Reposted by brendaCollin 'Appears To Be A Typo' Woodard @collinwoodard.bsky.social · 11hsometimes it's still hard to believe the government decided the license that lets you drive this fiat should be the same one that lets you drive this truck 1224045
Reposted by brendaTessa Pekeles @tpekeles.bsky.social · 07/10/2026My Halifax housing belief is that all car dealerships on the peninsula need to be turned into affordable housing 3414
Reposted by brendaLanrick Bennett @lanrickbennett.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Car Dependency Strikes Again! “The ethos of Park(ing) Day is to celebrate the use of urban public space for people and challenge the dominance of the automobile in cities." schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/news/u-of-t-... If we had the #PoliticalWill we'd have Park(ing) Day every single day! #TOpolischoolofcities.utoronto.caU of T students mark global day for public use of city streets by taking over Toronto parking spot - School of CitiesWhat started as a course assignment in urban landscapes and planning resulted in a real-life guerrilla installation by University of Toronto students that’s designed to bring attention to the need… Re... 062
Reposted by brendaJames Boxall 🇨🇦🍁 @jamesgis.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I now have a headache and am cutting my day short, going home. In what universe is this allowed. Do I have any rights? If they come back I am going to try and video it. Please HRM/NSGov...fix this!!! @lecwhite.bsky.social I t's a daily ordeal & I know it's not just this part of Halifax. 4161
Reposted by brenda햏 @hehheh.bsky.social · 03/10/2026There should be bus lanes and protected bike lanes on Quinpool. 3558
Reposted by brendadugaldingue ⓥ @greenandgrumpy.eurosky.social · 02/10/2026That’s an amazing idea. Would #Halifax councillors consider doing the same thing? 022
Reposted by brendaHalifax Examiner @halifaxexaminer.ca · 01/10/2026Clogging the arteries of our communities with more and bigger vehicles is a serious and fatal error Morning File by @suzannerent.bsky.socialhalifaxexaminer.caClogging the arteries of our communities with more and bigger vehicles is a serious and fatal error - Halifax Examiner"Something that is not a car has to be an option." 37220
Reposted by brendaSafe Kjipuktuk @safehrm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026We desperately need a whole pedestrian street network downtown. Some peace and respite from the moving machines 1193
Reposted by brendaUrban Cycling Institute @urbancyclinginstitute.org · 29/09/2026[𝑛𝑜𝑢𝑛]: the alarming growth of private cars in height, width, length and weight at the expense of public space, the environment and overall safety. 58239
Reposted by brendaSafe Kjipuktuk @safehrm.bsky.social · 27/09/2026unreal what we permit on our roads whilst screaming at politicians to ban e scooters. www.thestar.com/life/autos/r...thestar.comRam’s new 777-horsepower super truck can launch its three-tonne frame to 96 km/h in just 3.5 secondsPriced at $147,990, the 2027 TRX SRT lands at Canadian dealerships this fall with a supercharged V8 and luxury cabin. 1212143
Reposted by brendaMark Vossler, MD (he/him) @markvmd.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I hate the term “environmentalist.” I hate seeing it used in the media to connote a fringe interest group as in “environmentalists are upset with the new EPA rule.” I prefer “people who care about the survival of the human species.” 494
Reposted by brendaSenõr Mouse @bythor.bsky.social · 25/09/2026So true: "Once our eyes are opened to all the ways we’ve prioritized cars over people, we can’t unsee it." Since I sold my car the way I see the world has changed. Cars everywhere. Fossil fuel burners (most of them, still), noise, smell, p-space they take, the priority they get at traffic lights. 🤓 212836
Reposted by brendaSeth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 24/09/2026As we come to the end of another burning summer, here's your periodic reminder of what a genuine climate emergency plan looks like. Check out our 2026 12-minute video: youtu.be/HJdKqAVzG-I?...youtu.be6 Markers of Climate EmergencyYouTube video by Climate Emergency Unit 0208
Reposted by brendaDaniel 🦁 @eikonos.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Cars are given priority over pedestrians and cyclists because cars are private property, and in this society private property is more important than human beings. One car is more important than 30 people on a public bus, or one person walking or one person cycling, because private property matters. 1115639
Reposted by brendaBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 22/09/2026We know that mobility in cities is about space. More specifically, more trips in less space. We’ve seen lots of great images reinforcing that point. This one might be my favourite, from #Santiago, because it ALSO shows the inequality of having buses run in mixed traffic. Dedicated bus-only lanes. 219547
Reposted by brendaJudy Trinh @judytrinh.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Seniors who were protesting Mark Carney’s Bill c39 and fast tracking of environmental reviews arrested and charged with trespassing on Parliament Hill. 56506267
Reposted by brendaTom Moffatt @solarab.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Climate convoy reaches Ottawa #cdnpoli www.halifaxexaminer.ca/environment/...halifaxexaminer.caSeniors will 'risk arrest' to deliver climate-impact photos to MPs and Mark Carney - Halifax Examiner"We will be persistent, we will not be violent, but we aren't going to turn around and go home easily." 11911
