Reposted by &reaObserving The City @observingthecity.ca · 14/10/2026Construction trucks leaving Bloor and Islington area after being successfully deterred from starting work on removing bike lanes in Toronto by a large protest. 391984449
Reposted by &reamaru @koyamori.bsky.social · 01/10/2026After I went home, dad sent me photo with added details. Me: Why does it have 4 legs Dad: It is a creature. 427922
&rea @0ni0n.bsky.social · 16/09/2026This! I'm pro cycling and any kind of bike share, but feel cycling advocates can do more to embrace e-bikes and how transformative they are for many. Lots of ableism-adjacent stuff with some of the attitudes pooh-poohing it 041
&rea @0ni0n.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Turns out protected bike lanes make people want to bike more!! phys.org/news/2025-06... #bikeskyphys.orgProtected bike lanes linked to nearly double the number of bicycle commutersWould commuters be more likely to ride a bike if they had the option to ride in a protected lane? New research led by a University of New Mexico School of Engineering faculty member says yes. 141
Reposted by &reaEric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The official opening of Shelbourne water main and sewer replacement project was today! (That was the big, time consuming, costly part). Project also includes new sidewalks and protected bike & roll lanes. #yyj #saanich 1255
Reposted by &reaArs Technica @arstechnica.com · 14/09/2026arstechnica.com"Offensively cheap": Solar power is looking upChinese-made panels on rooftops across the world are changing the facts of life for big utilities. 241231409
&rea @0ni0n.bsky.social · 11/09/2026It totally depends where you live. I've seen my city make big changes in a relatively short time frame, making it much easier and safer to bike year-round! So I don't think it's nonsense, but it's maybe incompatible with your lifestyle. 020
&rea @0ni0n.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Yeah. I'm so happy Victoria is doing its part with cycling and walking. I hear from a lot of people that travel here and realize what's possible in Canada. Just gotta keep chipping away! If we make it awesome and have fun, other people will want to join in. 030
&rea @0ni0n.bsky.social · 11/09/2026To be fair, if we look at bike share data, it suggests nowhere near as much winter biking (fig 3). But! I'm not saying people shouldn't have safe means to bike in the winter. They should go for it. But it's okay if people want to be more seasonal and not bike when it's -30 bsky.app/profile/mont... 130
&rea @0ni0n.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Yeah lots of people arguing with you about this while forgetting that most people just aren't as dedicated, hard core, have the capacity, whatever you want to call it. If someone wants to bike to work when it's nice out and transit/drive in the winter that's fine. Still better than 100% driving. 120
&rea @0ni0n.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Idk, be the change you want to see?? Try and get them to change their perspective? At least they are doing something rather than sitting around on their phones 100
&rea @0ni0n.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Given how far mode shift and EVs need to go compared to reducing gas car emissions, it's like moving ships around on the Titanic to argue about this 000
&rea @0ni0n.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Don't let perfection be the enemy of the good. Many people have EVs and bike and take transit. People need to keep pushing to make mode shift safer and better, while individuals can make their own decisions. North America is lagging far behind most of the rest of the world in EV adoption 100
&rea @0ni0n.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Of COURSE people will argue about space. But we need less car farts MUCH faster. So let's take the win, and try our best to get people to stop burning so much stuff however we can. 100
&rea @0ni0n.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Nah, I'm referring to urbanism and cycling groups I volunteered with in the real world. But I don't really need to try arguing about this given that we all want more bikes and less climate change 111
&rea @0ni0n.bsky.social · 11/09/2026The BC had one briefly, and city of Saanich as well. Here's an article about it from a few years ago: www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...ctvnews.ca'Pretty remarkable': UBC study finds e-bike rebates led to decreased car useThere's new evidence that offering people incentives to purchase e-bikes can significantly reduce their reliance on cars. 110
&rea @0ni0n.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I kinda disagree, I know plenty of pro cycling folks that are super anti-EV 110
&rea @0ni0n.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Yeah, that's fair. People gotta stop infighting about climate solutions!! And take out their frustration via pedalling!! I do wish we had more cheap, entry-level workhorse bikes here. Maybe there's an opportunity to support the Canadian aluminum industry 🤔 120
&rea @0ni0n.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Not wrong, but the need for personal vehicles will never go away, so they might as well not cause pollution and climate change. I see a lot of anti-EV sentiment in my pro-cycling circles and it's very out of touch 111
&rea @0ni0n.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I just found the El Niño dashboard by The Climate Brink - amazing data viz and summary of climate change topics: dashboard.theclimatebrink.com#global Give them a follow, #climatesky!dashboard.theclimatebrink.comClimate DashboardDaily-updated global temperature tracker: ERA5 daily data, multi-model ENSO forecasts, annual projections, and climate models vs. observations. 010
