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kayteschke.bsky.social
@kayteschke.bsky.social
Professor emeritus, University of British Columbia School of Population and Public Health
Vancouver, Canada
Very worthwhile to read the decision - link in Cycle Toronto post
July 30, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Reposted
Launched in 2021, the city's flagship ecological and biodiversity strategy “Reims Nature” targets impermeable areas—including streets, squares, and parking spaces—for urban interventions, transforming them into pockets of nature. To date, 55,770 square metres have been repurposed from grey to green.
July 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Just a fob releases the bike with a season pass. For single use just need a single code. Vancouver bikes need multiple steps (even with a pass), many using a touch screen on the bike that can be difficult to see in bright light
July 22, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Completely agree - so much easier to use than the shared bikes in Vancouver, both for single trips and as a member
July 21, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Amalgamating with UBC, New West, and Burnaby might dilute South Van :)
July 19, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Time to get out the Dutch CROW manual
July 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
We must be fierce about raised crossings. They have injury evidence and are used in countries where vision zero is serious.
The city being allergic to them is no excuse for relenting in favour of speed humps. They used to tell me that riding in traffic lanes was safer than protected bike lanes :)
July 9, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Exactly :)
Wouldn’t it be nice to slow cars *at* the crosswalk?
July 9, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I didn’t mean to comment on the exchange - especially since I didn’t see it :)
But we do place speed humps freely despite their problems, and rarely install raised crossings which are very effective.
Just wanted to make sure that word gets out.
July 9, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Just what we need, Poilievre weighing in on BC transportation issues. Bet he’s never waited for a ferry here, or paid taxes on *fast* ferries that needed to be scrapped.
July 9, 2025 at 10:35 PM