@chrishk.bsky.social
Bikes. Coffee. Butter tarts. Active transportation proselytizer.
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Had a blast at Kidical Mass in Orléans! 🚲
Families out riding together, decorating bikes, and filling the streets with colour and energy. Thanks Convent Glen Orléans Wood Community Association, Matt and Rob, for hosting. I was proud to support this awesome event!
@bikeottawa.bsky.social
Families out riding together, decorating bikes, and filling the streets with colour and energy. Thanks Convent Glen Orléans Wood Community Association, Matt and Rob, for hosting. I was proud to support this awesome event!
@bikeottawa.bsky.social
September 27, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Had a blast at Kidical Mass in Orléans! 🚲
Families out riding together, decorating bikes, and filling the streets with colour and energy. Thanks Convent Glen Orléans Wood Community Association, Matt and Rob, for hosting. I was proud to support this awesome event!
@bikeottawa.bsky.social
Families out riding together, decorating bikes, and filling the streets with colour and energy. Thanks Convent Glen Orléans Wood Community Association, Matt and Rob, for hosting. I was proud to support this awesome event!
@bikeottawa.bsky.social
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Speed enforcement cameras work to keep neighbourhoods safe by reducing dangerous speeding. I and @catmckenney.bsky.social ask you to write to your MPP and Premier Ford to oppose legislation that would ban their use in Ontario cities.
September 26, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Speed enforcement cameras work to keep neighbourhoods safe by reducing dangerous speeding. I and @catmckenney.bsky.social ask you to write to your MPP and Premier Ford to oppose legislation that would ban their use in Ontario cities.
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Some seriously big energy at #KidicalMass from the #BikeHfx crew today! Today was a strong reminder that society undermines the strength of our kids. These kids WANT TO MOVE! But we limit them so aggressively through poor policy & design decisions. Grateful for the organizers & marshalls!
September 14, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Some seriously big energy at #KidicalMass from the #BikeHfx crew today! Today was a strong reminder that society undermines the strength of our kids. These kids WANT TO MOVE! But we limit them so aggressively through poor policy & design decisions. Grateful for the organizers & marshalls!
Carrying a weapon conveys power over others by threat of lethality.
Being threatened by a driver of a multi-ton vehicle is no different. Change my mind.
Being threatened by a driver of a multi-ton vehicle is no different. Change my mind.
I get the urge to compare road violence and gun violence. It can help people see the ways road violence has been accepted and unquestioned in useful ways.
But a key difference bw road violence & gun violence (in Canada at least) is that it's easy to live everyday life without toting a gun around.
But a key difference bw road violence & gun violence (in Canada at least) is that it's easy to live everyday life without toting a gun around.
September 11, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Carrying a weapon conveys power over others by threat of lethality.
Being threatened by a driver of a multi-ton vehicle is no different. Change my mind.
Being threatened by a driver of a multi-ton vehicle is no different. Change my mind.
The Gladstone/Percy cycling study originally proposed contra-flow bike lanes on Percy and bike lanes on Gladstone.
Now, instead of a simple left turn onto Gladstone, the proposal would have a north-westbound biker go from Percy to Flora, Bay, Gilmore, Bronson, Christie, Arthur, THEN Gladstone.
Now, instead of a simple left turn onto Gladstone, the proposal would have a north-westbound biker go from Percy to Flora, Bay, Gilmore, Bronson, Christie, Arthur, THEN Gladstone.
September 8, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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I will always proceed though a worksite vs risking my life with drivers on a multi-lane road like Preston.
We need a shift in #Ottawa where residents(esp children) are given the same rights as construction workers around car traffic.
Read more below⬇️
#DetoursForPeople
@thebikinglawyer.bsky.social
We need a shift in #Ottawa where residents(esp children) are given the same rights as construction workers around car traffic.
Read more below⬇️
#DetoursForPeople
@thebikinglawyer.bsky.social
Bike Ottawa Annual Report on Cycling 2021
See the story
express.adobe.com
September 5, 2025 at 10:17 AM
I will always proceed though a worksite vs risking my life with drivers on a multi-lane road like Preston.
We need a shift in #Ottawa where residents(esp children) are given the same rights as construction workers around car traffic.
