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Runner. Cyclist. Urbanist. Plant-Based. Software Engineer. Data Nerd.

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cdnveggie, to vegan
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Looks like vegans are the next target of Conservatives in their ridiculous culture war. Honestly I'm glad you can't tell someone's dietary preferences by looking at them. #vegan #plantBased #conservatives #cdnpoli #CultureWars

cdnveggie, to fuckcars
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It's been obvious for a while now that the latest SUVs and pickup trucks, with their absurdly high front hoods, were deadly to pedestrians. But Justin Tyndall did the math to prove it.

"A 10 cm increase in front-end height causes a 22% increase in pedestrian fatality risk."
"A cap on front-end vehicle heights of 1.25 m would reduce annual US pedestrian deaths by [an estimated] 509."

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212012224000017
#transportation #pickup #FuckCars #VisionZeroSUV #SUV

cdnveggie, to MandelaEffect
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Happy Peanut Butter Day to all who celebrate.

I will be eating a peanut butter sandwich for lunch to celebrate.

Unfortunately, my daughter will not be as peanuts are a forbidden food at school. But should they be?

https://canadianveggie.com/2024/01/24/should-nuts-be-banned-in-schools/

#PeanutButterDay #peanut #peanutbutter #nutban #school #allergy

cdnveggie,
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Following the latest advice for allergists and researchers, some schools are reversing nut bans.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KW03GegBWMo

#PeanutButterDay #peanut #peanutbutter #nutban #school #allergy

cdnveggie,
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How do you feel about peanut/tree nut bans in schools?

#allergy #allergen #peanut #school #AllergyFree #nuts #poll

cdnveggie, to Disneyland
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Against popular advice and Los Angeles norms, we used public transit (Metrolink regional trains and LA Metro subway) to get from Disneyland to Univeral Studios Hollywood.

8/10. Would do it again.

The LA public transit system still needs improvements (like higher frequency), but it was way better than I expected.

https://canadianveggie.com/2024/01/11/disneyland-to-universal-studios-by-public-transit/

#disneyland #publicTransit #metrolink #LosAngeles #UniversalStudios #MetroLosAngeles

cdnveggie, to random
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Passenger rail is ridiculously unreliable in Canada. 50% of trains are delayed. And every small delay leads to a big one because freight trains get priority on the railway lines.

Glad to see the NDP's Rail Passenger Priority Act getting attention.

Having a predictable and reliable timetable is the first step to making this a viable form of transportation in Canada.

#viaRail #cdnpoli #transportation #Rail #NDP

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/via-rail-bill-people-over-freight-1.7066700

cdnveggie, to random
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Heavy trucks and SUVs are a plague on our streets. Good to see European cities get ahead of this.

I'd love to see an aggressive vehicle registration fee proportionate to weight in Canada.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/dec/16/paris-us-size-cars-europe-emissions-suvs-france

#transportation #trucks #HeavyTrucks #suv

cdnveggie, to cycling
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Imagine the car driver rage when they have to put up with the same shit that cyclists deal with on a regular basis.

#bikeTooter #designfail

https://www.vicnews.com/local-news/odd-drivers-bewildered-after-power-pole-left-in-middle-of-colwood-road-7118777

cdnveggie, to cargobike
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A few months ago our family invested in a shiny new Tern HSD P9 e-cargo bike. It's our first "family vehicle" - shared equally between my wife and me. We use it to transport our 7-year old daughter, pick up groceries, drive to hockey practice, go on hiking trips, and all the other things people with cars might do.

A car-free (or at least car-lite) world is possible.

https://canadianveggie.com/2023/11/23/our-new-family-vehicle-tern-hsd/
#cargobike #ebike #transportation #TernHSD #carfree

cdnveggie, to random
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I'm firmly on team random tire spikes at this point.

https://xkcd.com/2832/
#xkcd #UrbanPlanning #notjustbikes #notjusttirespikes #tirespikes #OneMoreLaneWillFixIt

cdnveggie, to random
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WTF Saanich. I have no problem with the raised crosswalk. Great idea. But why doesn't it extend into the car lanes where it could actually save lives? #saanich #bikeyyj

https://www.vicnews.com/local-news/beyond-parody-saanich-raises-road-to-slow-fast-moving-cyclists-not-drivers-4431270

cdnveggie,
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@ObbieZ @reneestephen
Most municipalities in BC won't install speed humps on bus routes, so that's exactly what is going on here.

Hopefully, they'll figure out a way of providing safe streets that doesn't impact public transit. The Saanich and Victoria area have seen too many pedestrians hit (and sometimes killed) at flat crosswalks - always on streets that happen to be bus routes.

https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/death-of-pedestrian-in-saanich-renews-calls-for-improved-road-safety-7495556

cdnveggie, to vancouver
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Hub Cycling is celebrating its 25th anniversary. The progress they've championed is really amazing.

Just compare the 1999 Vancouver cycling map with today. It now covers most of the city and also includes separated AAA routes.

