Sean Oussoren
@seanobike.bsky.social
Papa, husband, educator, bicycles will save our planet and humanity!
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@ohtheurbanity.bsky.social Shows us the importance of showcasing how much our cities are regularly changing for the better. 🚲🚶🚌
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eDq...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eDq...
Not Just Bikes vs. Montreal (Two Years Later)
YouTube video by Oh The Urbanity!
www.youtube.com
December 14, 2025 at 11:49 PM
@ohtheurbanity.bsky.social Shows us the importance of showcasing how much our cities are regularly changing for the better. 🚲🚶🚌
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eDq...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eDq...
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“Electric cars are no more dangerous for pedestrians than petrol and diesel models, researchers find.”
They’re also no safer. Which reminds us that “better cars” aren’t the main answer to the consequences of cars. The main answer is fewer (and smaller) cars driven less frequently in better cities.
They’re also no safer. Which reminds us that “better cars” aren’t the main answer to the consequences of cars. The main answer is fewer (and smaller) cars driven less frequently in better cities.
EVs 'just as safe for pedestrians'
Electric vehicles (EVs) are no more dangerous to pedestrians than traditional petrol or diesel cars, according to a new study.
www.leeds.ac.uk
December 14, 2025 at 8:43 PM
“Electric cars are no more dangerous for pedestrians than petrol and diesel models, researchers find.”
They’re also no safer. Which reminds us that “better cars” aren’t the main answer to the consequences of cars. The main answer is fewer (and smaller) cars driven less frequently in better cities.
They’re also no safer. Which reminds us that “better cars” aren’t the main answer to the consequences of cars. The main answer is fewer (and smaller) cars driven less frequently in better cities.
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Posts like this about biking in Dutch cities are routinely replied to with comments like “well, they have the big advantage of being relatively flat.”
The Dutch also have the big advantage of not constantly making excuses about why they can’t make clearly smarter city-making decisions. #Leadership
The Dutch also have the big advantage of not constantly making excuses about why they can’t make clearly smarter city-making decisions. #Leadership
December 14, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Posts like this about biking in Dutch cities are routinely replied to with comments like “well, they have the big advantage of being relatively flat.”
The Dutch also have the big advantage of not constantly making excuses about why they can’t make clearly smarter city-making decisions. #Leadership
The Dutch also have the big advantage of not constantly making excuses about why they can’t make clearly smarter city-making decisions. #Leadership
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What Toronto and Montreal have done, Ottawa / Gatineau is overdue to try. I continue to work with @shawnmenard.bsky.social and @envirocentre.bsky.social to bring bike share to the National Capital Region.
In Toronto, from 2.4 million rides in 2019 to 8.1 million (projected) in 2025.
In Toronto, from 2.4 million rides in 2019 to 8.1 million (projected) in 2025.
Thousands of new e-bikes, smart docks and digital ads: Bike Share Toronto lays out 5-year plan | CBC News
As Toronto's bike share program continues to see record growth, its leadership plans to massively expand its electric bike network by 2030, with the hopes of enticing riders who are hesitant to try ou...
www.cbc.ca
December 13, 2025 at 10:15 PM
What Toronto and Montreal have done, Ottawa / Gatineau is overdue to try. I continue to work with @shawnmenard.bsky.social and @envirocentre.bsky.social to bring bike share to the National Capital Region.
In Toronto, from 2.4 million rides in 2019 to 8.1 million (projected) in 2025.
In Toronto, from 2.4 million rides in 2019 to 8.1 million (projected) in 2025.
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“For half a century, a litany of federal policies has favored large SUVs & trucks, pushing automakers & buyers toward larger models. Instead of counteracting #CarBloat thru regulation, policymakers have subtly encouraged it. That has been a boon for car companies but a disaster for everyone else.”
The reckless policies that helped fill our streets with ridiculously large cars
Dangerous, polluting SUVs and pickup trucks took over America. Lawmakers are partly to blame.
www.vox.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:19 AM
“For half a century, a litany of federal policies has favored large SUVs & trucks, pushing automakers & buyers toward larger models. Instead of counteracting #CarBloat thru regulation, policymakers have subtly encouraged it. That has been a boon for car companies but a disaster for everyone else.”
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The new director of education of the TDSB, Stacey Zucker, is an accountant, charged with "modernization".
Like in healthcare, "modernization" means privatization.
Like in healthcare, "modernization" means privatization.
December 12, 2025 at 8:12 PM
The new director of education of the TDSB, Stacey Zucker, is an accountant, charged with "modernization".
Like in healthcare, "modernization" means privatization.
Like in healthcare, "modernization" means privatization.
