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Elizabeth Yeoman
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Occasional posts about language, writing and the arts. More frequent posts about active and public transportation, my small contribution to climate change mitigation and our own well-being.
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tomflood.bsky.social
Shared Responsibility.

@thebikinglawyer.bsky.social
black car with a red x and a bright yellow car with a green check mark. It's getting dark out earlier, be sure to add a bright coat of paint to your vehicle. Remember road safety is a shared responsibility.
September 5, 2025 at 2:52 PM
elizabethyeoman.bsky.social
If you still haven't voted in the St. John's election, have a look at candidate responses to Bicycle NL questions on active transportation. In fact, even if you have voted, have a look. The responses are so heartening--real cultural shift on this issue: bicyclenl.com/2025-st-john...
2025 St. John’s Municipal Election Questionnaire Results – Bicycle Newfoundland and Labrador
bicyclenl.com
September 25, 2025 at 2:08 PM
elizabethyeoman.bsky.social
Here's the last of the comments from St. John's election candidates on transportation (with a few thoughts from me as well):
roadrage.blog/2025/09/22/m...
Mayor and Deputy Mayor Candidates, St. John’s Election
The question for these candidates focussed solely on Metrobus but I think their answers are still telling in terms of their broader views on how people get around the city. The mayor used most of h…
roadrage.blog
September 22, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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bstepmun.bsky.social
You may have heard on The Independent that 3 MUN students are part of the current Freedom Flotilla, delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza. Please read the linked petition and consider signing.
Sincerely,
Barry
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
An Open Letter from the Memorial University Community Concerning University Students Aboard the Freedom Flotilla
To: The Prime Minister of Canada, The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Canada's Ambassador to Israel, The Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, and Canadian Elected Officials We, the undersigned from the...
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September 22, 2025 at 5:04 PM
elizabethyeoman.bsky.social
For anyone in St. John's still undecided, here are the comments from the at-large candidates in the municipal election on accessibility and transportation (including active and public transportation). roadrage.blog/2025/09/21/a...
At Large Candidate Debate, St. John’s Elections
At Large Transportation Notes:It was really wonderful that so many candidates were well informed on this issue. Since that was the case, I won’t try to tell you who to vote for but I will mak…
roadrage.blog
September 21, 2025 at 10:35 PM
elizabethyeoman.bsky.social
For anyone who's interested in St. John's elections, I transcribed what candidates had to say about transportation and accessibility. Here's a link to comments from Ward 2 candidates with the rest to follow. roadrage.blog/2025/09/21/w...
Ward 2 Candidate Debate, St. John’s Elections
The St. John’s candidate debates this year were wonderfully refreshing in that almost all the candidates emphasized accessibility, better public transit and clear sidewalks year round. Most a…
roadrage.blog
September 21, 2025 at 9:30 PM
elizabethyeoman.bsky.social
I am so looking forward to @tomflood.bsky.social's talk in September!
August 27, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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The latest in our Making Connections series in @independentnl.bsky.social
August 27, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
Support Safe Bike & Pedestrian Infrastructure in Portugal Cove–St. Philip’s
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July 14, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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jeremycaradonnayyj.bsky.social
The culture wars over cycling need to stop in this country.

It is incumbent upon elected officials to ask “what is the best way to ensure that people can get around safely, equitably, affordably, and efficiently?”

