Sara F.L. Kirk
@sflkirk.bsky.social
Health Promotion Prof @dalhousie.bsky.social. Posting mainly about pop health, climate anxiety & advocacy for safe streets. UK export now physically located in Kjipuktuk/Halifax, Canada. Volunteer board member of @velocanadabikes.bsky.social. She/her.
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Sara F.L. Kirk
@sflkirk.bsky.social
· Nov 11
Thought I'd better crack on with a pinned intro. I'm an applied health researcher, using primarily qualitative methods & focus on how policies & environments shape health behaviours like healthy eating & active living. I ❤️ bikes & volunteer with Velo Canada Bikes to promote a #BikeFriendlyCanada 🚲
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An attempt of estimating how easily different areas could absorb their revenue-service cost gap (expressing as the per-unit gap as a percent of the median household income in each area).
I haven't included the areas that already cover their own costs.
I haven't included the areas that already cover their own costs.
January 4, 2026 at 5:25 PM
An attempt of estimating how easily different areas could absorb their revenue-service cost gap (expressing as the per-unit gap as a percent of the median household income in each area).
I haven't included the areas that already cover their own costs.
I haven't included the areas that already cover their own costs.
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"In 2024, 28 per cent - or 50 pedestrian collisions - occurred at signalized intersections.
Forty-six per cent (23 collisions) of pedestrian collisions that occurred at signalized intersections involved left turning vehicles" (pg. 6)
pub-halifax.escribemeetings.com/filestream.a...
Forty-six per cent (23 collisions) of pedestrian collisions that occurred at signalized intersections involved left turning vehicles" (pg. 6)
pub-halifax.escribemeetings.com/filestream.a...
January 4, 2026 at 5:43 PM
"In 2024, 28 per cent - or 50 pedestrian collisions - occurred at signalized intersections.
Forty-six per cent (23 collisions) of pedestrian collisions that occurred at signalized intersections involved left turning vehicles" (pg. 6)
pub-halifax.escribemeetings.com/filestream.a...
Forty-six per cent (23 collisions) of pedestrian collisions that occurred at signalized intersections involved left turning vehicles" (pg. 6)
pub-halifax.escribemeetings.com/filestream.a...
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Every single year our annual road safety report duly notes that this is specifically the most common cause of pedestrians being struck. A green light for drivers combined with pedestrian movements has terrible, regular consequences for victims.
Drivers should not get a green for left turns while pedestrians have the walk signal. Not just at this intersection, but at all signalized intersections in HRM.
m.facebook.com/groups/33150...
m.facebook.com/groups/33150...
January 4, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Every single year our annual road safety report duly notes that this is specifically the most common cause of pedestrians being struck. A green light for drivers combined with pedestrian movements has terrible, regular consequences for victims.
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If you're in the mood for some inspiration, check out Cycling Cities by @ingwarpero.bsky.social, available on YouTube. Beautifully shot, it takes viewers through some of Europe's best cycling cities and explains how they got that way.
CYCLING CITIES - Der Film
YouTube video by Ingwar Perowanowitsch
youtube.com
January 4, 2026 at 6:31 PM
If you're in the mood for some inspiration, check out Cycling Cities by @ingwarpero.bsky.social, available on YouTube. Beautifully shot, it takes viewers through some of Europe's best cycling cities and explains how they got that way.
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it’s honestly incredible to hear a mayor talk like this about transportation and the harm that comes from cars
"I'm so sorry that we could not have done this earlier...to have saved the loved ones in your life. But I thank you fopr the work that you have done...to ensure that this pain not be felt by others who call this same city home." — Mayor Mamdani at McGuinness Blvd. presser youtube.com/shorts/uwAYI...
Mayor Mamdani commits to ending traffic violence across NYC on third day in office #safestreets
YouTube video by Streetsblog NYC
youtube.com
January 4, 2026 at 3:42 PM
it’s honestly incredible to hear a mayor talk like this about transportation and the harm that comes from cars
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Drivers should not get a green for left turns while pedestrians have the walk signal. Not just at this intersection, but at all signalized intersections in HRM.
m.facebook.com/groups/33150...
m.facebook.com/groups/33150...
January 4, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Drivers should not get a green for left turns while pedestrians have the walk signal. Not just at this intersection, but at all signalized intersections in HRM.
m.facebook.com/groups/33150...
m.facebook.com/groups/33150...