&rea @0ni0n.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Evo doesn't share data via GBFS unfortunately, so their stats are a mystery 020
&rea @0ni0n.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Thanks, Jim! Your info related the "US company" argument makes me feel a bit better about using it. I've found it a blast so far, and the benefits it's providing the city plus being an affordable way to keep tackling climate change and improve ridership make it a win in my books. 040
&rea @0ni0n.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Hmm I have found this okay, I can see why they did it at least. Maybe it's harder on longer bikes 101
&rea @0ni0n.bsky.social · 22/08/2026This is awesome!! I'd love to go but can't take the time in the middle of a workday 010
Reposted by &reaGuilherme Nunes @guilhernunes.bsky.social · 12/08/2026a raccoon can become a rockstar if he gets the right opportunities 330975
&rea @0ni0n.bsky.social · 06/08/2026I so appreciate what Victoria is doing with the bike network (it makes walking so much nicer too). Transportation is such a big chunk of individual emissions, it's so nice to have easy and safe alternatives expanding and feel like the city is taking action on climate change! 050
&rea @0ni0n.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Kobo is the way to go! And bookshop dot org will be compatible with them in the future (plus Kobo has instructions on their website how to load books from DRM protected sources) 020
Reposted by &reaGuilherme Nunes @guilhernunes.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Elderly dog overcomes shyness and signs up for a telekinesis course for dogs 133281
Reposted by &reaBrian Phillips @brianphillips.lol · 28/07/2026It looks like the dog is saying this 241516135
Reposted by &reaKate Davies @katedaviesmakes.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Very close to finishing this watercolour and gouache painting of Ontario spring ephemerals and a song sparrow. #sciart #botanicalart #birdart #birding 321034
&rea @0ni0n.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Based on how much I loved The Tainted Cup and The Dispossessed too, I've got a good feeling! 😅 010
Reposted by &reaA toad @toadlett.bsky.social · 20/11/2025Time for a new pinned post! Hi! I'm Letty, a comics artist, game-maker and illustrator based in Scotland! I spend a lot of time thinking about oak galls and things that happen in caves. My portfolio: toadlett.com A free game about a sandwich: toadlett.itch.io/the-king-in-... 116546
&rea @0ni0n.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Thank you!! Just added a bunch of these to my to-read list, you have a great selection here ☺️ 110
Reposted by &reaAlex Spahn 🌋🌪️☄️ @spahn711.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Chaser and the giant croissant 🥐 271230106
Reposted by &reaThe Haunted Bookshop @thehauntedbookshop.com · 25/05/2026There's a situation unfolding in the land of online bookselling that I haven't discussed primarily because I have little information to share. An unknown company is making multi-volume purchases, and when I say multi-, I mean some of us have been getting 500 orders a week. For REALLY random books. 681044389
Reposted by &reaRenee Nault @SDCC @reneenault.bsky.social · 25/06/2026From the sketchbook #watercolor #drawing #sketchbook #illustration #dailydrawing #dailysketch #ink #artistsoninsta #landscape #landscapeart 0224
Reposted by &reaJason @nickmotown.bsky.social · 20/06/2026“You saw a what? A Stephen Hawking quote? Nice one. Where was that, then - in a university or a museum or something?” “Sort of…” 227171
&rea @0ni0n.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Many people in BC know that we have a lot of green hydroelectricity here. But not a lot of people know that we don't have enough, and it's projected to get worse. So disappointing to see fossil fuel growth for electrical generation, because lack of planning. #yyj #bcpoli #climatesky 020
Reposted by &reaJim Mayer 🇨🇦 @pentastich.bsky.social · 18/05/20261/ Excellent op-ed in the @Timescolonist on by bike lanes, cars, and the geometry of cities. It's in response to a really bad one they published a few days ago. #yyj #yyjbike #urbanism #traffic www.timescolonist.com/opinion/comm...timescolonist.comComment: Cities need multiple ways for people to get aroundCars consume an extraordinary amount of urban space, both while moving and while parked. 24016
Reposted by &reaV-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 18/03/2026#DR2026: In 2025, a total of 62 countries are in episodes of regime transformation – autocratizing (red) or democratizing (blue), according to the Episodes of Regime Transformation (ERT) methodology. The color intensity shows the magnitude of the change. Gray = no significant change. 🧵1(3) #Polisky 15035
Reposted by &reaV-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 30/04/2026May 3rd is the #WorldPressFreedomDay. For this occasion, we use the V-Dem mapping tool to visualize the V-Dem v16 data for the Government censorship effort - media indicator in 2025. To show the differences between the last 20 years, we add a map with data for 2005. 🧵1(7) #Polisky #PolDataSky #Media 1147
Reposted by &reaHinokodo @hinokodo.com · 19/03/2026Game idea. It's Jan 2022. You must fill every unit of the famous Nakagin Capsule tower to save it from demolition. (It was torn down April 2022) 😭😭 I can see an interesting board where players fill in the windows with small wood pegs. Can the players save the tower and rewrite history? 1406
&rea @0ni0n.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Dang. Almost as bad as people protesting reducing parking at the top of Mount Doug for the telecommunications pole, and now trees are getting cut down instead 😡 000