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School of Cities @uoftcities.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Revisiting this report today, which concludes that ending Indigenous homelessness demands a transformation of how Indigenous-led housing interventions are understood & funded. Indigenous orgs. are leading the way, yet the report exposes systemic barriers ow.ly/UHXs50ZSUsJ

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A. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

What would your life be like if you couldn't drive? This week is #WeekWithoutDriving which is all about understanding what it's like to be a nondriver. @devinsilvernail.bsky.social & I launched @nondriverpodcast.bsky.social to share these stories. Search for 'nondriver' wherever you watch/listen

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nondriver

30% of people in the US & Canada can't or don't drive. nondriver is a podcast about the lives and stories of those people, hosted by Anna Zivarts and Devin Silvernail. Every episode, we talk to peopl...

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Cassie Smith (she/her) @cassiesmith.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This year's #WeekWithoutDriving snuck up on me, but I'm happy to see this post from last year is still resonating with people. Follow the hashtag, @nondriver.bsky.social & @nondriverpodcast.bsky.social to learn about the campaign and how you can examine your transportation options & decisions.

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Cassie Smith (she/her) @cassiesmith.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#Ottawa, were looking for #SchoolStreets volunteers in Old Ottawa East. You can help @envirocentre.bsky.social make school drop off hugs like this possible. Volunteers welcome families, share info & help monitor barricades during school drop-off and pick-up times.

People walking on the street including an adult hugging a child

On a bright yellow background pink text reads: Volunteer opportunity, help create safer, healthier routes to school at Hopewell Avenue Public School. Join our School Streets volunteer team!

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Kea Wilson @keawilson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Wrote about why transportation reformers kind of suck at helping the public imagine getting around any another way, why it's essential that we learn, and how to be ambitious when we do it.

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Transportation Reform Has an Imagination Problem — Streetsblog USA

How can we make our cities less dependent on cars if our neighbors can't even imagine themselves getting on the bus?

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Cassie Smith (she/her) @cassiesmith.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Morning: advocacy ride (h/t Step Thru for organizing, what a route!) Lunchtime: grocery shop by bike Afternoon: @velocanadabikes.bsky.social AGM (& well-deserved celebration of @sflkirk.bsky.social!) There are many ways to get involved & many people doing the work to make places bike-friendly.

People on bikes wait at a red light in a bike lane on Elgin Street

A long line of people biking trying to safely cross Colonel By Drive near Bank St

People on bikes on Rideau St bike lane with lots of people walking in both directions because there is no sidewalk here in the heart of Ottawa (and the underpass alternative is closed)

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Cassie Smith (she/her) @cassiesmith.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I'm heading to Vancouver next week (North Van specifically). Seeking recommendations for the best gluten-free vegan eats!

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Cassie Smith (she/her) @cassiesmith.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I took 5yo and her friend on a cargo bike ride today. It was his first time and he was so full of joy and enthusiasm. We took the long way home just to get more time feeling like a bird flying.

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Mike Eliason @holz-bau.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

chat is this good?

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

What if every city that declared a #ClimateEmergency actually acted like it’s an emergency? What if every city that committed to #VisionZero actually acted like they meant it, prioritizing human lives in decision-making? What if every city’s budget actually reflect their approved plans & visions?

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Richard Larouche @drrichardlarouche.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

✅Increased traffic ✅Decreasing local business revenue ✅Higher healthcare costs ✅Worst mental health ✅Less productive workforce ✅Lower physical activity ✅Higher risk of collisions ✅Increased carbon emissions These are some of the negative consequences to be expected from removal of #bikelanes

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Cassie Smith (she/her) @cassiesmith.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Our school doesn't just have a #bikebus, there's also a run club that meets, trains and runs to school together (another weekday). The parent organizer asked for a volunteer to drive all the kids backpacks to school. My husband said why drive when you could cargo bike?! 25 bags delivered this week.

A term GSD longtail with backpacks in a front basket, storm box, and trailer pulled behind.

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Elections Ottawa @vote.ottawa.ca · 24/09/2026

Are you planning to vote during Special Advance Voting Days? Bring your little ones with you! The Voters in Training event for the 2026 Municipal Elections will take place at all voting places from October 1-4, during which time Ottawa’s future voters can cast their own ballot. #ItStartsHere

Photo of a child standing behind an “Électeurs en herbe” sign from Élections Ottawa. The sign reads “Voters in Training / Électeurs en herbe” and “I voted / J'ai voté.”

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Broadbent Institute @broadbent.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Read more on 'Breaking Free of Neoliberalism in Trump Times' by Broadbent Research Fellow Alex Himelfarb (@alexhim.bsky.social), reviewed by @clementnocos.bsky.social. 📖 perspectivesjournal.ca/neoliberal-capture

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

My entire life I've heard centrists scolding leftist candidates with "oh, but how will we pay for all that? isn't your agenda unreasonable? shouldn't we run on a modest proposal for means-tested tax rebates?" Then Mamdani gets elected and makes it all look pretty easy. No wonder they hate him.