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Yeah. This is so pathetic
December 3, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Yeah. This is so pathetic
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“The Liberals enjoy an 11-point lead over the Conservatives as approval of Pierre Poilievre falls to an all-time low.”
Approval of Pierre Poilievre has reached an all-time low
Approval of Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre has reached an all-time low.
cultmtl.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:41 PM
“The Liberals enjoy an 11-point lead over the Conservatives as approval of Pierre Poilievre falls to an all-time low.”
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Let’s talk about the size of trucks & SUVs in the city. My column on the virtue & status signalling of vehicle bloat.
Shawn Micallef: This truck ad shows why Toronto needs smaller vehicles — if only the carmakers wanted to sell them
A car comically overloaded with plywood? It’s a good ad for a pickup — but also a sign of the incredible amount of money, weight and energy being wasted on
www.thestar.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Let’s talk about the size of trucks & SUVs in the city. My column on the virtue & status signalling of vehicle bloat.
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Canada actually speeding up the construction of high speed rail?? Do my eyes deceive me??
“This will enable construction on Alto to begin in four years — as early as 2029 — instead of the original timeline of in eight years, towards the middle of the 2030s.”
www.blogto.com/travel/2025/...
“This will enable construction on Alto to begin in four years — as early as 2029 — instead of the original timeline of in eight years, towards the middle of the 2030s.”
www.blogto.com/travel/2025/...
300km/h train through Ontario will happen years earlier than expected
Construction on one of the most ambitious and expensive transportation infrastructure projects to ever be undertaken in Canadian history is now targe…
www.blogto.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Canada actually speeding up the construction of high speed rail?? Do my eyes deceive me??
“This will enable construction on Alto to begin in four years — as early as 2029 — instead of the original timeline of in eight years, towards the middle of the 2030s.”
www.blogto.com/travel/2025/...
“This will enable construction on Alto to begin in four years — as early as 2029 — instead of the original timeline of in eight years, towards the middle of the 2030s.”
www.blogto.com/travel/2025/...
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Oh wow! Ain't that awesome ?! That's the Canadian Pacific Christmas Train chugging across Canada 🎄🚂🍁🇨🇦🤗
November 25, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Oh wow! Ain't that awesome ?! That's the Canadian Pacific Christmas Train chugging across Canada 🎄🚂🍁🇨🇦🤗
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[Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy] said, “Six thousand more places you can buy beer, wine, ready-to-drink. Convenience stores tell us their revenues are up.”
So, if I understand all this correctly, taxpayers paid $225M to get White Claws at the Circle K at 2 AM?
globalnews.ca/news/1153599...
So, if I understand all this correctly, taxpayers paid $225M to get White Claws at the Circle K at 2 AM?
globalnews.ca/news/1153599...
Ontario pays out full $225M to Beer Store as end of store closure commitment nears | Globalnews.ca
Ontario struck an agreement with the alcohol retailer to end its retail monopoly in the province early in 2024 so convenience stores could begin selling beer.
globalnews.ca
November 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
[Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy] said, “Six thousand more places you can buy beer, wine, ready-to-drink. Convenience stores tell us their revenues are up.”
So, if I understand all this correctly, taxpayers paid $225M to get White Claws at the Circle K at 2 AM?
globalnews.ca/news/1153599...
So, if I understand all this correctly, taxpayers paid $225M to get White Claws at the Circle K at 2 AM?
globalnews.ca/news/1153599...
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Imagine if our struggling ByWard was closed to car, but open to people. How much more would local ppl visit, shop, let alone boost tourism. Build a #BetterByWard
Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
Closing Central Madrid To Cars Resulted In 9.5% Boost To Retail Spending, Finds Bank Analysis
City of Madrid significantly boosted the takings of its shops and restaurants last Christmas by banning cars from the CBD, finds an analysis by Spain's second largest bank.
www.forbes.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Imagine if our struggling ByWard was closed to car, but open to people. How much more would local ppl visit, shop, let alone boost tourism. Build a #BetterByWard
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Wait..you’re saying that an opaque P3 deal where all the risk is transferred to the private sector doesn’t provide cost certainty, and is delivered late… wow.. call me shocked…. Glad we signed on to yet another P3 for Lansdowne….
O-Train Stage 2 budget cracks 5 billion dollars as delays and legal fees push up cost #ottpoli #ottnews
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
O-Train Stage 2 budget cracks $5B as delays and legal fees pile up | CBC News
The city is asking for more than $150 million in extra funding for the O-Train next year as delays and legal fees push up costs, while a contingency buffer needs to be padded again.
www.cbc.ca
November 19, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Wait..you’re saying that an opaque P3 deal where all the risk is transferred to the private sector doesn’t provide cost certainty, and is delivered late… wow.. call me shocked…. Glad we signed on to yet another P3 for Lansdowne….
