Kaja Jasińska 🇨🇦
@kajajasinska.bsky.social
Developmental cognitive neuroscientist researching child development and learning in #global contexts at the University of Toronto; PI @bold-lab.bsky.social 🧠👩🏼🔬🐕 Cyclist who takes the lane 🚴🏼♀️
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Ontario to spend money to rip out bike lanes and speed cameras to disconnect people and hurt school children. 🙌
The Netherlands is to invest up to €1 billion in cycling infrastructure to connect hundreds of thousands of new homes nationwide.
Read more: zagdaily.com/trends/dutch...
Read more: zagdaily.com/trends/dutch...
November 17, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Ontario to spend money to rip out bike lanes and speed cameras to disconnect people and hurt school children. 🙌
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A typical European car is parked 92% of the time. It spends 1/5th of its driving time looking for parking. Its 5 seats only move 1.5 people. 86% of its fuel never reaches the wheels, and most of the energy that does, moves the car, not the people.
Sound efficient?
HT @ellenmacarthurfdn.bsky.social
Sound efficient?
HT @ellenmacarthurfdn.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 10:33 PM
A typical European car is parked 92% of the time. It spends 1/5th of its driving time looking for parking. Its 5 seats only move 1.5 people. 86% of its fuel never reaches the wheels, and most of the energy that does, moves the car, not the people.
Sound efficient?
HT @ellenmacarthurfdn.bsky.social
Sound efficient?
HT @ellenmacarthurfdn.bsky.social
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It's a goal of mine to help make this the most famous, well-known and UNDERSTOOD quote about cities in history. Please share it as much as you can.
October 20, 2025 at 5:30 AM
It's a goal of mine to help make this the most famous, well-known and UNDERSTOOD quote about cities in history. Please share it as much as you can.
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Our kids are invisible on our streets in more than one way
October 9, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Our kids are invisible on our streets in more than one way
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Vanderbilt University's Peabody College is hiring a TT Assistant Prof in Clinical Psychology (child/family focus) with expertise in AI methods (ML, NLP, LLMs, CV).
📅 Review begins Nov 15, 2025
👉 apply.interfolio.com/174418
Please share!
📅 Review begins Nov 15, 2025
👉 apply.interfolio.com/174418
Please share!
September 25, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Vanderbilt University's Peabody College is hiring a TT Assistant Prof in Clinical Psychology (child/family focus) with expertise in AI methods (ML, NLP, LLMs, CV).
📅 Review begins Nov 15, 2025
👉 apply.interfolio.com/174418
Please share!
📅 Review begins Nov 15, 2025
👉 apply.interfolio.com/174418
Please share!
Anyone else caught in these AI journal loops?
Journal: “Your paper has been unsubmitted due to formatting reason x”
Me: check paper for x, do not find issue x, clarify in cover letter, resubmit paper
Journal: “Your paper has been unsubmitted due to formatting reason x”
Me: rinse, repeat x 6 😩
Journal: “Your paper has been unsubmitted due to formatting reason x”
Me: check paper for x, do not find issue x, clarify in cover letter, resubmit paper
Journal: “Your paper has been unsubmitted due to formatting reason x”
Me: rinse, repeat x 6 😩
September 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Anyone else caught in these AI journal loops?
Journal: “Your paper has been unsubmitted due to formatting reason x”
Me: check paper for x, do not find issue x, clarify in cover letter, resubmit paper
Journal: “Your paper has been unsubmitted due to formatting reason x”
Me: rinse, repeat x 6 😩
Journal: “Your paper has been unsubmitted due to formatting reason x”
Me: check paper for x, do not find issue x, clarify in cover letter, resubmit paper
Journal: “Your paper has been unsubmitted due to formatting reason x”
Me: rinse, repeat x 6 😩
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“The change shows how ambitious policymaking can directly improve health in large cities. Air pollution is often described by health experts as a silent killer. Both PM 2.5 and nitrogen dioxide have been linked to major health problems, including heart attacks, lung cancer, bronchitis and asthma.”
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.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 1, 2025 at 5:36 AM
“The change shows how ambitious policymaking can directly improve health in large cities. Air pollution is often described by health experts as a silent killer. Both PM 2.5 and nitrogen dioxide have been linked to major health problems, including heart attacks, lung cancer, bronchitis and asthma.”
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“One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss.”
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath
Some costs aren’t costs.
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath
Some costs aren’t costs.
One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss
Copenhagen, the bicycle-friendliest place on the planet, publishes a biannual Bicycle Account, and buried in its pages is a rather astonishing fact.
grist.org
August 17, 2025 at 12:16 AM
“One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss.”
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath
Some costs aren’t costs.
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath
Some costs aren’t costs.
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"moving from a less walkable (25th percentile) city to a more walkable city (75th percentile) increased walking by 1,100 daily steps, on average. These changes hold across different genders, ages and body mass index values, and are sustained over 3 months." www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Countrywide natural experiment links built environment to physical activity - Nature
By analysing the smartphone data of 2,112,288 participants, in particular observing and comparing the activity of the same individual in two different environments, we find that increases in the walka...
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August 14, 2025 at 11:27 PM
"moving from a less walkable (25th percentile) city to a more walkable city (75th percentile) increased walking by 1,100 daily steps, on average. These changes hold across different genders, ages and body mass index values, and are sustained over 3 months." www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The dog and I went on a multiday hike in the Algonquin backcountry. On our rest day, Otis enjoyed his time in the hammock with the lake view 🐕🏕️🥾
August 13, 2025 at 9:21 PM
The dog and I went on a multiday hike in the Algonquin backcountry. On our rest day, Otis enjoyed his time in the hammock with the lake view 🐕🏕️🥾
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Toronto is becoming a cycling city whether Ford wants it to or not.