Read more below⬇️
#DetoursForPeople
@thebikinglawyer.bsky.social
We need a shift in #Ottawa where residents(esp children) are given the same rights as construction workers around car traffic.
Read more below⬇️
#DetoursForPeople
@thebikinglawyer.bsky.social
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Our letter to @ottawapolice.bsky.social regarding their refusal to provide crash victims w insurance info. Withholding insurance info from injured parties is contrary to the HTA & has harmful affects on peoples' recoveries, especially pedestrians & cyclists. www.thebikinglawyer.ca/post/ottawa-...
Ottawa Police Failing Cyclists & Pedestrians
Ottawa Police withhold critical insurance information from injured cyclists, causing delays in treatment and harm.
www.thebikinglawyer.ca
August 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Our letter to @ottawapolice.bsky.social regarding their refusal to provide crash victims w insurance info. Withholding insurance info from injured parties is contrary to the HTA & has harmful affects on peoples' recoveries, especially pedestrians & cyclists. www.thebikinglawyer.ca/post/ottawa-...
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Great way to relate the impact of a car crash with something people can directly understand!
buff.ly/ANAJuP6
#yegbike
buff.ly/ANAJuP6
#yegbike
August 14, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Great way to relate the impact of a car crash with something people can directly understand!
buff.ly/ANAJuP6
#yegbike
buff.ly/ANAJuP6
#yegbike
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ICYMI - Our final #KidicalMass bike ride of the season will take place September 27 in Orleans! More details and optional registration: kidicalmassorleans2025.eventbrite.ca
📢 Please help us share the word.
#OttBike #OttEvents #OttCity #Ottawa #OrleansOntario #SafeStreets #SafeStreetsForKids
📢 Please help us share the word.
#OttBike #OttEvents #OttCity #Ottawa #OrleansOntario #SafeStreets #SafeStreetsForKids
August 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM
ICYMI - Our final #KidicalMass bike ride of the season will take place September 27 in Orleans! More details and optional registration: kidicalmassorleans2025.eventbrite.ca
📢 Please help us share the word.
#OttBike #OttEvents #OttCity #Ottawa #OrleansOntario #SafeStreets #SafeStreetsForKids
📢 Please help us share the word.
#OttBike #OttEvents #OttCity #Ottawa #OrleansOntario #SafeStreets #SafeStreetsForKids
A net-good #Ottawa sidewalk story 🧵1/2
Good news: In time for the school year, new sidewalks! Used by 100’s of Broadview and Nepean HS students daily. Kudos to planners for 2m sidewalks, 3m car lanes, reducing crosswalk distance and slowing down drivers.
Good news: In time for the school year, new sidewalks! Used by 100’s of Broadview and Nepean HS students daily. Kudos to planners for 2m sidewalks, 3m car lanes, reducing crosswalk distance and slowing down drivers.
August 23, 2025 at 10:30 PM
A net-good #Ottawa sidewalk story 🧵1/2
Good news: In time for the school year, new sidewalks! Used by 100’s of Broadview and Nepean HS students daily. Kudos to planners for 2m sidewalks, 3m car lanes, reducing crosswalk distance and slowing down drivers.
Good news: In time for the school year, new sidewalks! Used by 100’s of Broadview and Nepean HS students daily. Kudos to planners for 2m sidewalks, 3m car lanes, reducing crosswalk distance and slowing down drivers.
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Canada has a #StopDeKindermord history too, complete with stereotypical "sorry".
The difference between Canada and the Netherlands: we didn't see widespread change and action decades ago. We're still asking for it today.
The difference between Canada and the Netherlands: we didn't see widespread change and action decades ago. We're still asking for it today.
Canadians at an illegal street blockade: “Don’t kill our children” / “On strike against death” / “Sorry for any inconvenience.” ...
August 22, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Canada has a #StopDeKindermord history too, complete with stereotypical "sorry".
The difference between Canada and the Netherlands: we didn't see widespread change and action decades ago. We're still asking for it today.
The difference between Canada and the Netherlands: we didn't see widespread change and action decades ago. We're still asking for it today.
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School is just around the corner. Want to try biking to school with your kids? How about trying our new maps to find the safest routes? Download the Cycling Guide app now. It’s free.
