Ahead of this weekend's Spring Social, the #KidicalMassHfx team put together a little "Cargo Bike Buyer's Guide" for #BikeHfx. We sent it out in our April newsletter (today). But if you don't subscribe, you can read it here: kidical-mass-newsletter.beehiiv.com/p/kidical-ma...
Does anyone know the bike parking situation at comfort hotel bayers lake (chain lake dr)? Or close by. It’s for a work meeting, I guess they won’t like me taking my bike inside? :-) (i don’t mind making a point, but i’d like to avoid a mess) #bikehfx
Heatmap of bikes counted by hour from the Almon, Barrington, Chain of Lakes Trail, Dartmouth Cove, Gottingen, Hollis, Lower Water, Macdonald Bridge Bikeway, South Park, Vernon, and Windsor counters. The highest hourly count was 53 during the 2 PM hour from the Chain of Lakes Trail counter.
998 #BikeHfx bikes counted Sun Apr 12
10/-1 C
124 Almon
82 Barrington
173 Bridge
252* COLT
27 Gottingen
57 Hollis
138 South Park
80 Vernon
65 Windsor
* year-to-date record
Missing (last):
Dart Cove (Jan 25)
Lwr Water (Jan 31)
Selfie with other cyclists
Delicious pizza and can of coke
Group selfie with beautiful seaside backdrop
Map showing route of activity with stats
On two of my recent rides across the MacDonald I’ve encountered pedestrians or runners on the bike / AT side, is this normal and I’m just seeing it more since I’ve been on the bridge more? #bikehfx #halisky
Heatmap of bikes counted by day from the Almon, Barrington, Chain of Lakes Trail, Dartmouth Cove, Gottingen, Hollis, Lower Water, Macdonald Bridge Bikeway, South Park, Vernon, and Windsor counters. The highest daily count was 401 on Fri from the Macdonald Bridge Bikeway counter.
Bar chart of bikes counted by week for last 8 weeks. The most recent week had 7,298 bikes counted, 59% more than the previous week.
Week review:
7,298* #BikeHfx bikes counted week ending Sat Apr 11
904* Almon
792* Barrington
1,620* Bridge
683* COLT
701* Gottingen
515* Hollis
896 South Park
736 Vernon
451* Windsor
* year-to-date record
Missing (last):
Dart Cove (Jan 25)
Lwr Water (Jan 31)
Heatmap of bikes counted by hour from the Almon, Barrington, Chain of Lakes Trail, Dartmouth Cove, Gottingen, Hollis, Lower Water, Macdonald Bridge Bikeway, South Park, Vernon, and Windsor counters. The highest hourly count was 15 from the Chain of Lakes Trail and South Park counters.
545 #BikeHfx bikes counted Sat Apr 11
9/1 C 💧 2.2mm
87 Almon
42 Barrington
69 Bridge
75 COLT
52 Gottingen
37 Hollis
80 South Park
58 Vernon
45 Windsor
Missing (last):
Dart Cove (Jan 25)
Lwr Water (Jan 31)
The lessons from this challenge far exceeded simply riding bikes.
Overcoming cold rain, the Hemlock street wall, an occassional flat, knowing others get drives to school, etc all help build life strategies to deal.
#BikeHfx
It's unlikely that your community has great infrastructure btwn your home and school. Advocate endlessly for more but also work within what exists. Need to get on the sidewalk? Do it.
If you wait for ideal infra your kids will have moved out and you'll have missed the opportunity.
#BikeHfx
Find their motivation, pair it with an attainable but challenging goal, give them the gear to accomplish it, show them the way and keep encouraging them
#BikeHfx
In 2017 we challenged our four kids: ride to/from school EVERY single day from Labour Day to Xmas break and you get $$.
It was 3.5 kms each way and very hilly. My wife and I took turns riding with the youngest two.
Here's a few thoughts on getting your kids to ride.
#BikeHfx
Heatmap of bikes counted by hour from the Almon, Barrington, Chain of Lakes Trail, Dartmouth Cove, Gottingen, Hollis, Lower Water, Macdonald Bridge Bikeway, South Park, Vernon, and Windsor counters. The highest hourly count was 52 during the 4 PM hour from the Macdonald Bridge Bikeway counter.
1,742* #BikeHfx bikes counted Fri Apr 10
13/-2 C
220* Almon
193* Barrington
401* Bridge
182* COLT
158 Gottingen
113 Hollis
217 South Park
154 Vernon
104* Windsor
* year-to-date record
Missing (last):
Dart Cove (Jan 25)
Lwr Water (Jan 31)
A traffic cone decorated like a raccoon with a high vis vest on an a sign that says “bikes only” is perched atop a road sign pole in a residential neighbourhood.
