Jillian

@bikehfxlobby

She/her. Retired (first) Bicycle Mayor of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Disabled. Mobility justice. #KidicalMassHfx hfx.bike

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Jillian@bikehfxlobby· Jul 13

A gifted plant of sundrops from @smknigh.bsky.social bloomed today! I’m so pleased to be adding native plants to my yard. Check out Sam’s post about them & her whole thread on everything she’s growing! #BloomScrolling

A small green plant with little yellow blossoms that have closed up for the evening.

Jillian@bikehfxlobby· Jul 12

#KidicalMassHfx isn’t about *me*, but biking with 150 friends and strangers on the street where I grew up makes me reflective. It’s where I struggled to learn to ride without training wheels & didn’t have friends to ride with. I couldn’t imagine this life where bikes connect me so deeply to others.

Jillian@bikehfxlobby· Jul 10

The hits keep coming, #BikeHfx. Road construction signs completely blocking the southbound Devonshire Ave bike lane. Not related to anything about the bike lane. 311’d.

A concrete curb protected bike lane in Halifax with a construction sign placed directly in the middle of the lane.

Jillian@bikehfxlobby· Jul 9

Halifax isn’t really a kid-friendly city. But what if it were? What if we invested in what matters? Join us at #KidicalMassHfx on Sunday, July 12 at 9:30am to see what a kid-friendlier city could look like! hfx.bike/kidical-mass...

Downtown Halifax during a Kidical Mass ride, with a group of kids and grownups on bikes, as seen from behind. Above one of the large buildings is text reading “Canada’s kid-friendly city”

Jillian@bikehfxlobby· Jul 9

I am, once again, asking @hfxgov.bsky.social to stop driving full size trucks on multiuse paths. Apparently, graffiti removal at rush hour is critically important. Fella wouldn’t move his truck but folded in his mirror so I could literally scrape by 🫠

View from handlebars of a cargo trike. A Halifax city truck is parked on a multiuse path with barely a meter between it and a concrete wall.

Jillian@bikehfxlobby· Jul 8

I bought these bananas over 2 weeks ago. I thought they’d ripen in time for a camping trip a week later. At this rate, they might be ready for next month’s camping trip.

A bunch of bananas on a wooden table. Most of them are a pale green colour and a couple are just starting to yellow.

Jillian@bikehfxlobby· Jul 7

8 years ago today, Tilly joined our family and turned me into the dog mom I always longed to be. We only got 2 years with her, but she had an outsized impact, as senior Shih Tzus seem to do. I miss her, and our Kaillie.

A small white and grey dog with one eye is taking a step while on a walk. She has a blep.

Jillian@bikehfxlobby· Jul 7

#BikeHfx, another unannounced and unmitigated closure of the Cogswell St bike lane at Brunswick St as of about 11:30am today.

An overbuilt intersection in downtown Halifax. Looking across at the continuation of the bike lane is a sign indicating the bike lane is closed.

Jillian@bikehfxlobby· Jul 6

This is the only bird award I accept

A screenshot from the Merlin app with the words “New Lifer!” and “Congratulations!”

Jillian@bikehfxlobby· Jul 6

#BikeHfx, I 311’d this tree on the Barrington greenway that has become increasingly difficult to avoid & might smack you in the face. At night, it’s a particular hazard due to lack of lighting on the path. Take care!

A multiuse path in Halifax with a tree bent over the fence on one side at a height that will people in the head and obstructs sightlines of oncoming path users.

Jillian@bikehfxlobby· Jul 6

If only we had a way to communicate info to people without them having to show up in person and find their plans quashed. cc @hfxgov.bsky.social @hfxrec.bsky.social

A whiteboard outside Halifax’s commons pool that says “closed until 9am”

Jillian@bikehfxlobby· Jun 27

Here’s what a pile of about a dozen look like this morning. Reported to Bird since they’re impinging on the bike lane and crosswalk.

Jillian@bikehfxlobby· Jun 20

I am pissed to discover that there are newly-laid cobblestones on the path between the Marriott and Historic Properties. It should be illegal to add inaccessible surfaces to the built environment.

A wide pathway between a hotel and some other buildings in downtown Halifax. Part of the pathway has appropriate, level pavers. Part of the pathway has uneven, inaccessible cobblestones.

Jillian@bikehfxlobby· Jun 20

Happy to discover that multiple barriers on the Halifax boardwalk have been removed, so it’s once again possible to bike continuously from the casino. The landscaping at Purdy’s wharf looks nice & better bike parking has been added. The area around Salty’s isn’t great, but it’s workable.

A landscaped area with seating under an elevated pedestrian between buildings on the Halifax waterfront. Blue bike parking loops are next to the building.

The Halifax boardwalk with construction fencing. City buildings are in the background.

Jillian@bikehfxlobby· Jun 19

PSA: the Woodside lupins are popping off. #BloomScrolling

A field of purple lupins in the foreground, with Halifax harbour and the city skyline in the background. The sky is a mix of blue and streaky clouds.

Close up of bike handlebars that have a small vase attached with a posy of a purple lupin and flowering red clover. A multiuse path next to a field overlooking Halifax harbour is in the background.

