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Jane van Hoorn

@cyclelady.bsky.social
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Cycling advocate, passionate about cycling. Instigator of Critical Mass Oak Bay, a movement to persuade community councillors to build cycling infrastructure for all ages and abilities. Love to travel.

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Lesley Ewing @lesleyewing.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Oak Bay: NB
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How-Sen Chong @how-sen.com · 26/09/2026
Photo 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.
Photo of Critical Mass bike ride in Toronto today
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Cool 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.
Flyer for a Critical Mass bicycle ride featuring an illustration of some bicycles and text. Text includes: Reduce Invisibility! Join the monthly ride home together! Aren't you sick and tired of having to fight for your life on city streets? Why are we treated like cars by the law, but like obnoxious and unwelcome obstructions by people in cars? Where are we supposed to go?
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Jane van Hoorn @cyclelady.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Keep those wheels turning, especially as we age.
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Peter Flax @pflax1.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Anyone 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.
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Jane van Hoorn @cyclelady.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Too funny!!!
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Jane van Hoorn @cyclelady.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Here’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.
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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
the cost of doing business.
b/w sticker on a green city pole

WEVE MADE IT SO THAT
AUTOMOBILES
CAN GO
EVERYWHERE
AT THE EXPENSE OF CHILDREN
GOING
ANYWHERE
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Jane van Hoorn @cyclelady.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
www.facebook.com/reel/1412182...
facebook.com
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Jane van Hoorn @cyclelady.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Remarkable
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Jane van Hoorn @cyclelady.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I just took action with @theactionnetwork.bsky.social: Request a Lawn Sign. Take action here: actionnetwork.org/forms/reques...
actionnetwork.org
Request a Lawn Sign
Oak Bay heavily restricts where lawn signs can go, so we need your help to host them and get the word out!
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Dutch 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
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Just 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
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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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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
From De Strandharker.. just lovely
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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Stop telling pedestrians and cyclists what to do to stay safe and just force drivers not to be dangerous by design.
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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
protection w/ @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social
two images with text beside

image 1: person riding a cargo bike: if cyclists without helmets bother you
Image 2: painted sharrow: so should bike lanes without protection
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Andrew Appleton @aaoakbay.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Folks: 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 Tyee
Reflections on parenting through climate chaos.
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Jane van Hoorn @cyclelady.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
www.facebook.com/share/p/1AHF...
facebook.com
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Jay Hightman @jay.hightman.org · 16/07/2026
My 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...
If cyclists without helmets bother you

So should bike lanes without protection
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Jane van Hoorn @cyclelady.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
What an unusual coat for a cat.
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Jane van Hoorn @cyclelady.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Typical.
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Jackie @aussiejackie.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
We all hate trump.. but the contrast!
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Jane van Hoorn @cyclelady.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
I just wrote a @oakbayforall.bsky.social letter: Oak Bay needs Safe Streets for All. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/safe...
actionnetwork.org
Oak Bay needs Safe Streets for All
On 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...
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Jane van Hoorn @cyclelady.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
In my neighbourhood, the district is painting sharrows and calling it a ‘safe’ bikeway. Yeah, right….
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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
“Bikes are toys” - person with a life sized hot wheels truck
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
The worst part of any bike ride is cars.
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Jane van Hoorn @cyclelady.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Exactly the question I have of Oak Bay council
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Jane van Hoorn @cyclelady.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Our 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.
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 17/03/2026
They 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.com
London, San Francisco and Beijing achieve ‘remarkable reductions’ in air pollution
Cycle lanes, electric cars and other interventions have helped 19 global cities slash levels of pollutants by more than 20%
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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
It all happened so fast. @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social
Journey of a bike advocate.
Goes on bike ride - smile emoji
Experiences the danger - shocked emoji
Approaches city council - straight face emoji
nothing changes  angry enoji
person throwing a molotov cocktail Dreams of ending car culture
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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Barriers.
person biking in a protected bike lane in a city 

SOMETIMES THE BEST WAY TO REMOVE BARRIERS...
IS TO ADD SOME
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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
More 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 🙃
kid biking in painted bike lane
Smoking tables next to non smoking tables used to be considered normal too
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Jane van Hoorn @cyclelady.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Absolutely agree with these reasons.
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Lesley Ewing @lesleyewing.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
www.timescolonist.com/local-news/d...
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Adam Johnston: Elmwood Fietser @adamjwpg.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Worth a read. #activetransportation #Bicycling www.climateride.org/stories/cycl...
climateride.org
Cycling Is Political (Whether We Admit It or Not) - Climate Ride
People 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...
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Jane van Hoorn @cyclelady.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Thats my kind of mayor.
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Cool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Victoria, 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.”
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Jane van Hoorn @cyclelady.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Wow. Very moving piece. Bruce Springsteen completely captures the injustice of what’s happening in the USA.
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Jane van Hoorn @cyclelady.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
I’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.
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Jane van Hoorn @cyclelady.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Indeed Paris is a thousand times better for cycling today than it was 10 or 20 years ago when I first went there.
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Jane van Hoorn @cyclelady.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
I believe there are a number of Canadians who feel this way about the USA.
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Jane van Hoorn @cyclelady.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
A country that is smart enough to run on Bicycles. Canada should be that country too.
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Jane van Hoorn @cyclelady.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Yep. Often when bike lanes are built, new sidewalks are built, like what was done on Shelbourne. SUPER functional.
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Jane van Hoorn @cyclelady.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
Wow! I remember a time when cars ruled in Paris. What a difference cycling infrastructure makes.
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Jane van Hoorn @cyclelady.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
Absolutely cycling infrastructure makes a difference. www.timescolonist.com/opinion/comm...
timescolonist.com
Comment: How Victoria’s bike and roll network changed my life
Even if you, or your friends, don’t use the safe bike and roll network, there are thousands and thousands of your neighbours that do.
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Jane van Hoorn @cyclelady.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
This would be my community of the District of Oak Bay. Can’t have a winter market cause.. no parking. Arg.
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Jane van Hoorn @cyclelady.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
What the hell is with this? Censored 60 minutes?? What’s next with the Trump Regime? Wow.
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