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Joe Gnarlathotep

@agnemonicdevice.bsky.social
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He/Him. Halifax/Kjipuktuk, NS, Mi’kma’ki. Solarpunk. Community planning. Labour organizing. Tabletop Roleplaying Games.

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Mike Perham @mike.perham.net · 25/09/2026
Seattle elected a mayor that immediately installs protected bike lanes upon the death of a person cycling. That’s a politician that takes traffic violence seriously.
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Doug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
As @doctorow.pluralistic.net says, "Geometry hates cars." Transportation in cities is a space problem, not a tech problem.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
‘It’s the best feeling’: how Copenhagen gave cyclists a green wave. “Traffic lights are synchronised so a rush-hour cyclist at 20km/h can catch green lights all the way.” If you want people to choose not to drive, make the non-driving trip better & easier for them. It’s as simple as that, really.
theguardian.com
‘It’s the best feeling’: how Copenhagen gave cyclists a green wave
Traffic lights are synchronised so a rush-hour cyclist at 20km/h can catch green lights all the way
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Terri @terriclarke.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
“All too frequently, decision-makers hesitate to depart from official manuals and guidebooks about how to design and operate roadways. But what if there was a way to designate fatal crashes as emergencies, prompting swift deployment of traffic-calming measures like bollards, speed bumps and signage”
planning.org
How to Give Traffic Deaths the Attention They Deserve
The Emergency Streets protocol asks communities to reduce speeds and implement traffic-calming measures for two weeks after a fatal crash.
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Joe Gnarlathotep @agnemonicdevice.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
@hfxgov.bsky.social there’s a large human turd at bus stop 6979 please clean and expand 311 hours while you’re at it
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Joe Gnarlathotep @agnemonicdevice.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
311 needs to be available 24 hours
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Joe Gnarlathotep @agnemonicdevice.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
If you follow me and have any interest in community organizing, built environment, or climate, you should play The Quiet Year with your friends. Today, not tomorrow. Run, don’t walk.
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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I would like the "just take the lane" vehicular cyclists to experience taking the lane on an e-bike while going the speed limit (25 mph) only to have two cars speed by you in close succession with little space. Taking the lane is sometimes necessary but it will never replace safe infrastructure.
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Joe Gnarlathotep @agnemonicdevice.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Hey #halisky is anyone missing a cat in Fairview? This little guy has been hanging around Westerwald Street all day
A white short-haired young adult cat with black spots on their face A white cat with a black tail and black spots on their head enjoying some kibbles on our porchA friendly white cat with a black tail and spots on their head rubbing against our legs
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Vision Zero Kjipuktuk-Halifax @visionzerokh.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
We're looking for new members to help us advocate for Vision Zero. If you want safer streets in the HRM, please consider subscribing via our website to be kept up-to-date or drop us an email to let us know what matters to you & how you'd like to be involved buff.ly/WKTRoSk #VisionZero #RoadSafety
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Vision Zero Kjipuktuk-Halifax
Advocating for safer streets in Kjipuktuk-Halifax
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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Want to be a Micromobility MVP? Give your citizens safe places to ride e-bikes and e-scooters so that drivers can't kill them.
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Terri @terriclarke.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
The police-recorded cause of a third of road crashes in 2025 involving a cyclist and a driver was aggressive driving.
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Terri @terriclarke.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
The cost of bike infrastructure has been debated by Halifax Council, but when lives are being lost on our roads, @sflkirk.bsky.social wonders about that cost. “There’s a narrative around, ‘Well, we can’t afford those things,’ but can we afford to kill people all the time on our roads?”
saltwire.com
Halifax cyclist's death points to a larger city-wide issue, activists say
Halifax road safety advocates say that safer road systems and upgraded infrastructure could prevent fatal collisions.
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Joe Gnarlathotep @agnemonicdevice.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Kjipuktuk sanctuary city: Welcome home. We’re glad you’re here.
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The Biking Lawyer LLP @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Pedestrians & cyclists without auto insurance who are injured by hit & run or uninsured drivers used to be protected by the Motor Vehcile Accident Claims Fund. Thanks to Doug Ford's cuts to insurance, key coverages for hit & run victims are gone. www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
ctvnews.ca
Some people injured in hit and runs have benefits slashed under new Ontario insurance regime
An Ontario provincial government fund that pays insurance claims to people including those who were injured and killed hit and runs has scaled back the compensation it pays out to be in line with rece...
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Vision Zero Kjipuktuk-Halifax @visionzerokh.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Another tragic fatality. RIP. We are aware of three senior vulnerable road users this year in HRM who died whilst walking, cycling or riding. We need a reaction, and a genuine commitment to harm reduction www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
ctvnews.ca
71-year-old cyclist dies after hitting pickup truck’s door: Halifax police
A 71-year-old man died from injuries sustained from a collision with a pickup truck’s door in Halifax last week, according to police.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
The Alberta government loves to overtly undermine the success of its own cities. This Orwellian “snitch line” about evidence-based protected bike-lanes to push out negative framing while inducing complaints is next level. They would rather more people die, traffic get worse, and cities get weaker.
