social and environmental justice activist.
When: Wednesday Jan 28th at noon
Where: Major Hills Park opposite the US Embassy, Ottawa
#AlexPretti
January 27, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Rob Samulack is helping to organize a vigil for Alex Pretti through @rnao.ca
As Rob points out, Alex was not only an ICU RN, he was also a social and environmental justice activist.
When: Wednesday Jan 28th at noon
Where: Major Hills Park opposite the US Embassy, Ottawa
#AlexPretti
As Rob points out, Alex was not only an ICU RN, he was also a social and environmental justice activist.
When: Wednesday Jan 28th at noon
Where: Major Hills Park opposite the US Embassy, Ottawa
#AlexPretti
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Doug Ford said it had to close because the roof was unstable.
Massive snow dump, roof just fine.
Doug Ford lies.
Massive snow dump, roof just fine.
Doug Ford lies.
Sunday, January 25, 2026, 9:05 pm.
Built for winter. ❄️
Built for Canada. 🇨🇦
Built for winter. ❄️
Built for Canada. 🇨🇦
January 26, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Doug Ford said it had to close because the roof was unstable.
Massive snow dump, roof just fine.
Doug Ford lies.
Massive snow dump, roof just fine.
Doug Ford lies.
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Person struck by a driver inflicting serious injury, the first tragedy of 2026. We expect this person, their family and community, have a life-changing road to recovery. We know that Ottawa has a road safety policy of accepting tragedy as inevitable. This tragedy is an outcome, not an accident.
Pedestrian taken to trauma centre after being hit by vehicle on Rideau Street
Pedestrian taken to trauma centre after being hit by vehicle on Rideau Street
Ottawa paramedics say they treated a pedestrian who was hit by a vehicle on Rideau Street Saturday evening.
bit.ly
January 24, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Person struck by a driver inflicting serious injury, the first tragedy of 2026. We expect this person, their family and community, have a life-changing road to recovery. We know that Ottawa has a road safety policy of accepting tragedy as inevitable. This tragedy is an outcome, not an accident.
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Great piece from @ecologyottawa.bsky.social : big-box retail is ~60% parking to retail by surface area—no wonder it’s hostile to people and the environment. The new zoning bylaw could fix this by curbing parking and building more human-scale places.
A great way to prevent #Ottawa's continued sprawling is to reduce car-parking maximums for box stores via #OttCity's new Zoning By-law.
Thanks to @ottawacitizen.com for publishing our op-ed with Walkable Ottawa on this. #SustainableCities #Sprawl #CarParking
ottawacitizen.com/opinion/comm...
Thanks to @ottawacitizen.com for publishing our op-ed with Walkable Ottawa on this. #SustainableCities #Sprawl #CarParking
ottawacitizen.com/opinion/comm...
Ottawa's box store parking lots are too big. We can fix that. | Opinion
A store that requires hundreds of parking spots creates an environment that’s hostile to humans. Have you ever walked across one? | Opinion
ottawacitizen.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Great piece from @ecologyottawa.bsky.social : big-box retail is ~60% parking to retail by surface area—no wonder it’s hostile to people and the environment. The new zoning bylaw could fix this by curbing parking and building more human-scale places.
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Wrote myself a pep talk to get back to work tomorrow. It helped me. Hope it helps you.
I don't know how to do this
But I'm going to keep doing it anyway.
heated.world
January 26, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Wrote myself a pep talk to get back to work tomorrow. It helped me. Hope it helps you.
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Love the look when the Mayor says “and bikeways” when it comes to snow clearance…
We're getting a snowstorm tomorrow. But New York City is prepared.
January 26, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Love the look when the Mayor says “and bikeways” when it comes to snow clearance…
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I'll pass on a hold-the-date. Thanks @railfans.ca and @bettertransitottawa.ca for talking transit data with me on February 2.
Notez bien cette date. Merci à @railfans.ca et @bettertransitottawa.ca pour nos échanges sur les données de transport en commun le 2 février.
Notez bien cette date. Merci à @railfans.ca et @bettertransitottawa.ca pour nos échanges sur les données de transport en commun le 2 février.
January 25, 2026 at 5:25 PM
I'll pass on a hold-the-date. Thanks @railfans.ca and @bettertransitottawa.ca for talking transit data with me on February 2.
Notez bien cette date. Merci à @railfans.ca et @bettertransitottawa.ca pour nos échanges sur les données de transport en commun le 2 février.
Notez bien cette date. Merci à @railfans.ca et @bettertransitottawa.ca pour nos échanges sur les données de transport en commun le 2 février.
