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Paul Croft

@pcplans.bsky.social
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Drawing lines on maps for a living. Planning for transit, bikes and urban places. Halifax, Ottawa and Toronto mostly. #halisky #transit #bikes #urbanism

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Twonks @twonks.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Grown up
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Paul Croft @pcplans.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Something on the dark side is on fire
Photo from Halifax over the harbour with a pall of smoke visible over Dartmouth
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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Sunset, Canoe Lake Tom Thomson 1913
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Paul Croft @pcplans.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Même en français, c'est le cauchemar de tout urbaniste.
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Paul Croft @pcplans.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Absolute Unit (appareil absolu?) in town this weekend
RA Dixmude, a French Mistral class helicopter carrier tied up at Halifax NS 2026-05-30
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Raccoon in the sky @seebo429.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
These guys don't belong on the monorail. They don't pay the monorail tax!
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Paul Croft @pcplans.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
One for @paulisci.bsky.social
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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
"i have two Microsoft Outlooks, and neither one of those are working." The Astronauts truly representing us all up there.
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Simon MacEwan @theblastedheath.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
New project- 出口🏃🏻‍♂️ Shinjuku Station has over 200 exits, I'm going to draw all of them wrongly, not where they actually take you, but the many worlds that they could take you to.
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Paul Croft @pcplans.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Honestly thought this would be a @thebeaverton.com article based on the headline. Sigh.
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Paul Croft @pcplans.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Inside the weird world of Toronto’s transit seat upholstery | CBC News
Scoring a seat on a busy bus, streetcar or subway is a hot commodity, but have you ever thought about why they're made the way they are? Welcome to the weird world of transit seat upholstery.
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Paul Croft @pcplans.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Nice one out there today.
Picture of a Halifax Transit ferry departing Alderney on a glorious sunny late winter day.
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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
2026 basically
A photo of an ice cream machine with a sign reading, "Anything is possible with ice cream." Beneath that is a hand lettered sign reading, "No ice cream".
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Going car-free is the best thing most people can do for climate. To reduce car dependency, cities should promote car-free living, supporting compact cities through policy, and investing in public transportation, pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure, and shared mobility options.
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These key strategies could help Americans get rid of their cars  » Yale Climate Connections
Research points the way to a more climate-friendly, diverse, and desirable transportation system.
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Low Frequency Ovipositor @pikesley.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 19/01/2026
Frodo: I wish so much unbelievably stupid shit had not happened in my time

Gandalf: So do all who live to see such times. This is all exceptionally stupid, though
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Paul Croft @pcplans.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
placed on hold and hearing familiar music...took me a while to place the @wtyppod.bsky.social ad theme 🤪
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Halifax Shipping News @hfxshippingnews.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Overnight, Via #14, th Halifax bound Ocean hit trailers parked too close to the rails, st alexandre de kamouraska, 10 minutes from Rivière-du-Loup
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Paul Croft @pcplans.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
New fren dropped by today.
View from behind of two cats peering intently from inside at a small bird which has landed on the balcony railing of my apartment.
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Paul Croft @pcplans.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Bring back the Bras d'Or! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Politicians say long-dormant Cape Breton rail line could be revitalized soon | CBC News
It's been a decade since trains stopped running on the line between Point Tupper and Sydney, N.S., but several ideas are under discussion that could lead to renewal of the tracks.
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Paul Croft @pcplans.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Transit fares are going up. Why do Canadian cities struggle to keep it affordable? | CBC News
With transit fares on the rise in a number of Canadian cities, some experts say it’s time to rethink how we fund public transportation so that lower-income riders — who rely on it the most — aren't pr...
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Paul Croft @pcplans.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
This book is my origin story. Sadly, did not hang on to it.
Early ‘80s edition of the AA Book of British Towns.
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Paul Croft @pcplans.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Ice fog and an LRT delay; yup guess I’m back in Ottawa.
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Halifax ReTales @halifaxretales.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
ummm I missed that line in Flanders Fields
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Christian Dimmer @remmid.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
This scene captures the quiet magic of Tokyo’s unplanned, human-scaled backstreets—where cars are welcome only as guests, weaving their way gently through pedestrians and cyclists. Streets like these remind us that vibrancy and human connection are at the heart of every truly liveable, lovable city.
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Paul Croft @pcplans.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Every time we explore a new beach here, within a few days inevitably a shark sighting near that location hits the news. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Scuba divers come face to face with great white shark near Hubbards, N.S. | CBC News
Divers John Brooks and Eric Peterson encountered the shark in waters near Fox Point Beach, about a 40-minute drive from Halifax.
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jeeyon shim 심지연 @jeeyon.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
This is the best product listing copy I’ve ever read
Nothing lasts forever, and that includes the Roman Empire. 

The Fall of Rome-Scented Candle smells like cypress trees and red wine. Light it and watch the Roman forum melt into a puddle of wax while you quietly contemplate the impermanence of civilizations and/or candles.

