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Cyn@cyncharron.bsky.social
YES. Yesterday I saw an elderly person pulling a small shopping cart, RUSHING w difficulty to cross before the light went red. She made it by literally one second. It’s a busy intersection at a grocery store, of all the places to have a longer pedestrian light, this is it. Will contact our council.
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Two SDPD officers hit by car in Pacific Beach – NBC 7 San Diego - California News Beep
The intersection between Thomas Avenue and Mission Boulevard in Pacific Beach has been shutdown following an accident involving two on-duty San Diego Police
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How to Actually Improve a City (w/Brent Toderian)
Podcast Episode · The Urbanist Agenda · 2025-12-12 · 55m
theconversation.com
Cities aren’t built for older people – our study shows many can’t walk fast enough to beat a pedestrian crossing
Many older people with reduced mobility say they feel ‘hurried’, ‘rushed’ and ‘unsafe" when walking around their city.
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Cities aren’t built for older people – our study shows many can’t walk fast enough to beat a pedestrian crossing
Many older people with reduced mobility say they feel ‘hurried’, ‘rushed’ and ‘unsafe" when walking around their city.
BikinginLA@bikinginla.bsky.social
Update: The victim in Wednesday's fatal bicycling crash in Rancho Peñasquitos has been identified as a 60-year old San Diego man: bikinginla.com/2025/12/11/6...
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Joey Politano🏳️🌈@josephpolitano.bsky.social
Canadian housing permits jumped 14% in data released today, hitting the 4th-highest level in modern history as multifamily permits hit the 3rd-highest ever Canada is now on track to allow roughly 300k housing units this year
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San Diego Police officer hospitalized after hit by car in Pacific Beach - California News Beep
A San Diego police officer was hospitalized after being struck by a car in Pacific Beach Saturday night, prompting an ongoing investigation and area closure.
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A walking audit of all Canada Line stations, by Nathan Davidowicz
Preamble: This walking audit of TransLink’s Canada Line was done by long-time transit advocate Nathan Davidowicz. He also compiles the Weekly Alternative Buzzer, which we post every Sunday on CityH…
Brent Toderian@brenttoderian.bsky.social
“Dutch people cycle an average of 2.6km each per day. If this pattern was replicated worldwide, annual carbon emissions would drop by 686 million tonnes. This mammoth figure exceeds the entire carbon footprint of most countries, including the UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Australia.” @euronews.com
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JRUrbaneNetwork@jrurbanenetwork.bsky.social
Just realized that the 50km end to end travel time of the Montreal REM is the same as the 10km end to end travel time of Toronto's Finch W Tramway (55 min).
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Vision Zero Vancouver@visionzerovancouver.ca
Horrified to learn of another pedestrian killed on Hastings in the DTES. This is the most dangerous stretch of road in the whole province for pedestrians yet the city refuses to do anything other than put up 30km/h signs with no enforcement. Hastings needs a road diet and real traffic calming.
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