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genuinely stunning image
January 24, 2026 at 1:37 AM
genuinely stunning image
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It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
January 23, 2026 at 8:16 PM
It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
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Brampton Cllr Power might have the votes to remove one of our protected bike lanes. A car brained resident got 200 signatures to remove it. I know the cycling community can blow that out of the water
Please sign the #BikeBrampton petition to save them
bikebrampton.ca/2026/01/22/s...
Please sign the #BikeBrampton petition to save them
bikebrampton.ca/2026/01/22/s...
Save Howden Bike Lanes - BikeBrampton
Sign this petition to protect Brampton’s Active Transportation infrastructure. Howden bike lanes are at risk of removal.
bikebrampton.ca
January 22, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Brampton Cllr Power might have the votes to remove one of our protected bike lanes. A car brained resident got 200 signatures to remove it. I know the cycling community can blow that out of the water
Please sign the #BikeBrampton petition to save them
bikebrampton.ca/2026/01/22/s...
Please sign the #BikeBrampton petition to save them
bikebrampton.ca/2026/01/22/s...
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In political communications, "message discipline" is seen as an asset. But when the same message keeps being repeated despite the fact that it's not resonating, then it becomes a liability. With Mayor Sutcliffe's oft-repeated boast about Ottawa's low taxes, I think we're at that point. 1/
Ottawa’s property tax increases have been the lowest of any major city in Canada.
January 22, 2026 at 1:53 AM
In political communications, "message discipline" is seen as an asset. But when the same message keeps being repeated despite the fact that it's not resonating, then it becomes a liability. With Mayor Sutcliffe's oft-repeated boast about Ottawa's low taxes, I think we're at that point. 1/
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If I were a PM who believed we were at a global rupture moment, upending decades of international order, and requiring totally new relations with the world, I probably wouldn’t cut my foreign affairs staffing and budget by 15%
January 21, 2026 at 3:32 PM
If I were a PM who believed we were at a global rupture moment, upending decades of international order, and requiring totally new relations with the world, I probably wouldn’t cut my foreign affairs staffing and budget by 15%
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We need emergency bus lane and transit priority measures enacted on key corridors to ensure our working buses are used as efficiently as possible. We can't have our limited bus fleet standing still in traffic.
I’ve heard from many residents frustrated at the state of the bus service in #Ottawa. They are looking for answers. This needs to be treated like an emergency watermain repair. It is a critical service that can not be allowed to flounder in this way. Two immediate solutions need to be considered:
January 20, 2026 at 8:58 PM
We need emergency bus lane and transit priority measures enacted on key corridors to ensure our working buses are used as efficiently as possible. We can't have our limited bus fleet standing still in traffic.
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Toronto implemented bus lanes within a week of the council decision. I'd like to see Ottawa move with that same hustle.
I’ve heard from many residents frustrated at the state of the bus service in #Ottawa. They are looking for answers. This needs to be treated like an emergency watermain repair. It is a critical service that can not be allowed to flounder in this way. Two immediate solutions need to be considered:
January 20, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Toronto implemented bus lanes within a week of the council decision. I'd like to see Ottawa move with that same hustle.
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In 1964, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. visited New York City on his way home from accepting the Nobel Peace Prize in Norway. Speaking to a packed crowd at City Hall, Dr. King said,
"Those who have sat so long in darkness now find themselves lighting the way for others...”
"Those who have sat so long in darkness now find themselves lighting the way for others...”
January 19, 2026 at 4:39 PM
In 1964, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. visited New York City on his way home from accepting the Nobel Peace Prize in Norway. Speaking to a packed crowd at City Hall, Dr. King said,
"Those who have sat so long in darkness now find themselves lighting the way for others...”
"Those who have sat so long in darkness now find themselves lighting the way for others...”
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This event has been postponed... New date to be announced.
Reply if you're interested and want us to let you know.
Reply if you're interested and want us to let you know.
Heat pumps and hot chocolate - that's as good a combo as PB&J!
Check out this event on Sunday in Ottawa's Hintonburg neighbourhood. Making heat pumps simple
visitaheatpump.ca/tours/Sxi832...
@christaggart.bsky.social @eugeniewaters.bsky.social @electrify613.bsky.social
#OttEvents #OttClimate
Check out this event on Sunday in Ottawa's Hintonburg neighbourhood. Making heat pumps simple
visitaheatpump.ca/tours/Sxi832...
@christaggart.bsky.social @eugeniewaters.bsky.social @electrify613.bsky.social
#OttEvents #OttClimate
January 18, 2026 at 12:41 AM
This event has been postponed... New date to be announced.
Reply if you're interested and want us to let you know.
Reply if you're interested and want us to let you know.
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For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
Opinion | I'm a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence. Here's how ICE observers are helping.
