David Colburn
@davidcolburn.ca
Home is in Guelph, Ontario. Interests include sustainable towns & cities, cycling, camping, arts, politics, and making lists.
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I was one of the humans in the chain!
(Come and be a link in the next protest. Cars already have enough space in #Montreal: we need to protect our bike lanes, before the new "Ensemble" Montréal administration tears them all out.)
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(Come and be a link in the next protest. Cars already have enough space in #Montreal: we need to protect our bike lanes, before the new "Ensemble" Montréal administration tears them all out.)
www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...
Outremont residents form human chain to protest bike path’s removal
Dozens of community members formed a chain along a bike path in Outremont to protest the Montreal borough’s decision to replace the section for parking spaces.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I was one of the humans in the chain!
(Come and be a link in the next protest. Cars already have enough space in #Montreal: we need to protect our bike lanes, before the new "Ensemble" Montréal administration tears them all out.)
www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...
(Come and be a link in the next protest. Cars already have enough space in #Montreal: we need to protect our bike lanes, before the new "Ensemble" Montréal administration tears them all out.)
www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...
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All the bike and pedestrian infrastructure in the world will not do people any good unless a city has an efficient and accountable maintenance plan.
December 2, 2025 at 1:35 PM
All the bike and pedestrian infrastructure in the world will not do people any good unless a city has an efficient and accountable maintenance plan.
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Who will get the joke?
December 2, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Who will get the joke?
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In the Amazon age any BIA not striving for an “experience over expedience” approach is doing its members a disservice.
November 25, 2025 at 5:23 PM
In the Amazon age any BIA not striving for an “experience over expedience” approach is doing its members a disservice.
If only…
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Rush hour traffic in Utrecht.
Sound on 🔊 if you want to experience that rush hour IS possible without the constant, deafening noise of cars overpowering people talking.
Sound on 🔊 if you want to experience that rush hour IS possible without the constant, deafening noise of cars overpowering people talking.
November 25, 2025 at 5:36 PM
If only…
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The entrance to the 3-storey bike parking garage at Utrecht Central holding 12,500 bicycles. It’s free for the first 24 hours, linked to the station, and used by tens of thousands every day. This is what happens when a country treats bikes as real transport infrastructure, not an afterthought.
November 22, 2025 at 7:08 PM
The entrance to the 3-storey bike parking garage at Utrecht Central holding 12,500 bicycles. It’s free for the first 24 hours, linked to the station, and used by tens of thousands every day. This is what happens when a country treats bikes as real transport infrastructure, not an afterthought.
Riding a bicycle is pretty great any time. Catching an early train back Toronto to ride and meet up with buddies at the weekly coffee spot on the North shore of Lake Ontario is even more great.
#coffeeoutsideyyz #coffeeoutside
Look for them year round Friday mornings at Toronto’s West Humber Park.
#coffeeoutsideyyz #coffeeoutside
Look for them year round Friday mornings at Toronto’s West Humber Park.
November 21, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Riding a bicycle is pretty great any time. Catching an early train back Toronto to ride and meet up with buddies at the weekly coffee spot on the North shore of Lake Ontario is even more great.
#coffeeoutsideyyz #coffeeoutside
Look for them year round Friday mornings at Toronto’s West Humber Park.
#coffeeoutsideyyz #coffeeoutside
Look for them year round Friday mornings at Toronto’s West Humber Park.
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Properly designed bike infrastructure doubles as an emergency access lane, allowing first responders to bypass gridlocked car traffic.
This completely nullifies the argument that bike lanes are a safety risk for response times. But it only works if you build them wide enough to be functional.
This completely nullifies the argument that bike lanes are a safety risk for response times. But it only works if you build them wide enough to be functional.
Nouvelle vidéo de véhicules d'urgences sur les pistes cyclables, avec que des véhicules en mouvement (la précédente version en montrait en stationnement)
November 21, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Properly designed bike infrastructure doubles as an emergency access lane, allowing first responders to bypass gridlocked car traffic.
This completely nullifies the argument that bike lanes are a safety risk for response times. But it only works if you build them wide enough to be functional.
This completely nullifies the argument that bike lanes are a safety risk for response times. But it only works if you build them wide enough to be functional.
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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
November 21, 2025 at 12:40 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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“In my work with cities, one of my messages that resonates most is that the truth about the cities aspirations isn’t found in its plans and visions. It’s found in its budget.
