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It's Jamie

3 months

In 2009, a small change to the way Ottawa collects Development Charges resulted in a very significant subsidy on sprawl. This change was made by city staff, against the direction of council, buried in a 450 page background study, and nobody on council seems to have noticed.🧵

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It's Jamie

@SjamieIt

6 months

Drivers keep crashing into this hazard sign at Kent and Catherine. Each time I go by I see it bent over, straightened back out, bent over again, missing, replaced, over and over. Somebody crashed into it again last night. Look how many times the city has had to replace it.

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8 minutes later, this lady had zig-zagged around the one-way streets and found me, stopped in the middle of Gladstone Ave. "DID YOU JUST TAKE A PICTURE OF MY LICENSE PLATE?" - "Yeah." - "I WAS PICKING UP A SUN CHAIR!" - "You were parked in the bike lane. " She was panicking lol.

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"Jeez, traffic is terrible! It's those damn bike lanes I tell ya! If we just get rid of the bike lanes, which yeah okay, this road doesn't happen to have, but I know somehow it's those damn bikes fault! Look there goes one now! WAIT IN TRAFFIC LIKE THE REST OF US!"

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@SjamieIt

3 months

This is really stupid. Somebody's going to get killed here.

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@SjamieIt

7 months

This City of Ottawa employee close-passed me, in a school zone, in an intersection, with oncoming traffic, after rolling though the stop sign. @ottawacity , could you make sure your employees know how to drive before handing them the keys? Truck: B3-20010, March 15, 4:45PM

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@SjamieIt

7 months

Remember when Brian Mulroney sold off all our shit for a quick buck? He privatized 23 out of 61 crown corporations including Air Canada, Petro Canada, and Connaught Laboratories, among many others.

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2 months

On the way to work this morning, 30km/h street, bicycle-route, single-file, stop sign every block. Of course some morons in a pickup truck need to race up next to me to yell at me to move to the right side of the road and tell me that I'm "not a car". It's exhausting.

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@SjamieIt

8 months

This single apartment building on just 1.6 acres of land in Centretown brings in more property tax revenue than this entire 36.3 acre subdivision in Barrhaven. More than 50X the property tax revenue per acre. Same scale:

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@SjamieIt

4 months

How fast do you think I need to go in a 30km/h zone before drivers won't attempt to pass me?

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4 months

@garymallcop She drove 5 blocks to yell at me, my wife and toddler because I took a picture of her illegal parking job as we walked past... Who's harassing who?

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@SjamieIt

5 months

Can you believe this is #Ottawa ? Turns out, when you get rid of the cars, it's actually a pretty nice place. #QENUP

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@SjamieIt

2 months

For the record, he definitely knows how to read and simply has no respect for the law. Watch out for this angry, fragile man.

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@SjamieIt

3 months

What a clown show. But great demonstration of how easy it is for them to just "wait 'till it's safe to cross" and carry their things across the street without needing to block the bike lane.

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@SjamieIt

8 months

This half acre of mixed-use, low-rise buildings in Centretown provides to the city nearly 4X the property tax revenue of this half acre of McMansions in Kanata with in-ground swimming pools, backing onto a golf course.

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@SjamieIt

2 months

Autoroute 40E in Montreal right now.

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@SjamieIt

2 months

This guy came speeding up behind me, seemingly got angry with me taking the lane (I'm going 33 in a 30 zone), then used his vehicle to try to force me to over to the side of the road. I kicked his van. He gets out, grabs my bike, starts poking me in the chest and threatens me...

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@SjamieIt

4 months

I hope this looms in the back of her mind for weeks. Thinking that at some moment she's going to get a ticket in the mail or something. Unfortunately not something I can do.

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@SjamieIt

6 months

These damn cyclists keep running the stop signs!