Updated data from the city’s bike counter on Bloor West near Palmerston shows year-to-date bike ridership is up about 16% in 2025 versus 2024, despite some rough February weather. Record set on June 11 with nearly 7,500 bikes counted rolling by. datawrapper.dwcdn.net/XnXZq/1/
August 13, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Toronto is becoming a cycling city whether Ford wants it to or not.
💯 although the daily attempts on my life by cars during my cycling commute stress me out, especially in the stretches without safe bike lanes
"Compared to other modes, [walking and biking were] found to have positive relation with mental and physical health of an urban commuter."
doi.org/10.1016/j.jt...
doi.org/10.1016/j.jt...
August 1, 2025 at 3:12 PM
💯 although the daily attempts on my life by cars during my cycling commute stress me out, especially in the stretches without safe bike lanes
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this is extremely cool and very Montreal
Très cool, ça!
#Montreal 's always improving #bikeshare service introduces the Bixi Remorque (Trailer), for carrying large loads.
It's just $4 for 4 hours ($8 for non-members).
You can find the location of 50 trailers on the app.
bixi.com/en/trailer?u...
#Montreal 's always improving #bikeshare service introduces the Bixi Remorque (Trailer), for carrying large loads.
It's just $4 for 4 hours ($8 for non-members).
You can find the location of 50 trailers on the app.
bixi.com/en/trailer?u...
July 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM
this is extremely cool and very Montreal
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Never forget, a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
Separated Bike Lanes Means Safer Streets, Study Says — Streetsblog USA
Cities that build protected lanes for cyclists end up with safer roads for people on bikes and people in cars and on foot, a new study of 12 large metropolises revealed Wednesday.
usa.streetsblog.org
July 16, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Never forget, a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
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I don't believe anyone should have to be brave to ride a bicycle.
July 16, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I don't believe anyone should have to be brave to ride a bicycle.
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Last Friday of the month is near and that means another Critical Mass!
Given the ongoing police harassment it's imperative that everyone who can make it out joins the mass.
We keep us safe.
Event details: facebook.com/events/s/cri...
Given the ongoing police harassment it's imperative that everyone who can make it out joins the mass.
We keep us safe.
Event details: facebook.com/events/s/cri...
May 25, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Last Friday of the month is near and that means another Critical Mass!
Given the ongoing police harassment it's imperative that everyone who can make it out joins the mass.
We keep us safe.
Event details: facebook.com/events/s/cri...
Given the ongoing police harassment it's imperative that everyone who can make it out joins the mass.
We keep us safe.
Event details: facebook.com/events/s/cri...
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It's the automobiles, stupid. www.forbes.com/sites/laurie...
SUVs Make Traffic Worse And Are More Dangerous Than Cars
Two new research papers show the downsides of upsizing our vehicles. SUVs have a disproportionate impact on traffic jams, and they injure more people than cars
www.forbes.com
May 10, 2025 at 11:59 AM
It's the automobiles, stupid. www.forbes.com/sites/laurie...
I had a wonderful (albeit very snowy) visit to the University of Winnipeg. Thank you @stefbugden.bsky.social for inviting me to give a talk and sharing all the exciting research underway at UofW.
March 28, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I had a wonderful (albeit very snowy) visit to the University of Winnipeg. Thank you @stefbugden.bsky.social for inviting me to give a talk and sharing all the exciting research underway at UofW.
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📚 New research from rural Côte d’Ivoire:
🔴 Higher maternal stress, anxiety, and food insecurity predict harsh discipline.
🟢 Parents' educational aspirations for children are protective.
🔍 A call for reducing poverty & consequent poor mental health + stress.
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🔴 Higher maternal stress, anxiety, and food insecurity predict harsh discipline.
🟢 Parents' educational aspirations for children are protective.
🔍 A call for reducing poverty & consequent poor mental health + stress.
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Predictors of harsh discipline practices among rural households in Côte d'Ivoire
Harsh discipline is associated with adverse child outcomes across diverse contexts, but research is limited in sub–Saharan Africa. We assess the preva…
www.sciencedirect.com
March 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
📚 New research from rural Côte d’Ivoire:
🔴 Higher maternal stress, anxiety, and food insecurity predict harsh discipline.
🟢 Parents' educational aspirations for children are protective.
🔍 A call for reducing poverty & consequent poor mental health + stress.
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🔴 Higher maternal stress, anxiety, and food insecurity predict harsh discipline.
🟢 Parents' educational aspirations for children are protective.
🔍 A call for reducing poverty & consequent poor mental health + stress.
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Responding to reviews
a woman says " the work is mysterious and important " in front of a white background
ALT: a woman says " the work is mysterious and important " in front of a white background
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March 25, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Responding to reviews
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New resource to address car bloat:
This toolkit offers nuts-and-bolts guidance for taxing oversized vehicles by weight, height, length, or width.
www.transportforqualityoflife.com/wp-content/u...
This toolkit offers nuts-and-bolts guidance for taxing oversized vehicles by weight, height, length, or width.
www.transportforqualityoflife.com/wp-content/u...
March 7, 2025 at 12:38 PM
New resource to address car bloat:
This toolkit offers nuts-and-bolts guidance for taxing oversized vehicles by weight, height, length, or width.
www.transportforqualityoflife.com/wp-content/u...
This toolkit offers nuts-and-bolts guidance for taxing oversized vehicles by weight, height, length, or width.
www.transportforqualityoflife.com/wp-content/u...
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The “cover” of today’s Globe & Mail, Canada’s national newspaper. #StrongAndFree
March 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The “cover” of today’s Globe & Mail, Canada’s national newspaper. #StrongAndFree