Reposted by Charlotte Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 18/09/2026To be clear, any mayor or city council can do their own version of this in their city. The differentiator is will, or excuse. If they’re not, it’s because they’re choosing not to, either because they’ve wrongly convinced themselves they can’t, or because they don’t want to badly enough (or at all). 410433
Reposted by Charlotte Stephanie Baker @stephabaker.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Covid in 98% of airport air samples. A reminder that you can wear an n95 when you travel, even if you don’t wear one all the time, and why wouldn’t you want to avoid getting sick while you’re on a trip? 1384264
Reposted by Charlotte Durham County Department of Public Health (DCoDPH) @durhamhealthnc.bsky.social · 16/09/2026As COVID-19 cases continue to increase, it's important to know accurate information about COVID-19 in order to protect yourself and others! Get the facts about common myths, and take steps to protect yourself and others. 13325199
Reposted by Charlotte Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 14/09/2026With our kids now #BackToSchool, never forget that we ARE the traffic that we’re afraid of. If more kids walked, biked or rode transit to school, it would erase a LOT of car trips each day, and our kids would be safer, healthier and better at school as a result. HT Ian Lockwood. Spread the word. 15438131
Charlotte @bigorangebike.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I moved to Victoria from Ottawa 7 years ago and these are some of the many things that I love about living here. Bathrooms, water fountains, bike valet, cleanliness, whimsy. I will add flowers. Municipal governments all over Vancouver Island plant flowers everywhere. Life can be beautiful. 1153
Reposted by Charlotte Elizabeth James @lizijames.bsky.social · 14/09/2026"Every time someone takes a journey in a car, the lives of others are made worse. Each journey entails harm — to human and non-human life and the environments that support such life. Mostly, that harm is not intended." ~ I especially like this (the very crux of the problem). 053
Reposted by Charlotte Moebius Stripper @moebiusstripper.bsky.social · 27/08/2026They can take our attention. They can take our dignity. They can take 50% of net toll revenues from the Gordie Howe International Bridge. But they will NEVER, EVER take our hydronyms 2242
Reposted by Charlotte The Ranty Highwayman @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social · 26/08/2026No, you can't go ambling round local open spaces to collect free fruit by cycle, including the transportation of your long-pole fruit picker and getting the fruit home again. #CarryShitOlympics #ScrumpingByCycle 36712
Reposted by Charlotte Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com · 13/03/2026Cycling side-by-side isn’t bad behaviour—it’s human behaviour. It’s how parents talk to their kids. How friends catch up. How communities form. If bicycle infrastructure is too narrow for people to ride and talk together, the problem isn’t the people. It’s the infrastructure. Nørrebro, Copenhagen. 17535142
Charlotte @bigorangebike.bsky.social · 13/03/2026It’s almost like historians know stuff, even those who study the medieval and early modern history of trade. “The Strait of Hormuz mattered because it was… the junction of the overland and maritime trading systems of Asia. It matters today for precisely the same reason.” sldinfo.com/2026/03/the-...sldinfo.comThe Strait of Hormuz and the Long Shadow of History - Second Line of DefenseBy Kenneth Maxwell A crisis at the Strait of Hormuz was always coming. The Wall Street Journal reported on March 10, 2026 that Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline and the UAE’s smaller Habshan-Fujairah ... 011
Reposted by Charlotte Fañch Jn @fanchjn.eurosky.social · 13/03/2026- Plus résistante qu'un casque, - Plus audible qu'une sonnette, - Plus visible qu'un gilet jaune, - Plus efficace que n'importe quel assistant à la conduite : La bien aimée bordure en béton pour séparer la circulation des cyclistes de celle des automobiles ❤️ 0116
Reposted by Charlotte Kerstin Sailer @kerstinsailer.bsky.social · 12/03/2026Auf Englisch nur ein Costa's Hummingbird, aber auf Deutsch - wie cool - die Veilchenkopfelfe 💜 #AnimalMarch #BirdArt #CubistBirds 013921
Reposted by Charlotte Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 12/03/2026Arctic Delight Nicholas Bott c. 2018 011526
Reposted by Charlotte Urban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 11/03/2026What is “the E-Bike Effect?” “Those who bought e-bikes increased their average daily bicycle use from 2.1km (1.3 miles) to 9.2km (5.7 miles), a 340% increase. The e-bike share of all their transportation increased dramatically too; from 17% to 49%.” Fewer car trips. Via @lloydalter.bsky.socialtreehugger.comE-Bikers Ride Much Farther and More Frequently Than Regular BikersThey are not 'cheating,' but are serious transportation. 11423124
Reposted by Charlotte Urban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 11/03/2026“We badly need new ways to help people connect the dots between better city-building and the climate progress we urgently need…We still have a massive communication and misinformation challenge.” Last year our own @brenttoderian.bsky.social co-curated this groundbreaking Paris City Hall Exhibition. 14710
Reposted by Charlotte Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Back of Shelbourne St. John Kasyn 1975 116637
Reposted by Charlotte Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 10/03/2026March Wind (The Crossing) Philip Surrey 1980 010929
Reposted by Charlotte Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Rundle W.J. Philips 1949 114732
Reposted by Charlotte Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 09/03/2026Pacific Ocean Arthur Lismer 1961 09424
Reposted by Charlotte Dr. Dandelion @gardengirl13.bsky.social · 04/03/2026Here is a nice combination of colors that happened in my garden last year. Continue to be outraged at injustice and evil, but noticing appreciating, and looking forward to the little things that are not bad helps. 🌱🌻 1250551
