gotu @gotu.bsky.social · 16hspoiler alert, Jeff was late with the answers, but they are worth waiting for. 000
gotu @gotu.bsky.social · 16hWhat the Mayoral candidates said in response to Bike Ottawa questions: bikeottawa.ca/2026/10/01/2...bikeottawa.ca2026 Municipal elections: what do mayoral candidates have to say about biking in Ottawa?* We’ve received a late answer from Jeff Leiper, which we’ve added to the published data below. Nonetheless our point regarding the previous election still stands. With advance voting underway, it … 100
gotu @gotu.bsky.social · 18hAnd on a bad day there was light rail that would take a folding bike. The mix of small e-wheels and transit is good for everyone. Let's do more. 100
gotu @gotu.bsky.social · 18hoh and 20 years ago I had Myaesthenia Gravis. I was lucky, I could ride a bike the two miles across town ok. Sit on the train for the ride home. but later the journey turned to 5-6 miles, so I added a motor to the folder, thanks to Mr Motorvator. 100
gotu @gotu.bsky.social · 21h"Explore AI to speed up approvals" I'm sure this will work just perfectly. 000
gotu @gotu.bsky.social · 05/10/2026You will be amazed by all the small electric vehicles I see using existing bike lanes. There are 3 ladies regularly blast down my street in electric wheel chairs. Pretty sure none of them drive a car. 220
Reposted by gotuMelissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com · 05/10/2026Monday morning outside Rotterdam Centraal, thousands of cyclists stream toward the station in a carefully choreographed flow. What you’re seeing is the power of systems thinking—the bicycle and train both succeed because they work together seamlessly, where each mode extends the reach of the other. 1827466
Reposted by gotuShiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 04/10/2026people who got angry about those buddha statues should be even angrier about this 16859275
Reposted by gotuAlex Bowden @kingcricket.co.uk · 03/10/2026Spent a while on this one. Doesn't happen with every player. I have no control over it. 142
gotu @gotu.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Greater speed comes from the fact everybody isn't sitting in traffic. 010
gotu @gotu.bsky.social · 03/10/2026No. Longer links, faster larger capacity. Shorter local bus/shuttle Last half mile walk, e-bikes, scooters. Simple autonomous vehicles, low speed would be a great solution. 330
gotu @gotu.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The only reason transit is slower is we allocate a tiny fraction of the resources (space and money) that we allocate to cars. The horrible inefficiency of a car centred society is extremely profitable for car manufacturers and related industries. 160
gotu @gotu.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Resources too. All those cars sit idle 95% of the time. Walk around cities and you can always see a million dollars of cars sitting idle. But we can't afford good transit. 190
gotu @gotu.bsky.social · 03/10/2026@mark-sutcliffe.bsky.social it would appear there is a large hole in your budget plans for OCTranspo. What cuts are you planning? 0131
gotu @gotu.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I got a response to my Freedom of Information request regarding the LRT upload: There were no communications between the OCTranspo head, the mayor, the city manager or Metrolinx re the upload from March 1st to 26 September 2026. There is no $4 billion deal with the province. 52511
gotu @gotu.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Presumably, the 6 supreme Court justices who would not wait for her appeal also knew this. 040
Reposted by gotuCommunity Bikeways - TCBC @bikewaysto.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Guess which bike lanes had biggest % increase over past 4 months in Toronto, based on data from permanent counters? BIKE LANES ON BLOOR in ETOBICOKE, of course! From 79,000 in 2025 to 97,000 in 2026. An upward trajectory that will continue w surging local popn in res towers+BikeShare #biketo #onpoli 03318
Reposted by gotuEdward Xie @edwardxie.bsky.social · 02/10/2026In ERs, we see the impact of unsafe roads regularly. Cities with good bike infrastructure have fewer deaths and greater safety for all, regardless of whether they’re walking, cycling or driving. Ontario gov should reconsider how to spend $48 mil Improve lives - not put them at risk #bikeTO #onpoliyoutube.comWhy hundreds of doctors are fighting Ford’s removal of Toronto bike lanesYouTube video by CBC News Toronto 119095
gotu @gotu.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Indeed. See also the dramatic impact cities like Paris have had on congestion, air quality and general quality of life by encouraging active transport. It is also cheap to implement and dramatically reduces road maintenance costs. You would Mr fiscal responsibility would be all for it. 000
gotu @gotu.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I am deep into the fast radio burst rabbit hole. Loving this S R Kulcarni paper on Dispersion Measure. sites.astro.caltech.edu/~srk/Ay121/S...sites.astro.caltech.edu 010
gotu @gotu.bsky.social · 02/10/2026And he's also going to use development charges to fund the plan. But he just celebrated cutting those charges to get more housing built. His plan relies on the feds and province making up the difference. Even before the cuts the charges were insufficient. The math isn't mathing. 020
gotu @gotu.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Why increase taxes when he can mortgage our future? Once again the $4 billion of LRT debt he's hoping to move to the Province is a key part of the plan. But he's already said he will use those savings to fund transit. The math just does not work. 110
gotu @gotu.bsky.social · 02/10/2026“Invest in infrastructure that reduces congestion.” Sutcliffe’s campaign says the plan would focus on new roads, widening existing arteries and adding new traffic signals and roundabouts. @mark-sutcliffe.bsky.social does not understand induced demand. Long term it will increase congestion. 171