#BikeMaps #Ottawa #OttawaBikeMaps
cyclingguide.org/download-the...
#BikeMaps #Ottawa #OttawaBikeMaps
cyclingguide.org/download-the...
August 21, 2025 at 7:56 PM
School is just around the corner. Want to try biking to school with your kids? How about trying our new maps to find the safest routes? Download the Cycling Guide app now. It’s free.
#BikeMaps #Ottawa #OttawaBikeMaps
cyclingguide.org/download-the...
#BikeMaps #Ottawa #OttawaBikeMaps
cyclingguide.org/download-the...
A trip to a museum on transit for a family of 4 would cost $32. Driving and parking $6.
We need to flip the this, make the externality costs of the later pay for the former.
We need to flip the this, make the externality costs of the later pay for the former.
What’s your urbanism take that the general public would absolutely hate?
Mine is that making driving or parking less convenient can be incredibly helpful to public transit and active transportation.
Mine is that making driving or parking less convenient can be incredibly helpful to public transit and active transportation.
August 17, 2025 at 1:38 AM
A trip to a museum on transit for a family of 4 would cost $32. Driving and parking $6.
We need to flip the this, make the externality costs of the later pay for the former.
We need to flip the this, make the externality costs of the later pay for the former.
Do you think Speed Cameras are a cash grab?
Is doing the local speed limit hard?
Then you want Intelligent Speed Adaptation! Talk to your MP now.
Is doing the local speed limit hard?
Then you want Intelligent Speed Adaptation! Talk to your MP now.
My least popular (and most correct) view is that cars should be automatically limited to the local speed limit. Put the pedal to the floor and you still can't go over 25mph in a residential area.
(15 in Manhattan btw)
(15 in Manhattan btw)
There is no possible justification for limiting e-bikes to 15mph but not cars.
August 9, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Do you think Speed Cameras are a cash grab?
Is doing the local speed limit hard?
Then you want Intelligent Speed Adaptation! Talk to your MP now.
Is doing the local speed limit hard?
Then you want Intelligent Speed Adaptation! Talk to your MP now.
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Sign our petition here: www.ecologyottawa.ca/rtor_petition
#VisionZero #OttCity #Ottawa #OttWalk #OttRoll #OttBike
#VisionZero #OttCity #Ottawa #OttWalk #OttRoll #OttBike
Protect pedestrians and cyclists in Ottawa! Protégez les piétons et les cyclistes à Ottawa !
www.ecologyottawa.ca
August 7, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Sign our petition here: www.ecologyottawa.ca/rtor_petition
#VisionZero #OttCity #Ottawa #OttWalk #OttRoll #OttBike
#VisionZero #OttCity #Ottawa #OttWalk #OttRoll #OttBike
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Yes! Make your vouce heard
August 7, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Yes! Make your vouce heard
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Unacceptable.
Pickup trucks and their drivers are killing children. The federal government must act on #CarBloat. We must prioritize children's lives
#StopDeKindermoord #StopKillingKids
Pickup trucks and their drivers are killing children. The federal government must act on #CarBloat. We must prioritize children's lives
#StopDeKindermoord #StopKillingKids
![A graphic showing that the sightlines of a pickup truck are comparable to those of a battle tank. Text at the top says In Case you ever wondered, an M1 [tank] is perfectly safe to operate in a school zone.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2nhthh3jcv5efgh225xrk52l/bafkreiexdfb6n66mbcksed2ssquhcxe35zemjtxtrjuva25nauiydleapy@jpeg)
August 5, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Unacceptable.
Pickup trucks and their drivers are killing children. The federal government must act on #CarBloat. We must prioritize children's lives
#StopDeKindermoord #StopKillingKids
Pickup trucks and their drivers are killing children. The federal government must act on #CarBloat. We must prioritize children's lives
#StopDeKindermoord #StopKillingKids
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I witnessed the aftermath of a cyclist getting hit by a car turning right yesterday, just a couple of blocks from where Saloni Aitawadekar was killed while crossing the street near City Hall.
It’s time to seriously consider banning right turns on red in Ottawa’s downtown core.
It’s time to seriously consider banning right turns on red in Ottawa’s downtown core.
