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mbonsma

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Data Sciences Institute postdoc (bikes + data), biophysics PhD, Bike Ottawa board member, mom. I post about bikes and safe streets, local politics, and sometimes science. She/her.

#DataScience #BikeTooter #OttBike #BikeTO #ActiveTravel #Transportation #UrbanPlanning #CargoBike #eBike #biking #maps #science #Python #cats #fedi22

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Lovely selection of Toronto's finest family vehicles at the very excellent Ontario Science Centre bike parking!

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There are times when you walk or bike somewhere that the hostile infrastructure makes you feel like a fool and a chump. Exhibit A, me waiting 20 minutes for a bus, trying to nurse my baby while standing at a bus stop with no shade or seating. But there are other times...

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There are other times when you walk or bike somewhere and you feel like a genius, a god among mortals. Rolling up to the back door of the Ontario Science Centre from the Don Trail is one of those times. Free prime parking, skipping the shuttle line, gorgeous trail, smug level off the charts

Two cargo bikes parked at racks under a curved clear shelter beside the Ontario Science Centre

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@clive especially when the bus comes very intermittently 😫

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@rgordon I don't know why it's not better advertised. The walk from the parking lot to the door takes like 20 minutes, or you have to wait for a shuttle!

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A woman blew through a stop sign turning left as I was crossing with my kid. Her window was open, so I said, "What kind of a stop was that?" She goes, "A good one, I thought." 😳 I don't know what's worse, the deliberate assholes or the ones in complete denial of their terrible driving

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The whole world was out on bikes tonight. Six people trying to lock their bikes to the same rickety midtown staircase (three of them kids), TWO cargo bikes with kids bombing down Bayview (ok one of them was me), and a dog in a backpack wearing ski goggles

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TWO bucket list astronomical phenomena within a month?? In my own backyard???

Green streaks of Aurora Borealis over trees and a streetlight

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@RefinedSnapshots absolutely stunning!

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My 4-year-old and his friend are zooming around the park on their bike and scooter, on the way home we see a group of teenagers rolling down the road on their bikes and scooters. My husband said "that'll be our kids in 10 years!" Independence and mobility for kids, we love to see it!

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The pedal bike clicked for my 4-year-old this week. His grin, his squeals of laughter, his "I'm going really fast! This is fun!" while we ride beside him - one of the best feelings I've ever had as a parent.

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@benjamingeer love this 🤣

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@blogdiva love it!

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@CuriousMagpie when they accomplish something they're proud of it's the best feeling ever!

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I think I buckled in my own kid less carefully than I buckled in these orchids 🌸

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You see her looking at you from across the street. wyd

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@Lyle the bucket is empty in the photo, but yes :)

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We've been back in Toronto for a year and I still can't believe both this and the subway are within 10 minutes from my home.

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999 signatures! Who will be number 1000?
https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-4944

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Petition to require safety testing in Canada that includes people outside vehicles: https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-4944

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My politics

A pride sticker on the back of the truck that says "God's Love Includes Everyone" on it

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Cars parking in the bike lane radicalized me 13 years ago, and these days my willingness to "just go around" has hit rock bottom. It feels more important than ever to make it safe for ALL of us to walk and bike.
#PreciousCargo

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@Beeks illegal in Ontario (also hard to mount curbs with a cargo bike)

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If this makes you mad, consider:

  1. there is little inherent danger in biking with your kids if it weren't for (big) cars
  2. putting kids in cars is one of the leading causes of death for children, but most people don't question that
  3. sign this petition: https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-4944
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@Beeks to be clear I understand and support people riding on the sidewalk when they need to for safety! Pedestrians are the top priority though

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@gnomon @WTL this is interesting! I have been loath to get a horn because it feels like joining an arms race (and adds to noise pollution) but I've never considered something like this. Very cool.

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