Reposted by brendaAarne Granlund @aarnegranlund.eurosky.social · 22/09/2026This is the best post on Bluesky I’ve seen in two weeks. 022
Reposted by brendaVision Zero Vancouver @visionzerovancouver.ca · 22/09/2026Together w/ @crashcoalition.bsky.social & @movementyvr.bsky.social, we're calling upon the Chief Coroner, Dr. Baidwan to assess the greater fatality risk of pickups and large SUVs on road safety, and to make recommendations to address these dangers. Read more: visionzerovancouver.ca/2026/09/21/o...visionzerovancouver.caOversized Vehicles. Oversized Danger.British Columbia has become the latest province in Canada where the Chief Coroner is being asked to investigate the growing danger to pedestrians, cyclists, and other vulnerable road users from pic… 1423869
Reposted by brendaKatharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 19/09/2026I gave a talk yesterday at a clean tech in incubator, and this was literally my thesis. 23825190
Reposted by brendaTom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 16/09/2026“Wear a construction vest when walking” 916225
Reposted by brendaProf. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The "War on Walking" is a great reframing of baked-in car dependency, and I'm sure I'll be using some of these images in future public talks 222357
Reposted by brendanikki muthafunka @coleskiiiiii.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Mmmmm! Mm hmm!!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 The people I grew up inspired by (via my family’s thought and politics) were always for the end of oppression for all people. 1126
Reposted by brendaBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 13/09/2026This is cool— apparently @adamtranter.bsky.social transformed a street parking space into a parklet (mini park/public space), but the municipality removed it because it wasn’t a mother vehicle. So he did this. Nice job. And dumb interpretation by city hall. Via Marco Te BrommelStroet on LinkedIn. 524450
Reposted by brendaSeth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 10/09/2026* "The costs of climate change increasingly exceed the benefits of fossil fuels." For example, for BC, climate costs are 5.27 times higher than fossil fuel revenues for the federal government and 4 times higher than revenues for BC. 22415
Reposted by brendaDavid Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Fresh evidence that car touchscreens are a giant step backwards for road safety: "For all tasks, the touchscreen was associated with increased visual distraction." doi.org/10.1016/j.tr... 1081578419
Reposted by brendaDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 06/09/2026This is amazing; everything is very stupid. futurism.com/artificial-i... 2230790
Reposted by brendaJimmy Thomson @jameswsthomson.com · 04/09/2026This kind of report should be accompanied by a press conference—not with some low-level bureaucrat, but with the prime minister. Flanked by all of his ministers. In prime time, with technical briefings. This report says we're facing unimaginable disaster, yet we didn't even get a briefing. 13345205
Reposted by brendaBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 02/09/2026The REAL war in cities has been a WAR ON WALKING. Pass it on. #WarOnWalking #UrbanTruth 418654
Reposted by brendaGravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 28/08/2026I honestly think we have strong data on the negative impacts of cars. But where the challenge lies is getting people to understand the systemic harms. The average person will complain about "reckless drivers" but we need to get them to understand how car dependency as a whole hurts *everyone* 0367
Reposted by brendaSocially Conscious 🇨🇦 🏳️🌈 🇺🇦 @enough-already.bsky.social · 28/08/2026ALL Canadian coffee shops should immediately rename their Americano to Canadiano coffee. Just saying. Boycott any American foods or drinks. 1341738190
Reposted by brendaPEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Mark Critch - 🤣🤣🤣💯👍 Lake Ontario will never be Lake America. #cdnpoli 68239
Reposted by brendaFietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Both are city vehicles, but... Only one demands minimal space, doesn't threaten lives, and causes zero wear on our roads. Yet the cargo bike has to beg for every single scrap of safe infrastructure, while the massive SUV is just handed the entire city by default. 132572
Reposted by brendaHow-Sen Chong @how-sen.com · 27/08/2026Every time someone tries to ban something like an e-scooter because of a serious accident, I want to scream out loud that automobiles kill over 1.5 million people every year. Here in Canada, automobiles kill five people *every day* 35697134
Reposted by brendaThe PikaSue 🇨🇦 @thepikasue.bsky.social · 26/08/2026@todmaffin.com highlighting small Canadian businesses. Support #Canada, #BuyCanadian ❤️🇨🇦youtube.comCanadian businesses hit by the U.S. tariffs that you can support #BuyCanadianYouTube video by Tod Maffin 012
Reposted by brendaPeter Flax @pflax1.bsky.social · 26/08/2026The act of riding a bicycle is undeniably simple but also a radical thing. People who ride for transit KNOW that there are many trips that simply don't require a costly, dangerous motor vehicle to be done. And they know if more people realized the same, their community and the world would be better. 822236