Red-light right turns: Ottawa councillor wants to ban them downtown
Downtown drivers may get less leeway at red lights. A councillor is applying pressure after witnessing an accident steps from City Hall.
ottawacitizen.com
August 1, 2025 at 2:58 AM
I witnessed the aftermath of a cyclist getting hit by a car turning right yesterday, just a couple of blocks from where Saloni Aitawadekar was killed while crossing the street near City Hall.
It’s time to seriously consider banning right turns on red in Ottawa’s downtown core.
It’s time to seriously consider banning right turns on red in Ottawa’s downtown core.
Great messaging from the City! This is a step in the right direction to reducing public subsidy of private property storage. 1/3
Are you tired of circling the block trying to find a parking spot, #OttCity?
We are here to help by making parking easier to find.
Starting in September, paid on-street parking will be changing in select high-demand areas.
Learn more: bit.ly/4fmHzkA
We are here to help by making parking easier to find.
Starting in September, paid on-street parking will be changing in select high-demand areas.
Learn more: bit.ly/4fmHzkA
July 31, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Great messaging from the City! This is a step in the right direction to reducing public subsidy of private property storage. 1/3
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I am 100% ready to join you to “ban right on red”. Montreal has this, but only because that’s the way it always was. Other cities elected to allow right turns on red, to allow for greater traffic flow. And look who’s paying the price. Day after day, another tragedy. Make this an election issue.
The cyclist got hit at the exact same intersection I was about to bike by, it could have been me. We need to consider banning right on red in all downtown intersections. You shouldn’t be taking your life in your hands every time you walk or cycle. A woman got killed crossing the street a block away.
July 31, 2025 at 1:51 AM
I am 100% ready to join you to “ban right on red”. Montreal has this, but only because that’s the way it always was. Other cities elected to allow right turns on red, to allow for greater traffic flow. And look who’s paying the price. Day after day, another tragedy. Make this an election issue.
Imagine sidewalks were always there and the city wanted to pull them out. Would the anti-sidewalkers cheer this on?
Probably not, but change is harder for some. I hope the city is able to convey why the community needs this in simple terms. And then get on with it.
Probably not, but change is harder for some. I hope the city is able to convey why the community needs this in simple terms. And then get on with it.
This is what happens when sidewalks and traffic calming, as part of an evidenced-based policy with #VisionZero principles, comes to an inner urban area of 1950s homes in Ottawa.
July 30, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Imagine sidewalks were always there and the city wanted to pull them out. Would the anti-sidewalkers cheer this on?
Probably not, but change is harder for some. I hope the city is able to convey why the community needs this in simple terms. And then get on with it.
Probably not, but change is harder for some. I hope the city is able to convey why the community needs this in simple terms. And then get on with it.
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Sneak peak of tomorrow's route -and potential special guests 🐮🐮🐮
Meet 9:30am at Meadowvale Terrace Park, Ride departs at 10am, storytelling and BYO snacks back at the park between 10:45-11am.
#KidicalMassOttawa #SafeStreetsForKids
Meet 9:30am at Meadowvale Terrace Park, Ride departs at 10am, storytelling and BYO snacks back at the park between 10:45-11am.
#KidicalMassOttawa #SafeStreetsForKids
July 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Sneak peak of tomorrow's route -and potential special guests 🐮🐮🐮
Meet 9:30am at Meadowvale Terrace Park, Ride departs at 10am, storytelling and BYO snacks back at the park between 10:45-11am.
#KidicalMassOttawa #SafeStreetsForKids
Meet 9:30am at Meadowvale Terrace Park, Ride departs at 10am, storytelling and BYO snacks back at the park between 10:45-11am.
#KidicalMassOttawa #SafeStreetsForKids
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We could have nice things too, all it takes is political will (and not just from the urban minority in Ottawa).
Great move by Montreal bike share BIXI Montréal to add trailers to the mobility mix for customers.
momentummag.com/bixi-trailer...
momentummag.com/bixi-trailer...
50 Bixi trailers are now available in Montreal for bike share customers
As of this summer, 50 purpose-built BIXI trailers—designed and assembled entirely in Montreal, are available as part of the city's bike share
momentummag.com
July 21, 2025 at 1:53 PM
We could have nice things too, all it takes is political will (and not just from the urban minority in Ottawa).