Muddybike
@muddybike.bsky.social
Ottawa dad who just wants to get about safely on my bike.
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A push to ban parking at intersections and improve visibility, also known as daylighting, will need more City Council members to sign on to a bill to overcome a likely veto by Mayor Adams, according to lawmakers and advocates. buff.ly/ZlieHF9
Possible Adams Veto Looms Over Renewed Council Push for Universal Daylighting - Streetsblog New York City
A bill to ban parking around New York City intersections will need two-thirds of the Council's support to overcome Mayor Adams's opposition.
nyc.streetsblog.org
September 15, 2025 at 8:57 PM
A push to ban parking at intersections and improve visibility, also known as daylighting, will need more City Council members to sign on to a bill to overcome a likely veto by Mayor Adams, according to lawmakers and advocates. buff.ly/ZlieHF9
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A proposal to redevelop a grocery store. Beside a commuter rail station, great new bike corridor, and bus lanes. 1,077 homes in buildings from 6 to 14 storeys.
Neighbours call it a “massive” “megaproject” and want it scaled down to better match the scale of nearby single-family homes and duplexes.
Neighbours call it a “massive” “megaproject” and want it scaled down to better match the scale of nearby single-family homes and duplexes.
July 7, 2025 at 2:22 AM
A proposal to redevelop a grocery store. Beside a commuter rail station, great new bike corridor, and bus lanes. 1,077 homes in buildings from 6 to 14 storeys.
Neighbours call it a “massive” “megaproject” and want it scaled down to better match the scale of nearby single-family homes and duplexes.
Neighbours call it a “massive” “megaproject” and want it scaled down to better match the scale of nearby single-family homes and duplexes.
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May 13, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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Every time someone responds to an obviously normative-aspirational claim ("this not who we are", "this is not America", etc) with some I'm-very-radical descriptive rebuttal ("er actually America has always done <similar bad stuff>") an angel dies. Like, no joke, dead. Direct causal result of this.
June 22, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Every time someone responds to an obviously normative-aspirational claim ("this not who we are", "this is not America", etc) with some I'm-very-radical descriptive rebuttal ("er actually America has always done <similar bad stuff>") an angel dies. Like, no joke, dead. Direct causal result of this.
<whispers> Data centres aren't really the problem. Increased electricity consumption isn't a major problem in itself, either. EVs, heat pumps, industrial electrification are all solutions. Not building enough renewables + storage, & improving the grid is the problem 😑
June 22, 2025 at 11:28 PM
<whispers> Data centres aren't really the problem. Increased electricity consumption isn't a major problem in itself, either. EVs, heat pumps, industrial electrification are all solutions. Not building enough renewables + storage, & improving the grid is the problem 😑
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Obvs no desire to put someone on blast for something so minor but I do wanna go on the record as saying: I flat out don't believe they were laughing their arse off either while or as a result of typing this. A mild chuckle, at most. I'm sorry to be a cynic but there you have it this is what I think.
June 22, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Obvs no desire to put someone on blast for something so minor but I do wanna go on the record as saying: I flat out don't believe they were laughing their arse off either while or as a result of typing this. A mild chuckle, at most. I'm sorry to be a cynic but there you have it this is what I think.
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all i want is to one day own a modest sized home in a walkable neighborhood and raise money for shelter animals. wear an outfit i like, walk to the grocery store, buy some nectarines, feed cats, and live in peace. just don't understand why achieving this is so hard
June 22, 2025 at 9:07 PM
all i want is to one day own a modest sized home in a walkable neighborhood and raise money for shelter animals. wear an outfit i like, walk to the grocery store, buy some nectarines, feed cats, and live in peace. just don't understand why achieving this is so hard
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Some friends are having to move to the suburbs because they can’t afford a place in the city big enough for their three kids (now teenagers).
We need to keep people like this in mind when deciding how much housing to approve in the city (or when people say “we have enough housing already”).
We need to keep people like this in mind when deciding how much housing to approve in the city (or when people say “we have enough housing already”).
June 22, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Some friends are having to move to the suburbs because they can’t afford a place in the city big enough for their three kids (now teenagers).
We need to keep people like this in mind when deciding how much housing to approve in the city (or when people say “we have enough housing already”).
We need to keep people like this in mind when deciding how much housing to approve in the city (or when people say “we have enough housing already”).
