Siobhan Kirkland
@siobhanwanders.bsky.social
Wanderer, public servant, active transit and people centered cities advocate, COVID cautious. 🇺🇦😷She/her.
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This is a great piece from Bruce Deachman, on Lansdowne 2.0 and responsibility. ottawacitizen.com/news/local-n...
I used to be in favour of Lansdowne 2.0. I've changed my mind
I used to be in favour of the Lansdowne 2.0 development. I changed my mind because I don’t trust this deal. | Opinion
ottawacitizen.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:31 PM
This is a great piece from Bruce Deachman, on Lansdowne 2.0 and responsibility. ottawacitizen.com/news/local-n...
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"Every million dollars spent at Lansdowne is a million dollars not being spent elsewhere. The city likes to (favourably) compare the cost of Lansdowne 2.0 to the cost of doing nothing. What it should compare are the costs of Lansdowne 2.0 against everything else." ottawacitizen.com/news/local-n...
I used to be in favour of the Lansdowne 2.0. I've changed my mind
I used to be in favour of the Lansdowne 2.0 development. I changed my mind because I don’t trust this deal. | Opinion
ottawacitizen.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:10 PM
"Every million dollars spent at Lansdowne is a million dollars not being spent elsewhere. The city likes to (favourably) compare the cost of Lansdowne 2.0 to the cost of doing nothing. What it should compare are the costs of Lansdowne 2.0 against everything else." ottawacitizen.com/news/local-n...
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Welcome to the war on cars, cars! (Just your totally normal 10pm hit-and-run with a parked car. Whoever switched off the alarm without looking out the window first is going to have a bad morning.)
November 7, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Welcome to the war on cars, cars! (Just your totally normal 10pm hit-and-run with a parked car. Whoever switched off the alarm without looking out the window first is going to have a bad morning.)
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I feel like I say this every year but I really need people to hear it. Halloween is the best American holiday. Just kids outside welcomed into their world, marching around together, showing off their costumes to the elderly, parents meeting parents, neighbors catching up with neighbors.
November 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I feel like I say this every year but I really need people to hear it. Halloween is the best American holiday. Just kids outside welcomed into their world, marching around together, showing off their costumes to the elderly, parents meeting parents, neighbors catching up with neighbors.
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We are one of the geographically largest cities in Canada; we pay the price for this with ageing and decrepit infrastructure and are sitting on billions of dollars and under resourced assets; these continue to crumble due to decades of austerity budgets and poor planning.
Ottawa families are under pressure from rising costs and the prospect of federal job cuts. That’s why we’ve kept tax increases lower than any other major city in Canada.
Affordability remains a key pillar in the 2026 budget.
Affordability remains a key pillar in the 2026 budget.
September 11, 2025 at 9:47 PM
We are one of the geographically largest cities in Canada; we pay the price for this with ageing and decrepit infrastructure and are sitting on billions of dollars and under resourced assets; these continue to crumble due to decades of austerity budgets and poor planning.
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Most of the renovictions that my office hears about involve seniors — long-term tenants who have paid their rent for decades and then are evicted so the landlord can jack up the rent. Glad that the @ottawacitizen.com delved deeper into to this issue.
ottawacitizen.com/news/local-n...
ottawacitizen.com/news/local-n...
'Do they want us all on the street?': Eviction can mean homelessness for Ottawa seniors
Seniors are becoming the new face of the renovicted. And if they lose their homes, many can't afford a new place to rent.
ottawacitizen.com
August 26, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Most of the renovictions that my office hears about involve seniors — long-term tenants who have paid their rent for decades and then are evicted so the landlord can jack up the rent. Glad that the @ottawacitizen.com delved deeper into to this issue.
ottawacitizen.com/news/local-n...
ottawacitizen.com/news/local-n...
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The same has been experienced in #OttCity by a similarly ideologically motivated premier. Safe consumption sites work and save lives, are better for communities. @arieltroster.com @catmckenney.bsky.social
“The reality is that closing the safe consumption site will create significant disruption to the surrounding communities and transit. Smith’s plan is doomed to fail. We must find a way to manage a transition that protects human life and reduces the spread of drug use and associated crime.”