gotu @gotu.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Submitting JWST proposals is up there with trying to book swimming lessons in Ottawa. If you're a parent who has won the Ottawa hunger games, there's an astronomer that needs your help. 010
Reposted by gotuBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Paris has been praised in recent years for their visionary, progressive city-building, but they don’t get enough credit for just being really pragmatic! Everything they’ve been doing is common sense. They’re moving a lot more people with less space while cleaning the air and cooling the city. 124572
gotu @gotu.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Mistake to believe they are stupid. They know they are lying, they are evil. 010
gotu @gotu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The ancient Greeks also used to pick representatives by drawing lots. We would get much more representative government if we just picked people at random from the electoral roll. 010
gotu @gotu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Long overdue to let people register in the weeks before the magic day and just draw lots on the day to find the lucky winners. End the hunger games, which just favour those with the time to play. 000
Reposted by gotuThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026🔥JACK SMITH: "Trump engaged in serious crimes against 🇺🇸- a criminal scheme to prevent a lawful transfer of power... the rule of law faces challenges unlike any we've experienced. I won't be silenced by threats of prosecution. While fear may be contagious, courage is as well." 15861922212
Reposted by gotuFrosted Poptart @toastertrollop.bsky.social · 25/09/2026114 children all with single sniper shots to the head. Some as young as 5 years old. Read that again. They're "hunting" children for fun. 42815
Reposted by gotusecretman11.bsky.social @secretman11.bsky.social · 28/09/2026That's just displacing costs from high-income property owners onto the poorest people in the city. 1101
Reposted by gotuPaul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Sometimes you just have to stop what you’re doing and listen. Unfortunately selective deafness from governments that should know better, has led to what history WILL record as genocide. Even since the ceasefire, which is in this situation a cruel sick joke, more Palestinians have been murdered 42724
Reposted by gotuMichael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026“I don’t think being good at things is the point of doing them.” How an Archeologist changed KURT VONNEGUT’s life. 561622596
gotu @gotu.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The LRT is an asset, despite its woes. Which raises the question, why didn't the council spend the few million needed to run it every 5 minutes when down town was hurting post COVID and tourists were visiting Ottawa instead of going to the US? 010
Reposted by gotuGlen Gower @glengower.ca · 28/09/2026Saturday night in Ottawa: Took the LRT home from the Titans game, full of happy fans. Along the way, people all dressed up for Nuit Blanche boarding the train. Then through downtown, families coming home from Ottawa 200 celebrations. Quite a fun night. More like this please! 2182
Reposted by gotuScott Clement @scottyclement.bsky.social · 27/09/2026You're the only mayoral candidate committing to hamstring the City's finances for generations to come. Why pay the money to fix my leaking roof when I can just not and then pay more down the road to fix the damage the leaking roof caused, too? 1183
gotu @gotu.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Proportional Representation systems such as Ireland's single transferable vote have been shown to result in more collaboration across party lines. The US system with 2 parties and primaries just creates polarisation and the current mess. 031
gotu @gotu.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Your budget has a giant hole in it. Your funding of OCTranspo relies on a $4 billion deal to upload the LRT to the province that hasn't got past the exploratory talks phase. So what are you planning on cutting to keep the tax increase so low? 081
gotu @gotu.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Seems openai is an accessory to mass murder. Time to indite the people running the company. 1221
Reposted by gotuRachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Canada continues to be shameful on this issue. 52824231
Reposted by gotuTom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 24/09/2026You take the lanes, we take the road. 311826
gotu @gotu.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The situation has got worse in his current term. But he's promising to end youth homelessness in another 4 years. Just not credible. 030
gotu @gotu.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"Since the adoption of the City of Ottawa’s 10-year plan to end homelessness in 2014, the number of people living in shelters has risen from just over 6,700 that year to almost 9,500 in 2024, the report says." Suttcliffe was 6 years into a 10 year plan to end homelessness when he took over. 1135
gotu @gotu.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Your financial plan makes no sense. For starters, there's a huge hole in your transit plan: you do not have an agreement to upload the LRT. The Director of OCTranspo said so today. None of your plans are believable. 010
gotu @gotu.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The savings @mark-sutcliffe.bsky.social is relying on won't kick in until the deal is finalized He's promised to raise taxes by just 2.5%, so there is no way he will be able to fund OCTranspo as he is promising. He is a fraud. 020
gotu @gotu.bsky.social · 23/09/2026So just like "fixing the LRT and planting a million trees" we are going to hear @mark-sutcliffe.bsky.social apologising in 4 years time for seeting ambitious goals. He is a fraud and if elected there will be more cuts to OCTranspo. 110
gotu @gotu.bsky.social · 23/09/2026"The estimated $4 billion figure represents the municipal portion of the investment in LRT Stage 1 and 2 if the Province were to make us whole. The Province has committed to consider the City of Ottawa’s request and negotiations are ongoing and not final" 100