There's probably a little truth here 👇🤦♂️
Don’t take your eye off the ball. The attack on Iran is meant to distract you from the proposed changes to tax credits for soybean farms
June 22, 2025 at 7:59 PM
There's probably a little truth here 👇🤦♂️
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Born on this day, June 22, 1960:
Erin Brockovich, environmental activist and consumer advocate.
Happy #BicycleBirthday, Erin!
Erin Brockovich, environmental activist and consumer advocate.
Happy #BicycleBirthday, Erin!
June 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Born on this day, June 22, 1960:
Erin Brockovich, environmental activist and consumer advocate.
Happy #BicycleBirthday, Erin!
Erin Brockovich, environmental activist and consumer advocate.
Happy #BicycleBirthday, Erin!
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Covid killed more Americans in less time than WW1 did British soldiers, but there’s a memorial in every British village and this is the first I have seen in America.
This is a first for me: an actual, honest to cod COVID memorial in the park by my parents' house.
May 26, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Covid killed more Americans in less time than WW1 did British soldiers, but there’s a memorial in every British village and this is the first I have seen in America.
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"J. Aston, president of the mixed tandem bike club Solon, and his partner, Miss Elsie Gosling, are being received with a triumphal arch made of bicycles by their club members after their wedding."
London, 1936
London, 1936
May 26, 2025 at 8:24 PM
"J. Aston, president of the mixed tandem bike club Solon, and his partner, Miss Elsie Gosling, are being received with a triumphal arch made of bicycles by their club members after their wedding."
London, 1936
London, 1936
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who tf attacks a Liverpool Fc parade!? shocking
May 26, 2025 at 8:24 PM
who tf attacks a Liverpool Fc parade!? shocking
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Chinese HSR does Beijing-Shanghai – which is about the distance as NYC-Atlanta – in just over four hours, and gets six times the ridership of airlines. $1.8 billion in net profit last year. scmp.com/economy/chin...
‘More convenient’: why China’s travellers are ditching planes for bullet trains
More passengers on busy Beijing-Shanghai route are choosing high-speed rail, which offers flexibility, comfort and stable internet access.
scmp.com
May 25, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Chinese HSR does Beijing-Shanghai – which is about the distance as NYC-Atlanta – in just over four hours, and gets six times the ridership of airlines. $1.8 billion in net profit last year. scmp.com/economy/chin...
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I think a lot of Americans might assume Canada mainly takes issue with Republican behaviour and well, obviously, yeah, but we could also benefit from you reining in the raft of utterly delusional Democrats who have clearly spent no time bothering to understanding what we're upset about.
U.S. senators urge Canada to ‘give us another chance’ on trade, tourism - National | Globalnews.ca
Republican and Democratic U.S. senators who visited Ottawa this past weekend say they want to bolster the Canada-U.S. relationship despite U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war.
globalnews.ca
May 26, 2025 at 1:59 AM
I think a lot of Americans might assume Canada mainly takes issue with Republican behaviour and well, obviously, yeah, but we could also benefit from you reining in the raft of utterly delusional Democrats who have clearly spent no time bothering to understanding what we're upset about.
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It pains me to say this, but if you are not a US citizen, you should not attend scientific conferences in the US, visit US institutions, or otherwise travel to our country.
Right now it's not worth the risk.
Hopefully that will change. If it doesn't, science in the US is sunk anyway.
Right now it's not worth the risk.
Hopefully that will change. If it doesn't, science in the US is sunk anyway.
May 26, 2025 at 1:54 AM
It pains me to say this, but if you are not a US citizen, you should not attend scientific conferences in the US, visit US institutions, or otherwise travel to our country.
Right now it's not worth the risk.
Hopefully that will change. If it doesn't, science in the US is sunk anyway.
Right now it's not worth the risk.
Hopefully that will change. If it doesn't, science in the US is sunk anyway.
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In case y'all missed it - Utah Republicans ordered a study on transgender healthcare, expecting it to come back unsupportive.
Instead, it found that trans youth care was safe and effective, and that transgender youth need it.
Whoops.
www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
Instead, it found that trans youth care was safe and effective, and that transgender youth need it.
Whoops.
www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
Utah lawmakers’ own study found gender-affirming care benefits trans youth. Will they lift the treatment ban?
The Utah Legislature's own newly-released study found that gender-affirming care benefits trans youth. Now, will lawmakers lift the treatment ban?
www.sltrib.com
May 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
In case y'all missed it - Utah Republicans ordered a study on transgender healthcare, expecting it to come back unsupportive.