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@SjamieIt

8 months

This tiny little cluster of buildings on just 0.88 acres of land in Centretown brings in more property tax revenue than this 9.24 acre Walmart Supercentre in Barrhaven. Same scale:

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@SjamieIt

6 months

They picked the wrong bike lane to park in. #ottbike

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@SjamieIt

1 year

I'm excited to announce that Percy Street is now exclusively open to active transportation! Under the Mayor's new "use it or lose it" bylaw, no cars used the street for two and a half minutes, therefore they lose it! A bold step towards a greener future from Mayor Sutcliffe.

Mark Sutcliffe

@_MarkSutcliffe

1 year

New data shows that very few cyclists and pedestrians are using Queen Elizabeth Driveway when it's closed to cars. Watch this video as a great example. When I recorded it yesterday afternoon, not a single pedestrian or cyclist passed me for the entire two and a half minutes.

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@SjamieIt

2 months

@Jake_Larivire That's not true. Learn to drive.

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@SjamieIt

4 months

@kubectlget Did it occur to you that they could pass me later, when the speed limit changes, instead of breaking the law to do it dangerously in a 30km/h zone?

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@SjamieIt

4 months

Trick question. They'll pass no matter what, because I'm on a bicycle.

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@SjamieIt

1 year

Reporting live from the Queen Elizabeth Driveway, I've been out here for over two and a half minutes this afternoon and I haven't seen one cyclist using the road.

Mark Sutcliffe

@_MarkSutcliffe

1 year

New data shows that very few cyclists and pedestrians are using Queen Elizabeth Driveway when it's closed to cars. Watch this video as a great example. When I recorded it yesterday afternoon, not a single pedestrian or cyclist passed me for the entire two and a half minutes.

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@SjamieIt

6 months

The 'nightmare' of single family homes being replaced by 'out of character' multi-unit buildings is already reality. This cute little single family home was demolished for a giant, ugly, multi-unit... no wait it's a single family home. too. Nothing to see here!

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6 months

Friendly reminder that “neighbourhood character” is mainly used as a complaint to keep poorer people out of neighbourhoods. “Neighbourhood character” almost never stops new mansions from being built.

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@SjamieIt

6 months

In 2009, 5 cyclists were run down by a driver on March Road in Kanata. This incident sparked a debate in the city about cycling safety. @_MarkSutcliffe , then a columnist, weighed in saying that this was not an issue of cycling safety as that road was "unambiguously safe". 🧵1/4

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@SjamieIt

30 days

So many kids out on bikes this morning now that school's back in. This is the main bike parking area at Glebe Collegiate.

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@SjamieIt

3 months

Why don't we plant trees in these?

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@SjamieIt

3 months

Don't even need to edit the video for this stop sign on Percy Street. It's always a constant stream without a single driver stopping.

Oh The Urbanity!

@OhUrbanity

3 months

It’s crazy how often I hear people complain that cyclists don’t stop at stop signs, often with the subtext that cyclists don’t deserve bike infrastructure. Do they really not realize that drivers roll through stop signs all the time too? Do people just not notice that?

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@SjamieIt

3 months

@BacklashRC Actually the truck driver needs to yield. I feel like they teach this in drivers ed.

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@SjamieIt

6 months

A scene I came across this past summer that bent over the sign.

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@SjamieIt

1 month

Far too many drivers with obstructed plates in Ottawa. How much are these drivers racking up in red light and speed camera fines that the city cannot collect? This cover is obviously being used to block enforcement cameras that photograph at an angle.

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@SjamieIt

5 months

"ByWard Market is becoming a no-go zone"

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@SjamieIt

4 months

When this guy unhitched his trailer on the cycle-track I knew he was planning to park there all day. It only took @OttawaBylaw 15 minutes to show up 👍 but then they didn't actually issue a ticket.👎 Something I see far too often from Bylaw.

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@SjamieIt

2 years

The difference on my property tax bill between @cmckenney 's 3% "tax hike" and @_MarkSutcliffe 's 2.5% "tax cap" is $24 per year.

