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Owen Waygood @owenwaygood.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Getting around shouldn’t threaten your life. @trishkoz.bsky.social of CBC covers fatalities of people on 🚲 in #Montreal in this podcast. She highlights the tool we’ve built to take a proactive as opposed to the current reactive approach (next post): This is Montreal www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...

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Owen Waygood @owenwaygood.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Does a small reminder about local #climateChange disasters increase the likelihood that someone chooses an EV over a gas-powered vehicle? Yes! Reducing the #psychologicalDistance was found to be a highly effective framing in our latest research #communication. authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...

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Owen Waygood @owenwaygood.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

An excellent overview and “easy read” of how cars affect our lives. It’s been an experiment of a bit over 100 years with cars, and the evidence shows that the losses to our wealth, health, and quality of life are mounting. This book helps with rethinking the role of cars in our lives and society.

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Owen Waygood @owenwaygood.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

If we approached traffic danger as a #publicHealth issue, we’d focus on the hazard. Unfortunately people seem to give a pass to the danger imposed by cars, but the difference in hazards is HUGE between cars and micromobility. Let’s take a scientific approach to the problem and focus on the hazard.

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Owen Waygood @owenwaygood.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

The critical component of traffic hazard is #speed. Secondary is the mass. Most deaths are from cars, yet we often see the speed limit of micromobility limited. What would people say the speed limit should be of those modes if asked independently? #trafficHazard #trafficDanger #motonormativity

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Owen Waygood @owenwaygood.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Kevin Manaugh and I will welcome @thewaroncars.bsky.social to discuss their book “Life after cars” and various fascinating topics on sustainable transport April 9, at McGill thanks to SGI. SPOTS are filling up! Sign up for free: @kmanaugh.bsky.social www.mcgill.ca/desautels/ch...

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3rd Annual Sustainable Transportation Roundtable

We sincerely appreciate Alstom's generous support in making this event possible. In the 20th Century, the automobile became the predominant mode of transport in most cities in North America. This has...

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Waymo's insistence that that it uses remote "assistants" rather than drivers seems to be all about liability — not semantics. Illuminating post from Junko Yoshida: junkoyoshidaparis.substack.com/p/why-does-w...

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Owen Waygood @owenwaygood.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

I’m not sure that I’ll ever finish the book #moralAmbition. The problem is that on every page I have to stop, put the book down… then make notes and plans about how I can better address societal problems! 😂 Inspirational stuff! 💪😅

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Owen Waygood @owenwaygood.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Rebecca Sanders presented the recently published NCHRP 1157 on #pedestrian safety at night WITH a guide on how to address the problem. #trafficSafety.🚶 fatalities at night have been on the rise. It takes much longer to even react at night.

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Owen Waygood @owenwaygood.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

NZ takes a Safe and Appropriate Speed approach to their roads through a Movement and Place perspective. This requires (?) that speeds be appropriate to the type of use of the road - that takes into account uses that create more pedestrian activity. #trafficSafety #TRBAM2026

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Owen Waygood @owenwaygood.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

A little #trafficSafety humour by Jennifer Musselman of Kittelson & Associates at #TRBAM Who says engineers can’t be fun? (Other than my kids?)

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Owen Waygood @owenwaygood.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Pr Bob Schneider making the argument that context characteristics impact FSI crash outcomes with pedestrians. #trafficDanger #trafficHazard

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Owen Waygood @owenwaygood.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Pr. Bob Schneider was resenting on how land use impacts 🚶‍♀️ and cyclist road fatalities. He’s highlighting how land use spreads out, speed needs to increase to give similar accessibility, which creates more hazardous ⚠️ conditions.

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Owen Waygood @owenwaygood.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

@kmanaugh.bsky.social @ahmedelgeneidy.bsky.social a great thread on topics we’ve been discussing more and more because of AI!

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Owen Waygood @owenwaygood.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Not all #climateChange behaviours are equally impactful. But which are the hardest? 🤔 Apparently #transport behaviors with high impact are the most difficult for Canadians. This is likely because we promote car convenience over safety, and limit choice. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Transport emissions and climate change: Which actions are the hardest?

Climate change is a global challenge, making this a crucial time for altering human behaviors to mitigate its effects. This study investigates the dif…

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Owen Waygood @owenwaygood.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Sometimes I forget about awesome photos. #bikeLove

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Owen Waygood @owenwaygood.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Two great events today that are at the core of liveable cities! 1) 10 years of Piétons Québec who defend the needs of pedestrians (walking, rolling) 🎉👏 @pietonsquebec.bsky.social 2) Colloque ferroviaire - developing passenger rail in Canada! Critical to affordable, safe and happy cities.

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Owen Waygood @owenwaygood.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

14 new stations for the REM! A fantastically efficient way to give people more access!

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Owen Waygood @owenwaygood.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Do you ever think, hey, how would an #AV do compared to a human in this situation? Especially when they are raised in warm climates?

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Owen Waygood @owenwaygood.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Are you satisfied with your access to #parks? Do you feel you have good #access to parks? Is it the number of parks, the amount of space or the quality? How you get there? We exam those questions in this #openAccess paper www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Calculated and perceived accessibility: A path analysis to evaluate satisfaction with access to green spaces

Parks and green spaces are important components of cities and play a vital role in individuals' well-being.Park quality and proximity to parks are key…

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Owen Waygood @owenwaygood.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

OMG. This 1966 animation from the National Film Board of Canada is amazing. NFB (Canada) welcome to the @thewaroncars.bsky.social (particularly on point is the part from 8 minutes) www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFaH...