Keep Calgarians safe: The 'plan' for the Sheldon Chumir safe consumption site
We must manage a transition that protects life and reduces the spread of drug use and crime. But to close with no plan is reckless.
calgaryherald.com
August 26, 2025 at 10:47 AM
The same has been experienced in #OttCity by a similarly ideologically motivated premier. Safe consumption sites work and save lives, are better for communities. @arieltroster.com @catmckenney.bsky.social
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We fail to respect or enforce traffic laws to the point that people don’t actually perceive ignoring them to be breaking the rules. It’s just normal driving.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
August 24, 2025 at 11:52 PM
We fail to respect or enforce traffic laws to the point that people don’t actually perceive ignoring them to be breaking the rules. It’s just normal driving.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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I pulled over and stepped out into the road to take a few pictures. There is no disguising how ugly this parking garage is or will be.
August 23, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I pulled over and stepped out into the road to take a few pictures. There is no disguising how ugly this parking garage is or will be.
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For the morning read: I’ve long argued Canada needs an active and engaged, vibrant and focussed advocate for architecture, one that engages with Canadians to realize better #PlacesForPeople; see my article in The Architects Newspaper www.archpaper.com/2025/08/roya...
RAIC needs to better advocate for design, culture, and the future of our profession
Canada needs a strong Royal Architecture Institute of Canada (RAIC) to advocate for architects and architecture and to create the Canada we aspire to be. And if the RAIC of today isn’t up to the task,...
www.archpaper.com
August 14, 2025 at 11:11 AM
For the morning read: I’ve long argued Canada needs an active and engaged, vibrant and focussed advocate for architecture, one that engages with Canadians to realize better #PlacesForPeople; see my article in The Architects Newspaper www.archpaper.com/2025/08/roya...
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#OttCity spends over $100m annually on new/widened roads (plus reg maintenance); this is many times more than is spent on cycling/pedestrian infrastructure; these are choices. It’s just a matter of political will. @neilsara.bsky.social @jleiper.bsky.social @tkavanaghbayward.bsky.social
“When mayors in other cities ask me how #Copenhagen afforded to invest in its cycling networks, I ask them how on earth they have been able to afford highway projects. We invested in bike lanes because that was the cheapest option.”
theprogressplaybook.com/2024/01/31/w...
theprogressplaybook.com/2024/01/31/w...
What the world can learn from Copenhagen’s cycling revolution
Close to two-thirds of the city’s residents commute by bike to school or work every day.
theprogressplaybook.com
August 10, 2025 at 1:48 PM
#OttCity spends over $100m annually on new/widened roads (plus reg maintenance); this is many times more than is spent on cycling/pedestrian infrastructure; these are choices. It’s just a matter of political will. @neilsara.bsky.social @jleiper.bsky.social @tkavanaghbayward.bsky.social
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Here it comes again, mask up with a fitted respirator if you're going outdoors and get some HEPA filters or CR boxes running indoors.
August 2, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Here it comes again, mask up with a fitted respirator if you're going outdoors and get some HEPA filters or CR boxes running indoors.
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This
Right on red was only introduced during the 1970s OPEC crisis as a fuel-saving measure. Turns out it doesn't save fuel, and instead is SUPER dangerous for cyclists and pedestrians! We should get rid of it everywhere!
Source: www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/right-t...
Source: www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/right-t...
Right turns on red puts pedestrians at risk, Mineta study says
A 1970s-era federal law requires states to allow right turns on red lights. Mineta Transportation Institute researchers say it’s time to change that.
www.smartcitiesdive.com
July 31, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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Important conclusion from the ICJ here that "under international law, the human right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment is essential for the enjoyment of other human rights"
July 23, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Important conclusion from the ICJ here that "under international law, the human right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment is essential for the enjoyment of other human rights"
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So they let some aid to enter and then bomb the centre
Doctor describes 'total carnage' as 27 reported killed by Israeli fire at Gaza aid centre (about 90 injured)
www.bbc.com/news/live/cv...
Doctor describes 'total carnage' as 27 reported killed by Israeli fire at Gaza aid centre (about 90 injured)
www.bbc.com/news/live/cv...
Doctor describes 'total carnage' as 27 reported killed by Israeli fire at Gaza aid centre - live updates
For the second time in three days Palestinians have been killed while collecting aid - the IDF confirms it fired shots and is investigating.
www.bbc.com
June 3, 2025 at 9:59 AM
So they let some aid to enter and then bomb the centre
Doctor describes 'total carnage' as 27 reported killed by Israeli fire at Gaza aid centre (about 90 injured)
www.bbc.com/news/live/cv...
Doctor describes 'total carnage' as 27 reported killed by Israeli fire at Gaza aid centre (about 90 injured)
www.bbc.com/news/live/cv...
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Scotty is a sweet soul I know from years ago when I was staff at a family camp in Quebec. Please, #ottawa: keep a lookout for him if you are on or near transit or anywhere downtown. He is vulnerable and loved.