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Spokane Rising @spokanerising.com · 23/09/2026

A fatal crash killed a motorcyclist over the weekend on N Ash. So today, Spokane’s traffic crews deployed its first “Emergency Streets” installation—rapid traffic calming to slow drivers, close a lane, and evaluate whether street design played a role. More info: my.spokanecity.org/news/release...

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Cassie Smith (she/her) @cassiesmith.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Get people e-bikes and it opens up their eyes to how easy biking for transportation is - example 738: My in-laws (who bought e-bikes last year) are visiting and now they are the ones suggesting we bike to get places not me!

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Ariel Troster @arieltroster.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I had the best time at the Kidical Mass ride to the Climate March rally this morning. Safe cycling facilities give kids independence, reduce emissions, prevent accidents and improve health outcomes.

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Cassie Smith (she/her) @cassiesmith.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

And I am grateful to have supporters like Cllr Troster who champion safe and active spaces for kids around the council table and in the community.

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Lib Dem Friends of Cycling 🔶🚲 @libdemcycling.org.uk · 20/09/2026

We are delighted that motion F16 at #LibDemConference passed. This policy recognises that promoting walking, wheeling and cycling is not just transport policy - it's also preventive healthcare, environmental action, and economic common sense. @ollyglover.bsky.social

libdems.org.uk

Getting the Nation Walking, Wheeling and Cycling

Liberal Democrats believe active travel is not just transport policy - it is preventive healthcare, environmental action, and economic common sense.

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Kidical Mass Ottawa @kidicalmassottawa.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

It's Kidical Mass to the Climate March today! 🚲🌎🚲 We're getting ready to see you soon. Reuse a cereal box to make a sign, or pick up one of these extras our team has put together! #SafeStreetsForKids #ThisMachineFightsClimateChange

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Harvey J. Miller @mobileharv.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Private flights, used by an estimated 256,000 people (just 0.003% of the world’s population), are the most polluting form of transport, producing direct carbon emissions 10 to 14 times greater per passenger than commercial aviation travel.

theguardian.com

Private jets pollute up to 14 times as much as commercial planes and are undertaxed in US, report says

Number of private jets has surged in recent years, but they do not pay commensurate portion of fees to FAA operations

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Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com · 19/09/2026

Urban planning debates are often dominated by a small but highly motivated minority. Public meetings, consultation processes, and media coverage can create the false impression that a noisy group of opponents represents the majority view, even when the broader public quietly feels very differently.🧵

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Rebecca Bligh @rebeccaleebligh.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

We’ve invested in cycling infrastructure. Now let’s make biking downtown easier. Vote Vancouver proposes free, secure seasonal bike valets using underused EasyPark lots and other City-owned spaces. Use space we already own. Measure what works. Make everyday life easier.

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Cassie Smith (she/her) @cassiesmith.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

One of my favourite things about bike bus is it takes the mundane and says this can be fun, this can be a way to build community, this can help make positive change. Thanks to everyone inspiring and supporting these efforts in my little corner and all around the world. 💗

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Ecology Ottawa @ecologyottawa.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

On Climate Change: “We have been underfunding our climate resilience & storm water infrastructure for so long. As a mayor, I will address climate change.” Jeff Leiper

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Cassie Smith (she/her) @cassiesmith.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

It's happening! It's happening! School Streets in Ottawa. It was so great to be able to open this street up for kids and families to get to school safely and actively. As one parent I chatted with this morning said, seeing kids prioritized like this - it gives me hope. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

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Elementary school in Vanier closes street to cars during morning drop off

Twice a week during morning drop off, a section of Alice Street outside Trille des Bois Public Elementary School will close to cars as part of a pilot program run by a local non-profit. The CBC’s Jodi...

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Hans on the Bike @hansonthebike.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The NCC Bike night in #Ottawa was truly amazing. I heard there may have been 3000 people on bikes, trikes, tandems and I would not be surprised if that is true. #ottbike #ottcity lots of blinking lights, decorated bikes, glow lights, kids. Live music along the route. Def. a keeper. #Cycling

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Parkways For People @parkwaysforpeople.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Wow what a fabulous, fun #BikeNight ! Thank you @ncc-ccn.gc.ca See you next year for the 3rd annual!

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Cassie Smith (she/her) @cassiesmith.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Streets are for people - including rave-style DJ kindergartens staying up past their bedtime. Bike Night was the coolest. Thanks @ncc-ccn.gc.ca!

A kid wearing dino pajamas sita in the back of a longtail bike holding glow sticks and spinning on a toy dj booth. They are wearing a helmet with a glow headband sticking high out of it.

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Jen the Feisty Librarian @feistywaters.com · 12/09/2026

Local woman wakes up, redistributes all the profits from monster corporation owners, shareholders snd lobbyists to those whose homes and lives have been destroyed by climate change, makes oatmeal.

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Cassie Smith (she/her) @cassiesmith.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Explained status quo politics to my kid this morning. His reaction to "some people think things are pretty good and want to keep it the same":

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Andy Dwyer: Come Again? (Chris Pratt)

Alt: Andy Dwyer: Come Again? (Chris Pratt)

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Bromptonymous 🇨🇦 @bromptonymous.ca · 09/09/2026

Victoria’s bike share is already exceeding Vancouver’s per capita in … checks notes … its first month. Protected bike lanes and reasonably dense development are the secret sauce to an effective bike transport system.