Reposted by Charlotte Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Midnight Confetti Nicki Ault 2026 112532
Reposted by Charlotte Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 04/03/2026Sky Pilot W.P. Weston 1954 113628
Reposted by Charlotte Dr Lindsay Tedds @lindsaytedds.bsky.social · 04/03/2026Women are underrepresented in economics. Our research is overlooked. Yet women economists disproportionately work on income support, tax policy, care, labour market inequality. We study the economy we actually live in. That's not a coincidence. Happy IWD to the women doing the work anyway. 🌹 0339
Reposted by Charlotte Urban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 04/03/2026One of the best of all time. “You’re not stuck in traffic. You ARE traffic.” Wish we had come up with that one. #UrbanTruth 4478106
Reposted by Charlotte David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 04/03/2026Scientific American has updated the figure, now grouped into swimmers, fliers, walkers/runners, and vehicles. A person on a bicycle remains the most efficient way to travel, compared to all forms of biological locomotion and mechanical transport. www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-hu... 17592222
Reposted by Charlotte Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Farmhouse A.J. Casson n.d. 012022
Charlotte @bigorangebike.bsky.social · 04/03/2026One of my favourite things about living in Victoria is that nearby a great horned owl pair nests yearly in a laundry basket up a tree. #yyj 150
Reposted by Charlotte Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 04/03/2026Northern Lights Roy Henry Vickers ~ Haida, Heiltsuk, Tsimshian 2014 117143
Reposted by Charlotte Urban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 04/03/2026“Looking at a 3-mile radius from the downtowns of 142 US cities, roughly 66,000 acres are consumed by highways — land representing an untapped development potential of more than half a trillion dollars…that fallow land equates to about $5.2 billion in foregone property tax revenue every year.”bloomberg.comAdding Up What Urban Highways Really CostA new report maps the economic toll that downtown freeways exact on 142 US cities — and tallies up what that land could be worth if it was developed for other uses. 05016
Reposted by Charlotte Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Where the Colours Bleed to Light Lee Munn 2024 223068
Reposted by Charlotte Chris Istace 🇨🇦 @stasherbc.bsky.social · 28/02/2026Great day to be on a mountain bike soaking up the warm weather on this last day of February. Vancouver Island you are so wonderful 💚 #getoutside #rideyourdamnbike #cowichanvalley 1142
Reposted by Charlotte Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 28/02/2026Warm and in good hands Kareem-Anthony Ferreira 2023 08917
Reposted by Charlotte Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Farm Near High Park J.E.H. MacDonald 1911 010627
Reposted by Charlotte Jeff Gray @jeffreybgray.bsky.social · 27/02/2026My confusing day: Government claims the new, smaller proposed building will actually have more "exhibition space" than its shuttered predecessor, despite releasing numbers showing it in fact has less -- and then couldn't explain itself. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...theglobeandmail.comFord government unveils designs for proposed Ontario Science Centre despite oppositionCost for planned facility on Toronto’s waterfront is about $1-billion, including a 30-year maintenance contract, premier says 126635
Reposted by Charlotte Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 26/02/2026Paysage d'hiver Jacques de Tonnancour 1957 112935
Reposted by Charlotte Dr Lindsay Tedds @lindsaytedds.bsky.social · 04/01/2026Many people still think of poverty as something that happens when people don’t work. But the reality is different: majority of people who live in poverty in Canada are working or live in families who work. @gillianpetit.bsky.social and my 2026 chart to watch www.theglobeandmail.com/business/eco... 3167106
Reposted by Charlotte Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 24/02/2026On the Bush Road, Nipigon Franz Johnston n.d. 014542
Reposted by Charlotte Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 24/02/2026The Canoodling Bears Revel In The Alpenglow Jason Carter ~ Cree 2024 119053
Reposted by Charlotte Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 23/02/2026The Epstein files document what many women researchers have long experienced but rarely seen laid bare so starkly: exclusion operating behind closed doors, shaping who gets funded, invited, mentored, and taken seriously. How many of these networks, norms, and gatekeepers remain in place? 4645131837
Reposted by Charlotte Cyclox @cycloxoxford.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Is riding an e bike cheating? No, it's just like doing 20 reps at a low weight instead of 10 at a heavy weight in the gym. You get the exercise anyway. AND you might be more likely to get on the bike in the first place. www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2586115...oxfordmail.co.ukE-bike scheme gives 67-year-old joy and a new lease of lifeFrances King, 67, who lives with osteoporosis, was referred to Cherwell District Council’s Move Together programme to support her in becoming more… 57740139
Reposted by Charlotte Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Reflections in the Creek A.Y. Jackson c. 1914 015034
Reposted by Charlotte Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 22/02/2026Village on the Gulf Albert H. Robinson c. 1947 013124
Reposted by Charlotte Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 22/02/2026Crépuscule d’hiver (Baie St. Paul) Clarence Gagnon 1915 113931
Reposted by Charlotte Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 21/02/2026Curling in the Back Lane Terry Annany n.d. 527072
Reposted by Charlotte Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 21/02/2026Another grandbaby for Wisdom the albatross. Congratulations, N333! 😊 #birds 113710