Reposted by Jane van HoornHow-Sen Chong @how-sen.com · 26/09/2026Photo from Reddit of today’s Critical Mass. There are hundreds of cyclists in this photo and only about 40 people in cars. Yet both groups are taking up roughly the same amount of road space. 754584
Reposted by Jane van HoornCool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 25/09/2026"Why are we treated like cars by the law, but like obnoxious and unwelcome obstructions by people in cars?" Flyer for the very first Critical Mass ride, which took place on September 25, 1992 in San Francisco. Critical Mass rides have since been held in hundreds of cities around the world. 39227
Jane van Hoorn @cyclelady.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Keep those wheels turning, especially as we age. 000
Reposted by Jane van HoornPeter Flax @pflax1.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Anyone using weather as an excuse to advocate against safe biking infrastructure is a counterfactual asshole. Some of the cities around the world that have the highest rates of transit riding have real winter conditions. Riders deserve to get home alive even if it is chilly out. 2143054
Jane van Hoorn @cyclelady.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Here’s one for the council of District of Oak Bay. Can you picture this bike on the Carrick Trail? It would never fit, yet council calls it a ‘bikeway’. Pathetic. 000
Reposted by Jane van HoornTom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 16/09/2026the cost of doing business. 010831
Jane van Hoorn @cyclelady.bsky.social · 12/09/2026I just took action with @theactionnetwork.bsky.social: Request a Lawn Sign. Take action here: actionnetwork.org/forms/reques...actionnetwork.orgRequest a Lawn SignOak Bay heavily restricts where lawn signs can go, so we need your help to host them and get the word out! 011
Reposted by Jane van HoornDutch Cycling Embassy @dutchcycling.nl · 12/09/2026🚶♀️🚴 New research from Ireland's National Transport Authority confirms how active travel infrastructure is an investment that pays for itself many times over, benefiting people, the environment and the economy. read more about it here: buff.ly/tRlpIc0 310638
Reposted by Jane van HoornMassimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Just some months earlier, rescued tiger Maruay only knew a concrete floor and a small cage. This is an uninterrupted minute of Maruay with his beloved ball. [📹 wildlife_friends_foundation] Original post 1656255976
Reposted by Jane van HoornThe War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 30/08/2026On 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.comBirmingham 20mph limit: a 'life saver' or 'a war on cars'?Birmingham City Council is proposing the city becomes England's first 20mph city. 29841227
Reposted by Jane van HoornJonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 27/08/2026From De Strandharker.. just lovely 251121382806
Reposted by Jane van HoornTom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Stop telling pedestrians and cyclists what to do to stay safe and just force drivers not to be dangerous by design. 17671118
Reposted by Jane van HoornTom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 18/08/2026protection w/ @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social 7435115
Reposted by Jane van HoornAndrew Appleton @aaoakbay.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Folks: read this. By Maggie, a local community organizer/builder and all-around amazing human. thetyee.ca/Culture/2026...thetyee.ca‘Be Careful You Don’t Burn Yourself’ | The TyeeReflections on parenting through climate chaos. 162
Reposted by Jane van HoornJay Hightman @jay.hightman.org · 16/07/2026My daughter Robyn made a special trip to get thier bicycle helmet, doing so did not save their life! Had there been a truely protected bicycle lane, Robyn might be alive today... 25914
Reposted by Jane van HoornJackie @aussiejackie.bsky.social · 17/06/2026We all hate trump.. but the contrast! 661393405
Jane van Hoorn @cyclelady.bsky.social · 13/06/2026I just wrote a @oakbayforall.bsky.social letter: Oak Bay needs Safe Streets for All. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/safe...actionnetwork.orgOak Bay needs Safe Streets for AllOn Monday June 15th, Oak Bay Council is deciding next steps for building out long-promised safer routes for neighbours who walk, bike, roll, and transit. Unfortunately, Council has heard a great deal... 110