A budget may be the most powerful public policy lever a Council has, and the most authentic one because It reveals so much.”
A budget may be the most powerful public policy lever a Council has, and the most authentic one because It reveals so much.”
November 20, 2025 at 12:26 AM
“In my work with cities, one of my messages that resonates most is that the truth about the cities aspirations isn’t found in its plans and visions. It’s found in its budget.
A budget may be the most powerful public policy lever a Council has, and the most authentic one because It reveals so much.”
A budget may be the most powerful public policy lever a Council has, and the most authentic one because It reveals so much.”
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Just a reminder, the first 5-7 minutes of any winter bike trip will always have you rethinking your choices, but after your body acclimates, you'll begin to reap the rewards of the joy that is winter riding.
November 17, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Just a reminder, the first 5-7 minutes of any winter bike trip will always have you rethinking your choices, but after your body acclimates, you'll begin to reap the rewards of the joy that is winter riding.
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We absolutely should. I talked about this at the Illinois Bicycle Summit a few years ago. This would make a real difference and would likely enlist the insurance industry in making drivers safer to protect their bottom line.
We should copy the Dutch law that always makes car drivers responsible when they hit a cyclist. Not only would it reduce the number of accidents, it would speed up court cases.
November 17, 2025 at 8:24 PM
We absolutely should. I talked about this at the Illinois Bicycle Summit a few years ago. This would make a real difference and would likely enlist the insurance industry in making drivers safer to protect their bottom line.
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This is the greatest story ever told:
A person in Hamilton, ON stole a city bus and then proceeded to make the stops along the way, allowing passengers to board and exit freely. The person actually refusing someone looking to board with an expired pass. 🔥🔥
hamiltonpolice.on.ca/news/police-...
A person in Hamilton, ON stole a city bus and then proceeded to make the stops along the way, allowing passengers to board and exit freely. The person actually refusing someone looking to board with an expired pass. 🔥🔥
hamiltonpolice.on.ca/news/police-...
Police Arrest Man After HSR Bus Joy Ride
On Tuesday, November 11, 2025, at approximately 9:00 p.m., a Hamilton Street Railway (HSR) bus driver pulled into the McNab Bus Terminal and exited the vehicle for a short break.During this time, an a...
hamiltonpolice.on.ca
November 12, 2025 at 4:20 PM
This is the greatest story ever told:
A person in Hamilton, ON stole a city bus and then proceeded to make the stops along the way, allowing passengers to board and exit freely. The person actually refusing someone looking to board with an expired pass. 🔥🔥
hamiltonpolice.on.ca/news/police-...
A person in Hamilton, ON stole a city bus and then proceeded to make the stops along the way, allowing passengers to board and exit freely. The person actually refusing someone looking to board with an expired pass. 🔥🔥
hamiltonpolice.on.ca/news/police-...
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Your Comeback Guide to all the Anti-Cycling Arguments You’ll Hear This Year.
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Your Comeback Guide to all the Anti-Cycling Arguments You’ll Hear This Year
Anti-bike arguments aren’t just frustrating—they’re outdated, inaccurate, and often repeated without a shred of evidence.
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November 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Your Comeback Guide to all the Anti-Cycling Arguments You’ll Hear This Year.
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momentummag.com/your-comebac...
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Found the tweet that Joyce Carol Oates bodied Elon Musk with and it's so beautiful in its eloquent, simple take down. So much so he's crashing out trying to prove he reads books now. Put this in the Louvre.
November 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Found the tweet that Joyce Carol Oates bodied Elon Musk with and it's so beautiful in its eloquent, simple take down. So much so he's crashing out trying to prove he reads books now. Put this in the Louvre.
So many days in January and February where we drag our batteries inside for the night and put them on a charger.
Cars might work fine in California or Florida, but they’re not practical here in Canada. We have winter.
More than 300 collisions reported as early season snow slams parts of Ontario
YouTube video by CTV News
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November 10, 2025 at 11:21 PM
So many days in January and February where we drag our batteries inside for the night and put them on a charger.
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Cars might work fine in California or Florida, but they’re not practical here in Canada. We have winter.
More than 300 collisions reported as early season snow slams parts of Ontario
YouTube video by CTV News
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Cars might work fine in California or Florida, but they’re not practical here in Canada. We have winter.
