Laura White, P.Eng.
@lecwhite.bsky.social
(she/her)
Councillor for District 7, Halifax South Downtown
Co-chair of family of 5. Engineer. Climate Reality Leader. I ❤️public spaces. Kjipuktuk.
laurawhite.ca
carboncovid.travel.blog
Councillor for District 7, Halifax South Downtown
Co-chair of family of 5. Engineer. Climate Reality Leader. I ❤️public spaces. Kjipuktuk.
laurawhite.ca
carboncovid.travel.blog
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Council needs to know @lecwhite.bsky.social that those who spoke of paying more tax for services are not a minority, they are simply the voices who stood up. We don't have a paid-for facebook lobbying site. But every voice you heard has a huge number of us behind those messages. Tax me. More.
February 19, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Council needs to know @lecwhite.bsky.social that those who spoke of paying more tax for services are not a minority, they are simply the voices who stood up. We don't have a paid-for facebook lobbying site. But every voice you heard has a huge number of us behind those messages. Tax me. More.
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This! 💯 👇
I'm always amazed at the economic vitality of Utrecht: Businesses are thriving, cafes are full, streets are clean, buses run on time.
The main street through town holds buses, service vehicles, and people -- walking, on bike & cargo bikes.
Want a city that works? Invest in people, not their cars.
The main street through town holds buses, service vehicles, and people -- walking, on bike & cargo bikes.
Want a city that works? Invest in people, not their cars.
February 15, 2026 at 11:29 PM
This! 💯 👇
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Reducing the Alderney Ferry to 30 minute service?
And, just before the Provincial Government mandates a 5 day return to work for provincial public servants will add to even more congestion.
The Ferry links the downtowns and 15 minute service is essential for vibrant downtowns and a walkable city.
And, just before the Provincial Government mandates a 5 day return to work for provincial public servants will add to even more congestion.
The Ferry links the downtowns and 15 minute service is essential for vibrant downtowns and a walkable city.
February 14, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Reducing the Alderney Ferry to 30 minute service?
And, just before the Provincial Government mandates a 5 day return to work for provincial public servants will add to even more congestion.
The Ferry links the downtowns and 15 minute service is essential for vibrant downtowns and a walkable city.
And, just before the Provincial Government mandates a 5 day return to work for provincial public servants will add to even more congestion.
The Ferry links the downtowns and 15 minute service is essential for vibrant downtowns and a walkable city.
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Have you seen this? This recent study of mode share (the % share of transportation trips that are by car, transit, walking, biking etc) relative to city size and income levels in almost 800 cities in 61 countries. Interesting results. HT @davidzipper.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
February 13, 2026 at 5:23 AM
Have you seen this? This recent study of mode share (the % share of transportation trips that are by car, transit, walking, biking etc) relative to city size and income levels in almost 800 cities in 61 countries. Interesting results. HT @davidzipper.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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YOU CAN PRINT THAT... honestly, too many outlets not being able to share this obvious and dangerous truth is a big part of how we've gotten to where we are.
“I don't see any plan, any strategy, any end game,” says Pat Parenteau, a professor of environmental law at the University of Vermont. “I don't see anything from this administration, just fuck everything up as much as you can. You can print that.”
Sounds accurate to me.
Sounds accurate to me.
The Fight Over US Climate Rules Is Just Beginning
As the EPA moves to roll back the endangerment finding, which allows it to regulate greenhouse gases, experts predict uncertainty for business and a protracted legal fight.
www.wired.com
February 12, 2026 at 11:56 PM
YOU CAN PRINT THAT... honestly, too many outlets not being able to share this obvious and dangerous truth is a big part of how we've gotten to where we are.
Please join us to share your views about any business unit topic (not just the ones listed) on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, Feb. 18, five proposed 2026/27 budget and business plans will be presented to the Budget Committee and public participation is welcome.
To speak in-person or virtually (via Zoom), pre-register with the Clerk's Office by 4:30 p.m. on Feb. 17. Agenda: brnw.ch/21wZVZG
To speak in-person or virtually (via Zoom), pre-register with the Clerk's Office by 4:30 p.m. on Feb. 17. Agenda: brnw.ch/21wZVZG
February 14, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Please join us to share your views about any business unit topic (not just the ones listed) on Wednesday.
For HRM, we need to reduce emissions and adapt via HaliFACT which relies on implementing the IMP.
This means a significant modal shift away from driving for every trip to riding for more trips 🚍⛴️🚲🛴.
This means a significant modal shift away from driving for every trip to riding for more trips 🚍⛴️🚲🛴.