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Green Communities Canada @greencommunities.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

What happens when you close school streets to cars & create safe spaces for children to be healthy & active? << More cars drove below the designated speed on the street & a "significantly" higher number of cars were yielding to pedestrians in nearby streets >> CBC News story : buff.ly/YBeVrUn

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Cassie Smith (she/her) @cassiesmith.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Excited to talk about one of my favourite activities on Friday because I do wheelie love the bike bus!

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Ariel Méndez @amendez.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

In my work as a city councilor, I hear this view frequently. The most effective way to create awareness of unconscious bias is to create conditions where their automatic assumptions become visible to themselves, without triggering defensiveness. This is extremely hard. Here are some ideas:

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Cassie Smith (she/her) @cassiesmith.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I took a linguistics class in my first year of undergrad and in the first class the prof guessed (pretty accurately) where students were from. Impressive because it was mostly variations of SW Ontario! mydialect.us/quiz-standar...

A map of the us with red to blue shading showing dialects. Mostly red along the northern border with some blue in the south/east

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Cassie Smith (she/her) @cassiesmith.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Reminder! @bikeottawa.bsky.social is hosting a picnic tomorrow. I'll be there - mostly likely with kids and sports balls/toys! Join us!

Reminder: Bike Ottawa Picnic
05 Sept, 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Vincent Massey Park

Join Ottawa's bike community for a casual picnic on Saturday, September 5 at 12:00 p.m. Meet and chat with Bike Ottawa board members and fellow cyclists about getting around by bike, advocacy, and maybe the upcoming municipal election. We'll have some drinks and snacks while they last!

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Cassie Smith (she/her) @cassiesmith.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Haha just rode past a parent with two kids on a longtail who said bike bus as he approached me. Was that to me (travelling solo to get kids) or coincidence. If it was you, 👋🏼

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Doug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

This is why I think the Bike Bus movement is one of the most subversive and joyful advocacy tools in safe streets, mobility, climate and a lot of other areas. People can't help but smile when they see kids roll by and it often provokes them into thinking differently about their own kids and lives.

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Cassie Smith (she/her) @cassiesmith.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Back to school and back to Bike Bus! We've added a bunch of new friends and an extra 1km to our route for this school year. Thanks for the great photo @centretowner.bsky.social. #OttBike

Dozens of kids and adults on bikes including Cassie wearing a reflective vest with rainbows in her front basket and waving at the camera

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Jim Stanford @jimbostanford.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Our new Centre for Future Work report crunches StatsCan 2Q GDP data to show: * Consumers paying billions more for petroleum products despite tax holiday * Spillover to other prices showing up * Record-wide refinery margins adding to the pain * Petroleum profits more than doubled as consumers pay /3

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Cassie Smith (she/her) @cassiesmith.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I just sent this video out again to start our fall season and it's so well done I want to again share it with the wider bike bus world!

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Alex Diaz-Papkovich @alexandr.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

"A 2024 city staff estimate for removing the bike lanes pegged the cost at $48 million"

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Kidical Mass Ottawa @kidicalmassottawa.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Kidical Mass is about making streets safer for kids today and tomorrow by encouraging cycling & addressing the climate crisis. This September we're happy to be holding a ride to join the @ottawaclimate.bsky.social Climate March on Sept 19. More details at www.eventbrite.ca/e/kidical-ma...

A poster for Kidical Mass September 19, 2026. It has a hand drawn group of people of various ages in a group on bikes. The artist, Sinan, signature on the side.

St Luke's Park (166 Frank Street), 10:30am
bike ride at 11:15am, ending at noon at the City Hall with the Climate March.

Logos for Bike Ottawa, For Our Kids Ottawa Gatineau, Fridays for Future Ottawa, Kidical Mass Ottawa, Vision Zero Ottawa

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Cassie Smith (she/her) @cassiesmith.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

8yo planned a trip this morning: 🚍 knew the bus number, but when we were ready it was a 27min wait 🚴🏼‍♀️ knew a safe bike route, picked biking 🚧 Navigated us to different routes 3 times when there was danger/detours I was very impressed.

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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

On the one hand, some people want to make it so that kids and other people aren't crushed to death by cars. On the other hand, some people are upset that they might have to pay attention, slow down or be inconvenienced by about 15 seconds. So you can see how it's a "war on cars."

bbc.com

Birmingham 20mph limit: a 'life saver' or 'a war on cars'?

Birmingham City Council is proposing the city becomes England's first 20mph city.

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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

"We are living through the devastating reality of not having a meaningful plan to address climate change. Yet, at this critical moment, the government is fighting to throw our case out of court, while simultaneously moving ahead with fossil fuel expansion and rolling back key climate protections.”

cbc.ca

Carney government asks court to strike down climate litigation | CBC News

The federal government is asking a court to toss out a high-profile environmental lawsuit, arguing it has no business directing Canada's climate policy.

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