And please share widely.
missingpeople.ca/missing-man-...
And please share widely.
missingpeople.ca/missing-man-...
June 3, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Scotty is a sweet soul I know from years ago when I was staff at a family camp in Quebec. Please, #ottawa: keep a lookout for him if you are on or near transit or anywhere downtown. He is vulnerable and loved.
And please share widely.
missingpeople.ca/missing-man-...
And please share widely.
missingpeople.ca/missing-man-...
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Happy World Bicycle Day.
June 3, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Happy World Bicycle Day.
Good morning and Happy Wednesday!
The dogs and I enjoyed the beautiful snowy sunrise this morning. A lovely way to start the day.
Have a great day!
#Ottawa #OttawaWanders
The dogs and I enjoyed the beautiful snowy sunrise this morning. A lovely way to start the day.
Have a great day!
#Ottawa #OttawaWanders
February 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Good morning and Happy Wednesday!
The dogs and I enjoyed the beautiful snowy sunrise this morning. A lovely way to start the day.
Have a great day!
#Ottawa #OttawaWanders
The dogs and I enjoyed the beautiful snowy sunrise this morning. A lovely way to start the day.
Have a great day!
#Ottawa #OttawaWanders
Good morning and Happy snowy Monday Ottawa!
My northern dogs had a great time dragging me through the snow banks this morning and it was nice to enjoy the quiet of our beautiful city transformed after the snowstorm.
Have a great start to the week!
#Ottawa #OttawaWanders
My northern dogs had a great time dragging me through the snow banks this morning and it was nice to enjoy the quiet of our beautiful city transformed after the snowstorm.
Have a great start to the week!
#Ottawa #OttawaWanders
February 17, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Good morning and Happy snowy Monday Ottawa!
My northern dogs had a great time dragging me through the snow banks this morning and it was nice to enjoy the quiet of our beautiful city transformed after the snowstorm.
Have a great start to the week!
#Ottawa #OttawaWanders
My northern dogs had a great time dragging me through the snow banks this morning and it was nice to enjoy the quiet of our beautiful city transformed after the snowstorm.
Have a great start to the week!
#Ottawa #OttawaWanders
Ottawa folks I highly recommend skating or walking/running along the @NCC_Skateway to work this morning it’s in way better shape snow wise than the impassable sidewalks.
#Ottawa #OttawaWanders
#Ottawa #OttawaWanders
February 17, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Ottawa folks I highly recommend skating or walking/running along the @NCC_Skateway to work this morning it’s in way better shape snow wise than the impassable sidewalks.
#Ottawa #OttawaWanders
#Ottawa #OttawaWanders
Sidewalks who needs them when they can just be snow storage for the roads. I know there was a lot of snow but yesterday the sidewalks were passable and now they’re massive snowbanks while the roads are clear. #Autowa as usual showing that it prioritizes cars and not people.
#Ottawa
#Ottawa
February 17, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Very snowy Sunday in Ottawa.
My Northern dogs have been enjoying the snowy weather lately and having lots of fun playing and sniffing in the snow.
#OttawaWanders #Ottawa
My Northern dogs have been enjoying the snowy weather lately and having lots of fun playing and sniffing in the snow.
#OttawaWanders #Ottawa
February 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Very snowy Sunday in Ottawa.
My Northern dogs have been enjoying the snowy weather lately and having lots of fun playing and sniffing in the snow.
#OttawaWanders #Ottawa
My Northern dogs have been enjoying the snowy weather lately and having lots of fun playing and sniffing in the snow.
#OttawaWanders #Ottawa
Happy Gotcha day to the best girl!
I can’t believe it was a year ago that Ocean arrived from Nunavut. It’s been a wild year and I could never have imagined all the ups and downs of our journey together and unexpected puppies but it’s been the best adventure with my sweet girl.
I can’t believe it was a year ago that Ocean arrived from Nunavut. It’s been a wild year and I could never have imagined all the ups and downs of our journey together and unexpected puppies but it’s been the best adventure with my sweet girl.
February 15, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Happy Gotcha day to the best girl!
I can’t believe it was a year ago that Ocean arrived from Nunavut. It’s been a wild year and I could never have imagined all the ups and downs of our journey together and unexpected puppies but it’s been the best adventure with my sweet girl.
I can’t believe it was a year ago that Ocean arrived from Nunavut. It’s been a wild year and I could never have imagined all the ups and downs of our journey together and unexpected puppies but it’s been the best adventure with my sweet girl.