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@SjamieIt

2 months

@OttSensNetwork It's a 30km/h road, I'm going over 30km/h. If I were driving the same speed in a car in the middle of the lane, would they pass me? No. I needed to make a left turn ahead and I can't do that if I've got a bunch of idiots passing me at twice the speed limit. Give cyclists space.

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@SjamieIt

9 months

Look at this turd completely blocking the bike lane and sidewalk. He's been there for over an hour now.

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@SjamieIt

5 months

They reopened the #QED to cars today. Wow, so much better. /s

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@SjamieIt

5 months

Can you believe this is #Ottawa ? Turns out, when you get rid of the cars, it's actually a pretty nice place. #QENUP

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@SjamieIt

4 months

@ElCaminoCrypto Because it's not. I don't understand why you idiots think otherwise.

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@SjamieIt

5 months

Each time I come through this way a driver is stopped in the bike box. They're always in such a hurry, but where does it get them?

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@SjamieIt

4 months

@KevinVuongMP @FrostGroup1 @oliviachow @ausmalik Now he's "shooting up"? I thought he was "smoking crack"? You know those are different things, right? Anyway, looks to me like he's smoking weed from a bong, not smoking crack or shooting up. That's definitely not a crack pipe.

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@SjamieIt

6 months

For additional context, it looks like sometime between May 2016 and August 2017 the sidewalk was redone and the sign had already been replaced twice.

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@SjamieIt

2 years

So, I'm waiting at the light. A police car pulls up beside me. The light changes, a car runs the red light, and two cars are blocking the intersection. I think, oh here we go! These people are about to get ticketed! But no, the cop just goes around and DRIVES UP THE BIKE LANE!

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@SjamieIt

20 days

The light was green for a solid 20 seconds before this guy noticed. Sitting in his massive 3 ton SUV, staring at his phone, completely oblivious to the world around him.

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@SjamieIt

2 months

Can't wait to hear what I was doing wrong here and how the driver that didn't stop at the stop sign and didn't yield the right of way is actually the victim.

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@SjamieIt

1 month

The NCC does a lot of the heavy lifting to make Ottawa a bike friendly city.

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@SjamieIt

3 months

"Be careful what you ask for." What I ask for.

Bruce Bursey

@bwbursey

3 months

@SjamieIt Look across at the corner and see what happens when trees as not maintained and vines are let grow to strangle. Be careful what you ask for.

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@SjamieIt

4 months

Dear idiot drivers, If you blow right past the stop line and into the crosswalk, you're eventually going to hit somebody walking in the crosswalk. Stop BEHIND the stop line, and THEN proceed if it's clear. @SleepwellPM this means you.

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@SjamieIt

2 months

@rpg_haven You seem to be confusing roads with freeways, Queen.

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@SjamieIt

2 months

@CharlesBodi Who am I impeding? I'm going the speed limit, there's a stop sign in 20 feet. This is a single file street. That's just called traffic, bud. I always thought cyclists got a bad reputation for NOT following traffic laws. Now it's for FOLLOWING traffic laws? Can't win eh?

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@SjamieIt

7 months

$52 million to move 1.8km of road so drivers don't need to slow down and turn the steering wheel a bit.

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@_MarkSutcliffe

7 months

We are making important progress to realign Renaud Road and extend Brian Coburn Blvd in Orleans South, one of the fastest growing parts of our city, so there are better, safer roads. @catherinekitts Nous progressons dans le réalignement du chemin Renaud et le prolongement du

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@SjamieIt

5 months

A car-free Queen Elizabeth Driveway?Tulip Festival? People and bicycles in the street? - The mayor must be fuming. #QueenElizabethNationalUrbanPark

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@SjamieIt

2 months

All the signage over the previous 500m that they ignored.

