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Just call me Shell

@calliope4112.bsky.social
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Grateful inhabitant of Turtle Island, multi-modal fan. Known as @calliope4112, @bicyclesmile1 & retired #LdnOnt @BYCS @bikemayor on 🐦. Now in #HamOnt. Mom to Tuna, Juliet & Pirate cat. Morticia & Mimosa get me around!

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Just call me Shell @calliope4112.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
I don't post often but it remains true: "Bad behaviour on the part of cyclists on MUPs will ruin it for everyone. If you don't care about getting more butts on bikes, take your MAMIL selves out on the road so those of us trying to build a modality for EVERYONE, can do the important work."
Transportation Hierarchy for Multi-Pathway Users
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Friends and Families for Safe Streets @ffsafestreets.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
The Compassionate Friends supports bereaved parents and grandparents. Today, our hearts are with every parent who has lost a child from road violence or any other cause. Child loss is the worst pain that life can inflict on any human being. Your children are not forgotten. You are not alone.
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Robin Richardson she/her @canadarobin.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Drivers: I couldn’t see you, it was raining Drivers: I couldn’t see you, there was frost on my windows Drivers: I couldn’t see you, it was dark Drivers: I couldn’t see you, the sun was in my eyes Also drivers: I never see anyone using that bike lane, let’s rip it out.
Two young kids ride their bikes in a curb-protected bike lane in Toronto. On one side is the traffic lane, on the other is a streetside cafe.
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Bicicleteiros @bicicleteiros.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
A Massa Crítica dessa sexta em São Paulo vai ser divertida, hein? Vamos festejar! Você que é livre, não tem tornozeleira e não pedala com fascista, cola na bicicletada e vamos transitar em julgado pela noite paulistana. Aqui ninguém solda a mão de ninguém!
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kathynavackas.bsky.social @kathynavackas.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
This - and we have to let them be independent. Constant parental supervision is making kids anxious and afraid. Part of growing up is learning from mistakes and independence.
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Pat Bickerton @pbickerton.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Critics of speed cameras challenge the claim that compliance lowers accidents and injuries Below are #OttCity collisions within 30s of a camera and normalized to age of camera (-'ve = prior install) Collisions and injuries dropped. Will they go up again? Tx for helping @sjamieit.bsky.social
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Everything Ford touches dies. #FordFailures are stacking up as a mountain now. #Ontario avoids public hearings on bills; 1 would boost education minister's powers Ford government also fast-tracking a housing bill that critics say will hurt renters www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Ontario avoids public hearings on bills; 1 would boost education minister's powers | CBC News
Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government is limiting debate and skipping public hearings on an education bill that would make it easier for the minister to take control of school boards and a housing bi...
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Canadian Dimension @canadiandimension.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Canada’s debt is modest, self-financed, and stable. Yet we are told to accept austerity as the “responsible” path forward. Deficit panic is really a strategy to limit what’s politically imaginable—universal services, public housing, and climate action.
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The deficit is not an economic problem—it’s a political weapon
Mark Carney’s new budget exposes how Canada’s political class weaponizes the deficit to protect elites and justify austerity. Despite alarmist rhetoric, Canada’s debt is modest and self-financed. The ...
