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Urban-parenting and #KidicalMassHFX

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David Lewis @uniondesign.bsky.social · 1h
I just love searching on something and 80% of the web pages I find are obviously AI generated garbage
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Raccoon in the sky @seebo429.bsky.social · 1h
#BikeHFX
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Terri @terriclarke.bsky.social · 23h
Sound on for the giggle
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Rachel @rachelcinema.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A whole miniature city for tiny cyclist. 🥹 C'est tellement mignon et franchement émouvant. Non seulement une ville sans enfants n'en est pas une, mais c'est à leur hauteur qu'on devrait penser nos espaces et lieux de vie.
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Jen @envirojen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Great to see at least 8 other #BikeHfx folks on my evening ride today. 🤩 I say at least 8, because I couldn’t see under the bakfiets rain cover to identify passengers. But you all made me smile from Ashburn Ave to Connolly St.
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Laura White, P.Eng. @lecwhite.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
In person consultation is Tuesday 29 September 6-8 pm YMCA 5640 Sackville Street. I will come if council finishes before then.
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Tony Walsh @tonywalsh.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The kids are alright. #Halisky
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Jen @envirojen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Weekend pics from #Kejimikujik National Park.
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Bartek Ciszkowski @justbartek.ca · 23/09/2026
8 cyclists at the corner of Almon & Robie today around 4:30, 4 of those were kids (of varying ages). Change is happening but to most it looks invisible cause we're free flowing around this city on our #BikeHfx wheels.
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Jen @envirojen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
#BloomScrolling the prettiest asters in my bike handlebar vase today.
Pink and yellow flowers in a small green vase attached to bike handlebars.
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Jen @envirojen.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Proof that #KidicalMass isn’t just for kids. There’s bike (or rollerblade) joy for everyone on these rides. Escape the rush hour grind, and travel through the city with a smile on your face. Imagine what else is possible for these asphalt strips of public space that connect us.
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Jillian @bikehfxlobby.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The weather tomorrow looks good, I bought a lot of food, there will be #KidicalMassHfx vibes, and very cool people to chat with! Join us!
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Jen @envirojen.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Attention #BikeHfx: your ride along Chisholm Ave Extension just got a little bit smoother. The owners of the adjacent apartment complex (for whom this is essentially a driveway) have added asphalt to the existing speed bumps. They are much less jarring by bike now.
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Sunil Sarwal @sunilsarwal.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I’m so sick of our elected officials making lives worse for us in exchange for quick profits.
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Jessie Harlow @jessieharlow.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Flexposts aren't protection. They're analog long-term data collection indicating drivers don't stay in their lane.
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Jen @envirojen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Late season #BloomScrolling: asters, toadflax, and clover in today’s bike handlebar vase. Stopping to pick, arrange, and water these tiny blooms sets my pace for the day.
Purple, pink, and yellow flowers in a small green vase attached to bike handlebars.
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Dan Peterson @danp.net · 15/09/2026
We have acquired unspeakable powers. Come join us in putting them to good use Sunday! hfx.bike/party
A cargo bike in the foreground has an orange and black street closed signs on it back. Behind it, a woman stands next to a cargo trike with supports for the signs in its bucket. The picture was taken at a Halifax works yard, and there is a salt dome in the background. 
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Jen @envirojen.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
You don't have to speak German, or even use the auto-translated subtitles to enjoy this video (but it helps). I can't imagine ever seeing something like this produced by the Canadian public broadcaster.
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Jen @envirojen.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
We were spoiled to have homemade treats from BOTH @kwilsonhfx.bsky.social and @justbartek.ca today! Delicious 🍪 Thank you!
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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Photo of the year.