Reposted by brenda🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Always a good reminder from David Cochrane. “America isn't the way it is because he's president. He's president because America is the way it is” — David Cochrane CBC Power and Politics 36812289
Reposted by brendaSara F.L. Kirk @sflkirk.bsky.social · 21/08/2026The Mayor of Como has banned bikes in the city centre for "public safety" after being hit by an e-bike. Now let's apply the same logic to cars - we'd have pedestrianised half of Europe by now. If you struggle to understand #motonormativity, here's an example! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #CarBrainbbc.co.ukComo mayor hit by electric bike and issues blanket ban in Italian cityAlessandro Rapinese said the prohibition was for public safety, adding "I know what it's like to be hit by one of these beasts". 811924
Reposted by brendaFietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Fixating on plastic lids instead of deadly street design is exactly why this dangerous status quo has lasted for decades. Victim blaming only worsens the problem with our urban spaces. Solid infrastructure is the priority. Leave the misguided helmet debate at home. 1507
Reposted by brendaVision Zero Kjipuktuk-Halifax @visionzerokh.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Words matter. The language we use to describe traffic crashes shapes how the public understands road safety, who is held accountable, and what solutions are considered possible. Our latest #VisionZero post provides an overview of @visionzerovancouver.ca's excellent new media style guide 🎯👏 1/2visionzerohfx.ghost.ioChallenging the assumption that road deaths are the price of mobilityWords matter. The language we use to describe traffic crashes shapes how the public understands road safety, who is held accountable, and what solutions are considered possible. 1104
Reposted by brendaCheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 19/08/2026A small, used bookstore in Lunenburg #NovaScotia is getting more attention for one unique reason. It opens in the evening and doesn't close until customers stop coming, even if that means keeping the lights on into the early morning. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...cbc.caWhy this Lunenburg bookstore stays open late into the nightA small, used bookstore in Lunenburg, N.S., is getting more attention for one unique reason. It opens in the evening and doesn't close until customers stop coming, even if that means keeping the light... 19659151
Reposted by brendaWorld BEYOND War @world-beyond-war.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Military air shows consume public money to glorify weapons while communities absorb the noise, pollution, crash risks, and environmental damage. worldbeyondwar.org/ban-military...worldbeyondwar.orgBan Military Air Shows - World BEYOND WarMilitary planes are weapons of mass murder and destruction. Air shows are used to advertise them. #WorldBEYONDWar 021
Reposted by brendaYellow Dot Studios @yellowdotstudios.bsky.social · 17/08/2026You might want to hold your breath before reading this headline: The CO2 that Exxon, Chevron, and the rest of Big Oil keeps pumping into the air is now starting to de-calcify our bodies, just like it's doing to the oceans. And... inhale!sciencedaily.comScientists detect a surprising shift in human blood as atmospheric CO2 risesRising carbon dioxide in the atmosphere may be leaving a measurable imprint inside the human body. Researchers analyzing more than two decades of U.S. health data found that blood bicarbonate levels h... 510568
Reposted by brendafravery.bsky.social @fravery.bsky.social · 16/08/2026“When all else fails, give up and go to the library.” (Stephen King, Dallas '63) 845651
Reposted by brendaJames Boxall 🇨🇦🍁 @jamesgis.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Whoever said the climate crisis didn't have a serious price people will pay was not paying attention. Good god... one month! Sad to say the least.. sadder still that its going to be regular... normalized. Don't turn away 045
Reposted by brendaSara F.L. Kirk @sflkirk.bsky.social · 15/08/2026"...the best thing to keep us safe will always be one another, collectivism over individualism. But here we are, driving around in Batmobiles, thinking ourselves heroes, blithely unaware we just might be the baddies". The scourge of big SUVs #CarCult #CarBrain www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comIt’s the SUV tyranny: where have all the normal family cars gone? | Coco KhanThey rule the roads and, in their wake, even old-style saloons have been supersized. It’s an illusion of consumer choice, says writer and podcaster Coco Khan 4205
Reposted by brendaFietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 15/08/2026We're constantly told to "make eye contact" or "share the road", but this is the deadly, ego driven bullshit we're up against and it's costing people their lives. Make these vehicles illegal to modify. 1226060
Reposted by brendaLanrick Bennett @lanrickbennett.bsky.social · 14/08/2026For the drivers celebrating, a primer on congestion via @wearetvo.bsky.social Drivers w/o cycling infrastrucre on Univeristy Av, Bloor St & Yonge St your communtes will be longer & you'll purposely be putting vulnerabe road users in danger. What is induced demand? www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4Dn...youtube.comWhat is induced demand?YouTube video by TVO Today 2199