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Joe Gnarlathotep @agnemonicdevice.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
www.canada.ca/en/competiti...
canada.ca
Competition Bureau advances investigation into Sobeys’ use of property controls across Canada - Canada.ca
The Competition Bureau has obtained court orders to advance its investigation into Empire Company Limited’s use of property controls in Canada. Empire is the parent company of Sobeys, Farm Boy, Safewa...
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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
How about maybe like... At least one barrier?
globalnews.ca
Halifax tenant says building was partly demolished while she waited for tenancy ruling - Halifax | Globalnews.ca
A Halifax woman says she has no place to live after returning home from work last week to find crews demolishing her apartment building.
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Shauna (Founder of Antifa) @shaunamariemack.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
And drivers are mad at cyclists, blaming them for traffic tie ups. This council clearly has not seen Field of Dreams. Reliable public transit really could make this city so much more efficient and happier.
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Trains Trams Tracks @trainstramstracks.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
“Not all of us want new cars. Some of us want trains and buses that come every 5 minutes.” - @myvoicemychoice.bsky.social
MY VOICE MY CHOICE
Not all of us want new cars. Some of us want trains and buses that come every 5 minutes.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DY7laNIgcJ8/
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Terri @terriclarke.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
In Halifax free transit for kids led to 52.4% reporting using transit as one of their primary ways to get to school, & 75.8% using transit for non-school related travel at least once per week. Over 85% said the transit pass made them feel more independent. The PC government is cutting it anyways.
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Terri @terriclarke.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
“Despite what we’ve always been told, it’s not really about jobs. It’s not really about the economy. It’s not really about the deficit It’s about values. And it always has been. It’s more evident than ever what this government is “defending,” and it’s not our way of life, our land or even our jobs.”
saltwire.com
Opinion: Jobs argument no longer a ‘get out of jail free’ card in Nova Scotia
Environmental, health and community impacts have often been presented as the price of employment, writes Lindsay Lee.
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Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Wait what theconversation.com/the-worlds-2...
theconversation.com
The world’s 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric cars
Electric vehicles get all the press – but it’s the smaller unsung two wheelers cutting oil demand the most.
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Alfred Twu @alfredtwu.com · 04/03/2026
More cities are putting in place Tenant Right to Organize laws, which can be useful in dealing with maintenance and other issues. Berkeley's has been in place for a little over a year now, learn how ours works at rentboard.berkeleyca.gov/rights-respo...
rentboard.berkeleyca.gov
Tenant Right to Organize
Tenants of certain properties have an enforceable right to form tenant associations and engage in organizing activities. Housing counselors can help you understand the rights and responsibilities outl...
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Jillian @bikehfxlobby.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
I’m really impressed with all the HaliSky folks who’ve come together to advocate for fiscal sustainability in Halifax. Unlike the astroturf landlord group with their clickbait facebook survey, we now have a website with facts & tools for folks to contact council. Send those emails! #TaxMeDaddy
hrmagainstausterity.ca
HRM Against Austerity | Stop The Cuts!
Tell Halifax Regional Council to stop disastrous cuts. Invest in transit, culture, and our future.
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David Trueman @davidwtrueman.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Join HCC in solidarity with many other groups to protest Tim Houston selling out everything we stand for in NS. The environment, the climate, the arts, cycling, active living, treaty rights, and our democratic rights are all under attack. Tue, March 3rd at noon on Granville behind Province House.
Poster advertising the rally: Shoulder to Shoulder, We are all Treaty People. The rally is Tuesday, March 3rd at noon, meeting on Granville, behind the N.S. Legislature.
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Ben MacLeod 馬志斌 @benmacleod.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Car culture helped bring about Nova Scotia's projected $1.4-billion deficit and congestion crisis. The province's response is to dump more money into highway widening while transit stares down service cuts (despite high ridership) and the loss of bus lanes (to car congestion).
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Val Webber @publicpubics.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
HRM Call to Action! ☎️ 💻📨 Phone/email script below ⬇️ Andy Fillmore wants to take away dedicated bus lanes by opening them up to “high occupancy vehicles” (HOV). That’s any vehicle with just 2+ people! 🚗🛻🚚🚙🚗🛻🚚💨 globalnews.ca/news/1166132... Whether you drive, bike, or use transit, this is bad news.
globalnews.ca
Halifax councillors considering carpool lanes to help ease traffic congestion - Halifax | Globalnews.ca
The mayor said he believes moving ahead with high-occupancy (HOV) lanes could help the municipality take control of its own roadways and planning.
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Sam Austin @samaustind5.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Bus lanes aren't empty
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Joe Gnarlathotep @agnemonicdevice.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
The bike network is expensive because we didn’t do it ten years ago like we were promised. Stop dicking around and build it!!!