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Cats can hear 4-5 times further than humans can.
Which makes it all the more impressive when they choose to ignore you
Which makes it all the more impressive when they choose to ignore you
November 6, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Cats can hear 4-5 times further than humans can.
Which makes it all the more impressive when they choose to ignore you
Which makes it all the more impressive when they choose to ignore you
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5 years ago today
November 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM
5 years ago today
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Reducing car use in urban areas a “very significant road safety tool” — RSA-funded research
Reducing car use in urban areas is a "very significant road safety tool", while pedestrian priority has "very significant potential" for safety in our villages, towns, and cities, according to TU Dublin…
Reducing car use in urban areas is a "very significant road safety tool", while pedestrian priority has "very significant potential" for safety in our villages, towns, and cities, according to TU Dublin…
Reducing car use in urban areas a “very significant road safety tool” — RSA-funded research
Reducing car use in urban areas is a "very significant road safety tool", while pedestrian priority has "very significant potential" for safety in our villages, towns, and cities, according to TU Dublin researchers in work which was funded by the Road Safety Authority. Researchers from TU Dublin examined the outcomes of traffic changes in Oslo in Norway, smaller urban areas in the Pontevedra region in Spain, Brussels, and Ghent in Belgium.
irishcycle.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Reducing car use in urban areas a “very significant road safety tool” — RSA-funded research
Reducing car use in urban areas is a "very significant road safety tool", while pedestrian priority has "very significant potential" for safety in our villages, towns, and cities, according to TU Dublin…
Reducing car use in urban areas is a "very significant road safety tool", while pedestrian priority has "very significant potential" for safety in our villages, towns, and cities, according to TU Dublin…
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The average US taxpayer spends $36 a year on SNAP
You know what they spend on corporate subsidies? $670
Poor and disabled people who need food are not the problem
If you’re angry about “your money” feeding people but not angry it’s giving tax cuts to the wealthy?
You’re doing their dirty work.
You know what they spend on corporate subsidies? $670
Poor and disabled people who need food are not the problem
If you’re angry about “your money” feeding people but not angry it’s giving tax cuts to the wealthy?
You’re doing their dirty work.
October 31, 2025 at 8:44 PM
The average US taxpayer spends $36 a year on SNAP
You know what they spend on corporate subsidies? $670
Poor and disabled people who need food are not the problem
If you’re angry about “your money” feeding people but not angry it’s giving tax cuts to the wealthy?
You’re doing their dirty work.
You know what they spend on corporate subsidies? $670
Poor and disabled people who need food are not the problem
If you’re angry about “your money” feeding people but not angry it’s giving tax cuts to the wealthy?
You’re doing their dirty work.
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Scotland’s largest city reached a milestone that would make any transportation planner in Portland, or Montreal do a double take.
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When Bikes Outnumber Cars: What Scotland’s Cycling Surge Can Teach North America
Scotland’s largest city reached a milestone that would make any transportation planner in Portland, or Montreal do a double take.
momentummag.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Scotland’s largest city reached a milestone that would make any transportation planner in Portland, or Montreal do a double take.
momentummag.com/when-bikes-o...
momentummag.com/when-bikes-o...
You’ve officially reached the, “L'État, c'est moi” stage of political maturity.
The most important thing here is that the president is unilaterally raising taxes on you because he got mad at his TV
October 26, 2025 at 2:55 AM
You’ve officially reached the, “L'État, c'est moi” stage of political maturity.
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The 100 lowest-paying US corporations spent $644B on stock buybacks from 2019 to 2024.
Buybacks artificially boost share prices and inflate CEO pay.
The typical worker at these companies earned $35k last year.
Meanwhile, the average CEO was paid $17.2M
See the problem?
Buybacks artificially boost share prices and inflate CEO pay.
The typical worker at these companies earned $35k last year.
Meanwhile, the average CEO was paid $17.2M
See the problem?
October 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The 100 lowest-paying US corporations spent $644B on stock buybacks from 2019 to 2024.
Buybacks artificially boost share prices and inflate CEO pay.
The typical worker at these companies earned $35k last year.
Meanwhile, the average CEO was paid $17.2M
See the problem?
Buybacks artificially boost share prices and inflate CEO pay.
The typical worker at these companies earned $35k last year.
Meanwhile, the average CEO was paid $17.2M
See the problem?