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Sam @smknigh.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Yeah there’s always one or two people who just can’t wait two minutes to allow 100 kids having the best day of their life riding a bike on a quiet neighbourhood road safely
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Raccoon in the sky @seebo429.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
It was a great morning for #KidicalMassHFX and there was a huge turnout. I had so much fun that I forgot to take a picture. But this is basically what it looked like:
Stick figure bicycles in various colours some are different shapes. They all have smiley faces above them. There's a blue car and it has a frowny face in it
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Jillian @bikehfxlobby.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
See you in the morning!
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Sunil Sarwal @sunilsarwal.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Oh the year was 2026 How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now! A bloody great storm blew in the night, and the northwest wind took out me lights god damn them all. I was told we'd cruise the web for American shows, post some memes, watch tv! But I'm a broken man in my Halifax home I've got no electricity
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Jen @envirojen.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Attention #BikeHfx: the south common temporary pathway just got a load of gravel and cement. Still wet, but also very much still open for use.
A gravel and cement pathway running alongside a fenced off construction site.
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Jen @envirojen.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I’ve been increasingly worried about our #BikeHfx bike bus route since late August when I started to think about the massive construction project underway a few blocks from my kiddo’s school. The once quiet neighbourhood we ride through is absolutely choked with cars at the end of the day.
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Terri @terriclarke.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Doug Ford is quickly getting a lot of blood on his hands
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Jen @envirojen.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Lots of smoke around Almon and Isleville. Anyone know what’s going on #Halisky?
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Jen @envirojen.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Beautifully predictable comments below. Has anyone tried this place yet #HaliSky?
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Jen @envirojen.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The #KidicalMassHfx September Newsletter is now live! It's got all the details about: our next ride on Sun Sept 13 in Central Halifax; @cyclehalifax.ca's Go By Bike month; a youth bike and art education program; and joining our Slack Workspace. kidical-mass-newsletter.beehiiv.com/p/kidical-ma...
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Kidical Mass Halifax September News
September ride details; Go By Bike Month; Paving Paths: Biking and Art Education For Adolescents; and Join our Slack Workspace.
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Jen @envirojen.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
This bike has been located! 🎉 It didn’t make it far out of the neighbourhood. I’ll take down the original post shortly!
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Doug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
This whole idea that we can simply green the status quo—swapping out ICE vehicles for electric or slapping solar panels on homes built in spawl development in former forests or farmland—and make real progress in the fight against climate change just ain't it.
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Dan Peterson @danp.net · 06/09/2026
We're having a party! On Sep 20 (rain date 27th) we're throwing a Vincent Street block party, between Devonshire and Young. #KidicalMassHfx + #BikeHfx folks might know this as a starting place for the waterfront ride. Everyone welcome! If you are inclined we could use volunteers, like for BBQ
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Neighbourhood Block Party
Neighbourhood Block Party on Vincent Street between Devonshire Ave and Young St, Sunday, September 20 from 12pm to 3pm.
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Jen @envirojen.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The #BikeJoy I needed today. This is the second blooming of toadflax (aka “butter & butter eggs”) this season. These bright yellow flowers really make me smile; especially given their location in a concrete jungle. Also in the bike handlebar vase today is a single clover flower. #BloomScrolling
A small green vase attached to bike handlebars contains many small yellow flowers and one purple flower.
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Jen @envirojen.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Attention #BikeHfx. There are unannounced and unmitigated closures of the COLT multiuse pathway where it runs along Joseph Howe drive, between DVR/Bayers and DVR, centred around Scot St. The only options to go around are to cross at the Superstore or DVR/Bayers, but the signage is placed at Scot St.
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Nick P @npilon.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
HRCE: young minds need to be protected from the hypnotic influence of the smartphone, so we require them all to be placed in faraday cages at the start of each school day Also HRCE: get to class by bus need smartphone paper bad screen good
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Jen @envirojen.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Small ask but a BIG win for today: the local crossing guard supervisor agreed to extend the shift for crossing guards outside a nearby school (with earlier bell times) so that my kiddo's school community would benefit from them too! All I had to do was ask!
