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Vision Zero Ottawa @visionzeroottawa.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

🚨No loss of life or serious injury on our roads is acceptable. 📣Join our Action Lab with @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social 👉Holding policy makers accountable 👉Using stories of road violence for good Featured Guest: David Shellnutt 📆January 6th 7:00-8:30pm 👇Details and RSVP wp.me/PgXcP6-2t

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Vision Zero Ottawa @visionzeroottawa.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

🚦The decision to defer sidewalks as part of an integrated road renewal project in Manor Park sets a worrisome precedent for the city. 🧵 1/2

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School Streets Ottawa @schoolstreetsyow.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

🚨No loss of life or serious injury on our roads is acceptable. 📣 We want those who govern our transportation systems to fully embrace Vision Zero 👇Join the Vision Zero Ottawa project! 📅 December 2nd 6:30-8:30pm For details on Day Zero of Vision Zero schoolstreetsottawa.ca/day-zero-of-...

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Day Zero of Vision Zero Ottawa

We are reaching out to ask for your support in starting a Vision Zero Team for Ottawa. This will be our Day Zero—the first step toward building a safer city for everyone. What is Vision Zero?Vision…

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Bike Ottawa @bikeottawa.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Bill 60 rally alert! Housing advocates will protest Bill 60 tomorrow at 11am. How about joining them and protesting against the anti bike lane provision or any other part of the bill as well? Bring your protest signs. 🪧

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School Streets Ottawa @schoolstreetsyow.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

SAVE THE DATE 📅 December 2nd 6:30-8:30pm 👇Join the Vision Zero Ottawa project! schoolstreetsottawa.ca/day-zero-of-...

DAY ZERO: VISION ZERO OTTAWA
Help Make Ottawa’s Streets Safer for Everyone!
Date: Tuesday, December 2
Time: 6:30–8:30 PM
Location: New Edinburgh Field House, 203 Stanley Avenue

What is Vision Zero?
A global movement with one simple principle:
No loss of life or serious injury on our roads is acceptable.
Through better design, policy, and community action, we can make Ottawa’s streets safer for all

What is Day Zero?
Our kickoff event to:
Build a core team of volunteers
Brainstorm what Vision Zero Ottawa should look like
Commit to small, actionable steps for real change

Why Join?
Ottawa needs bold voices and committed citizens to push for:
Safer and enforced speed limits
Sidewalks and traffic calming in every community
Active school travel programs
Safer intersections for people outside of the car
A city that values human life above all else

Be Part of the Change!
Your voice matters. Together, we can set the tone for meaningful action ahead of the 2026 municipal elections.

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Pat Bickerton @pbickerton.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Do we think there is enough off-peak ridership to justify a return to 5-min headways on L1? 1130 train getting busier and busier as it approaches the core. Standing room only now. Transit Commission budget meeting Monday Nov 24. Time to write your Councillor to demand better off-peak frequency.

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Cities: Don't waste anymore valuable time, money and resources. Just reference this user-friendly graphic to help guide your decisions around mobility lanes.

Is there an existing road
green arrow yes - add protected mobility lanes
red arrow no - create a mobility lane

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School Streets Ottawa @schoolstreetsyow.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

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Day Zero of Vision Zero Ottawa

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

A crossing guard was killed by the driver of a dump truck yesterday. absolutely heartbreaking. Look at our intersections, look how hostile these are for people/children - this is what we continue to build and defend at all costs. These aren't accidents, these are results. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

large intersection with painted crosswalks

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Sean Devine @seandevine9.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Today marks the end of the Automated Speed Enforcement camera program across Ontario. For anyone concerned about the impact of speeding on the safety of vulnerable road users, and who believes in data-based decision-making, this day is filled with frustration, disappointment, and deep concern. 1/

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School Streets Ottawa @schoolstreetsyow.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

📣DYK Speed Cameras revenues go to 100’s of road safety improvements in Ottawa? 📸Safety Cameras keep communities safe from speeders and turns their fines in to much needed road improvements 🚨Community and school zone safety is not cancellable. Have your say schoolstreetsottawa.ca/get-involved...

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Bike Ottawa @bikeottawa.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

SAVE THE DATE We’re organising a rally to protest against Bill 60. Details: Marion Dewar Plaza City Hall Thursday, November 13 8:30am More info here: bikeottawa.ca/2025/11/09/r...

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Rally to protest Bill 60

Dear residents, Next Thursday, Bike Ottawa is organising a rally to protest Bill 60 that, among other things, will ban any new bike lanes involving road reconfiguration. Whether you bike, walk, rol…

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School Streets Ottawa @schoolstreetsyow.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

🚨 @mayormarksutcliffe.bsky.social - we expect you to stand up to Doug Ford and fight for our Speed Safety Cameras 🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒Our kids and families deserve safe school zones - ASE cameras work! Speed humps and roundabouts won’t fit on arterials 📝Sign our petition today schoolstreetsottawa.ca/get-involved...

