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No Dog In The Fight @nditf.bsky.social · 6h

So ATS is covering their logo? I guess we'll never know who is doing the work. 🤷

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Lou 💞 @catlouuu.bsky.social · 7h

Try living north of Parry Sound and trying to access healthcare... 🥴 lol I totally feel you.

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Joshua Hind @joshuahind.bsky.social · 8h

It shouldn't be possible to remove a bike lane with an angle grinder. Future bike lanes must be constructed in such a way that they cannot be turned back into traffic or parking lanes without digging up the whole street. Big and overbuilt. I mean...look at this. It was built to be removed.

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 9h

there's a reason I go on about the absolute nonsense of road safety messaging - is because when push comes to shove we literally don't fucking care about road safety.

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 9h

it's currently being taken down. this is devastating. i swear to god, we will take not just the lane but the whole fucking road.

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 9h

The people are showing up. Get down if possible - Bloor/Islington

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Jim M @hockeyinottawa.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

May I see it?

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Better Transit Ottawa @bettertransitottawa.ca · 02/10/2026

It's time to vote for better transit! Jeff Leiper is the only mayoral candidate with a serious plan to fix OC Transpo and get our transit system working again. Early voting is October 1st to 4th, and October 16th. The main election day is October 26th. Visit ottawa.ca/vote for more information.

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Toon Dreessen @toondreessen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Roads in poor shape? Late for work bc of transit or congestion? Can’t register your kid for swimming or skating bc there aren’t enough spots or the arena closed bc of poor repair condition? Business struggling bc city red tape? Here’s why: decades of underfunded tax base, unsustainable investment 1/

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Kim Moir @kmoir.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Me every time an Ottawa municipal candidate brags about low property taxes. *taps the sign*

Venn diagram of stable services low density and low taxes in municipal government - it does not exist.

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Lou 💞 @catlouuu.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

:/ I guess there's no enforcement?

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Lou 💞 @catlouuu.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

"Won't it wait?" No, because the situation with the cross light is that that light only lasts for about 15 seconds. So the bus doesn't have time to wait for people to cross the street, get in, and then get moving again. Especially if there's more than one bus at the stop.

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Lou 💞 @catlouuu.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

So it's quite common for people to cross against the light because if you are on the wrong side of the street as the light turns red and the bus drives up at the same time, and you legally wait 3 minutes for the light to change, the bus will drive away as you are crossing towards the stop.

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Lou 💞 @catlouuu.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The thing is, there is rarely much traffic going straight at this crossing and not at this time either, meaning this driver would have had to wait a mere 3 seconds for me to finish crossing. It's also in an area that is very heavy with pedestrians and near two major bus stops.

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Lou 💞 @catlouuu.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Yes, this just happened to me. I was crossing at one such intersection, because I wasn't going to wait several minutes for the light to cycle to cross, and someone making a left turn literally sped up when he saw me. I'm pretty sure he tried to hit me and would have succeeded had I not stepped back.

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Lou 💞 @catlouuu.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Car supremacy is when pedestrians are legally only supposed to cross on the white light, but the white light is only on for 20 seconds or so at the start of the cycle, and the traffic light takes 3 minutes to cycle. Then when you cross anyway, drivers literally try to run you over out of anger.

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Jim M @hockeyinottawa.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

"Increasing investment" is a fascinating way to say "didn't increase funding, banked on upper level funding that never came, and raided the transit reserves" as you can see in this handy graph. The E-Bus pilot launched in 2021, before Mark became Mayor, and the plan was for 450 buses...

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Lou 💞 @catlouuu.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Great car!! I still miss my 2001 Forester dearly, and it's been like 12 years since it was scrapped.

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Symphony System @voxsymphonia.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

you can't just cut out random sections of protected bike lanes and expect it to still be usable. it's like trying to leave every other mile of a highway unpaved dirt and claiming you can still technically use it

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Brian Straw @brianstraw.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

"A street that is only safe when every driver is careful every single time isn’t safe. It’s lucky. And you can feel the difference, even if you’ve never had a crash. It’s the parent on the parkway who says 'car!' every 90 seconds. It’s the kid who isn’t allowed to bike . . . alone."

