Karen Laberee

Personally: walking, running, or bicycling whenever I can. Professionally: researching how to make these modes safe, comfortable, and accessible. (she/her)

[Karen Laberee @RunfarBikeslow]

@AlbertaGravel @ajoneswilkins @iRunFar Do it! It's tough but beautiful and the trail community on Vancouver Island comes out in full force to volunteer. Such a fun weekend. https://t.co/Gejml1aWqG

[Karen Laberee @RunfarBikeslow]

@kateontransport Yes, please 😊

[Jonathan Berk @berkie1]

People will pay thousands of dollars to visit great examples of walkable urbanism around the world… then fight every aspect of it when they get home to their own communities.

[Karen Laberee @RunfarBikeslow]

@gary_robbins @zbitter They're going to need to put on an extra ferry from the island! We're all coming either to run or volunteer.

[Justin McElroy @j_mcelroy]

just to be very clear about why many people seem upset about this comparison:

- in the video, the pedestrian is not breaking any laws but the driver is
- the driver can be moderately inconvenienced for 2-3 seconds while the pedestrian can be killed

[Karen Laberee @RunfarBikeslow]

B.C. Transit walks back changes to Gorge bus route https://t.co/tOQQFvvvsW via @timescolonist

[Karen Laberee @RunfarBikeslow]

@EwingLesley @j_mcelroy Not cutting bus service by 70% without consultation.

[Karen Laberee @RunfarBikeslow]

@zacdevries Cutting the #11 bus is another example...

[Karen Laberee @RunfarBikeslow]

https://t.co/XxZ2hmhDYX

Our first @CapaCITY_CITE paper is out! Exploring AAA - All Ages & Abilities language in municipal planning documents from across Canada. @ChatrLab @SarahAMoore_PhD

[Saanich News @saanichnews]

‘Heartbreaking’: Changes in Saanich-Victoria bus route slammed by riders https://t.co/mhBbb93KqO

[Karen Laberee @RunfarBikeslow]

@dankhole Victoria BC

[Karen Laberee @RunfarBikeslow]

@busdriverlife @renomate ...well there's uproar right now in the @GorgeTillicum. Over 70 people on 6 days notice squeezed into a meeting room at Saanich neighbourhood place to get back their reliable bus service.

[Karen Laberee @RunfarBikeslow]

This is our current neighbourhood bus to downtown. Anyone familiar with the Gorge Tillicum neighbourhood will notice it's going in the opposite direction of downtown. Here's why...

[Karen Laberee @RunfarBikeslow]

@Trevor4saanich @mauriciocurbelo Nothing to do with road geometry. It's a routing change with service cut to a third. They just used the temporary road closure and reopening timing to slide in the change so it gives the appearance, to some, that the new bike lanes are responsible.

[Karen Laberee @RunfarBikeslow]

@busdriverlife @renomate Long term, yes. In the short term we don't need good bus service (tail end of #11's route) replaced by empty buses (#24 & #25) driving circuitously through Esquimalt on their way to downtown.

[Karen Laberee @RunfarBikeslow]

Good transit service is a crucial part of active transportation. Buses that run once an hour on a milk run do not encourage people to get out of their cars. This is also a matter of accessibility and safety. Hoping that someone on the Transit Commission will quickly do something.

[Karen Laberee @RunfarBikeslow]

It's ridiculous to think my neighbourhood, which is supposedly encouraging density and active transportation (@TealePB), had better bus service in the 1970s than now.