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
As many cities get smarter at evidence-based city-building, positioning themselves for greater success in every way we can count, and many ways we can’t, some cities seem obsessed with self-sabotage. Case-in-point: city “leaders” arguing for the removal of safe bike infrastructure. #OwnGoal
media.tenor.com
a man wearing a hat that says atlanta hawks
ALT: a man wearing a hat that says atlanta hawks
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
A huge 89% majority of global people [56% even in the United States] want stronger action to fight the #ClimateCrisis, but mistakenly believe they’re in a minority. The “silent majority” for #ClimateAction needs to get loud. People want action. Smart cities need to go much further, much faster.
theguardian.com
Activate climate’s ‘silent majority’ to supercharge action, experts say
Making concerned people aware their views are far from alone could unlock the change so urgently needed
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
“If you care about the bottom line, budgets & taxes, then you should care about urban biking, because it’s a money saver. It’s ironic when so-called fiscal conservatives attack biking, when their efforts just show a lack of understanding of math.” My interview with @modacitylife.com #CityMakingMath
dailyhive.com
Opinion: Why more urban cycling saves everyone money | Urbanized
The resulting benefits of a ‘car-less’ household are myriad, but few are as quantifiable as the money most people sink into a depreciating asset that sits unused for 95% of the time.
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Joe Gnarlathotep @agnemonicdevice.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Happy new year Halifax, 2026 is the year I become an ideological menace on your city streets. #hfxbike #halifax
Front cover of “The Urban Cycling Survival Guide” by Yvonne BambrickT-shirt with an image of a bike, which reads: “don’t get stuck in traffic, get a bike and break free”
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EmmanuelSPV @emmanuelspv.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Vingt rues de Paris avant / après en une minute
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Joe Gnarlathotep @agnemonicdevice.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
If people are still being killed just trying to get around, TSC should be meeting until the fatalities are reduced to zero, which we know is achievable.
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lolly whiskers @lollywhiskers.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
At the invitation of Mi’kmaw land defenders and water protectors, we’ve planned a rally stand up together, shoulder to shoulder, to say a mighty Nova Scotia NO to Houston’s extraction agenda. TODAY AT NOON!
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Prof. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
"The single most important behaviour, design or regulation for creating streets conducive to walking and cycling, was physical separation between the modes" We've got a new study out, learning from a broad mixture of street users, planners and designers www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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    For marginalised street users mode separation is the key to human-scale movement.
    Streets conducive to walking and cycling have functional, safe and accessible design.
    Professionals must approach street design, regulation and user behaviour holistically.
    Combinations of influencing factors persuade people to either use or avoid a street.
    There are no easy fixes to the public realm that will work for all non-drivers.
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
#Halifax has launched a new civilian team to help people in distress in the Dartmouth area as an alternative to calling police. The 2-year pilot project called CARE — Crisis Assistance & Response — began Monday #NovaScotia www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
cbc.ca
Halifax launches new civilian mental health crisis team | CBC News
Halifax has launched a new civilian team to help people in distress in the Dartmouth area as an alternative to calling police. The pilot project called CARE — Crisis Assistance and Response — began Mo...
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Joe Gnarlathotep @agnemonicdevice.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Bollards.
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Joe Gnarlathotep @agnemonicdevice.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Haligonians, you should watch Siege.
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Craig McCormick @craigmccormick.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Maybe this will reach car-brained decision-makers. "The Canadian Automobile Association (CAA), Cervin notes, recommends bike lane networks as a low cost approach to improve traffic congestion." www.caa.ca/app/uploads/... www.halifaxexaminer.ca/transportati...
halifaxexaminer.ca
'Look at clear evidence': Nova Scotia physicians' group advocating for bike lanes, active transportation infrastructure - Halifax Examiner
"If we invest in bike lanes, we will reduce our traffic congestion and improve everyone's health," said Dr. Catherine Cervin.
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Joe Gnarlathotep @agnemonicdevice.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
I’ve been stuck in traffic on north street for forty minutes but yeah it’s the bicycle lanes what are doing it
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Joe Gnarlathotep @agnemonicdevice.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
I didn’t notice Vince has Morse code until now. Halifax, it’s your thoughtful little details.
Picture of one of Halifax, Nova Scotia’s ferries, the Vincent Coleman, featuring his name in Morse code under the English text
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Terri @terriclarke.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Emergency officials have responded to TWENTY FIVE different incidents of people being struck by a driver while crossing one of Halifax’s many unsafe streets less than 3 months in to 2025. Four of those people have tragically had their lives cut short. All of these incidents were preventable.
ctvnews.ca
‘Its not getting any better’: Concern over rising pedestrian-vehicle collisions in Halifax
There have been 25 vehicle-pedestrian collisions in the Halifax area so far this year.
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