Owen Waygood @owenwaygood.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

PT 🚌 or parking 🅿️ - which do we subsidize💸 more? Costs to build a parking spot can be $20k, then there are costs of the land and such. This is a question - I don't have the answer. There are 6 to 8 parking spots per car, and in many cases these spots are provided free - i.e., 100 % subsidized.

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Owen Waygood @owenwaygood.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

As a regular transit user, as a single, with a friend/colleague, or even as a family, RARELY do the 4 seats facing each other make sense and just end up being used infrequently at full capacity.

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Owen Waygood @owenwaygood.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

A day of meetings on: new street design course centered on people; developing and applying the traffic hazard approach. Then I get a nice surprise: My copy and my share copy. @brooklynspoke.bsky.social @sgoodyear.bsky.social Looking forward to discussing in person!

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Owen Waygood @owenwaygood.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Shifting how people understand the problem is a critical step in creating cities that are safe for all. Well done @visionzerovancouver.ca and @tomflood.bsky.social !

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Owen Waygood @owenwaygood.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

We need to rethink how we approach traffic danger and @davidzipper.bsky.social and @wesmars.bsky.social are two key thinkers helping with the paradigm shift!

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Owen Waygood @owenwaygood.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Traffic hazard is a serious concern - especially for children. But how do we prioritize WHERE to improve? I’ll present work led by @shabnamabdollahi.bsky.social at #TACAM Monday Oct 6th. Join us if you can! #trafficDanger #safeSystem #visionZero #trafficHazard #prioritization #CIM

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Owen Waygood @owenwaygood.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

An excellent argument put forward colleagues at McGill @daniel-romm.bsky.social @kmanaugh.bsky.social that highlights how disproportionate the space devoted to cars in cities is. The article is nicely summarized in the link in the post below 👇

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Owen Waygood @owenwaygood.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Cleaning up old files and came across these from probably the 2009 TRB conference in Washington… and now we have?

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Owen Waygood @owenwaygood.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Parking is something many of us (in planning, policy, transport, etc.) have ignored, but it’s so critical to everything from how people get around to housing and walkability. 👇👇👇

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Parking Reform Network @parkingreform.org · 08/08/2025

"City planners pointed to other major cities in the United States that have abolished parking minimums, like Austin and Minneapolis. They found that those changes led to reduced development costs, more housing units and improved walkability and transit options..." denverite.com/2025/08/05/d...

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Denver City Council abolishes parking minimum requirements for new development

Developers can now build new housing and business complexes without including a set number of parking spots.

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Owen Waygood @owenwaygood.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Amazing how when there is safe infrastructure, suddenly getting around in healthy and inexpensive ways become a real option for parents. Even when their kid is what, like maybe 2-1/2? She was tiny and soooo cute putting along behind her mom. 😀

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Owen Waygood @owenwaygood.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

How does the social use of infrastructure differ in the same neighborhood? This video shows 3 parallel infrastructures: commercial/residential street with protected bicycle lanes; pedestrianized street; and shared active-travel paths (no commentary, just video). www.youtube.com/watch?v=BISJ...

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Bike ride in Verdun Montreal on three different infrastructure types

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Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

That’s so cool! Montreal’s bike share system is rolling out trailers that work on BIXIs as well as personal bikes. They’re hoping to have 50 by the end of the summer, and hundreds over the next few years.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

In a sane world, this would be the biggest, most important news story in the world. ‘Tipping points’ experts issue urgent message to world leaders. “Every fraction of a degree above 1.5°C matters. And every year of “overshoot” matters too.” “It’s ultimately a matter of survival.” #ClimateCrisis

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‘Tipping points’ experts issue urgent message to world leaders

World leaders must take “immediate, unprecedented action” to prevent devastating climate tipping points, experts say. The Global Tipping Points Conference is taking place in Exeter this week, and almo...

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Owen Waygood @owenwaygood.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

How is your #access to diverse activities in local #parks? Parks aren't all created equal, and people don't only go to the closest park. As such, we've created a method to consider both quality (diversity of activities, safety, maintenance) and access here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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How good is your basket of parks? A combined index of park quality and accessibility for youth

Parks and green spaces are essential components of urban areas as they provide ecological, economic, health and social functions. Their positive outco…

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Owen Waygood @owenwaygood.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Design matters when it comes to predicting risky crossing behaviour by pedestrians. The critical factor in explaining crossing on red was wait time in this observation of over 4000 pedestrians across 24 intersections in two different cities: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Distractions or long waits? Impacts on risky crossing behaviour

Pedestrian-vehicle conflicts at intersections are considered as a major source of injuries and fatalities. Intersections are a critical part of roadwa…

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Owen Waygood @owenwaygood.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Last week I was at a traffic safety conference. People presented that the majority of people die IN motor vehicles and about how motor vehicles kill other users. I raised a somewhat controversial point: why don’t we recommend helmets for car users? 👇 continued

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Owen Waygood @owenwaygood.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Ian Lockwood gave a great keynote presentation at #CARSP on how constantly trying to make things easier for cars doesn’t make our cities better and that limiting their impacts can bring life and investment back to cities with many North American examples. #humanCities

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Owen Waygood @owenwaygood.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Speed is a key factor in both crash risk and crash severity. We can design for safety; it’s a choice. Learn how to design for people’s safety.

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Owen Waygood @owenwaygood.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

It’s just too bad that this space isn’t still just cars rolling through.

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Owen Waygood @owenwaygood.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

A huge part of children not being active and playing is that traffic danger limits their freedom. Kids want to play with other kids in real life. If kids can walk and bike places, they meet up and play more because they aren’t reliant on their parents’ free time.

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