Climate change is advancing faster than many scientists predicted
Point of no return: a hellish ‘hothouse Earth’ getting closer, scientists say
Continued global heating could set irreversible course by triggering climate tipping points, but most people unaware
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 11:31 AM
For HRM, we need to reduce emissions and adapt via HaliFACT which relies on implementing the IMP.
This means a significant modal shift away from driving for every trip to riding for more trips 🚍⛴️🚲🛴.
This means a significant modal shift away from driving for every trip to riding for more trips 🚍⛴️🚲🛴.
$44M capital per year in Montreal
Lots of good info here, thx, Kevin.
Lots of good info here, thx, Kevin.
February 12, 2026 at 1:55 AM
$44M capital per year in Montreal
Lots of good info here, thx, Kevin.
Lots of good info here, thx, Kevin.
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Storm impacts on municipal services (Wednesday, Feb. 11, 1 p.m.): www.halifax.ca/home/news/st...
February 11, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Storm impacts on municipal services (Wednesday, Feb. 11, 1 p.m.): www.halifax.ca/home/news/st...
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Traffic delay: Robie Street between Shirley Street and Jubilee Road. The road will be closed to southbound traffic only, with traffic control signs to guide drivers through the area. Drivers should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes where possible. www.halifax.ca/home/news/tr...
February 9, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Traffic delay: Robie Street between Shirley Street and Jubilee Road. The road will be closed to southbound traffic only, with traffic control signs to guide drivers through the area. Drivers should expect delays and are asked to use alternative routes where possible. www.halifax.ca/home/news/tr...
Sidewalks are slippery - ice under new snow. Take care.
February 11, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Sidewalks are slippery - ice under new snow. Take care.
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the thing about traffic congestion is that it doesn’t cost money to solve it, but rather the opposite: solving it with congestion pricing *raises* money
that’s because a critical mass of car trips are very low value and it’s essentially a coordination problem to get them off the road at scale
that’s because a critical mass of car trips are very low value and it’s essentially a coordination problem to get them off the road at scale
This is still one of my favourite videos ever, perfectly explaining the staggering amount of public money that’s going into NOT solving traffic congestion.
“It means you spend a lot of money now for a very short-term benefit."
Jevon’s Paradox via Australia’s great show “Utopia.” Please share!
“It means you spend a lot of money now for a very short-term benefit."
Jevon’s Paradox via Australia’s great show “Utopia.” Please share!
How to Fix Traffic Congestion In Australia | Utopia
YouTube video by Working Dog Productions
youtube.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:55 AM
the thing about traffic congestion is that it doesn’t cost money to solve it, but rather the opposite: solving it with congestion pricing *raises* money
that’s because a critical mass of car trips are very low value and it’s essentially a coordination problem to get them off the road at scale
that’s because a critical mass of car trips are very low value and it’s essentially a coordination problem to get them off the road at scale
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Having spent most of my working life in transport policy, this is the essential truth that so many people - including politicians with responsibility for transport decisions - don’t or won’t get.
To reduce congestion, you reduce capacity and reduce speed. The empirical evidence is overwhelming.
To reduce congestion, you reduce capacity and reduce speed. The empirical evidence is overwhelming.
If you widen that highway
you won’t reduce emissions
or congestion.
What you WILL do
is spend a lot of public money
to induce even more cars
emitting even more GHGs and pollution
in the same or worse congestion
with people still demanding that you widen the highway.
Period.
you won’t reduce emissions
or congestion.
What you WILL do
is spend a lot of public money
to induce even more cars
emitting even more GHGs and pollution
in the same or worse congestion
with people still demanding that you widen the highway.
Period.
February 10, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Having spent most of my working life in transport policy, this is the essential truth that so many people - including politicians with responsibility for transport decisions - don’t or won’t get.
To reduce congestion, you reduce capacity and reduce speed. The empirical evidence is overwhelming.
To reduce congestion, you reduce capacity and reduce speed. The empirical evidence is overwhelming.
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Canada's superb Olympic Men's Hockey team in Milano.
How do they get around the city?
Walking and using public transit, of course.
A civilized city is NOT where the poor have cars; it's where the rich use public transit. (E.P.)
Milano seems to be pretty civilized. Nice!!
How do they get around the city?
Walking and using public transit, of course.
A civilized city is NOT where the poor have cars; it's where the rich use public transit. (E.P.)
Milano seems to be pretty civilized. Nice!!
February 11, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Canada's superb Olympic Men's Hockey team in Milano.