Instead, it found that trans youth care was safe and effective, and that transgender youth need it.
Whoops.
www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
Instead, it found that trans youth care was safe and effective, and that transgender youth need it.
Whoops.
www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
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When we design active transportation infrastructure for all ages and abilities, we get… all ages and abilities.
Including toddlers on balance bikes & a senior couple hauling groceries on a bike & trike.
🚲 ❤️
Including toddlers on balance bikes & a senior couple hauling groceries on a bike & trike.
🚲 ❤️
May 26, 2025 at 12:57 AM
When we design active transportation infrastructure for all ages and abilities, we get… all ages and abilities.
Including toddlers on balance bikes & a senior couple hauling groceries on a bike & trike.
🚲 ❤️
Including toddlers on balance bikes & a senior couple hauling groceries on a bike & trike.
🚲 ❤️
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Saw these two eras of pickup truck parked next to one another and it almost looks like an optical illusion
October 25, 2024 at 2:57 PM
Saw these two eras of pickup truck parked next to one another and it almost looks like an optical illusion
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I find this is the shape of so much urban policy in Toronto. Drivers who make driving worse by opposing tolls, urbanists who encourage driving because of ideological opposition to outward growth near transit (while allowing sprawl in the middle of nowhere).
Currently in Durham region where I'm reminded of how nonsensical the urban growth boundary in Toronto is. We allow all kinds of sprawl far from anything (including transit) but often heavily restrict it in areas with lots of amenities and transit.
May 25, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I find this is the shape of so much urban policy in Toronto. Drivers who make driving worse by opposing tolls, urbanists who encourage driving because of ideological opposition to outward growth near transit (while allowing sprawl in the middle of nowhere).
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I spoke with Le Droit about the need for bus lanes on Bank Street.
“nous ne pouvons plus attendre pour la création de corridors d’autobus”
“We can’t wait any longer for bus lanes”
www.ledroit.com/actualites/a...
“nous ne pouvons plus attendre pour la création de corridors d’autobus”
“We can’t wait any longer for bus lanes”
www.ledroit.com/actualites/a...
Des corridors dédiés aux autobus réclamés sur la rue Bank
Des corridors dédiés aux autobus doivent être créés immédiatement sur la rue Bank, entre l’autoroute 417 et la rivière Rideau, clament des organisations communautaires.
www.ledroit.com
May 25, 2025 at 1:11 PM
I spoke with Le Droit about the need for bus lanes on Bank Street.
“nous ne pouvons plus attendre pour la création de corridors d’autobus”
“We can’t wait any longer for bus lanes”
www.ledroit.com/actualites/a...
“nous ne pouvons plus attendre pour la création de corridors d’autobus”
“We can’t wait any longer for bus lanes”
www.ledroit.com/actualites/a...
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The question, in addition to the fine, was he required to restore the shoreline? www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
Otherwise, this sort of fine is basically an 'expedited approvals' path.
Otherwise, this sort of fine is basically an 'expedited approvals' path.
Eastern Ontario man fined $12,500 for altering Ottawa River shoreline
The Ontario government says the Ontario Court of Justice heard that between May and October 2023, the owner “conducted shoreline alternations” along his waterfront property in L’Original, Ont.
www.ctvnews.ca
May 24, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The question, in addition to the fine, was he required to restore the shoreline? www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
Otherwise, this sort of fine is basically an 'expedited approvals' path.
Otherwise, this sort of fine is basically an 'expedited approvals' path.
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Thanks, Councillor Johnson, for inviting me to the opening of the new disc golf park at Centrepointe! Nine holes and residents can check out a disc from the library nearby. Thanks to ODGC prez Laurie for talking up the sport with us!
May 24, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Thanks, Councillor Johnson, for inviting me to the opening of the new disc golf park at Centrepointe! Nine holes and residents can check out a disc from the library nearby. Thanks to ODGC prez Laurie for talking up the sport with us!
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I'm fascinated by all the people who have a broad and reflexive hatred of sport cyclists—as if they aren't the same people they see driving or walking or working. The only real variables are that these cyclists are "other" and that many people don't have insight into what it's like to ride.
May 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I'm fascinated by all the people who have a broad and reflexive hatred of sport cyclists—as if they aren't the same people they see driving or walking or working. The only real variables are that these cyclists are "other" and that many people don't have insight into what it's like to ride.