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@SjamieIt

7 months

On my way to work this morning. She gave me the finger even though she was the one in the wrong here. #ottbike

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@SjamieIt

21 days

Everyday, drivers are speeding past me in this 30km/h zone, right into a traffic jam. I'm going over 30km/h. I said to the guy "what's the point?" and he just gave me a great big shoulder shrug. #MustGetInFront

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@SjamieIt

5 months

Does "growth pays for growth" mean that new suburban developments pay for all the roads they require? No. Whether it's a detached home in Barrhaven or an apartment in Centretown with no parking, both will end up paying for these new suburban roads.🧵

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@SjamieIt

1 month

There's this common misconception that the high property taxs generated by dense developments will go towards improving the surrounding neighborhood. This is clearly not the case, and that needs to change.🧵

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@SjamieIt

4 months

Watch, I bet the cyclist rolls right though the stop sign in this school zone. Unbelievable! From this morning:

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@SjamieIt

6 months

And here is that same road today. The city has added a second line of paint - that oughta do it. "Unambiguously safe." I would feel confident allowing my kid to bike on this road now. /s This is what the mayor considers safe cycling infrastructure. 4/4

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@SjamieIt

3 months

@DufresneTalks What's wrong with "You appear to be parked in the bike lane" - "Park in the parking spot"? Did I roll up, call him a dickhead and smash his mirror? You're acting like that's what I did. If somebody's going to fight me for politely informing them that they're illegally parked 🤷

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@SjamieIt

1 year

How many streets in Somerset Ward do we need to dedicate to suburban residents driving through our neighbourhood before it's "balanced"? For the ward with the lowest car ownership - where the majority of residents walk or bike to work, there sure are a lot of arterial roads, no?

David Hill

@DavidHillWard3

1 year

Getting around safely and effectively in Ottawa requires a balance of transportation. Thank you for your common sense @_MarkSutcliffe as suburban residents just want to be able to get to and from work on time. Open the qed for cars and let’s continue improving cycling elsewhere

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@SjamieIt

2 years

The 417 is closed, so there's more traffic than usual, but he does this all the time regardless of traffic, just to save a minute going around the block to get home. He sat in his car for 14 minutes before getting out. Sorry about the shaky video, I'm holding a baby.

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@SjamieIt

6 months

@shawncarelli Doing 43mph in a 35mph zone - 23% over the limit, AND runs the stop sign. They must have trained this thing on real driver behavior.

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@SjamieIt

2 years

Yeah, so that happened. I'll post the full video on YouTube below. New to Twitter, don't have many followers, not sure how to get people to see this. @bikeviewca @ShawnMenard1 @jchianello @CBCOttawa #otttraffic #ottawa

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@SjamieIt

21 days

Always so satisfying to pass a whole whack of cars stuck in traffic.

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@SjamieIt

4 months

@Jose_Galvan That's a sidewalk. Bikes aren't allowed on the sidewalk.

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@SjamieIt

4 months

Follow up question. How many times would I need to drive though here on my motorcycle doing 30km/h before I get passed? I think never.

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@SjamieIt

2 months

@hannahmartinn Dude yelled "What's your fucking problem?" "Shut the fuck up." From his car, in front of his family, but is super concerned about how me giving him the finger makes him look. No concern how dad making multiple traffic violations and getting out of the car to yell at a guy looks.

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@SjamieIt

8 months

Look who's back blocking the sidewalk and bike lane. @OttawaBylaw was very fast to arrive this time <10 minutes.

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@SjamieIt

9 months

Look at this turd completely blocking the bike lane and sidewalk. He's been there for over an hour now.

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@SjamieIt

2 months

@Twasnow Imagine taking 3 seconds to wait behind someone on a bicycle on a single file street. Imagine getting upset encountering someone on a bicycle on a Bicycle Route. Imagine driving your truck on a Bicycle Route and thinking you have more of a right to the street than anyone else.

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@SjamieIt

4 months

Ottawa Chinatown night market starts tonight. Look at all the people that come out when streets are open for people instead of cars.