A huge thanks to HUB's staff, volunteers, and 100,000 members for 25 years of progress.

And not just for infrastructure improvements, but also for education and advocacy.

https://bikehub.ca/about-us/news/celebrating-25-years-of-cycling-wins

Map of Vancouver bike network in 2023

cdnveggie,
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Modo is celebrating its 1,000th car-sharing vehicle (a new Hyundai Ionic EV) and 30,000th member.

I've been a member of Modo since 2006 and it's the reason I've never owned a personal car.

I've used Modo vehicles to haul furniture, access campgrounds around BC, and take road trips across Canada.

https://modo.coop/blog/ceo-update-september-2023

#carfree #vancouver #transportation #carsharing #Modo

cdnveggie,
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Translink is celebrating the 75th anniversary of electric trolley buses in Vancouver.

I'm so grateful that Vancouver has kept and maintained the clean buses all these years.

https://buzzer.translink.ca/2023/08/vancouver-trolley-bus-75-anniversary/

cdnveggie,
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So kudos to all the organizations that make living in Vancouver without a car possible. 🎉

If it wasn't for HUB Cycling, Modo, and Translink, Vancouver would be just another car-centric North American city.

In 2021, I calculated that our family has saved over $100,000 living car-free in Vancouver for 15 years.

https://canadianveggie.com/2021/10/20/a-car-free-family-in-vancouver/

cdnveggie, to random
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Congratulations Nanaimo on banning natural gas in new homes. 💚

This is a huge step for climate action and indoor air quality.

The list of BC municipalities that have implemented similar bans also includes Saanich, Victoria, Whistler, North Vancouver, West Vancouver, Squamish, and Port Coquitlam.

https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/nanaimo-bans-natural-gas-as-primary-heat-in-new-homes-as-of-july-2024-7479488

#Nanaimo #BC #bcpoli #naturalgas #climateaction #vanpoli

cdnveggie,
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Vancouver is not on the list of municipalities who are taking action on climate change by restricting natural gas in new homes, because our new mayor and ABC-majority council are unfortunately climate laggards.

https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2023/06/01/vancouver-natural-gas-ban-changes/

#BC #bcpoli #naturalgas #climateaction #vanpoli #Vancouver #ABCVancouver

popsci, to random

Orrrrrr we could stop using fossil fuels. https://t.co/sPdPp60S7x

cdnveggie,
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@popsci the simplest solution is usually the best one.

enobacon, to random
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"I don’t understand the #bancars hashtag [because his profession is not allowed to tell cars no]" #DefundDOTs #PBOT #pdxTraffic planner here
"Banning cars now would be like building cities in space and then banning spacesuits. We need to build places where people can actually live without cars." 🙄 uh, we already built those places and they have too many cars on them, then car apologists came & bulldozed more of it for free parking. Can we ban cars from #SchoolStreets?

https://indw.social/@bryan/110775627055350569

cdnveggie,
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@enobacon @bluGill we're still waiting on the final report, but the School Streets closure at our school this year was tremendously popular with kids and parents. There was definitely hesitation going in, but once everyone saw the benefits of closing a street down, the minor inconveniences were largely forgotten.

I'm pretty sure this has been the experience in London and Paris too, which has rolled out much more comprehensive #SchoolStreets than we've experimented with in Vancouver.

thetyee, to random

#POLL: Digital giants Google and Meta — Facebook and Instagram’s parent company — have long been threatening to block news to users in Canada in response to Bill C-18, the Online News Act.

But we’re adapting.

Tell us where you want to get your Tyee news.

https://thetyee.ca/Polls/2023/07/19/How-You-Want-Tyee-News/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_content=072023-m&utm_campaign=editorial

cdnveggie,
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@thetyee here

cdnveggie, to cycling
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Some UBC researchers are conducting a cool study on passing distances and dangerous car behaviour.

They want to put some fancy gear on your bike to record those scary moments when a car zooms by too close and almost knocks you off your bike.

If you ride at least 3 days a week in Metro Vancouver, check it out.

https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6eYdQgCuC7grd9s

#bikeYVR #BikeTooter #vancouver

cdnveggie,
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@bryanhansel Most pickup drivers aren't assholes. But most assholes drive pickups.

cdnveggie, to Canada
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Canada has the least fuel-efficient vehicles in the world.

Because of our cheap gas prices and crappy fuel efficiency standards, most Canadians are driving around vehicles much larger than they actually need.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/article-welcome-to-canada-the-land-of-free-roads-cheap-gas-and-the-worlds/

#autobesity #Canada #fuelefficiency #transportation

cdnveggie,
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@eyrea if you want to give it another name, I'm happy to accept that. But the problem of growing vehicle sizes is real and causing all kinds of problems for cities, including more pedestrian deaths and increased maintenance costs.

I hope you recognize that this is something that needs to be dealt with.

https://www.thezebra.com/resources/driving/average-car-size/

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