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@frpaul1.bsky.social
Safe streets for cyclists, pedestrians and better transit make cities better for everyone.
Last day posting on other app, Nov 19, 2024.
Last day posting on other app, Nov 19, 2024.
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There's finally been an update on the @hydroottawa.bsky.social Outage Map. The outage is now down to the areas north/south of Meadowlands Drive, which means much of Parkwood Hills. This is a common occurrence, including a lot of lower-income multi-unit housing. Let me know if your power is out.
December 7, 2025 at 3:11 AM
There's finally been an update on the @hydroottawa.bsky.social Outage Map. The outage is now down to the areas north/south of Meadowlands Drive, which means much of Parkwood Hills. This is a common occurrence, including a lot of lower-income multi-unit housing. Let me know if your power is out.
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“Dad, we made so many people happy”
The mostly true recounting of crashing a holiday parade without Imperial authority.
The mostly true recounting of crashing a holiday parade without Imperial authority.
December 6, 2025 at 11:19 PM
“Dad, we made so many people happy”
The mostly true recounting of crashing a holiday parade without Imperial authority.
The mostly true recounting of crashing a holiday parade without Imperial authority.
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A friend found a DVD copy of a movie I did way back in 1999. I was one of the leads - a group of misfits who kidnap Tori Spelling. Now it’s lining the shelves at a used movie/bookstore.
December 6, 2025 at 3:29 AM
A friend found a DVD copy of a movie I did way back in 1999. I was one of the leads - a group of misfits who kidnap Tori Spelling. Now it’s lining the shelves at a used movie/bookstore.
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The level of evil is hard to comprehend
Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans and intersex people
A Department of Justice memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act do not align with Trump’s executive order
prismreports.org
December 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The level of evil is hard to comprehend
Yet all those car commecials say their cars can handle anything winter can throw at them.
Winter makes a city’s transportation priorities extra obvious:
Bikelane: nonexistent on this street
Sidewalk: covered in snow with a caregiver getting a major workout pushing a stroller through
Street: perfectly cleared for drivers
We can and should do better @minneapolismn.gov .
Bikelane: nonexistent on this street
Sidewalk: covered in snow with a caregiver getting a major workout pushing a stroller through
Street: perfectly cleared for drivers
We can and should do better @minneapolismn.gov .
December 5, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Yet all those car commecials say their cars can handle anything winter can throw at them.
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Can you guess the Skateway’s opening date? 🚨👀
Predict the opening date of the Rideau Canal Skateway this season for your chance to win one of three pairs of Rideau Canal Mittens. ❄️
We will draw three winners from all those who correctly predict the date.
📸 myfavouritethings613 | yuknowit (ig)
Predict the opening date of the Rideau Canal Skateway this season for your chance to win one of three pairs of Rideau Canal Mittens. ❄️
We will draw three winners from all those who correctly predict the date.
📸 myfavouritethings613 | yuknowit (ig)
December 4, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Can you guess the Skateway’s opening date? 🚨👀
Predict the opening date of the Rideau Canal Skateway this season for your chance to win one of three pairs of Rideau Canal Mittens. ❄️
We will draw three winners from all those who correctly predict the date.
📸 myfavouritethings613 | yuknowit (ig)
Predict the opening date of the Rideau Canal Skateway this season for your chance to win one of three pairs of Rideau Canal Mittens. ❄️
We will draw three winners from all those who correctly predict the date.
📸 myfavouritethings613 | yuknowit (ig)
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The fact that the button wasn’t originally installed by the city with accessibility in mind is shameful. Kudos to the students for stepping in and coming up with a solution.
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
This is why the city installed an oversized pedestrian crossing button
A pedestrian crossing button in west Ottawa has a unique feature, it’s physically longer than others found elsewhere in the city.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 5, 2025 at 12:44 AM
The fact that the button wasn’t originally installed by the city with accessibility in mind is shameful. Kudos to the students for stepping in and coming up with a solution.
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
Road safety is a shared responsibility, unless you take away the safety, then all the responsibility to not die falls on you.
L.A. redesigned a road to slow traffic. People fought to reverse the safety improvements and won. Then one of the advocates hit and killed a woman walking her dog (the dog died too).
This should be a lawsuit. The city is liable along with the driver.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...
This should be a lawsuit. The city is liable along with the driver.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...