Hey #bikehfx, I’m a bit out of the loop but here’s a Scritchy sighting in case they’re still MIA. From FB just now.
Heatmap of bikes counted by hour from the Almon, Barrington, Chain of Lakes Trail, Dartmouth Cove, Gottingen, Hollis, Lower Water, Macdonald Bridge Bikeway, South Park, Vernon, and Windsor counters. The highest hourly count was 63 during the 4 PM hour from the Macdonald Bridge Bikeway counter.
1,616 #BikeHfx bikes counted Thu Apr 9
9/-4 C
176* Almon
177* Barrington
400* Bridge
132 COLT
171* Gottingen
115 Hollis
174 South Park
176 Vernon
95 Windsor
* year-to-date record
Missing (last):
Dart Cove (Jan 25)
Lwr Water (Jan 31)
On our ride home from the airport, we were sad to return to all the asphalt & car culture but were so happy to see you on your bike at the Duffus intersection, plus another #BikeHfx member going the other way on their Urban Arrow. Made the return a little easier!
I'm not really up on bike locks so I'll toss this to #BikeHFX
Also I'm looking at getting a chain that attaches to my cafe lock to supplement my U lock and am open to opinions
A poster for the Kidical Mass Halifax 'Spring Social'. The following details are includes: 18 April 2026, Rain Date April 19, 3:00-5:00pm. Meet at the Emera Oval, 5775 Cogswell St, Halifax. There are logos for supporters of the event, including: Bike Brigade Halifax, Halifax Cycles, and the Ecology Action Centre. Along the bottom of the poster, there are more event details such as: Cargo Bike Demos, Bicycle Buy and Sell, Stuff-a-Bike Food Drive, Cargo Bike Show and Share, and Social Meet Up. The poster has a bright green background with a drawing of a sun, a bicycle, and pink flowers.
Where did March go?! We've been planning the #KidicalMassHfx Spring Social all month, and now it's just 9 days away?!?!!
We’ve got a fun afternoon planned for the cargo bike curious and family cycling crowd in #BikeHfx. 1/4
Another #BikeHFX miracle! this week. We are being spoilt!
First bike ride to Costco for the year, and the bike "parking" was full.
It was fun to use the loaner from Halifax Cycles while ours is getting serviced.
#bikehfx
Flex posts have now replaced the cones at the Alan/Harvard diverter. The drama was funny while it lasted. Flex raccoon when? #bikehfx
Heatmap of bikes counted by hour from the Almon, Barrington, Chain of Lakes Trail, Dartmouth Cove, Gottingen, Hollis, Lower Water, Macdonald Bridge Bikeway, South Park, Vernon, and Windsor counters. The highest hourly count was 38 during the 8 AM hour from the Macdonald Bridge Bikeway counter.
1,151 #BikeHfx bikes counted Wed Apr 8
7/-3 C
133 Almon
134 Barrington
255 Bridge
88 COLT
123 Gottingen
85 Hollis
143 South Park
123 Vernon
67 Windsor
Missing (last):
Dart Cove (Jan 25)
Lwr Water (Jan 31)
Bollards are back, Scritchy still MIA (🥲), Allen-Oak Local street bikeway functioning as it should - a traffic-calmed street with people walking & wheeling along it. We shouldn't have to fight so hard to move safely through active mobility but this is #ZeroVisionHFX #BikeHFX #CarBrain #PylonWars
#BikeHfx Does HRM release stats on vehicle/bike collisions that are disaggregated from other vehicle/micromobility collisions? The annual road safety reports seem only to provide the stats for all vehicle/micromobility collisions lumped together.
Heatmap of bikes counted by hour from the Almon, Barrington, Chain of Lakes Trail, Dartmouth Cove, Gottingen, Hollis, Lower Water, Macdonald Bridge Bikeway, South Park, Vernon, and Windsor counters. The highest hourly count was 61 during the 8 AM hour from the Macdonald Bridge Bikeway counter.
1,389 #BikeHfx bikes counted Tue Apr 7
8/-2 C ❄️ 1.4cm
171* Almon
176* Barrington
332 Bridge
96 COLT
134 Gottingen
116* Hollis
171 South Park
111 Vernon
82 Windsor
* year-to-date record
Missing (last):
Dart Cove (Jan 25)
Lwr Water (Jan 31)
#BikeHfx consistently warms my heart. What a great community! ❤️
Ode to Scritchy & the #PylonWars, especially for you @katynotie.bsky.social #BikeHFX #ZeroVisionHFX