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“Automobile industry analysts say that manufacturers are attracted to high profit margins from SUVs: they can make more money from SUVs even tho they make fewer vehicles.”
"If ranked among countries, the global fleet of SUVs would be the world's 5th largest emitter of CO2…”
We all pay the costs.
"If ranked among countries, the global fleet of SUVs would be the world's 5th largest emitter of CO2…”
We all pay the costs.
November 17, 2025 at 6:40 PM
“Automobile industry analysts say that manufacturers are attracted to high profit margins from SUVs: they can make more money from SUVs even tho they make fewer vehicles.”
"If ranked among countries, the global fleet of SUVs would be the world's 5th largest emitter of CO2…”
We all pay the costs.
"If ranked among countries, the global fleet of SUVs would be the world's 5th largest emitter of CO2…”
We all pay the costs.
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After creating a crisis in our edu system & giving lucrative jobs to Conservative insiders this gov is coming up with half-baked schemes that take more money out of classrooms.
Schools need funding, not more bureaucracy.
Parents need advocates, not call centres.
www.ontariondp.ca/news/ndp-thr...
Schools need funding, not more bureaucracy.
Parents need advocates, not call centres.
www.ontariondp.ca/news/ndp-thr...
November 13, 2025 at 7:28 PM
After creating a crisis in our edu system & giving lucrative jobs to Conservative insiders this gov is coming up with half-baked schemes that take more money out of classrooms.
Schools need funding, not more bureaucracy.
Parents need advocates, not call centres.
www.ontariondp.ca/news/ndp-thr...
Schools need funding, not more bureaucracy.
Parents need advocates, not call centres.
www.ontariondp.ca/news/ndp-thr...
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The swindler-in-chief.
Trump Bluntly Fact-Checked After Claiming That Going From 30-Year To 50-Year Mortgages Isn't A 'Big Deal'
www.comicsands.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:10 AM
The swindler-in-chief.
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Really great interview, should be watched. The known benefits for bike lanes on main streets are being espoused by those retailers who work on those streets. Excellent.
WATCH: Seriously, if you’re following ANY bike-lane debate, you HAVE TO WATCH this news story. You actually can’t make this up. Ford claims without evidence that bike-lanes are bad for small business, and THE ACTUAL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION obliterates him with data.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
Annex businesses tell Ford to back off Bloor bike lanes
Stores in the Annex say the Bloor bike lanes have been a big boost to business. As Michelle Mackey reports, the neighborhood's BIA wants the province to back off its new bill that could see the lanes ...
toronto.citynews.ca
November 8, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Really great interview, should be watched. The known benefits for bike lanes on main streets are being espoused by those retailers who work on those streets. Excellent.
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Ontario property assessments haven't been done since 2016 and it's getting ridiculous. Suburban homes are paying much lower property taxes than they should be.
Annual property taxes:
↙️ $8575 | $6360 ↘️
Annual property taxes:
↙️ $8575 | $6360 ↘️
November 9, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Ontario property assessments haven't been done since 2016 and it's getting ridiculous. Suburban homes are paying much lower property taxes than they should be.
Annual property taxes:
↙️ $8575 | $6360 ↘️
Annual property taxes:
↙️ $8575 | $6360 ↘️
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There's no spinning this.
White House Lashes Out Over Clip Of Trump Being Led Around By Japan PM—But The Full Video Is Even Worse
www.comicsands.com
November 1, 2025 at 5:10 AM
There's no spinning this.
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
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For New Yorkers who work the night shift, it can be nearly impossible to participate in political life of our city.
So tonight we’re bringing this campaign to them — starting with taxi drivers waiting at LaGuardia.
So tonight we’re bringing this campaign to them — starting with taxi drivers waiting at LaGuardia.
October 31, 2025 at 3:28 AM
For New Yorkers who work the night shift, it can be nearly impossible to participate in political life of our city.
So tonight we’re bringing this campaign to them — starting with taxi drivers waiting at LaGuardia.
So tonight we’re bringing this campaign to them — starting with taxi drivers waiting at LaGuardia.
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“If the United States succumbs to hubris or animosity and refuses to see what China has done well, America could end up a more insular, protectionist nation, stuck with expensive made-in-America gadgets,” Eric Schmidt and Selina Xu argue:
What the U.S. Can Learn From China’s Technological Success
America only hurts itself by discounting what China has done well.
bit.ly
October 31, 2025 at 11:15 AM
“If the United States succumbs to hubris or animosity and refuses to see what China has done well, America could end up a more insular, protectionist nation, stuck with expensive made-in-America gadgets,” Eric Schmidt and Selina Xu argue: