Reposted by Kaja Jasińska 🇨🇦Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 02/12/2025If only the pros outweighed the cons. 3339118
Reposted by Kaja Jasińska 🇨🇦Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 17/11/2025Ontario to spend money to rip out bike lanes and speed cameras to disconnect people and hurt school children. 🙌 38727
Reposted by Kaja Jasińska 🇨🇦Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 04/11/2025A typical European car is parked 92% of the time. It spends 1/5th of its driving time looking for parking. Its 5 seats only move 1.5 people. 86% of its fuel never reaches the wheels, and most of the energy that does, moves the car, not the people. Sound efficient? HT @ellenmacarthurfdn.bsky.social 23487183
Reposted by Kaja Jasińska 🇨🇦Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 20/10/2025It's a goal of mine to help make this the most famous, well-known and UNDERSTOOD quote about cities in history. Please share it as much as you can. 22701274
Reposted by Kaja Jasińska 🇨🇦Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 09/10/2025Our kids are invisible on our streets in more than one way 08938
Reposted by Kaja Jasińska 🇨🇦Kate Humphreys (she/her) @klhumphreys.bsky.social · 25/09/2025Vanderbilt University's Peabody College is hiring a TT Assistant Prof in Clinical Psychology (child/family focus) with expertise in AI methods (ML, NLP, LLMs, CV). 📅 Review begins Nov 15, 2025 👉 apply.interfolio.com/174418 Please share! 01722
Kaja Jasińska 🇨🇦 @kajajasinska.bsky.social · 11/09/2025Anyone else caught in these AI journal loops? Journal: “Your paper has been unsubmitted due to formatting reason x” Me: check paper for x, do not find issue x, clarify in cover letter, resubmit paper Journal: “Your paper has been unsubmitted due to formatting reason x” Me: rinse, repeat x 6 😩 100
Reposted by Kaja Jasińska 🇨🇦Renee de St. Croix @reneedsc.bsky.social · 01/09/2025“The change shows how ambitious policymaking can directly improve health in large cities. Air pollution is often described by health experts as a silent killer. Both PM 2.5 and nitrogen dioxide have been linked to major health problems, including heart attacks, lung cancer, bronchitis and asthma.”washingtonpost.comParis said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change.Air pollution fell substantially as the city restricted car traffic and made way for parks and bike lanes. 424382
Reposted by Kaja Jasińska 🇨🇦Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 17/08/2025“One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss.” “Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath Some costs aren’t costs.grist.orgOne mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 lossCopenhagen, the bicycle-friendliest place on the planet, publishes a biannual Bicycle Account, and buried in its pages is a rather astonishing fact. 14655277
Reposted by Kaja Jasińska 🇨🇦Henry Grabar @henrygrabar.bsky.social · 15/08/2025"moving from a less walkable (25th percentile) city to a more walkable city (75th percentile) increased walking by 1,100 daily steps, on average. These changes hold across different genders, ages and body mass index values, and are sustained over 3 months." www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comCountrywide natural experiment links built environment to physical activity - NatureBy analysing the smartphone data of 2,112,288 participants, in particular observing and comparing the activity of the same individual in two different environments, we find that increases in the walka... 314330
Kaja Jasińska 🇨🇦 @kajajasinska.bsky.social · 13/08/2025The dog and I went on a multiday hike in the Algonquin backcountry. On our rest day, Otis enjoyed his time in the hammock with the lake view 🐕🏕️🥾 020
Reposted by Kaja Jasińska 🇨🇦Jay Cockburn @jaycockburn.bsky.social · 13/08/2025Toronto is becoming a cycling city whether Ford wants it to or not. 1174
Kaja Jasińska 🇨🇦 @kajajasinska.bsky.social · 01/08/2025💯 although the daily attempts on my life by cars during my cycling commute stress me out, especially in the stretches without safe bike lanes 030
Reposted by Kaja Jasińska 🇨🇦Plain Kate @k8thek8.bsky.social · 21/07/2025this is extremely cool and very Montreal 061
Kaja Jasińska 🇨🇦 @kajajasinska.bsky.social · 20/07/2025Dogs enjoyed their weekend bike ride through the city #bikeTO #bikelife #toronto #cycling #dogs 2463
Reposted by Kaja Jasińska 🇨🇦Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 16/07/2025Never forget, a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users. ALL ROAD USERS. And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all. For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them. Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.orgusa.streetsblog.orgSeparated Bike Lanes Means Safer Streets, Study Says — Streetsblog USACities that build protected lanes for cyclists end up with safer roads for people on bikes and people in cars and on foot, a new study of 12 large metropolises revealed Wednesday. 111065327
Reposted by Kaja Jasińska 🇨🇦Graeme 🦋 @fatherhilarious.blog · 16/07/2025I don't believe anyone should have to be brave to ride a bicycle. 1028944
Reposted by Kaja Jasińska 🇨🇦The Biking Lawyer LLP @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social · 25/05/2025Last Friday of the month is near and that means another Critical Mass! Given the ongoing police harassment it's imperative that everyone who can make it out joins the mass. We keep us safe. Event details: facebook.com/events/s/cri... 1309
Reposted by Kaja Jasińska 🇨🇦bikebike @bikebikeyyc.bsky.social · 10/05/2025It's the automobiles, stupid. www.forbes.com/sites/laurie...forbes.comSUVs Make Traffic Worse And Are More Dangerous Than CarsTwo new research papers show the downsides of upsizing our vehicles. SUVs have a disproportionate impact on traffic jams, and they injure more people than cars 2399
