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@spokesmama

Parent, cargobiker, #HUBcycling Bike Education Coordinator, #CyclingWithoutAge Pilot. The world is burning; bikes are part of the solution.

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When are we going to start allowing bike parking like this in Vancouver???

03.03.2026 16:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh, haha, that's what I saw! Scanning too fast & didn't notice it was Todd talking about Vancouver.

27.02.2026 17:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Are you subskeeting Vancouver or do you have an ex cop who lives 400km away from City Hall on council in Hamilton too?

27.02.2026 17:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ah yeah, I heard those too. Better fireworks than gunshots, I guess?

25.02.2026 07:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is my favourite of their albums.

21.02.2026 20:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh, are you in Vancouver? *Waves from East Van*

21.02.2026 04:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I think the *bare minimum* should be one secure bike parking space per bedroom. Plus visitor bike parking, & customer parking if there are street level businesses in, say, a mixed-use development.

21.02.2026 04:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Yellow 1990s Sony Walkman & headphones

Yellow 1990s Sony Walkman & headphones

๐Ÿคฃ mine was this one:

14.02.2026 18:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yeah, let's stop buying massive American style firetrucks & then designing our roads around those. European & Asian cities somehow make it work with much more compact trucks that don't require huge corner radii & wide lanes.

14.02.2026 09:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

I wish this were an Onion article

13.02.2026 22:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A woman, man & two children stand around a front loader cargobike which is holding two cat carriers

A woman, man & two children stand around a front loader cargobike which is holding two cat carriers

My cats only go on the cargobikes when they're headed to the vet. Or the day we brought them home:

13.02.2026 21:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

BC's rollback of safer supply & decrim is killing people, there's no doubt. In the recent @crackdownpod.bsky.social, @garthmullins.bsky.social puts it so clearly:

"There has been no political cost for our deaths. There has been a political cost for helping us, & that's why we're seeing this today."

01.02.2026 20:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a person is riding a dinosaur on top of a snow covered mountain . Alt: a person is riding a dinosaur on top of a snow covered mountain

That's an amazing quote, but I'm still stuck on "Woke Hoth" ๐Ÿ’€

25.01.2026 18:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿคฃ my bike commute this morning was ten degrees warmer than that, but I wore my usual puffer jacket, jeans, light gloves, thin toque under my helmet. I did pull my buff up over my chin, I guess? I might wear another layer of pants & thicker gloves for -9, I guess.

22.01.2026 02:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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17.01.2026 16:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿคฃ

19.01.2026 00:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm guessing by the name Rochefort that it's French, so they used the French spelling triple. If it was a Flemish brewery it'd be tripel.

18.01.2026 02:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I've never come close to one, but definitely been freaked out by a sudden loud whup whup whup sound in the trees nearby. ๐Ÿ˜ฌ

18.01.2026 02:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Eight people wearing swim suits & hats on English Bay beach just after jumping in the ocean for the Vancouver Polar Bear Swim.

Eight people wearing swim suits & hats on English Bay beach just after jumping in the ocean for the Vancouver Polar Bear Swim.

Convinced seven friends to jump in the ocean with me! #VanPolarBearSwim

02.01.2026 09:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Polar Bear Swim: January 1, 2026 Thousands of people gather at English Bay beach to take the plunge on New Years Day every year for the Polar Bear Swim.

Happy new year! Who's doing a polar bear swim today?

I'll be here:
Polar Bear Swim | City of Vancouver share.google/7oBOrFiYgQ48...

01.01.2026 18:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Uhhh, I got this. ๐Ÿ˜‚

01.01.2026 18:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It appears there was a struggle.

01.01.2026 18:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Like, did you attack it with a sword to get it down?

01.01.2026 18:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

OH MY GOD, the CLUMPS of needles! ๐Ÿ˜‚

01.01.2026 17:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What's the story here? Do they work in sanitation? Is this a juvenile version of "Bah, Humbug!"? Is it an elaborate inside joke that I don't have the reference for? ๐Ÿ˜‚

01.01.2026 03:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

@donnamatrix.bsky.social !!

24.12.2025 07:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a group of men sitting on a couch with the words " and you try tellin the young people of today that " Alt: a group of four men (the comedy group Monty Python) sitting on a couch with the words " and you try tellin the young people of today that "

It's impossible to choose one, but I'm partial to the four Yorkshiremen. youtu.be/ue7wM0QC5LE?...

24.12.2025 07:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Alerts Stay up-to-date with the latest alerts and advisories.

Hey @translink.ca, I'm looking for updates on the Skytrain Expo Line issue and don't use Twitter any more. Can you post alerts on Bluesky? There's over 35 million of us here.

23.12.2025 17:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Well, if we didn't do holiday activities in the rain, we wouldn't get to do them at all! ๐Ÿ˜œ

23.12.2025 07:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

#CarryShitOlympics goooooold!

21.12.2025 20:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 13 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0