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Just call me Shell @calliope4112.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
I am putting a whole lot less effort into this Halloween business. But I present "A fish on a bicycle". Now you can say you saw one. #hamont #Halloween2025 #bikelife
Shelley with a fish hat on, bike beside her
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Lanrick Bennett @lanrickbennett.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
#IdeasAtWork
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Kanchan @kayehm.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
"any distance is walkable as long as it's from a parked car"
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Sara F.L. Kirk @sflkirk.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
More evidence that promoting alternatives transportation modes has to be the primary goal, rather than just substituting one heavily polluting car for another almost as polluting one on our streets #CarBrain #SustainableTransport www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
Plug-in hybrids pollute almost as much as petrol cars, report finds
Analysis of 800,000 European cars found real-world pollution from plug-in hybrids nearly five times greater than lab tests
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Lanrick Bennett @lanrickbennett.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
“Bike lanes create cyclists because they largely eliminate the risk of being crushed by careless or aggressive suv drivers.” - @dlknowles.bsky.social Seems like a reasonable ask to our elected municipal reps here in #TOpoli E-bikes are #SustainableUrbanVehicle 🚲 #ThisMachineFightsClimateChange
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Alison Stenning @alisonstenning.bsky.social · 20/09/2024
“Even temporarily, seeing what happens when the cars stop can prompt a powerful shift in people’s perceptions about the potential uses of street space … Laughter rings out. Why have we prioritised cars, parked or moving, over people?" #worldcarfreeday www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
World Car Free Day: 200 London streets to close - BBC News
Hundreds of streets across London will be closed at the weekend to mark World Car Free Day.
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
You’re much closer to becoming disabled or homeless than you are to becoming rich and wealthy. It’s not a moral failing. It’s not something you can “try harder” your way out of. We need robust social supports & safety nets to ensure everyone is properly cared for.
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Just call me Shell @calliope4112.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Argghh ..my late mate sent me a message from the argh beyond.. it made me and de parrot cackle!
It's World Talk Like A Pirate Day!
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Just call me Shell @calliope4112.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Arts can't work in a blue collar town? #hamont laughs at you. Of interest: @kathynavackas.bsky.social
Lots of peopleFlower artwork More peopleFloral backdrop
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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Incredible to see this billboard up in Vancouver. So happy to have worked with the amazing people @visionzerovancouver.ca visionzerovancouver.ca/2025/08/02/d...
side of a building with a parking lot in front  with a billboard that says smoking tables next to non-smoking tables used to be normal too.
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Steven Lucy @slucy.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
"There's no room for a bike lane here" yes there is, it's hiding underneath the parking.
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Just call me Shell @calliope4112.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Very thoughtful take from a pastor on road design: "A car-centered community is a community designed around its wealthiest and able-bodied members." Robin L. Owen faithandleadership.com/what-do-the-...
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What do the roads look like in the kingdom of God? Why urban planning is a theological issue
Urban spaces are designed for cars, not people. But this focus deprives our citizens, especially the most vulnerable, of freedom and safety, writes a Nashville pastor who serves on a transportation ad...
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Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com · 01/09/2025
No fewer than half of all trips in Delft are made by bike, a success replicated in cities and towns across the country. But the Dutch blueprint for urban vitality was forged on these streets decades ago, when the strategic decision was made to build a network and to build it as quickly as possible.🧵
People of all ages and abilities ride bicycles along the red asphalt cycling paths and cycling streets of Delft, which are lined with buildings, lighting fixtures, trees, plants and flowers, and bike parking.People of all ages and abilities ride bicycles along the red asphalt cycling paths and cycling streets of Delft, which are lined with buildings, lighting fixtures, trees, plants and flowers, and bike parking.People of all ages and abilities ride bicycles along the red asphalt cycling paths and cycling streets of Delft, which are lined with buildings, lighting fixtures, trees, plants and flowers, and bike parking.People of all ages and abilities ride bicycles along the red asphalt cycling paths and cycling streets of Delft, which are lined with buildings, lighting fixtures, trees, plants and flowers, and bike parking.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Never forget, a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users. ALL ROAD USERS. And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all. For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them. Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
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Separated Bike Lanes Means Safer Streets, Study Says — Streetsblog USA
Cities that build protected lanes for cyclists end up with safer roads for people on bikes and people in cars and on foot, a new study of 12 large metropolises revealed Wednesday.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
“Safety and space at risk as SUVs reach 30% of car market in English cities, researchers warn. Campaigners call for Paris-style parking charges amid fears big vehicles are taking up excessive public space.” Cities need smart, specific strategies to manage vehicle size. It’s about space & safety.
