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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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Sorry to hear this.

04.03.2026 22:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Guess you are more of a 5 roses guy?

04.03.2026 13:24 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Picture of a Halifax Transit ferry departing Alderney on a glorious sunny late winter day.

Picture of a Halifax Transit ferry departing Alderney on a glorious sunny late winter day.

Nice one out there today.

20.02.2026 18:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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".

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".

2026 basically

18.02.2026 16:23 πŸ‘ 40988 πŸ” 10912 πŸ’¬ 310 πŸ“Œ 338
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British Rail Class 395 - Wikipedia

I guess the Javelin (Class 395) EMU in the UK? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British....

17.02.2026 17:54 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ottawa never had a median BRT in a freeway corridor, only shoulder bus lanes. I seem to recall seeing something in Minneapolis(?) but don't recall how old it is/was.

17.02.2026 15:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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These key strategies could help Americans get rid of their carsΒ  Β» Yale Climate Connections Research points the way to a more climate-friendly, diverse, and desirable transportation system.

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.

12.02.2026 10:40 πŸ‘ 312 πŸ” 92 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 14
Zager And Evans - In The Year 2525
Zager And Evans - In The Year 2525 YouTube video by eitan19611

This one seems kind of relevant these days: youtu.be/izQB2-Kmiic?...

20.01.2026 15:20 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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

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

19.01.2026 19:54 πŸ‘ 15610 πŸ” 5676 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 57

placed on hold and hearing familiar music...took me a while to place the @wtyppod.bsky.social ad theme πŸ€ͺ

15.01.2026 17:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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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

12.01.2026 13:11 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3
View from behind of two cats peering intently from inside at a small bird which has landed on the balcony railing of my apartment.

View from behind of two cats peering intently from inside at a small bird which has landed on the balcony railing of my apartment.

New fren dropped by today.

11.01.2026 20:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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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.

Bring back the Bras d'Or!

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

08.01.2026 13:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Jonathan Kay pretty sure cancel culture to blame for him using dog shampoo TORONTO - After his tweet about mistakenly using dog shampoo for several months went viral, Canadian journalist Jonathan Kay has been hard at work explaining how exactly β€œthe cancel culture Twitterati...

*Jonathan Kay enters the chat* thebeaverton.com/2021/02/jona...

07.01.2026 16:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

sidewalks on side streets a bit slippy; right downtown everything seems alright - Cogswell is good coming down the hill.

07.01.2026 12:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Not really seeing that; there are enough caveats in the MMLOS framework (one of the better documents on this in Canada) about how and when to consider on-street parking (eg user safety trumps other considerations).

01.01.2026 16:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

some additional Canadian cities based on a quick look at available data I could find:

Halifax = 0.164 (2024 est. CMA population, 2024 ridership)
Ottawa = 0.155 (2021 CMA population, 2024 ridership)

31.12.2025 14:29 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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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 β€” who rely on it the most β€” aren't pr...

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

31.12.2025 11:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

This book is my origin story. Sadly, did not hang on to it.

27.12.2025 13:47 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

2035 is soon?

22.12.2025 12:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Pole that was previously blocking a sidewalk has been removed; just had to wait on 3rd party contractors to do there thing.

Pole that was previously blocking a sidewalk has been removed; just had to wait on 3rd party contractors to do there thing.

Dreessen. Gets. Action.

19.12.2025 20:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

We don’t give a scit ;-)

15.12.2025 19:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The way things are going for the Charge in Ottawa, we should just snipe the whole team!

15.12.2025 15:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

*chef's kiss* maps.app.goo.gl/4ANUzY3svXCb...

09.12.2025 12:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Ice fog and an LRT delay; yup guess I’m back in Ottawa.

20.11.2025 13:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Image shows "supertrain" a nuclear-powered train from a short lived 1970s TV show.

Image shows "supertrain" a nuclear-powered train from a short lived 1970s TV show.

we were so close...

19.11.2025 20:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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ummm
I missed that line in Flanders Fields

10.11.2025 15:45 πŸ‘ 156 πŸ” 41 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 6

And Purdy’s Wharf of course.

09.11.2025 12:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You can get from Brunswick Street near Cogswell to Duke/Grenville via Scotia Centre/Barrington Hotel/CIBC building.

09.11.2025 12:18 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

That looks like it's going to be messy.

04.11.2025 20:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0