Jane van Hoorn @cyclelady.bsky.social · 30/05/2026In my neighbourhood, the district is painting sharrows and calling it a ‘safe’ bikeway. Yeah, right…. 010
Reposted by Jane van HoornTom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 30/04/2026“Bikes are toys” - person with a life sized hot wheels truck 820822
Reposted by Jane van HoornDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 17/04/2026The worst part of any bike ride is cars. 251224131
Jane van Hoorn @cyclelady.bsky.social · 22/03/2026Our movement Critical Mass made the local news in March 2024. Seemed promising that Council would finally move on building cycling infrastructure but nope… nothing. I’ve been lobbying in my community since 2000. Sigh… leadership please. 010
Reposted by Jane van HoornMayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 17/03/2026They said it would take 193 years to clean London’s air. We did it in nine. 💨 London has now met legal limits for nitrogen dioxide air pollution.theguardian.comLondon, San Francisco and Beijing achieve ‘remarkable reductions’ in air pollutionCycle lanes, electric cars and other interventions have helped 19 global cities slash levels of pollutants by more than 20% 14478321924
Reposted by Jane van HoornTom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 07/03/2026It all happened so fast. @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social 525055
Reposted by Jane van HoornTom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 23/02/2026More details coming soon but looks like I might be doing a talk on the other side of the globe this year. still can't believe where a little bike ride to school went 🙃 616130
Reposted by Jane van HoornLesley Ewing @lesleyewing.bsky.social · 14/02/2026 www.timescolonist.com/local-news/d... 131
Reposted by Jane van HoornAdam Johnston: Elmwood Fietser @adamjwpg.bsky.social · 08/02/2026Worth a read. #activetransportation #Bicycling www.climateride.org/stories/cycl...climateride.orgCycling Is Political (Whether We Admit It or Not) - Climate RidePeople often say, “Cycling doesn’t have to be political.” Or, “Stick to watts, not politics.”But the truth is: cycling already is. Every time someone rides a bike—for transportation, for joy, for heal... 1238684
Reposted by Jane van HoornCool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 29/01/2026Victoria, BC: “You can pretend, in Portland and Vancouver, that no one bikes in those cities, because you don’t see bicyclists – they’re off on side streets. So politically, they’ve vanished. And I think that’s a big reason why Portland and Vancouver have stalled and we haven’t.” 26520
Jane van Hoorn @cyclelady.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Wow. Very moving piece. Bruce Springsteen completely captures the injustice of what’s happening in the USA. 071
Jane van Hoorn @cyclelady.bsky.social · 23/01/2026I’ve experienced the before and after in Paris and the after is FANTASTIC! All because of determined leadership, something thats greatly missing in my community. @districtofoakbay.bsky.social OAK BAY COUNCIL TAKE NOTE. 031
Jane van Hoorn @cyclelady.bsky.social · 22/01/2026Indeed Paris is a thousand times better for cycling today than it was 10 or 20 years ago when I first went there. 030
Jane van Hoorn @cyclelady.bsky.social · 20/01/2026I believe there are a number of Canadians who feel this way about the USA. 020
Jane van Hoorn @cyclelady.bsky.social · 05/01/2026A country that is smart enough to run on Bicycles. Canada should be that country too. 120
Jane van Hoorn @cyclelady.bsky.social · 03/01/2026Yep. Often when bike lanes are built, new sidewalks are built, like what was done on Shelbourne. SUPER functional. 051
Jane van Hoorn @cyclelady.bsky.social · 26/12/2025Wow! I remember a time when cars ruled in Paris. What a difference cycling infrastructure makes. 030
Jane van Hoorn @cyclelady.bsky.social · 26/12/2025Absolutely cycling infrastructure makes a difference. www.timescolonist.com/opinion/comm...timescolonist.comComment: How Victoria’s bike and roll network changed my lifeEven if you, or your friends, don’t use the safe bike and roll network, there are thousands and thousands of your neighbours that do. 010
Jane van Hoorn @cyclelady.bsky.social · 25/12/2025This would be my community of the District of Oak Bay. Can’t have a winter market cause.. no parking. Arg. 020
Jane van Hoorn @cyclelady.bsky.social · 22/12/2025What the hell is with this? Censored 60 minutes?? What’s next with the Trump Regime? Wow. 010