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The Biking Lawyer LLP @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

If you're driving, speed & hit someone, you're at fault. But, that doesn't mean that government's who encourage or facilitate dangerous driving are blameless. If you're in a collision w a speeding driver where a speed camera was removed email us: info@thebikinglawyer.ca 1/2

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School Streets Ottawa @schoolstreetsyow.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Make this Halloween a safe and fun one: 🕢 Plan your trips to avoid driving residential neighbourhoods between 6-9pm 🕢 🕷️If you have to drive a residential street - go at a crawl speed 🕷️ 🚧 Apply for a block party, close your street to drivers, open it up to kids! 🚧

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🎃Halloween is the one night of the year when kids get to take over their neighbourhoods for a few hours of fun.

It is also the most dangerous time of year. Tragically, kids aged 4 to 8 are 10 times more likely to be killed by a driver on Halloween than any other night.

Make this Halloween a safe and fun one:

🕢Plan your trips to avoid driving residential neighbourhoods between 6-9pm

🕷️If you have to drive a residential street - go at a crawl speed

🚧Apply for a block party, close your street to drivers, open it up to kids!

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School Streets Ottawa @schoolstreetsyow.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Files from the Ford Govt Flip-Flop Folder: publicly shamed and reversed 🚸 School Re-districting – Done in haste undone by protest 🚴‍♂️ Bike Lane Removal – Lost in Court 🌿 Greenbelt Grab – Buried by backlash 🚨 Speed Camera Shutdown - Make your voice known! schoolstreetsottawa.ca/get-involved...

Parents and Ottawa city Councillors stand up for speed safety cameras on a rainy day outside Queen Elizabeth public school

Parents and Ottawa city Councillors stand up for speed safety cameras on a rainy day outside Woodroffe Ave public school

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School Streets Ottawa @schoolstreetsyow.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Thank you Councillors @seandevine9.bsky.social @lainejohnson.bsky.social @Tim Tierney @tkavanaghbayward.bsky.social @rawlson.bsky.social @stephanieplante.bsky.social for coming out to save our speed cameras and keep school zones safe. We know our fight will not end here.

Community members line up to show support for life saving speed cameras

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Glen Gower @glengower.ca · 20/10/2025

New post from me: "Why we want drivers to slow down" open.substack.com/pub/glengowe... (I'm convinced that at the core of the speed camera debate is that some drivers refuse to believe that speeding is a actually dangerous.)

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Why we want drivers to slow down

Data on vehicle impact speed and injuries to pedestrians

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Bike Ottawa @bikeottawa.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Tomorrow is provincial day of action against the removal of life saving speed cameras in Ontario. Two events happening in Ottawa * Woodroff School 8:15am * Queen Elizabeth School 8:45am Join our family friendly protests if you can. Details in the poster.

Poster of Provincial Day of Action, Oct 20, against the removal of speed cameras in Ontario. Two locations are given at two different schools.

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Eugenie Waters @eugeniewaters.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Join us here in Ottawa to stand strong for our speed cameras! Tomorrow MONDAY: 8:15am Woodroffe PS 8:45am Queen Elizabeth PS Sign our petition: schoolstreetsottawa.ca/get-involved... #SafeSchools #SafeCommunities #SpeedKills #CamerasSaveLives @schoolstreetsyow.bsky.social

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Eugenie Waters @eugeniewaters.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Update: the event has been postponed to Sat. October 18th at 8pm. New location: Prince Albert block 270. Please tell anyone who may not see this message

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Eugenie Waters @eugeniewaters.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Together we can create safer streets if the city will: 🚸Fund and build sidewalks and protected bike lanes in our neighbourhoods 🏫Make school streets possible 💪Stand strong against Ford and fight to save our automated speed cameras! schoolstreetsottawa.ca/get-involved...

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Demand Safe School Zones in Ottawa!

Le francais suit It’s a common scene at schools for morning drop off and afternoon pick up times, speeding, distracted driving, close calls and tension on the streets . Many school zones lack…

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Eugenie Waters @eugeniewaters.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Two days until the Provincial Day of Action to save our automated speed cameras in school zones! Short-actions (15-20min max!) before the work day - come show your support! West: Woodroffe Public School 8:15am Oct 20, 2025 East: Queen Elizabeth Public School 689 St Laurent Blvd

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Eugenie Waters @eugeniewaters.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Come show your support for this precious child’s family and community. Neighbours in Overbrook have shared that there will be a candle lighting ceremony around 630pm tonight, October 17th at 394 Presland Road. All are welcome to attend, please bring a 🕯️if you can. 💔 #OttBike

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Bike Ottawa @bikeottawa.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

A five-year-old dies on our streets. When will the City of Ottawa finally commit to Vision Zero? Our heartfelt condolences to the family of this young boy. bikeottawa.ca/2025/10/17/a...