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Safety and space at risk as SUVs reach 30% of car market in English cities, researchers warn
Campaigners call for Paris-style parking charges amid fears big vehicles are taking up excessive public space
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Jillian @bikehfxlobby.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Critical Mass is tomorrow and I’m bringing the big speaker on behalf of #KidicalMassHfx, so currently testing out its karaoke capabilities and mulling over playlists for the ride 😏
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Bicycle Seen @frpaul1.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
WTH is with this headline? "2 hospitalized in apparent chain-reaction pedestrian crash" No mention of the part that driver in a car hit them. It's like saying "Wall falls on person sitting bedside it in freak accident" when driver crashes into a building.
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Politics of Cars @thismachinekillsfascists.bike · 25/08/2025
Same outlet three days ago. Gross. youtu.be/loZEg3PRHR8
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Elderly woman killed in pedestrian crash
YouTube video by Hawaii News Now
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Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
In a rare turn of events, a local TV station (Edmonton) does a positive segment on bike lanes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjKp...
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Edmonton man says bike lanes save his family thousands of dollars every year
YouTube video by CityNews
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Just call me Shell @calliope4112.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
What do we have here? A car INDEPENDENTLY hit an elderly pedestrian who domino-ed into another elderly pedestrian. Bet you gathered that from the headline, right? Nope. www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2025/08/25/2...
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2 hospitalized in apparent chain-reaction pedestrian crash
Officials said two people were taken to the hospital after an apparent pedestrian crash Sunday.
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Just call me Shell @calliope4112.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Hey Ontarioans who bike and also have high blood pressure. Join me so we can balance out the drivers!
Study details
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
I haven’t seen it illustrated like this before. Very effective messaging. Of course it actually depends a lot on how fast the vehicle’s being driven, how big the vehicle is and how it’s designed, and how small the victims (too often kids) are. Via @yegbike.bsky.social #SpeedKills #CarBloat
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Bicycle Mayor Of Hamilton 🍁 @bicyclemayorhamont.icu · 11/08/2025
Triple Bicycle Mayor power at August’s @kidicalmassham.bsky.social 🚲🚲🚲 Andrea @bicyclemayorguelph.bsky.social Shelly (former Bicycle Mayor, London ON) @calliope4112.bsky.social Me (Hamilton’s Bicycle Mayor)
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Just call me Shell @calliope4112.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Ah...June. A month in my country that celebrates both PRIDE and Bicycle Riders. And brings out the most ridiculous claims about both groups of ppl. Usually not based on any science.🙄 You know, ppl just want to be happy. #BikeMonth #Pride
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a cartoon drawing of a person riding a bike down a street with houses in the background
Alt: a cartoon drawing of a person riding a bike down a street with houses in the background
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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
License to kill: The pandemic on our roads. The number of victims of road violence is catastrophic. The ultimate weapon remains the vehicle, by @donovanadamo.bsky.social healthydebate.ca/2025/05/topi... via @healthydebate.bsky.social #VisionZero
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License to kill: The pandemic on our roads - Healthy Debate
Many vehicular deaths are preventable. Traffic violence happens frequently but we don’t take these incidents seriously, judicially, socially nor traffic engineering-wise.
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Streetsblog USA @usa.streetsblog.org · 18/05/2025
It's one of the most common — and frustrating — questions a bike advocate can get: are you pro- or anti-helmet?
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Friday Video: A Deep Dive on the Endless Debate Over Bike Helmets — Streetsblog USA
Everything you need to know the next time someone asks you if you're "for or against" bike helmets.
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Just call me Shell @calliope4112.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
I left my cave and have taken up selling travelling cheese at Ottawa Street's #SewHungry. Stop by and say hello. #hamont
Shelley posing with cheese curds!