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What a wonderful thread about a city for people, not cars.
Went to Dahu Park in Taipei today. It's right next to the Neihu elevated rail line. Can you hear a train whiz by near the end of the video? W/ a train every 2 minutes in each dir, several buses every minute, 2 general traffic lanes, & bike/moped lane, corridor moves 405 Sepulveda amounts
January 4, 2026 at 4:30 PM
What a wonderful thread about a city for people, not cars.
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Apologies for the delay in replying to your Reddit comment about how no one rides bikes in Halifax, I was out riding my bike
Will say again: if I could be out riding today despite the temperature, so many others could be as well with proper support.
Will say again: if I could be out riding today despite the temperature, so many others could be as well with proper support.
January 4, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Apologies for the delay in replying to your Reddit comment about how no one rides bikes in Halifax, I was out riding my bike
Will say again: if I could be out riding today despite the temperature, so many others could be as well with proper support.
Will say again: if I could be out riding today despite the temperature, so many others could be as well with proper support.
Feeling this sentiment even more strongly as we start 2026. It was a chilly ride for my first #BikeBrigadeHFX delivery of the year today, but there's hope to be found in these everyday acts of kindness & community care #BikeHFX #FoodSecurity #BikesBuildCommunity
January 4, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Feeling this sentiment even more strongly as we start 2026. It was a chilly ride for my first #BikeBrigadeHFX delivery of the year today, but there's hope to be found in these everyday acts of kindness & community care #BikeHFX #FoodSecurity #BikesBuildCommunity
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However, reaching a new record of 100 cyclist/micro-mobility crashes in 2025 to the end of November, already one third more than the total for 2023, requires urgent action. Consider writing to your councillor
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
A decisive reaction to hugely disproportionate vulnerable road user crashes is essential for 2026
Dear Councillors, Mayor, Re: A decisive reaction to hugely disproportionate vulnerable road user crashes is essential in 2026. Ask: Councillors must approve funding for 2026/27 budget year to develop ...
docs.google.com
January 4, 2026 at 1:34 PM
However, reaching a new record of 100 cyclist/micro-mobility crashes in 2025 to the end of November, already one third more than the total for 2023, requires urgent action. Consider writing to your councillor
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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How does one person rack up $16,950.83 in driving fines? And then keep on driving?
Motorist owing thousands in fines pulled over by police - NTV
Early this morning a female driver owing over $16,000 in fines was pulled over by RNC. Around 12:14 a.m. RNC officers observed a car that didn’t appear road worthy travelling on Topsail Road. A traffi...
ntv.ca
January 4, 2026 at 1:47 PM
How does one person rack up $16,950.83 in driving fines? And then keep on driving?
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"We can lay a lot of blame for this on the internet. The interconnection of the world’s knowledge was expected to democratize education. Instead, and particularly with the advent of social media, it has democratized cherry-picking. The internet universalized subjectivity instead of objectivity."
Wrote this before yesterday but it gets at what undergirds that (and lots of other things in politics).
"The internet universalized subjectivity instead of objectivity. … We have reverted from acting on what we *know* to acting on what we *think*."
"The internet universalized subjectivity instead of objectivity. … We have reverted from acting on what we *know* to acting on what we *think*."
Opinion | How the internet fractured the information ago — and drove down regard for actual facts and education
Philip Bump: We have reverted from acting on what we know to acting on what we think.
www.ms.now
January 4, 2026 at 1:48 PM
"We can lay a lot of blame for this on the internet. The interconnection of the world’s knowledge was expected to democratize education. Instead, and particularly with the advent of social media, it has democratized cherry-picking. The internet universalized subjectivity instead of objectivity."
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"Now, I am 76, and we have an e-bike in our household, and there are bike lanes. Hallelujah. I have made such good use of it going to appointments on the peninsula. And I like that older e-bike riders give each other a supportive smile on the road!" - local person on fb
January 4, 2026 at 1:04 PM
"Now, I am 76, and we have an e-bike in our household, and there are bike lanes. Hallelujah. I have made such good use of it going to appointments on the peninsula. And I like that older e-bike riders give each other a supportive smile on the road!" - local person on fb
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"Man who waited 23 minutes for drive thru order outraged that pedestrian doesn't jog faster across the exit lane of the fast food chain - had to wait 4 more seconds."