Research into how violence occurs shows that disapproval from the people around you can help reduce it.
www.ms.now
January 16, 2026 at 6:55 PM
For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
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If NJ wants to regulate the fast, heavy e-bikes, fine. But create a separate class for light pedelecs per EU definitions and define that as a bicycle:
<25 km/h
<250W
e-assist only while pedalling
<25 km/h
<250W
e-assist only while pedalling
January 17, 2026 at 1:40 AM
If NJ wants to regulate the fast, heavy e-bikes, fine. But create a separate class for light pedelecs per EU definitions and define that as a bicycle:
<25 km/h
<250W
e-assist only while pedalling
<25 km/h
<250W
e-assist only while pedalling
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We don’t talk enough about how slowly the City of Ottawa moves to help residents.
The Bank Street Transit Study was first proposed in 2021, and its implementation has been delayed again.
The worst part? The study’s proposal includes just 2 hours of combined bus lanes a day!
The Bank Street Transit Study was first proposed in 2021, and its implementation has been delayed again.
The worst part? The study’s proposal includes just 2 hours of combined bus lanes a day!
January 16, 2026 at 2:40 PM
We don’t talk enough about how slowly the City of Ottawa moves to help residents.
The Bank Street Transit Study was first proposed in 2021, and its implementation has been delayed again.
The worst part? The study’s proposal includes just 2 hours of combined bus lanes a day!
The Bank Street Transit Study was first proposed in 2021, and its implementation has been delayed again.
The worst part? The study’s proposal includes just 2 hours of combined bus lanes a day!
Just read and signed this petition by an ottawa parent about the bus situation with @octranspo.com :
c.org/s9FsQ9B9Jx
@otttransitriders.bsky.social @bettertransitottawa.ca @strongtownsottawa.ca @ecologyottawa.bsky.social @freetransitottawa.bsky.social @visionzeroottawa.bsky.social
c.org/s9FsQ9B9Jx
@otttransitriders.bsky.social @bettertransitottawa.ca @strongtownsottawa.ca @ecologyottawa.bsky.social @freetransitottawa.bsky.social @visionzeroottawa.bsky.social
Have you seen this petition yet?
OTTAWA BUS UNAVAILABILITY DEMANDS EMERGENCY RESPONSE
c.org
January 16, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Just read and signed this petition by an ottawa parent about the bus situation with @octranspo.com :
c.org/s9FsQ9B9Jx
@otttransitriders.bsky.social @bettertransitottawa.ca @strongtownsottawa.ca @ecologyottawa.bsky.social @freetransitottawa.bsky.social @visionzeroottawa.bsky.social
c.org/s9FsQ9B9Jx
@otttransitriders.bsky.social @bettertransitottawa.ca @strongtownsottawa.ca @ecologyottawa.bsky.social @freetransitottawa.bsky.social @visionzeroottawa.bsky.social
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Are drivers speeding up without photo radar?
Are drivers speeding up without photo radar?
Two months after the province banned photo radar cameras, new data shows a troubling trend in community safety zones. CTV’s Tyler Fleming reports.
bit.ly
January 15, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Are drivers speeding up without photo radar?
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File under: no sh*t
The Ford government is making our streets more dangerous
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
The Ford government is making our streets more dangerous
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
Ottawa sees dramatic drop in speed compliance after photo radar scrapped
City of Ottawa data from a handful of former photo radar sites show a steep drop in driver compliance through school and community safety zones.
www.ctvnews.ca
January 15, 2026 at 3:40 PM
File under: no sh*t
The Ford government is making our streets more dangerous
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
The Ford government is making our streets more dangerous
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
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Heat pumps and hot chocolate - that's as good a combo as PB&J!
Check out this event on Sunday in Ottawa's Hintonburg neighbourhood. Making heat pumps simple
visitaheatpump.ca/tours/Sxi832...
@christaggart.bsky.social @eugeniewaters.bsky.social @electrify613.bsky.social
#OttEvents #OttClimate
Check out this event on Sunday in Ottawa's Hintonburg neighbourhood. Making heat pumps simple
visitaheatpump.ca/tours/Sxi832...
@christaggart.bsky.social @eugeniewaters.bsky.social @electrify613.bsky.social
#OttEvents #OttClimate
January 15, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Heat pumps and hot chocolate - that's as good a combo as PB&J!
Check out this event on Sunday in Ottawa's Hintonburg neighbourhood. Making heat pumps simple
visitaheatpump.ca/tours/Sxi832...
@christaggart.bsky.social @eugeniewaters.bsky.social @electrify613.bsky.social
#OttEvents #OttClimate
Check out this event on Sunday in Ottawa's Hintonburg neighbourhood. Making heat pumps simple
visitaheatpump.ca/tours/Sxi832...
@christaggart.bsky.social @eugeniewaters.bsky.social @electrify613.bsky.social
#OttEvents #OttClimate