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Safe streets or lucky ones? - Wednesday Journal

I have a confession many Oak Park drivers could make. More than once, driving north on Oak Park Avenue at night, I have rolled through the crosswalk at Thomas Street with someone standing at the curb,...

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Lou 💞 @catlouuu.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I moved out of Ottawa earlier this year - I checked with my old address and I'm still on the list. 😅 (Obviously I'm not going to vote! But... huh.)

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It's Jamie @sjamieit.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Today at PWIC, Councillor @stevedesroches.bsky.social was the sole vote against removing a small section of Gladstone Avenue from the Urban Truck Route network. Here's what the truck network looks like downtown (with the section to be removed marked) vs. his ward of Riverside South. Same scale.

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Lou 💞 @catlouuu.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

And also just saying that I've definitely seen fully loaded trucks use that portion of Kent from Albert to Wellington? 😭😭

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Lou 💞 @catlouuu.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Sometimes I walk along a congested street that has both buses and cars on it and I count the number of cars and do my best to count the number of people inside the bus(es)... Usually the number of people on the bus far outweighs the number of people in the cars, even on a road with multiple lanes.

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Jack @kuuga.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

the fantasy that crashes are caused by Bad Drivers who lose control over their vehicles, rather than by average drivers behind the wheel of too-fast vehicles who physically cannot react in time to a sudden change of circumstance, new obstacle, or erratic behavior from others.

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

This is a related and expanded graphic which emphasizes an important point: Higher speeds reduce your visibility and reaction time, making it more likely you'll hit someone or something, and then when you *do* hit them, it's more likely to be fatal.

A graphic that says Why Speed Matters

Below that are two stats:

Drivers yield 75% of the time while traveling 20 mph
Drivers yield only 17% of the time when traveling 37 mph

The next line shows that drivers have a much wider field of vision at 15 mph as compared to 30 to 40 mph.

Finally, there are three stats:

9 out of 10 pedestrians survive when hit by a car traveling 20 mph
5 out of 10 survive at 30
1 out of 10 surive at 40

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It's me @justmeinottawa.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Cities in #canada are the most capable of reducing the need to own multiple cars to live and work. If we elected serious people capable of moving beyond ideology, the tariffs are actually the best time to shift on mass people from needing to buy expensive cars. But no. Political theatre only

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Daryl Marez @darylmarez.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Accidentally shipped two of my characters who weren't supposed to have a thing, and now it's all my brain can focus on writing 🌈✒️ #AuthorSky #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

The war has begun. They will come at us with everything they have to try and make us break. Ain't gunna happen. This song from a great Canadian is on my car stereo this AM: youtu.be/fwuhk5W3_q0?...

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Neil Young Rockin In The Free World SNL rehearsal 1989 JHs f063EzQ x264

YouTube video by Artists & Business STG

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Alexis @alexisg.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Schitts Creek has given us so many gifs which are appropriate today. This one goes out to the Canadian trade negotiators 😂

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David Rose: That's A Hard Pass

Alt: David Rose: That's A Hard Pass

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Krista D Ball is Canada's Spooky Potato @kristadb1.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Canadian culture is announcing how we're better than the US before devolving into regional insults, then a loud, unified FUCK YOU to an American engaging in those same Canadian regional insults. Canadians: fuck Alberta America: yeah fuck Alberta Canadians: SHUT YOUR WHORE MOUTH HOW DARE YOU

Bluesky users celebrate Canadian culture

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Lou 💞 @catlouuu.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

All I know about him is that he was pretty virulently anti-transit back in the day... NOT the kind of person we want running for Mayor in 2030!! 😬 (I didn't live here at the time - this is what I've heard from people I know who work or worked for OC Transpo and the STO.)

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

On this day in 2003, a blackout hit Ontario, and several US states. The blackout left 10 million in Ontario without power for up to four days. While American politicians blamed Canada initially, it was discovered the blackout was caused by a software bug in Ohio. 📸Global News

Several people sit and stand on a city sidewalk at dusk, near a curb with traffic passing by. One man sits in a chair under a streetlight or small spotlight, while another sits nearby holding something to his mouth. Water bottles, bags, and small items are scattered on the pavement around them, with storefronts, trees, parked cars, and blurred headlights visible in the background.