January 4, 2026 at 2:02 PM
"Man who waited 23 minutes for drive thru order outraged that pedestrian doesn't jog faster across the exit lane of the fast food chain - had to wait 4 more seconds."
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Map of Halifax dissemination areas by median household income.
January 4, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Map of Halifax dissemination areas by median household income.
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Local man looks to move to The Netherlands after heartwarming encouragement from the internet "if you love bikes so much just move to Holland"
January 4, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Local man looks to move to The Netherlands after heartwarming encouragement from the internet "if you love bikes so much just move to Holland"
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Venezuela, now a subsidiary of the ExxonMobil group of companies.
Terms and conditions apply.
Terms and conditions apply.
The Hostile Takeover of Venezuela
This weekend marked the quiet death of sovereignty and the rise of corporate rule.
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk
January 4, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Venezuela, now a subsidiary of the ExxonMobil group of companies.
Terms and conditions apply.
Terms and conditions apply.
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It’s very funny.
A year’s supply of Alka Seltzer 😂😂
A year’s supply of Alka Seltzer 😂😂
Just reading @iandunt.bsky.social New Year's Resolutions. Do take a look; it's not only funny but moving - and the last two paragraphs really are words to live by this year.
New Year's Resolutions for 2026
How to change your life.
iandunt.substack.com
January 4, 2026 at 12:37 PM
It’s very funny.
A year’s supply of Alka Seltzer 😂😂
A year’s supply of Alka Seltzer 😂😂
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Hello world. Thought I’d start this up again, and on Bluesky. Summary: Tips for cycling on a budget.
January 4, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Hello world. Thought I’d start this up again, and on Bluesky. Summary: Tips for cycling on a budget.
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Restarting this little project.
Hello world. Thought I’d start this up again, and on Bluesky. Summary: Tips for cycling on a budget.
January 4, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Restarting this little project.
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Just a friendly reminder, if you're on the internet today, you don't have to be. Learning more about how fucked up this all is likely isn't helpful until at least, AT LEAST, Monday.
two men are standing next to each other on a sidewalk and one of them is wearing a baseball jersey .
ALT: two men are standing next to each other on a sidewalk and one of them is wearing a baseball jersey .
media.tenor.com
January 3, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Just a friendly reminder, if you're on the internet today, you don't have to be. Learning more about how fucked up this all is likely isn't helpful until at least, AT LEAST, Monday.
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Nowhere to turn: Shelters can’t keep up with demand to help those fleeing intimate partner violence. Housing crisis has led to longer shelter stays, fewer options as more people and families are turned away, by Molly Hayes www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com
Nowhere to turn: Shelters can’t keep up with demand to help those fleeing domestic violence
Housing crisis has led to longer shelter stays, fewer options as more people, families are turned away
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 3, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Nowhere to turn: Shelters can’t keep up with demand to help those fleeing intimate partner violence. Housing crisis has led to longer shelter stays, fewer options as more people and families are turned away, by Molly Hayes www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com
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MAGA premier Danielle "DONBAS" SMITH wrote legislation making it illegal for the courts to question the constitutionality of a referendum to break up our country.
She forgets her legislature sits on treaty land.
Mic drop moment.
She forgets her legislature sits on treaty land.
Mic drop moment.
January 3, 2026 at 5:27 PM
MAGA premier Danielle "DONBAS" SMITH wrote legislation making it illegal for the courts to question the constitutionality of a referendum to break up our country.
She forgets her legislature sits on treaty land.
Mic drop moment.
She forgets her legislature sits on treaty land.
Mic drop moment.
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Worth reminding everyone everywhere that pathological oil addiction starts with every single choice to jump in the car out of convenience rather than necessity.
Prices at the petrol pump are way too low to correct the externality. And they have been for decades.
bsky.app/profile/juli...
Prices at the petrol pump are way too low to correct the externality. And they have been for decades.
bsky.app/profile/juli...
Every time we jump in a car for a journey which can be covered on foot or on public transport, we are feeding the massive machine of oil addiction.
Europe is really hardly less addicted to the car, including the UK.
Europe is really hardly less addicted to the car, including the UK.
January 4, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Worth reminding everyone everywhere that pathological oil addiction starts with every single choice to jump in the car out of convenience rather than necessity.
Prices at the petrol pump are way too low to correct the externality. And they have been for decades.
bsky.app/profile/juli...
Prices at the petrol pump are way too low to correct the externality. And they have been for decades.
bsky.app/profile/juli...