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Just call me Shell @calliope4112.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Ok - do I tromp over to the dog park like I usually do or play hooky and search for morels? Serious poll question. Please answer in next hour. #hamont #mushroomsarecalling
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a woman is holding a large mushroom in front of her face
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Dr Matthew Hardy @drmatthewhardy.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Was showing a friend from France around London last month. She was horrified how much traffic and parking clogs central London. In Soho: "Why isn't this all pedestrianised with deliveries early morning?" Why indeed!!?
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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
a parking emergency.
white text on black 
City: We unanimously declare a climate emergency! We must make change no matter what the cost, humanity's survival depends on it!
Community: Can we put in a protected mobility lane?
City: No, we'll lose parking spots
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Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
🇺🇸20%🇺🇸
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ETA @etainsurance.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
There is something deeply absurd about the modern pedestrian crossing. You press the beg-button and then you wait. And wait. And wait. Interminable wait times reveal a deeper pathology. The pedestrian is, at best, an afterthought - at worst, an obstruction. www.eta.co.uk/news/pedestr...
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Pedestrian crossings and the tyranny of the green man | ETA
pedestrian crossing
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Just call me Shell @calliope4112.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Today, Tuna & I joined the small but mighty crowd of bike riders with canine backpacks. We ordered a K9 Sport Sak!!! Stay tuned for adventures! #hamont #bikelife
Tuna & Shelley!
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Alison Stenning @alisonstenning.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
“In short, our streets have been flooded with cars that are bigger, wider, taller, and more dangerous for not just people in their immediate surroundings but also for the environment” voice.cymru/an-epidemic-...
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“An Epidemic” - How The Car Industry Flooded Our Streets With SUVs -
Reading Time: 12 minutesIn just three years time, sports utility vehicles – or SUV’s – are set to…
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Philip Thalis @philipthalis.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
We are all worried about effective climate change action, & mitigating urban heat. So why, in a Council meeting today, do the engineers propose to get rid of street trees to allow occasional heavy vehicle traffic to pass a garbage truck picking up rubbish… during that 5 mins/week Everyday stupidity!
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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
It's nice when your favorite donut shop also has amazing politics. Stop by Coffee Time in Salem tomorrow and spend all your cash on paczki!
The marquee at Coffee Time in Salem

It reads:

Hand rolled paczki
Scratch made cookies

Friday 2 28, 10% of all sales donated to the ACLU
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Just call me Shell @calliope4112.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
It's with sadness that I share that my partner Daniel left for his final ride on Tuesday. He went in peace & comfort. Somewhere out there he is biking with a crew of Spiderman fans with an incredible tailwind at their backs. Ride free, Daniel, ride free ... #ldnont #hamont
Daniel sitting with Red Rocket on the Thames Valley Parkway in London, Ontario.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Like cities, and hearing about how to make them better? Follow me and these smart, passionate folks in my original starter pack. And help spread the word if you’re willing. We’re growing a remarkable community here. go.bsky.app/G7isZfk
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Evie Hemphill @evhemphill.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Some of today's @stlbworks.bsky.social rock stars #BWorks #EarnABike #MoreKidsOnBikes
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Stefan Novakovic @novakovicto.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Nothing like a big snowfall to lay bare our prioritization of cars over people. Days after the snow, being a pedestrian in Toronto — on a public TDSB property — means navigating a dangerous, slippery maze. What a walk to class for the kids at Keele Street Public School…
Snow bank covers a sidewalk corner at Bloor and Glenlake in TorontoA clear driveway surrounded by a snowy sidewalk
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neutralman490.bsky.social @neutralman490.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
Ontario Election CHCH in Hamilton over the past week has been doing profiles of each of the ridings in their viewing area. Time after time, the PC candidate has been too busy to appear on camera. That speaks volumes about Ontario PC Party and their candidates in the Hamilton Niagara area
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Sasquatch McGillicuddy @antilinguist.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
We used to be a real country. On a related note, listening to conservative councillors in #HamOnt argue *against* bike lanes because "we are a cold weather climate" while also being absolutely dog shit at dealing with cold weather climates is frustrating. Congrats, you suck at all-season admin 😮‍💨
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