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Sean Devine @seandevine9.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I'm concerned to hear about this idea from my Councillor Tierney. During a debate on "no right turn on red" earlier this year, we learned that these restrictions are put in place on a case-by-case basis, and only when safety concerns merit the restriction. 1/ www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...

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Councillor wants Ottawa to explore more options to keep traffic moving downtown this fall

An Ottawa councillor wants the city to explore more options to keep commuters moving this fall as public servants head to the office four days a week, including allowing right turns on red lights at s...

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Strong Towns Ottawa @strongtownsottawa.ca · 05/08/2026

You could do things like invest into more efficient modes of transportation, like our transit system. You could advocate for creating more options for people to get around like safe cycling infrastructure so we get fewer cars on the road. Instead you want to add to traffic deaths and injuries...

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Lou 💞 @catlouuu.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Thanks! I'm unfamiliar with Parkside so I didn't know that.

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Strong Towns Ottawa @strongtownsottawa.ca · 05/08/2026

Hey councillor Tierney, please focus on actual improvements to transportation in our city rather than suggesting we should be endangering pedestrians so you don't have to wait a couple more seconds at a red. Those right turn on red bans are there for a reason. www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...

ctvnews.ca

Councillor wants Ottawa to explore more options to keep traffic moving downtown this fall

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Mayor of Gastown @mayorofgastown.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Speed cameras work, red light cameras work, but god forbid that we should try to keep drivers from their dangerous behaviours, right?

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ScarletCoral @scarletcoral.ca · 04/08/2026

"Officials in cities like #Toronto, #Ottawa and #Guelph are reporting steep increases in drivers exceeding posted limits, often by more than 15 kph [...] (in Guelph) The proportion of drivers exceeding the posted limit by 11 to 15 kph more than tripled, rising from 3.9% to 12%" #onpoli #streetsafety

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yimbyalexandriaken.bsky.social @yimbyalexandriaken.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Yup. The alternative is road diets and similar, but those take time.and resources - and many who oppose speed cameras, like the PM of Ontario, also oppose road diets.

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Lou 💞 @catlouuu.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

How does that even happen on what looks like a straight road?

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

But many drivers loathe the cameras, claiming they restrict driving “freedom” (although speeding is illegal, but definition). As I wrote last year, critics are loud, but they are a minority. Surveys show that most people in cities and suburbs support the cameras b/c they understand their benefits.

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Automated Traffic Enforcement Is More Popular Than You Think

Cameras that ticket drivers who run red lights and speed are effective and widely popular with city residents. So why are they banned in so many places?

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Research consistently shows that the reliability of speed safety cameras compels drivers to slow down. In comparison, police-based enforcement is spotty and biased. NHTSA awards the tactic 5 stars, declaring it has been “demonstrated to be effective by several high-quality evaluations.”

sfexaminer.com

New report: SF drivers slowed down around cameras

Pilot program’s first year a success, transportation officials said.

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

A story of cause and effect: Last November, Ontario banned cities from using speed safety cameras to issue tickets. Reckless speeding immediately surged in Toronto, Ottawa, Guelph, and cities throughout the province. A 🧵 about my latest in Bloomberg (gift link)

bloomberg.com

What Happens When Speed Cameras Get Shut Off

In 2025, Ontario banned automated traffic enforcement. Now the number of drivers exceeding the speed limit has surged, according to traffic data.

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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

One more lane, bro. Just one more lane and traffic will be fixed forever.

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Better Transit Ottawa @bettertransitottawa.ca · 09/07/2026

Send an email to your Councilor and the Mayor to make your disagreement with the service cuts known so that we can make sure OC Transpo provides the service we deserve

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Better Transit Ottawa @bettertransitottawa.ca · 09/07/2026

Last week, OC Transpo implemented huge service cuts on weekends OC Transpo says that "A summer preventative maintenance program” is a reason But, we’ve been tracking every bus in operation by OC Transpo for the past several months, and there is no significant decrease in buses used on the weekend

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