Cassie Smith (she/her)

They're beautiful! I'd love to try this.

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Yeah, it's a tight space to share now that they are both bigger (especially with snowsuits and boots). Plus big brother is too big to get buckled in (on one side) and she *feels* like she is just as big as him 😉

So much talk about grandfathers, so little talk about grandmothers...

My grandmas worked in the post office and the jewelry store and also had pretty significant second shifts at home (one grandma was windowed at 34 with two young kids).

It seems to be the bakfiets in particular that she's opposed to. Squished in face to face with sibling, the way the straps feel. She's keen to get her own bike out and our longtail. Saving grace at least!

Kids biking on a pathway with skyline and clouds above

Oh, yes they love to ride their own bikes. Youngest did 10km on pedals before she turned 4!

But it's hard here in winter - ice potholey road conditions can be difficult to navigate for youngsters, a lot of our safe routes aren't winter maintained, it's dark, etc.

So funny! I don't remember the eldest going through this phase - I think mostly because it was so new and fun. But maybe just different personalities 🤷🏼‍♀️

She would love that, but yes way too little! 8yo already talks about when he has his own cargo bike 💗

I hate to see it sitting around and not being used as much as it could be. I'm seriously thinking about exploring "Friend With A" or some other way of sharing this bike with others. Would love to hear advice from others who have found a way to do this! 2/2

Cassie wearing bright pink sits on the seat of a bakfiets with a kid in the seat and an infant seat with bug net over top. They are on the grass next to a roadway being used by people on bikes.

It seems the novelty and joy of riding in a cargo bike has worn off for my nearly 5yo (and sometimes, but less often for her older sibling). Granted, she's been riding in one for almost five years. But it's still breaking my heart a bit. Hopefully just a stage...

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Young potted trees lined up in a wet parking lot marked with traffic cones.

🌳 The 2026 Plant Your Place! program has sprouted! Free trees for eligible residents!

Learn more: https://bit.ly/46uuBxN

Hopecore urbanism 👌🏼🔥

In 2020, the City of Toronto undertook a project to make a popular bike boulevard more comfortable for people of all ages and abilities.

The project:
▶️ Decreased vehicle volumes on a popular bike boulevard by up to 60%.
▶️ Tripled the number of people biking in some places on the street.

Atlanta's E-Bike Rebate Program gets renewed for second round trip The first program, aimed at reducing transit costs and car dependency, launched in 2024 and has been renewed for 2026.

Atlanta’s e-bike rebate program is returning for another year! Rebate recipients, who received between $500 and $2,000 for a standard or cargo e-bike, drove a whopping 40% less each week, story via Georgia Public Broadcasting 🔌💡

If I may suggest an improvement

I can't recall a job interview I've ever driven to... At least not for a job I got.

🚍🚍🚍💻🚇🚕🚶🏼‍♀️🚆🚲

Peace is a climate solution. Energy efficiency, renewables & walkability are peace building in that they weaken one excuse for war.

Photos of a bike-sharing station in Bilbao containing 10-15 bikes, including one special tricycle.

Photos of a bike-sharing station in Bilbao containing 10-15 bikes, including one special tricycle.

Photos of a bike-sharing station in Bilbao containing 10-15 bikes, including one special tricycle.

A small gesture with a big meaning: tricycles are now a standard offering from the Bizkaibizi bike share.

By adding three-wheeled cycles, Bizkaia is making a powerful statement: cycling is for everyone—older adults, those with balance limitations, and riders who feel more confident on three wheels.

I spy a Sideways tee on an awesome city councillor. 😍🔥

Also this.

Oh also, forgot to mention the times when you're midway through crossing an intersection and a driver zooms up with no intention of stopping. Especially if you are blocked by a (probably oversized) vehicle waiting in the left turning lane.

Any driver movement responsible for any percentage of crashes with pedestrians or people on bikes is a percentage worth fixing.

That's the whole point of vision zero.

#SubSkeet.

YES. This is the whole point of Vision Zero. We shouldn't accept any deaths or serious injuries for the convenience of motorists. @visionzeroottawa.bsky.social

Also 20% of collisions is not a small number! Even 4% of collisions is not a small number!

Our most frequently used intersection has no RTOR some hours on weekdays. But on weekends we make even more trips - to the park, to friends, to swimming lessons, to hockey practice. Those trips have to be important too.

I walk or cycle with my kids every day in the core of Ottawa. We are regularly unable to cross intersections because of drivers trying to turn right on red and blocking our way while we have the signal. This makes our trips less safe, longer, colder, wetter when it's raining.

It really seems like the major policy document guiding this committee says this is not time-wasting. It's not like it was totally out of left field like a ring road or something 🫥

It's municipal budget season, and there's a lot of talk of 'core services' here.

Since everyone seems to have a different definition of these, and since people don't usually ask kids, I'd love to know:

What would your KID consider to be 'core services' of the city/municipality that you live in?

8yo:
- Free public transit
- More housing
- Making bike lanes from car lanes when they don't need it.

4yo:
- what he said

*pushes jaw back up from the floor*