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A five-year-old dies on our streets

On Wednesday a five-year-old boy lost his life near Lola and Presland, in Overbrook. He was no match for the dump truck that struck him. A lot of families with young kids live in that neighbourhood…

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School Streets Ottawa @schoolstreetsyow.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

📣Join the provincial day of action! Schools across Ontario are telling our leaders cameras save lives and keep our communities safe. 📍Woodroffe School (@Carlingwood Library) 281 Woodroffe Ave @ 8:15am 📍 Queen Elizabeth School, 689 St Laurent @8:45am schoolstreetsottawa.ca/provincial-d...

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Provincial Day of Action – Oct 20

Save our Safety Cameras Join the Day Provincial Day of Action! 8:15am Oct 20, 2025 Woodroffe Public School 281 Woodroffe Ave Count me in! 8:45am Oct 20, 2025 Queen Elizabeth Public School 689 St La…

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School Streets Ottawa @schoolstreetsyow.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

🚨Join us in the fight for safer school zones in Ottawa 🚨 📷Fight to save our speed cameras from ill conceived decrees 🚸Fund and build sidewalks in our neighbourhoods 🚦Greenlight active school transport plans, schools streets and walking school busses schoolstreetsottawa.ca/get-involved...

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Sean Devine @seandevine9.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

On October 20th, I'll be participating in the Provincial Day of Action to help save the Automated Speed Enforcement camera program. Join me at 8:15am at Woodroffe School (235 Woodroffe Avenue). schoolstreetsottawa.ca/provincial-d...

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Provincial Day of Action – Oct 20

Save our Safety Cameras Join the Day Provincial Day of Action! 8:15am Oct 20, 2025 Woodroffe Public School 635 Woodroffe Ave Count me in! 8:45am Oct 20, 2025 Queen Elizabeth Public School 689 St La…

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School Streets Ottawa @schoolstreetsyow.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

🚨Save our Safety Cameras! Join the provincial day of action 🗓️ Monday October 20th 📣Tell our leaders cameras save lives and keep our communities safe 📍Woodroffe School, 281 Woodroffe Ave @ 8:15am 📍 Queen Elizabeth School, 689 St Laurent @8:45am schoolstreetsottawa.ca/provincial-d...

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Provincial Day of Action – Oct 20

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School Streets Ottawa @schoolstreetsyow.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

The scariest thing about Halloween this year is our school zones. Tell our Mayor to stand up to the goblins who would make our communities less safe. 📸Protect speed enforcement cameras everywhere 🚦Green-light School Streets 🚶‍♀️Build sidewalks and bike lanes schoolstreetsottawa.ca/2025/10/11/o...

Depict is a photo collage, going counter clockwise is a School Street in Vanier, then kids cycling to school in a group, last is an image of a speed enforcement camera at a busy arterial road

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School Streets Ottawa @schoolstreetsyow.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

🍬Treat: You can apply to close your street to cars this Halloween! 👻 Trick: Ottawa City Bylaw does not permit the same for a School Street. 🎃Sign the petition demanding School Streets, to protect speed cameras, and build safe places to walk and ride! schoolstreetsottawa.ca/2025/10/11/o...

A street is open to kids and families for 30 minutes before school. In the foreground is a barricade closing it to cars, kids make their way to school on a stress free walk.

A barricade with a hand drawn sign reads closed to cars, in the background kids trick or treat on the street without worrying about cars

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Bike Ottawa @bikeottawa.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Demand safe school zones in Ottawa. Sign and share! 👇

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School Streets Ottawa @schoolstreetsyow.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Is Ottawa school zone safety negotiable? 🚷Delays to sidewalk builds 🚦School Street policy red lighted 📸 Automated Speed Enforcement to be cut down by Doug Ford 📣 No! Tell the Mayor to stand up to the province and anyone who makes communities less safe. schoolstreetsottawa.ca/2025/10/11/o...

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Ottawa Streets Are Not Safe For Kids – A Call to Action to Keep ASE, Have Sidewalks and School Streets

Ottawa Streets are not safe for kids – losing ASE will make it worse

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School Streets Ottawa @schoolstreetsyow.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

“What would you do with no cars on a road for 30 minutes?” ICYMI from @stephanieplante.bsky.social ottawacitizen.com/opinion/scho...

The street in front of the school is open exclusively to children and parents making their way to school. A golden retriever chills in the middle of the street.

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School Streets Ottawa @schoolstreetsyow.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

“We believe Centretown residents deserve a neighbourhood where children can get to school safely without crossing multiple dangerous, high-speed arterial roads; where everyone can access the amenities their taxes and development fees help fund..”