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@SjamieIt

1 year

Happened just this morning, I've got the baby on the front seat, guy driving a huge truck rolls right through the red light ahead of us. He wasn't even looking until I yelled and got his attention. (sound on for yelling) Bay & Gladstone. #ottbike @somerset_ward @ArielTroster

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@SjamieIt

1 month

This is safe. /s

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@SjamieIt

2 months

The road needs to be this wide to handle all the traffic.

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@SjamieIt

10 days

There simply isn't enough revenue from property taxes to maintain all of Ottawa's roads. In 2017 council acknowledged this and voted to prioritize Arterial and Collector roads over Local roads. 🧵 This is one of those "priority" Arterial Roads:

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@SjamieIt

2 months

@bikeviewca And then pickup truck driver who saw the whole thing happen, decides to box me in so I can get assaulted by the van driver. Dickhead.

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@SjamieIt

4 months

I don't think I ever really walk on Cooper - hadn't noticed this before, but this is a really nice building. We should build more of these.

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@SjamieIt

2 months

And how fast was I going when they tried to pass me? 30km/h.

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@SjamieIt

5 months

Hard to believe, but Somerset Ward brings in 5X the tax revenue per kilometre of road than the ward average. Where do you think all the money is going?

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@SjamieIt

2 months

The city put down new lines for the crosswalk just 4 days ago. This is what they look like today. What a waste.

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@SjamieIt

1 year

I'm seeing two thing in the news today. 1. Police officers couldn't wear their uniforms at a school. 2. An 8 year old girl was run over and killed at school. Guess which story the police association is calling heartbreaking? Guess which the Premier calls a disturbing tend?

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6 months

Obviously I don't have a car, or I can't afford a car, or I have a DUI and lost my license. It couldn't possibly be that I CHOOSE to commute by bicycle because it's far more enjoyable and, for me anyway, actually faster than driving. Right?

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@SjamieIt

7 months

Dear @NCC_CCN , Please rebuild this. Thanks.

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@SjamieIt

1 year

New Purolator building going in at Bank & Arlington. Cool mural. But what's that on the mural? A cargo bike? Peek inside the window.... Cargo bikes!!

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@SjamieIt

1 month

@_MarkSutcliffe The federal government hasn't been "underpaying its property taxes" - they don't pay property taxes. There is no "unpaid bill". If you need to misrepresent things to make your case, you don't have a very good argument.

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6 months

@306_bomberfan Or maybe drivers stop crashing into it?

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@SjamieIt

4 months

I saw an item on the agenda for the upcoming environment committee "to undertake a tree equity analysis" and "use the results of the tree equity analysis in the prioritization of tree planting". ...so I did it myself. @ottawacity this is where you should plant the trees. Go.

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@SjamieIt

4 months

@mrstego1 @kubectlget You don't think driving twice the posted speed limit is dangerous?

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@SjamieIt

5 months

From this morning. I signaled and everything. Is this so difficult? On the plus side, the season for rolled down windows is the season for yelling at bad drivers.

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@SjamieIt

2 years

This guy obviously thinks he can do whatever he wants, the rules don't apply to him because he has an important job. And then the craziest thing happened...

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@SjamieIt

7 months

@TyBeauchesne5 @ottawacity Because it's the safe lane position in this situation.

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4 months

@suicide_boi You should see the cycle-track a few feet further down the road.

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11 months

What could have left these tires tracks in the snow? "Nobody bikes in the winter."

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7 months

@kels_ID @ottawacity So you see what the road looks like to my right? Do you think it's safe to pass me in a school zone when I'm going the speed limit? That should answer your question.

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5 months

Watch this cyclist blow right through the stop sign!

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2 months

@alyx007 Already have.

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1 month

Took the left lane position to be visible to oncoming left-turning vehicles, but no longer visible to right-turning cross-traffic. Tricky situation, easy solution, #BanRightTurnOnRed

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2 years

@_MarkSutcliffe You’re not going to take your kid to a splash pad in February either, should we not build splash pads? You’re not going to take your kid to skate on the canal in June, should we pave the canal so people can drive on it? Seriously, what is your issue with bike infrastructure?

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