America’s plan to protect pedestrians failed. A young woman’s death reveals why.
U.S. officials adopted Europe's Vision Zero initiative, but many cities have seen an increase in pedestrian fatalities despite efforts to improve road safety.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Road safety is a shared responsibility, unless you take away the safety, then all the responsibility to not die falls on you.
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Expect this to happen on ON thanks to Doug Ford.
L.A. redesigned a road to slow traffic. People fought to reverse the safety improvements and won. Then one of the advocates hit and killed a woman walking her dog (the dog died too).
This should be a lawsuit. The city is liable along with the driver.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...
This should be a lawsuit. The city is liable along with the driver.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...
America’s plan to protect pedestrians failed. A young woman’s death reveals why.
U.S. officials adopted Europe's Vision Zero initiative, but many cities have seen an increase in pedestrian fatalities despite efforts to improve road safety.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Expect this to happen on ON thanks to Doug Ford.
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Three drivers tried to wave us through this crossing while blocking me from view for drivers in the other lanes of travel. Even if it's safe, I often refuse to go—little eyes are watching & she needs to learn how to cross safely & not trust that cars will stop. #yycbike
December 4, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Three drivers tried to wave us through this crossing while blocking me from view for drivers in the other lanes of travel. Even if it's safe, I often refuse to go—little eyes are watching & she needs to learn how to cross safely & not trust that cars will stop. #yycbike
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Hello to all and a free cone today Thu Dec 4 to all named
Aditya
Gillian/Jill/Jillian
Nadia/Nada/Nadhila/Nadira/Naduni or
Raphael/Rafael/Rafaël
at 102 Fairmont between noon and 8pm!
Aditya
Gillian/Jill/Jillian
Nadia/Nada/Nadhila/Nadira/Naduni or
Raphael/Rafael/Rafaël
at 102 Fairmont between noon and 8pm!
December 4, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Hello to all and a free cone today Thu Dec 4 to all named
Aditya
Gillian/Jill/Jillian
Nadia/Nada/Nadhila/Nadira/Naduni or
Raphael/Rafael/Rafaël
at 102 Fairmont between noon and 8pm!
Aditya
Gillian/Jill/Jillian
Nadia/Nada/Nadhila/Nadira/Naduni or
Raphael/Rafael/Rafaël
at 102 Fairmont between noon and 8pm!
My most used emojis on BlueSky. It appears to be my happy place. 😂
anisota.net/harvest
anisota.net/harvest
December 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
My most used emojis on BlueSky. It appears to be my happy place. 😂
anisota.net/harvest
anisota.net/harvest
December 4, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Eli, rests on winter stone,
peers from cream-bound tome outside the public door—
return the Elf, and claim the reward.
December 2, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Eli, rests on winter stone,
peers from cream-bound tome outside the public door—
return the Elf, and claim the reward.
It's that time of year again.
Find Eli the Elf and bring him home to the Merry Dairy.
Find Eli the Elf and bring him home to the Merry Dairy.
Twas the night before treats in Alphabet land,
With streets spelled in letters so grand.
Eli the Elf from Merry Dairy hides,
Seek high, seek low where games are played
A glint in the frost and shade!
Dash quick, while the sun shines, find Eli, and the prize is thine! 🍨🎄
With streets spelled in letters so grand.
Eli the Elf from Merry Dairy hides,
Seek high, seek low where games are played
A glint in the frost and shade!
Dash quick, while the sun shines, find Eli, and the prize is thine! 🍨🎄
December 2, 2025 at 4:33 PM
It's that time of year again.
Find Eli the Elf and bring him home to the Merry Dairy.
Find Eli the Elf and bring him home to the Merry Dairy.
Teens: Too cool to be cold.
Perils of being a feminist mom: my teen just invoked “My body, my choice” when I tried (and failed) to convince her to wear a hat in -16 windchill.
December 2, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Teens: Too cool to be cold.
Oh, Joanne would be a good addition to city council.
#ottpoli
#ottpoli
A bit too soon, but blame CBC Ottawa Morning, lol!
So, I'm running for council in 2026 ...
Worst-kept secret in Kitchissippi ward, but then again, I wasn't trying to keep it secret
open.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Oh, Joanne would be a good addition to city council.
#ottpoli
#ottpoli
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My kids play this game where they take a bite out of an apple, piece it back together and ask “Is it broken or not?”