Kaja Jasińska 🇨🇦 @kajajasinska.bsky.social · 28/03/2025I had a wonderful (albeit very snowy) visit to the University of Winnipeg. Thank you @stefbugden.bsky.social for inviting me to give a talk and sharing all the exciting research underway at UofW. 1110
Reposted by Kaja Jasińska 🇨🇦BOLD Lab @UofT @bold-lab.bsky.social · 23/03/2025📚 New research from rural Côte d’Ivoire: 🔴 Higher maternal stress, anxiety, and food insecurity predict harsh discipline. 🟢 Parents' educational aspirations for children are protective. 🔍 A call for reducing poverty & consequent poor mental health + stress. 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comPredictors of harsh discipline practices among rural households in Côte d'IvoireHarsh discipline is associated with adverse child outcomes across diverse contexts, but research is limited in sub–Saharan Africa. We assess the preva… 053
Reposted by Kaja Jasińska 🇨🇦Eugene Vinitsky 🍒 @eugenevinitsky.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Responding to reviewsmedia.tenor.coma woman says " the work is mysterious and important " in front of a white backgroundALT: a woman says " the work is mysterious and important " in front of a white background 0471
Kaja Jasińska 🇨🇦 @kajajasinska.bsky.social · 07/03/2025Meanwhile, in #Canada. The church in my neighborhood has put up this sign. 010
Reposted by Kaja Jasińska 🇨🇦David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 07/03/2025 New resource to address car bloat: This toolkit offers nuts-and-bolts guidance for taxing oversized vehicles by weight, height, length, or width. www.transportforqualityoflife.com/wp-content/u... 312028
Reposted by Kaja Jasińska 🇨🇦Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 05/03/2025The “cover” of today’s Globe & Mail, Canada’s national newspaper. #StrongAndFree 21921255
Reposted by Kaja Jasińska 🇨🇦Randy McIntosh @ar0mcintosh.bsky.social · 06/03/2025"Despite multiple attacks by the eagle, the goose remained unbowed. The raptor, defeated, flew off." www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comCanada goose fights off bald eagle in rare, symbolism-laden battle on icePhotographer captures 20-minute clash between birds emblematic of Canada and US amid high trade tensions 0104
Reposted by Kaja Jasińska 🇨🇦Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 04/03/2025You can’t overstate the historic importance of today’s speech to both American and Canadian citizens by Canada’s Prime Minister. Please watch it and share it wherever you live, but especially if you’re in the United States. You need to know what Trump is doing, and why. youtu.be/wz_42pckM7wyoutu.beWatch Trudeau speak directly to Trump during blistering speechYouTube video by CNN 411405623
Kaja Jasińska 🇨🇦 @kajajasinska.bsky.social · 03/03/2025Displacement doesn’t just affect where children live—it changes how their brains develop. 🧠 Our new study on Syrian refugee children finds that early & prolonged displacement reshapes brain networks, highlighting the lasting impact of war & instability #Refugees www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 040
Kaja Jasińska 🇨🇦 @kajajasinska.bsky.social · 27/02/2025Bsky child development scientists: can anyone point me to language, cognitive, or reading assessments that started in a lab and scaled to schools? I'm thinking of something like @gaablab.bsky.social's EarlyBird or @jyeatman.bsky.social's ROAR? Are there others I'm missing? Thanks! 823
Reposted by Kaja Jasińska 🇨🇦derek van vliet @derek.bike · 26/02/2025good morning cyclists who take the lane 8715
Kaja Jasińska 🇨🇦 @kajajasinska.bsky.social · 13/02/2025Two very happy, very snowy dogs #canadianwinter 020
Reposted by Kaja Jasińska 🇨🇦Elle @biknmusicmama.bsky.social · 02/02/2025Amazing how it’s foreign leaders speaking to Americans to make it clear the consequences of this administration and not, say, the Democrats. 0161
Reposted by Kaja Jasińska 🇨🇦Robert Zaichkowski @rzaichkowski.bsky.social · 29/01/2025Hey #BikeTO! @cycletoronto.bsky.social has launched a campaign shaming Stantec Consulting Ltd for being retained to do work associated with Doug Ford's bike lane removal efforts. Please sign & spread the word. #TOpoli #ONpoli #VoteFordOut www.cycleto.ca/shame_on_you...cycleto.caShame on you, Stantec 12912
Reposted by Kaja Jasińska 🇨🇦mlongfield.bsky.social @mlongfield.bsky.social · 05/01/2025Meanwhile in Toronto, the fourth most populous city in North America, we're being gaslit that the solution to moving more people more efficiently is ripping out ~19 km of bike lanes. 15318
Kaja Jasińska 🇨🇦 @kajajasinska.bsky.social · 11/12/2024New preprint: the developmental timing of displacement in refugee children relates to neural network organization. Varied age and duration of displacement were used to examine the timing of adversity. Early and prolonged displacement is linked with reduced small worldness. osf.io/preprints/ps...osf.ioOSF 151
Reposted by Kaja Jasińska 🇨🇦Angelo Iulianella @aineurolab.bsky.social · 06/12/2024Dear visual neuroscientists, our department of Medical Neuroscience at Dalhousie University (in beautiful Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada) is seeking an Assistant Professor in visual sciences. Ad below. Please repost. #neuroscience 🧪 dal.peopleadmin.ca/postings/16403dal.peopleadmin.caAssistant Professor of Visual Neuroscience (Designated Position)The Department of Medical Neuroscience (https://medicine.dal.ca/departments/department-sites/medical-neuroscience.html) and the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (https://medicine.dal.ca... 14440
Reposted by Kaja Jasińska 🇨🇦David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 24/11/2024A person on a bicycle is by far the most energy-efficient among animals and machines per distance traveled relative to body weight. The bicycle is magic. www.jstor.org/stable/24923... 26977871690