John Kyle

Habitual contrarian. Always hungry. Biked across Canada that one time.

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I went on the Geek Top Five podcast again. Give it a listen!

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@theotherbeanhfx I run that red frequently. It’s bananas what we have to resort to.

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Pedestrian push buttons (“Beg Buttons”) are back at city council this week. Staff are once again proposing minimal changes despite repeated direction to let people cross the street without having to push one. Here’s background and my letter to council. https://t.co/0k44GZ1n6m

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@jbbikes Thanks, Jillian. I’ve changed the wording in my blog post.

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@GeekTopFive Loved the discussion of Suspiria(s) in this one. Thought it wouldn’t make the lists but was pleasantly surprised.

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@danp128 It’s nice to see these improvements, but they seem timid. Every vehicle lane is still wider than NACTO-recommended limits for urban streets, and the bikelane is narrower than the 12’ desirable width for a two-way cycle track. Could be way more room for people instead of vehicles.

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@thesaltyfog @danp128 I think the 3m gap just to the west of the island is to let cyclists in and out of the Gottingen section, but it’s still going to be awkward and hard to figure out.

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@brewnoser @EndHfx I’m not saying to prevent busses from using the hotel’s driveway, merely worried that they’ll use the bike lane as a parking spot like they do currently.

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Big changes coming to the South Park bike lane north of Spring Garden. Remember the painted lane full of parked cars that disappeared when you really needed it? Now it’ll be a continuous raised bike lane all the way to Sackville. Tender docs here: https://t.co/ZobRCdcZMg

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Also remember that while we’re spending all this effort to make it safer for people on bikes, Black, Indigenous, and other people of colour are still over-policed and don’t feel safe on our supposedly-public streets. This should be the lede instead of an afterthought.

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Correction: that photo of the ice-filled bike lane should be credited to our illustrious bike mayor @jbbikes. She’s awesome, and can be counted on to send you that photo you need on a moment’s notice.

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@jbbikes I got your photo credit wrong, too. 🤬

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@simpo659 We’re all still waiting to hear about the Midtown AAA Connector proposed for this area, but it’s been radio silence since May 2019.

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@jbbikes “Shortly”

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@jbbikes I regularly ride up the Citadel and back down to avoid them.

I mean, I’m also going up there to admire the view, but this is a factor.

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@jbbikes 🤷 We’d have to get an update on the midtown connector to know for sure.

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@Seebo429 Drivers…uh…find a way.

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@jbbikes From now on I’m making you proofread all my screenshots.