And I just found the #BikeHfx parking equivalent to this. 😭 (will report)
And I just found the #BikeHfx parking equivalent to this. 😭 (will report)
November 28, 2025 at 5:09 PM
My kids play this game where they take a bite out of an apple, piece it back together and ask “Is it broken or not?”
And I just found the #BikeHfx parking equivalent to this. 😭 (will report)
And I just found the #BikeHfx parking equivalent to this. 😭 (will report)
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Drivers: I couldn’t see you, it was raining
Drivers: I couldn’t see you, there was frost on my windows
Drivers: I couldn’t see you, it was dark
Drivers: I couldn’t see you, the sun was in my eyes
Also drivers: I never see anyone using that bike lane, let’s rip it out.
Drivers: I couldn’t see you, there was frost on my windows
Drivers: I couldn’t see you, it was dark
Drivers: I couldn’t see you, the sun was in my eyes
Also drivers: I never see anyone using that bike lane, let’s rip it out.
November 28, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Drivers: I couldn’t see you, it was raining
Drivers: I couldn’t see you, there was frost on my windows
Drivers: I couldn’t see you, it was dark
Drivers: I couldn’t see you, the sun was in my eyes
Also drivers: I never see anyone using that bike lane, let’s rip it out.
Drivers: I couldn’t see you, there was frost on my windows
Drivers: I couldn’t see you, it was dark
Drivers: I couldn’t see you, the sun was in my eyes
Also drivers: I never see anyone using that bike lane, let’s rip it out.
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For decades, sustainable & responsible cities haven’t just been possible — they’ve been common sense, logical, ridiculously obvious! And yet we’ve failed to act. A better future through better cities is STILL possible with real leadership at every level. #ActionStartsHere @mayors4climate.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 6:45 AM
For decades, sustainable & responsible cities haven’t just been possible — they’ve been common sense, logical, ridiculously obvious! And yet we’ve failed to act. A better future through better cities is STILL possible with real leadership at every level. #ActionStartsHere @mayors4climate.bsky.social
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Wait.
So 4 out of the 5 had drugs in their system and all 5 had their DL's currently suspended or previously suspended?
And the Ford government thinks the e-bikes were the big issue here?
Am I the only one who thinks Ford is going to use these tragedies to ban e-bikes? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
So 4 out of the 5 had drugs in their system and all 5 had their DL's currently suspended or previously suspended?
And the Ford government thinks the e-bikes were the big issue here?
Am I the only one who thinks Ford is going to use these tragedies to ban e-bikes? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Coroner's office calls for clearer definition of e-bikes in Ontario | CBC News
An expert panel is calling on the Ontario government to tighten its definition of what counts as an e-bike, in an attempt to improve safety and reduce the number of fatal crashes.
www.cbc.ca
November 27, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Wait.
So 4 out of the 5 had drugs in their system and all 5 had their DL's currently suspended or previously suspended?
And the Ford government thinks the e-bikes were the big issue here?
Am I the only one who thinks Ford is going to use these tragedies to ban e-bikes? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
So 4 out of the 5 had drugs in their system and all 5 had their DL's currently suspended or previously suspended?
And the Ford government thinks the e-bikes were the big issue here?
Am I the only one who thinks Ford is going to use these tragedies to ban e-bikes? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Rideau Canal skating conditions are not optimal yet. #ottskateinthelake
Short story writing prompt. Go! (from this morning at Dow's Lake)
November 27, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Rideau Canal skating conditions are not optimal yet. #ottskateinthelake
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I saw a shopping cart run a red light once
November 26, 2025 at 4:39 AM
I saw a shopping cart run a red light once
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Oh no. It gets worse. Not only do folks trying to replace a Rad Power battery included in the CPSC safety warning need to buy a replacement since Rad refused a recall, the new batteries also require a new charger, sold separately for another $60.
RadPower's product page for the Safe Shield battery says "Safe Shield batteries are compatible only with our updated Rad charger (sold separately). Warning: Do not use with older Rad Power Bikes chargers or any third-party or aftermarket chargers."
November 26, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Oh no. It gets worse. Not only do folks trying to replace a Rad Power battery included in the CPSC safety warning need to buy a replacement since Rad refused a recall, the new batteries also require a new charger, sold separately for another $60.