Do you think individual Romans understood that their civilization was collapsing? Or did it happen so gradually that they were able to ignore the warning signs—international trade breaking down, the senate becoming a rubber stamp for the supreme leader, and political violence becoming expected during transfers of power?

It’s hard to say, because it’s impossible to imagine being in that kind of situation. In any event—hope you enjoy the candle!
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Peter Beadle @pwbnyc.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Folks are terrified of the NYC subway, think DC is a gang ridden hellscape and have other often irrational fears, but here's the truth, other than disease or an abusive partner with a gun, you're most likely to be killed by a reckless driver, and we barely acknowledge it's a problem.
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Terri @terriclarke.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Halisky friends who use Halifax Transit, or who would like to be able to use it more in the future, a survey just dropped: www.halifax.ca/home/news/re...
halifax.ca
Residents invited to share feedback on Halifax Transit
The Halifax Regional Municipality is inviting residents to help shape the future of Halifax Transit by sharing feedback on a new transit plan.
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Bryan Blessed @bryb.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
I don't know why this lad is building a subterranean city for cats, but I'm all for it.
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 11/08/2025
Canadians travelling to the US advised to not fucking do that
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Canadians travelling to the US advised to not fucking do that
OTTAWA - Canadians thinking of planning a trip to the United States are being advised by the Government of Canada to perhaps consider going anywhere else on the entire fucking planet for their summer ...
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Paul Croft @pcplans.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Oh Halifax
Picture of a street with a sidewalk barricaded off and a sign saying « sidewalk closed please use other side ». The sidewalk on the other side is also closed.
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Janel Comeau 🍁 @verybadllama.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
obsessed with this vague notice from the government of Nova Scotia. Like it’s definitely about the new fire restrictions, but it also looks like a poster you’d find yellowed and curled on the bulletin board of a diner in a town where locals won’t talk about their missing kids
Instagram post from the nsgov Instagram account. Black and red text reads “STAY OUT OF THE WOODS”; the foreground is a black silhouette of trees
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Paul Croft @pcplans.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Rail seems to be all people want to talk about, but the difference a little bit of investment in our intercity bus network could make in Nova Scotia should not be dismissed.
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Paul Croft @pcplans.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Did not miss the Ottawa humidity. Not one little bit.
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Prof. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
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Paul Croft @pcplans.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
Let’s get this.
About to start the Ottawa Marathon
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Paul Croft @pcplans.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Bridge to nowhere #halisky
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Paul Croft @pcplans.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Bye Felicia
Screenshot of live marine traffic map showing a ship named Felicia departing Halifax NS.
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Paul Croft @pcplans.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
If you see this post, quote with a bridge from your gallery.
A view of the Macdonald bridge in Halifax at sunrise with fog rising.
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Paul Croft @pcplans.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
I swear I remember watching some CBC made for TV movie 30 odd years ago that posited the EU and USA fighting a war over Canada (because of Quebec separation?) and thought it was the dumbest thing ever at the time. Now, not so much.
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Jason Cox @jasoncoxnc.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
“I just don’t understand why we aren’t seeing more local, small scale development.” City Planner II, flipping through a 862 page UDO as they prepare for a meeting with one of the 18 city advisory committees involved.
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Jennifer Robson 🇨🇦 @jrobson.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Just saw footage of that insane effort by Trump and Vance to bully Pres. Zelenskyy. I'm making another donation to the Canada-Ukraine Foundation. www.cufoundation.ca
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Home - CANADA-UKRAINE FOUNDATION
DONATE BEFORE APRIL 6TH - MYHAL FAMILY FOUNDATION MATCHES DONATIONS UP TO 1 MILLION DOLLARS
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Steven Clark @thefwordnb.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Well done by the comms team at City of Fredericton
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Paul Croft @pcplans.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Looking like we’re in the Upside Down this morning Halifax.
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Jarrett Walker @humantransit.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Once you recognize that widening roads always leads to more congestion, the case for (de)congestion pricing + transit investment is obvious. But if you need a study, here's a study: ssti.us/2025/02/03/c...
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Congestion pricing could be the only path to managing gridlock
Transportation agencies in the U.S. spend billions of dollars each year expanding highways to ease gridlock. Yet commute times have increased 20% over the last 50 years and traffic congestion is still...
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Mina Harker @bellalieughosty.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
“It’s the Official Plan. I strongly recommend people read it.”
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Don't vote for fascists.
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Jonathan Berk 🏠 @berkie1.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Montreal will continue the largest pedestrian street program in North America, committing $12mil to 9 pedestrian streets over 3-years. “These projects are not only good for the economy, they also contribute directly to the quality of life of the population.” @valplante.bsky.social
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RAIL Magazine @railmag.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
The first new North American passenger rail service/project/route of 2025 is underway, with Ottawa opening its rebuilt O-Train Line 2 and the new Line 4 to the airport. As noted previously, vehicles are a mix of Alstom Lint and Stadler FLIRT DMUs.🚈
OC Transpo Twitter post announcing Lines 2 4 service
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JimRockaway @jimrockaway.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Invest in transit frequency, open streets, bus lanes & bike lanes.
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