How do they get around the city?
Walking and using public transit, of course.
A civilized city is NOT where the poor have cars; it's where the rich use public transit. (E.P.)
Milano seems to be pretty civilized. Nice!!
How do they get around the city?
Walking and using public transit, of course.
A civilized city is NOT where the poor have cars; it's where the rich use public transit. (E.P.)
Milano seems to be pretty civilized. Nice!!
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Transit advocates decry Halifax mayor's autocentric plan to address traffic congestion by providing more space for cars
"If transit is to work it must be freed from having to compete with cars for existing road space. That means bus lanes or other forms of separated rights of way"
– February 1974
"If transit is to work it must be freed from having to compete with cars for existing road space. That means bus lanes or other forms of separated rights of way"
– February 1974
February 11, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Transit advocates decry Halifax mayor's autocentric plan to address traffic congestion by providing more space for cars
"If transit is to work it must be freed from having to compete with cars for existing road space. That means bus lanes or other forms of separated rights of way"
– February 1974
"If transit is to work it must be freed from having to compete with cars for existing road space. That means bus lanes or other forms of separated rights of way"
– February 1974
Join in the fun! Reduce tailpipe emissions & particulate pollution (tire wear), traffic congestion and winter blahs. Increase the amount of money in your pocket. 🚲🛴
February 9, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Join in the fun! Reduce tailpipe emissions & particulate pollution (tire wear), traffic congestion and winter blahs. Increase the amount of money in your pocket. 🚲🛴
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Traffic delay: Work on Jubilee Road that was scheduled for Monday, Feb. 9 will now take place on Thursday, Feb. 12. Details: www.halifax.ca/home/news/ro...
February 6, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Traffic delay: Work on Jubilee Road that was scheduled for Monday, Feb. 9 will now take place on Thursday, Feb. 12. Details: www.halifax.ca/home/news/ro...
“Media Release
Halifax Water Concludes Independent Investigation – Allegations of Financial Irregularities Unfounded
View the full release at: www.halifaxwater.ca/news/halifax...
Halifax Water Concludes Independent Investigation – Allegations of Financial Irregularities Unfounded
View the full release at: www.halifaxwater.ca/news/halifax...
Halifax Water Concludes Independent Investigation – Allegations of Financial Irregularities | Halifax Water
www.halifaxwater.ca
February 6, 2026 at 10:50 PM
“Media Release
Halifax Water Concludes Independent Investigation – Allegations of Financial Irregularities Unfounded
View the full release at: www.halifaxwater.ca/news/halifax...
Halifax Water Concludes Independent Investigation – Allegations of Financial Irregularities Unfounded
View the full release at: www.halifaxwater.ca/news/halifax...
Trail closure: 6067 Quinpool Public Access Trail, between Windsor Street and Quingate Place. This closure will take place Friday, Feb. 6 until 4 p.m. and from 8 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 9 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 11 This is needed for a new protected trail. Detail: buff.ly/7s34D8q
February 6, 2026 at 10:30 PM
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Montréal continues to set the benchmark for bicycle-friendly cities in North America. With decades of sustained investment and a long-term vision, the city has built a cycling network that feels intentional, continuous, and genuinely useful for daily travel.
momentummag.com/the-5-most-b...
momentummag.com/the-5-most-b...
February 5, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Montréal continues to set the benchmark for bicycle-friendly cities in North America. With decades of sustained investment and a long-term vision, the city has built a cycling network that feels intentional, continuous, and genuinely useful for daily travel.
momentummag.com/the-5-most-b...
momentummag.com/the-5-most-b...
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The Halifax Regional Municipality has expanded eligibility and timelines to the municipality’s Secondary Units Incentive Program to support the creation of more small-scale housing options across the region. Learn more: buff.ly/EuDoZJM
February 3, 2026 at 3:42 PM
The Halifax Regional Municipality has expanded eligibility and timelines to the municipality’s Secondary Units Incentive Program to support the creation of more small-scale housing options across the region. Learn more: buff.ly/EuDoZJM
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Halifax city council is thinking about cancelling about a dozen bike lane builds this year to save the same amount of money as paving 625m of car lane costs.
As many cities get smarter at evidence-based city-building, positioning themselves for greater success in every way we can count, and many ways we can’t, some cities seem obsessed with self-sabotage. Case-in-point: city “leaders” arguing for the removal of safe bike infrastructure. #OwnGoal
February 3, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Halifax city council is thinking about cancelling about a dozen bike lane builds this year to save the same amount of money as paving 625m of car lane costs.