Walking, cycling, and mass transit are major parts of the answer.
July 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
elizabethyeoman.bsky.social
The new Newfoundland and Labrador Climate Change Mitigation Plan falls short in the area of Transportation. Even though it accounts for 44% of our emissions, their only suggestion is more electric vehicles. @parismarx.com has other, more practical ideas. theindependent.ca/commentary/m...
Province misses opportunity to reimagine public transportation in climate action plan – The Independent
Transportation accounts for 44 per cent of Newfoundland and Labrador’s greenhouse gas emissions
theindependent.ca
July 14, 2025 at 9:47 PM
elizabethyeoman.bsky.social
This very informative article in the @halifaxexaminer.ca by @sflkirk.bsky.social demolishes myths about cycling and shows how it's good for everyone, not just those who do it. www.halifaxexaminer.ca/commentary/b...
Bike lanes don’t cause congestion, cars do - Halifax Examiner
If our premier and HRM mayor truly want to demonstrate fiscal responsibility they’d build those bike lanes faster, because the cost of car-centric infrastructure is unsustainable.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
July 14, 2025 at 9:36 PM
elizabethyeoman.bsky.social
Exploring new science podcasts since Quirks and Quarks is on vacation. I loved this one so I thought I'd share: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/o...
Salugenology (WHY HUMANS REQUIRE HOBBIES) Part 1 with Julia Hotz
Podcast Episode · Ologies with Alie Ward · 2025-04-23 · 1h 7m
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July 7, 2025 at 12:04 AM
elizabethyeoman.bsky.social
It's so great that we now have skate parks and cycle tracks in St. John's but basket swings, hammock nets and more types of seating (including with shelter from rain and wind) would be great too.
susannahwalker.bsky.social Susannah Walker @susannahwalker.bsky.social · Jun 16
This comes from engagement work with teenage girls in a park in York.
And you see all those things with two dots by them. Those make up 90%+ of what we currently provide for young people in public space.
Whereas the things that girls want - they just aren't there.
Let's do better.
A list of park facilities with dots by them, representing what teenage girls would want to see more of in parks. Popular are swings, hammocks and balancing beams and climbing logs; unpopular are skate parks, basketball courts, BMX tracks, MUGAs.
June 30, 2025 at 4:58 PM
elizabethyeoman.bsky.social
This is so striking, and I had not really thought about this specific contrast before. How did we get here??
tomflood.bsky.social Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · Jun 20
scrutiny.
kids car seat: IF ONLY WE APPLIED THE SAME LEVEL OF DESIGN, TESTING, SCRUTINY AND REGULATION USED FOR OUR CHILDREN'S CAR SEATS Parent and kid biking: TO THE BIKE LANES THEY RIDE TO SCHOOL IN.
June 20, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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sflkirk.bsky.social
Removing choice in transportation mode is inequitable. Not everyone can drive - like children, older adults or people with disabilities. Thanks to the Halifax Examiner for publishing my commentary. Currently not paywalled: www.halifaxexaminer.ca/commentary/b...
June 20, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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happycity.ca
🗳️ Ready to make a difference in your community?

Happy City Campaign School - Building a Campaign and Communicating Change panel featuring:

Deatra Walsh
Jess Puddister
Shannie Duff

📅 June 14, 9AM
📍 MUN R. Gushue Hall
📱 Register via QR code! It's Free!

