Today I survived my first bike ride since getting hit by a driver and breaking my wrist in late February. It probably would have been better if my first ride back hadn’t been on a cargo bike with both a 10- and 13-year-old onboard. 😅

This is one of the worst planning decisions I’ve ever seen a Canadian city do. This was “the Playbook” to a tee, weaponizing the words “blanket zoning.” Embarrassing for Calgary Council. The Mayor then adds insult to staff & years of good faith work by claiming it “broke the public’s trust.”

Awful.

Rising Heat, Rising Risk: Climate Change and Health Care in BC

Climate change is already reshaping life across BC. What does climate change mean for our health & the future of our health care system? Join Dr. Rachel Grimminck, @drmelissalem.bsky.social & @bchealthyliving.bsky.social on March 31 for a conversation on building a resilient, equitable future!

sometimes a graph speaks for itself

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This was our last car too. Our crowning achievement was taking it on a weeklong camping trip with me, my 6’4” husband, 2 kids including 1 in a car seat, and a freaking cargo bike inside the car. Such a great car!

Screenshot from VZV co-founder Jade Buchanan doing one of our first media interviews. CityNews describes him on the screen as "Jade Buchanan, bike share enthusiast"

There's a great Motion from @lucymaloney.bsky.social and @seanorr.bsky.social coming to Council this Wednesday, March 11th to improve bike share in the region! (full text: council.vancouver.ca/20260311/doc...)

As card-carrying bike share enthusiasts, we are excited. Here's how to support:

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At least 13 hospitals and health facilities hit during attacks on Iran, WHO says Global health body investigating reports that four medics are among the 1,230 people killed in Iran since start of war

What kind of evil shit is this? Bombing a girls’ school wasn’t enough?

My cats killed off all my houseplants one by one, so I don’t have to worry about this. 😅

In the foreground, an arm in a cast with writing on it reading “traffic calming now”. Behind, a living room window looking out on what should be a quiet side street but instead is a shortcut for rat-running drivers trying to avoid traffic lights on the adjacent arterial street.

4:30pm, two weeks after being hit by a driver half a block from my house, & I’m sitting here nursing my broken wrist while watching a constant stream of rat-running drivers speeding down my residential side street. Maybe someday we’ll get some traffic calming. 🥲

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Potential Candidates for the 2026 Vancouver Election At least 12 council candidates from OneCity, 7 from COPE, and 4 from the Greens are vying for progressive nominations over the coming months, and the list includes some impressive Vancouverites.

I've started compiling a comprehensive list of all the progressives angling for city council nominations in Vancouver. It's already a long list and I'm sure I'm missing a few.

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Chilliwack pickleball hunger strike ends without a solution - Abbotsford News Rajnish and Harpreet Dhawan said they will continue protesting the noise from a nearby court

He did, but only for two days. abbynews.com/2023/07/25/c...

Never forget: globalnews.ca/news/9848706...

I’m grateful to my family who have been caring for me, friends and acquaintances who have checked in on me, colleagues who sent flowers and brought lunch, and doctor friends who’ve generously shared advice. I know I’m very lucky. But today as the initial rush has worn off, I’m just sad & angry. 2/

I’m feeling very sorry for myself today. It doesn’t feel fair that I’m sitting at home in a great deal of pain with a shattered wrist, waiting another week for surgery, while the guy who did this to me is out there just living his life, probably barely giving me a second thought. 1/

From the fuckcars community on Reddit: Vancouver safe street advocate hit by car on way home from advocacy meeting Posted by ThujaEphemera - 23 votes and 2 comments

I made it into r/fuckcars. I can die happy now (probably by being hit by a car again). 🤣 www.reddit.com/r/fuckcars/c...

Vancouver safe street advocate hit by car on way home from advocacy meeting Rhiannon Fox, a vocal advocate for safer streets, was left with a broken wrist last week after a driver tried to overtake her on the left while she turned left on an e-scooter in Vancouver.

"The crash highlights an unsettling truth about the city: despite its bike-friendly reputation and mild climate, recent years have seen Vancouver fall behind peers such as Montreal or Edmonton in making its streets safer [especially outside the downtown core]."

This wasn’t an accident. Like most urban crashes, it was the predictable result of governments’ failure to act on known problems; it is a reflection of our society’s priorities. We can do better. I didn’t deserve this and neither do the thousands of others injured or killed on our streets. 5/

Despite this being a residential side street, the speed limit is a deadly 50kph, the default throughout Vancouver and all other BC municipalities. Why? Because the Province will not allow cities to set their own default limits. 4/

The City knew this street was problematic - I’ve reported it at least four times, witnessed multiple crashes, and nothing was done. But this street isn’t unique either; traffic safety is terribly underfunded, vehicle speed is prioritized over people, & enforcement is nonexistent. 3/

I was following all rules of the road, had the right of way, and was wearing bright clothes and helmet. I’m angry at the driver, who broke multiple laws and then tried to deflect responsibility. But I’m angrier at the system that allows this to happen again and again. 2/

On Friday, on my way home from a workshop at City Hall on the City’s Vision Zero Action Plan (!!), I was hit by a driver on my own street. I have a badly broken wrist that will likely require surgery, and face a long recovery during which I’ll struggle to fulfil my parenting and work duties. 1/

Only when I’m asleep, showering, or in a meeting with headphones in. But I’m in a pretty quiet part of town.

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Make a Change. Sign this Petition. Restore the After School 99 Bus at Pentiction St

TransLink recently canceled a couple of buses that hundreds of high school students rely on to get home every day, leaving them waiting longer in the cold and cramming unsafely onto remaining buses. Please sign this petition demanding the route be restored! c.org/YJd9whVDF6

Yes, we're on Bluesky! You can follow the national org at @cape-acme.bsky.social and the BC committee @cape-bc.bsky.social . :)

I forgot to mention that people in my neighbourhood Facebook group are mobilizing against bus lanes, with the justification that *shudder* it would reduce on-street parking. So it’s important they hear from 🚎 supporters too! Please fill out the survey. survey.vancouver.ca/s3/Hastings-...

Shoulda tagged @movementyvr.bsky.social

Points worth sharing:
• Bus lanes are most urgently needed west of Renfrew, where delays are worst
• Hastings buses serve thousands of riders daily - students, families, workers - & they shouldn’t have to be stuck in traffic
• Better transit is essential with the new PNE venue coming online
🚌 🚎 🚍 ❤️