Jillian@bikehfxlobby· Jun 18

The good news is the awful pea gravel around some of the bike parking at the Commons pool has been replaced with concrete. The bad news is that Halifax planners can’t extrapolate, and the inaccessible wood chip at the new playground is strewn everywhere.

Several loop and post bike racks on a concrete surface next to Halifax’s outdoor pool.

Wood chip surface from a new playground spilling out onto the concrete pathway.

Jillian@bikehfxlobby· Jun 14

Everything we do on the rides is counter to what we’re supposed to do day-to-day. We celebrate bikes & reject car dependency that insulates us from each other. We take space, we move slowly. The bells ring, the bubbles fly, little voices are heard, and we imagine a different future. 3/3

Jillian@bikehfxlobby· Jun 14

Kids ride their bikes, protected by grownups who use their bodies to protect them from cars. Parents have a chance to chat with each other. People of all ages find and build community. 2/3

A large group of kids and adults on bikes, as seen from behind, in a bidirectional bike lane in downtown Halifax. The bike closest to the camera has a sign attached to the back that says “bike good mayor bad”.

Jillian@bikehfxlobby· Jun 14

I don’t have much of an imagination but there are times when I glimpse what’s possible. #KidicalMassHfx is the most tangible way this happens for me. One Sunday a month for 6 months of the year, we go out and create the world that we want. 1/3

A large group of people are gathered on a residential street in Halifax with many bikes parked on the street.
In the background, a street sweeper is parked in the bike lane on the other side of a small pocket park. The street trees are lush and green and the sky is grey.

Jillian@bikehfxlobby· Jun 10

Went to the World Tea House to stock up on refills and get an iced latte. I see why they’re struggling! I hate Argyle St at the best of times, but the construction noise and dust are next level. Glad I’m still masking everywhere, because this doesn’t seem safe to breathe. Help out Phil, if you can!

A sorta pedestrianized street in downtown Halifax that has construction fencing down the middle of it, a bunch of trucks, and a large plume of construction dust.

Jillian@bikehfxlobby· Jun 10

Same

A white woman with brown hair, wearing sunglasses and a jean jacket seated on a sidewalk patio in Amsterdam under the local version of a “bicycles excepted” street sign. She is smiling at the camera on a sunny spring day.

Jillian@bikehfxlobby· Jun 9

Saw a local celebrity taking care of business.

A Halifax-branded “multihog” in a curb-protected bike lane on Almon St is cleaning the lane with assistance from another staff person holding a shovel. The multihog has cute little arms with round, blue sweepers on them and one of them is lifted, as though it’s waving.

Jillian@bikehfxlobby· Jun 8

Can’t get over the size of the lock relative to the size of the bike 🥹

A bike rack at a community centre in Halifax. The rack has a small child’s bike with training wheels locked to it using a ulock that is suitable for a large bike. In the background is a cargo bike locked to a railing. It has a sign on the back advertising Kidical Mass Halifax.

Jillian@bikehfxlobby· Jun 7

Checked my heart rate after almost getting creamed by a right hook (Almon & Agricola, IYKYK). Yep, biking around Halifax is at least partly why I take blood pressure meds. Fortunately, I lived to make Bike Brigade deliveries to 2 community fridges.

Inside view of the bucket of a cargo trike. There is a large hot food delivery bag and a couple of other tote bags filled with snacks.

Jillian@bikehfxlobby· Jun 6

Some folks are losing their minds over the free parking lot across from the market being closed for 6 weeks. Some of us are very happy to share that we biked to the market, just like every week.

A large sheet of paper on an easel at Halifax’s brewery market. The text asks “how did you get to the market today?” The options include walking, biking, bus and driving. 3 green dot stickers are placed next to the bike. No other options have stickers on them.

Jillian@bikehfxlobby· Jun 2

But how will you carry your Venetian blinds and fishing rods? I love the possibilities that bikes enable!

Several bikes locked to racks next to a parking lot. One bike has a very long Venetian blind attached to it lengthwise, as well as a fishing rod.

Jillian@bikehfxlobby· May 31

Sunday morning recon ride for a #KidicalMassHfx route was chilly, but we found some blooms and one of our youngest organizers independently adjusted his brakes while we chatted. On the way home, we crossed paths with a #BikeHfx friend and pulled over for a chat. Bikes are so good!

A tree in a school yard is flowering with pink blossoms, possibly a plum tree. Between the branches of the tree, in the distance, folks with bikes are just barely visible.

Jillian@bikehfxlobby· May 30

It’s a minor #BikeHfx miracle that the bike corrals at Dee Dee’s are back without waiting till the middle of summer for them!

Two bikes parked at on-street bike corrals on a residential street in Halifax.

Jillian@bikehfxlobby· May 30

“Our technology is accurate to the centimetre!” is a lie that Bird Canada staff told before they started making money for their private business by abusing our public space. At least stopping to report these also gave me a chance to follow up on the glass in the bike lane, still there a week later.

Two electric shared scooters parked squarely in the middle of the sidewalk in downtown Halifax.

Jillian@bikehfxlobby· May 28

I joined the board of the Halifax Cycling Coalition a dozen years ago just because I wanted this city to be better. I had no idea what I was doing and I’ve learned many lessons the hard way. I wish I’d had @carterlavin.bsky.social’s book then! So much good advice, even for us seasoned advocates.