Blazer Mack

Bass-face. Tweets: local stuff, music, transit + other quotidian flatulence.

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PSA: to anyone commuting or enjoying active transport in the NCR, William Commanda Bridge is no longer available. #ottawa #ottnews

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@FBorgal @SjamieIt Hot-wax! Problem solved.

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Absolutely monster win!!!

[Tour de France™ @LeTour]

🏆🇨🇦 @rusty_woods wins at the top of the Puy de Dôme!

🏆🇨🇦 @rusty_woods s’impose au Puy de Dôme !

#TDF2023

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⚠️ Walking to #CanadaDay activities in the Capital? Careful crossing Alex-Taché in Hull as officials have created a dangerous situation detouring pedestrians at unprotected crossing at Prom.d.Portage. @NCC_CCN @ville_gatineau @BelisleFrance 😱#ottawa #gatineau

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@GoZwift Treat please! Planning to jump back into Watopia tomorrow after a new baby hiatus. May wait a few warmup rides before tackling an FTP test 😅

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@supergovernance Well articulated, Michael. You’ve echoed my own thoughts on a lot of issues. I do struggle with the balancing collaboration in-person vs. the current virtual model, and lament that the former may be a bygone. This is especially important in building relationships and trust.

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@supergovernance Understatement of 2020. No, 2021! Wait, no, 2022?

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@joeboughner Curious what you learn, but I do think you’re overthinking the parameters re: weight. Particularly for a cargo bike that’s intended to be a workhorse. Saying this with secondhand courier experience in mind (cargo bike loaded with over 100 bottles of wine - no joke).

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@AmySaysStuff @Junjun_Ding @OJBorg @UPPAbaby They only offered me a full frame replacement… which was costly, and seems wasteful.

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@drmwarner No sooner than the third date. Otherwise you risk sending the wrong signals.

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@joeboughner That said, a cargo e-bike would be a great replacement for a car on any short-trip (ie your daily errands) #onelesscar

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@joeboughner Re: Fat bikes… Don’t? Just don’t.

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@NordicBridges and @Iceland are giving away 3 trips to Iceland in 2022, visit https://t.co/KUOXVk4rOo for more details #NordicBridges #NordicTravel #Adventure https://t.co/KUOXVk4rOo

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Apparemment, personne ne marche à Gatineau. Mais ils laisseraient la voiture à la maison pour un tramway @STOGatineau #TachéTrashway #Tabarpousette

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@thepricesignal Was just reading about Council voting down red revert. Incensed that amber lock programming is underway, but Council said reprogramming red revert would be exorbitant. It’s all a bit much. No wonder voter apathy is on the rise, and folx are increasingly polarized/violent.

[Alex de Vries @alexthepuffin]

Ottawa is becoming unliveable. Each misstep has been annoying, but the acceptance of mediocrity and mistakes is much more than that.

Here’s my realization.

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@thepricesignal @TownofNewmarket Hah! How long has that proposal for facilities at Dundonald Park been on the books?! Also, a particularly acute issue for everyone (not just a ‘homeless’ one) given pandemic restrictions and limited access to toilets.

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I’d love to read/hear more about family-oriented re-development within urban cores. How do we shift the narrative on “needing” more space, private backyards, or car-centric communities? #onpoli #buildbetter

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@thepricesignal While I think suburban cores are likely too ‘young’ for redevelopment, would those towns seize the opportunity to intensify their Main Streets? I’d actual side with Yes. Offhand, can applaud @TownofNewmarket for doing so. Surely there are others.

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@thepricesignal Agree; but that could be said about realities now. Current development is subsidized for short(-sighted)-term gains, and longer-term (maintenance and services) costs born by the municipality in the future. Wouldn’t be the same/worse for demalgamated towns?