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Jen @envirojen.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
We just posted the details for the September #KidicalMassHfx ride: Sunday Sept 13, 9:30am starting at Chebucto Road Park and riding to LeMarchant St. Thomas school. Check out all the details on our website, and join us for some #BikeHfx fun. hfx.bike/kidical-mass...
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Kidical Mass Halifax
Kidical Mass Halifax rides are a celebration of cycling and a way to show that kids & families need safe spaces to ride in their communities.
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Susan Joudrey @sujo.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
regardless of a person's view on various pathogens, just the visable difference between a used filter and a new filter should motivate everyone to advocate for better indoor air quality.
 two air filters lying on a wodden floor. one has been used and is dark grey. the other one is white because it hasn't yet been used.
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Jen @envirojen.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Thinking about participating in @cyclehalifax.ca's "Go By Bike Month" #BikeHfx? You can join the #KidicalMassHfx team, courtesy of @npilon.bsky.social. gobybikehalifax.ca/auth?team=D7...
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Go By Bike Month | Halifax Cycling Coalition
Go By Bike Month is a city-wide campaign from the Halifax Cycling Coalition throughout September 2026 to get more people cycling. Ride, log your trips, and help build a more bike-friendly Halifax.
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Jillian @bikehfxlobby.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I had an appointment at the VG hospital, where I used to work, then biked home. En route, I realized I was using a ton of infrastructure that didn't exist when I was commuting pre-pandemic. It was so much easier & enjoyable to use protected lanes! A good reminder that things can get better. 1/2
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Lloyd Alter @lloydalter.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
We should use this time not only to stop using products from the USA, but also the tired, high-carbon planning and development patterns we copied from them. We can build, instead, a walkable, wooden world.
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Mark Carney says, “You’re at war when you’re attacked, and we got attacked.” Here’s how we can fight back
I wrote a pile of posts when tariffs were first imposed last year. It’s time to get serious about them.
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Kidical Mass Ottawa @kidicalmassottawa.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
We love to see politicians seriously engaging with kids. Kids have a great perspective on cities: both from their current view closer to the ground and without the clouded judgement about what we can and cannot do.
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Janel Comeau 🍁 @verybadllama.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
diarrhea Taylor Farms, salmonella chicken parm, bags of frozen blueberries that straight-up kill your ass heavy metal sourdough, listeria soup bowl refreshing summer popsicle that's filled with shards of glass we didn't start the fire...
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World Bollard Association™️ @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
We might have FINALLY met our match… #WorldBollardAssociation
One of the biggest dogs in the world pulls a tiny bollard almost out the ground.
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Jen @envirojen.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I started thinking about our school bike route today & how it might be affected by nearby construction. In the middle of sending emails to 311 (1st one about crossing guards, 2nd one about status of an AT path), I realized that it REALLY shouldn’t be this difficult to bike & walk to school. 1/2
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Terri @terriclarke.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Researchers find the lung capacity and function of London children that had been stunted by traffic pollution has now been restored just a few years after the introduction of London’s ultra-low emission zone
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Ulez led to better lung size and function among London children, study finds
Researchers find capacity stunted by pollution restored after introduction of ultra-low emission zone
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Chris Geroux @cgeroux.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Video clips from this last Sunday's #BikeHFX #KidicalMass ride (Aug 16, 2026). 1/16 Video Description: A large group of children and adults on bicycles are riding on a residential street. The video has been taken from the perspective of someone riding along the sidewalk beside them.
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Dan Peterson @danp.net · 18/08/2026
Made a page for the Halifax Commons pool schedule and info! It's surprisingly hard to figure out the schedule for today or another day from the HRM page. And holiday schedules are confusing every year for some reason (I 311'd about that). Feedback?
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Halifax Commons Pool Schedule
A mobile-friendly view of today's Halifax Commons Pool schedule.
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Seth LaJeunesse @sethlaj.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Let us do all we can to make these weekly, then daily occurrences. Let’s render Kidical Masses “just how we do things here.”
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