See you tomorrow!
Happy City Campaign School flyer announcing panelists for Building a Campaign and Communicating Change discussion. Features three professional headshots: Deatra Walsh (white woman with curly brown hair wearing dark top against red wooden siding background), Independent Consultant; Jess Puddister (white woman with long blonde hair and glasses wearing dark blazer against yellow wooden siding background), Strategy and Operations Manager with Nunavut Nukkiksautiit Corporation; and Shannie Duff (white woman with short curly reddish hair wearing gold/yellow top against blue background), Former Mayor of St. John's. Event details: Saturday, June 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM, located at MUN R. Gushue Hall Mezzanine, DH2002. Includes QR code for registration. Sponsored by Memorial University, Harris Centre, Deucor, and The Hub. Red and blue color scheme with white background.
June 13, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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transportaction.ca
The local community has started a petition to restore passenger train service to Whistler, BC.
Please sign and share!
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Sign the Petition
Build the Train! Vancouver to Whistler - The Sea to Skytrain
chng.it
June 13, 2025 at 8:44 PM
elizabethyeoman.bsky.social
@rgwhitaker.bsky.social this is another thing I wish drivers (and planners) knew. My ebike is also my mobility aid.
bikehfxlobby.bsky.social Jillian @bikehfxlobby.bsky.social · Jun 7
I don’t think people should have to share their personal stories to get elected officials to do the right thing, but I am open about my experience because I think it’s not widely understood how bikes are mobility aids. Here’s my letter to council about the mayor’s motion to stop bike lane progress.
In addition to all the incontrovertible evidence around the value of bike lanes, I want to share my experience as someone who has been biking in Halifax as an adult for the past 12 years. I live with the extraordinary pain that comes with having arthritis since I was 14 months old. My ebike is my mobility aid and cycling is absolutely fundamental to my ability to participate in society. Because of my specific disability, transit doesn't work for me and I don't own a car, nor do I want to. Biking, and then ebiking, allowed me to delay my first ankle replacement surgery by a decade. I will need my other ankle replaced in the coming years, but relying on my ebike to get around helps alleviate the pressure on my joints and delay that surgery as long as possible. Cycling truly is a miracle for my disabled body, and both my orthopedic surgeon and rheumatologist encourage me to continue using this fantastic mobility aid. My personal experience of the magic of cycling has led me to become a co-organizer of Kidical Mass Halifax and a member of Bike Brigade Halifax. With Kidical Mass, I learn about the experiences of kids (and their grownups) who are being denied the freedom of movement by bike because the promised bike lanes haven't yet been delivered. These kids and their families need bike lanes now, not after more and more delays. With Bike Brigade Halifax, we help to address food insecurity by delivering food to community fridges and individuals. Many of these individuals who receive deliveries are living with disabilities and in car-dependent neighbourhoods where they have no meaningful transportation options. Without the food deliveries by bike, they have less access to food and to the social connection they gain when visited by cyclists. We all deserve meaningful transportation options and pitting different modes against each other is not a way to achieve a functioning transportation system that works for everyone. Like many Haligonians, I need bike lanes to support my safe travel around the city and beyond. I get groceries, attend medical appointments, visit friends, and experience nature - all by ebike, all year round. We've seen great progress on bike lanes over the last few years, but much more is needed and to pause any activities now would be foolhardy. Please vote against the mayor's shortsighted motion that only serves to further divide our city.
June 8, 2025 at 1:30 AM
elizabethyeoman.bsky.social
We still have shifts available in St. John's for velocanadabikes.org/pedalpoll/. If you have two hours to help out on Tuesday or Saturday this week, you can sign up at this link or contact me for more information. Also, please share with your networks.
June 1, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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rgwhitaker.bsky.social
Fellow cyclists: I'm planning a playful educational piece for @independentnl.bsky.social's Making Connections column on 'things cyclists wish drivers knew.' Share your wishes here or by DM & tell me how you want to be credited (eg: Robin in St. John's wishes..) thx! theindependent.ca/commentary/i...
Introducing ‘Making Connections’ – The Independent
Welcome to The Independent’s new series on transportation in Newfoundland and Labrador
theindependent.ca
May 25, 2025 at 12:20 PM
elizabethyeoman.bsky.social
Pedal Poll starts in nine days. Please help us gather data to advocate for safe cycling routes! If you can do even one two-hour shift it would really help. Here's a 3 minute video about the Pedal Poll with a link to the sign-up sheet. Please re-share too--thanks!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ea2r...
Pedal Poll/Sondo Vélo 2025 - How to participate
YouTube video by Vélo Canada Bikes
www.youtube.com
May 25, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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transportactionatl.bsky.social
Wow - UK-focused but much will surely be applicable to 🇨🇦 as well - topics include transportation poverty, disabled people's access transport needs, a just transition for transit and more. Downloading now!
sfrost.bsky.social Stephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social · Dec 16
📣 Delighted to launch @ippr.bsky.social's transport issue of Progressive Review today

Many thanks to the authors who have provided such diverse and timely perspectives on transport's impact on our lives, the places we live and the environment

The below 🧵 has the direct links to the articles
The great enabler: Transport’s role in tackling environmental crises and delivering progressive change: IPPR Progressive Review: Vol 31, No 3
Click on the title to browse this issue
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 16, 2024 at 3:30 PM
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@transportaction.ca @transportactionatl.bsky.social
March 25, 2025 at 12:36 PM
elizabethyeoman.bsky.social
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!

9/10 memoirs: The Setting Sun: A Memoir of Empire and Family Secrets by Bart Moore-Gilbert

#booksky #bookchallenge #20bookchallenge
This book cover is yellow at the bottom merging gradually into red at the top, sunset style, with an Indian looking lattice pattern superimposed over it (or maybe I'm just imagining it's Indian because the book is about India). In the centre is a sepia photo of a man in a tropical type uniform. I believe it is Bart Moore-Gilbert's father, who was in the Indian Police, though that too is a guess based on the content of the book.
March 19, 2025 at 2:06 AM