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Fitting that the ninth anniversary of the first time Mike Savage said "come hell or high water, we are going to be a bike-friendly community" falls on this month's #KidicalMassHfx ride. Some progress has been made but it has been and remains glacial.

cbc.ca$7.3M upgrade to Macdonald Bridge bike ramp approved by Halifax council | CBC NewsSome councillors questioned the $7.3-million cost, but Halifax regional council has approved a proposal to build new access ramps for cyclists using the Macdonald Bridge.

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James Boxall 🇨🇦🍁

@jamesgis.bsky.social

16 Aug

Glacial would be fast. It always feels like a retreat. Mind you, glaciers do retreat :-)

Chris Geroux

@cgeroux.bsky.social

16 Aug

And they just keep retreating faster and faster.

Dan Peterson

@danp.net

16 Aug

And since we have gone so slowly we've allowed bad actors to come in and further delay.

cbc.caCouncillors, advocates say premier's plan to block Halifax bike lane about strong mayor powers | CBC NewsThe premier of Nova Scotia says his government "will be forced to act" and use a new bill to overturn Halifax council's decision on a local bike lane if councillors do not reverse the move, citing pub...

Dan Peterson

@danp.net

16 Aug

It's funny (sad) to see some quotes in the article about timelines, "it's about who's going to be on one in five years, in 10 years," etc. 10 years is next year! And we still haven't done a darn thing to help getting on/off the bridge on the Halifax side.

Dan Peterson

@danp.net

16 Aug

Despite all that, the community is strong and getting stronger. People just want to get around in ways that are safe, efficient, fun, and easy. Cycling can be one of those ways if we give folks the support to do it.