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Cassie Smith (she/her) @cassiesmith.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

The #DevonshireBikeBus also had an #EarthDay ride today in addition to our regularly scheduled Friday ride. And I was thrilled to be interviewed about it by a young multiskilled journalist from the Devonshire Times (Grade 4-6 newspaper). #OttBike #BikeBus

On a grey day a number of kids and parents bike on the street. Other kids are walking on the sidewalk. The closest kid has a blue shirt that says "I am strong, I am brave, I can do this' on his back.

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Alex Robinson @alexmrobinson.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Ottawa families launched three bike buses today to get kids to school safely on two wheels.

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Kidical Mass Ottawa @kidicalmassottawa.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

👋🏼 Hi BlueSky, #BikeSky, #OttBike, We are #KidicalMassOttawa - a bike ride with a purpose: safe streets for kids 🚲👧🏼🎉👦🏽🚴🏽‍♀️👧🏿🎶👦🏻.🚵🏻‍♂️ Our 2025 season is starting soon. Join us May 3rd in #NewEdinburgh KMONewEd.eventbrite.ca

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Kidical Mass Ottawa Bike Ride - Bike Day New Edinburgh

A joy-filled bike ride with a purpose: safe streets for kids.

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School Streets Ottawa @schoolstreetsyow.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

👋 Ottawa’s newest BikeBus! #BroadviewBikeBus starts on Earth Day April 22nd. #ottbike #bikebus

$Celebrate Earth Day! Cycle to Broadview in an all ages and abilities ride. Rain or Shine! April 22nd. Leaves the McKellar Park Field House 9am. For info. SchoolStreetsOttawa\BikeBus$

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Bike Ottawa @bikeottawa.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

A motion comes to Public Works and Infrastructure Committee this Thursday asking that $10M be taken from a fund for vulnerable road users to plug a hole in the traffic signals budget. Learn more and take action! #ottbike #ottcity #RSAP bikeottawa.ca/2025/03/24/s...

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Stop Council from siphoning funding from vulnerable road users! | Bike Ottawa

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Cassie Smith (she/her) @cassiesmith.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Ottawa's #DevonshireBikeBus is back at it, even when it felt like -10 this morning ❄️. We've now biked to school in 7/10 school months of the year! #OttBike #BikeBus

An adult followed by 3 kids on bikes on a pathway with scaffolding over top

On a low traffic street, Cassie takes a bad selfie of a quarter of her face biking with 4 kids and two adults behind her.

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Cassie Smith (she/her) @cassiesmith.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Who else has a kid that would love to spend some time building bike/bus lanes with Lego? This sounds like it's going to be a ton of fun! ncc-ccn.gc.ca/events/healt...

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Healthy Cities, Green Cities: Urbanism Lab for Children

Every day, we work to build an inspiring capital that is a source of pride for all Canadians.

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Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

The only thing better than a protected bike lane, is a protected bike lane with streetart and murals on the barriers.

A woman is sitting on a small skateboard while painting a colorful mural on a concrete barrier. She is wearing a straw hat and a black outfit. There are traffic cones and a bike lane visible in the background.

A colorful mural along a concrete barrier beside a road, featuring abstract shapes and patterns. The artwork is attributed to "Clear Eyes Collective" and is dated "22." In the background, there are green hills and blue skies with scattered clouds.

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

4 -5 hours straight, have to tear them away from this. Kids don’t always want to be on screens, they just need spaces/places to live, grow and play independently.

4 kids playing hockey on an outdoor rink

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School Streets Ottawa @schoolstreetsyow.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Paris now has 200 gorgeous ‘children’s streets’ and school streets. They are pedestrianized and landscaped streets around schools - to mitigate crashes, prioritize walking to school, reduce noise and air pollution. This is what leading on climate action looks like. momentummag.com/paris-expand...

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Paris has More Than 200 'Children’s Streets' Enhancing Safety and Fighting Pollution

The "children’s streets" program isn’t just about safety; it’s also part of an effort to fight pollution and enhance quality of life in Paris.

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School Streets Ottawa @schoolstreetsyow.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

School Streets - car free spaces in front of schools at the beginning and the end of the school day to ensure safe spaces for kids. Too often traffic danger means principals spend their mornings and afternoons managing traffic. Ecole Trill des Bois showed School streets are an effective fix.

The street in front of the school is open exclusively to children, parents and dogs on the immediate approach to school

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

HERE IT IS! My 1st Urbanism & City-Building Starter Pack. I’ll keep adding to it as more city champions arrive here on Bluesky & I discover more of you. Please share this far & wide to support and grow our urbanism community here. Our cities need all the help they can get! go.bsky.app/G7isZfk

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