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‘Beyond parody’: Saanich raises road to slow ‘fast-moving’ cyclists – not drivers

One thing I want to add: it wouldn't even make it to the news if the cycle path crosswalk wasn't raised.

Unsignalized crossings are often terrifying because of wide roadways, absence of refuge islands or markings, obstructed views, big traffic volumes, large vehicles. At least some of the issues were fixed here.

https://www.vicnews.com/local-news/beyond-parody-saanich-raises-road-to-slow-fast-moving-cyclists-not-drivers-4431270
#Saanich #BikeYYJ #BikeTooter #PedestrianSafety #PedestrianDignity #crosswalk

District of Saanich’s new protected bike lane project on Gorge Road that is raised for cyclists, but not for motor vehicles. (Philip Marciniak photo)

Christopher Porter

3 days ago

WTF Saanich. I have no problem with the raised crosswalk. Great idea. But why doesn't it extend into the car lanes where it could actually save lives? #saanich #bikeyyj

https://www.vicnews.com/local-news/beyond-parody-saanich-raises-road-to-slow-fast-moving-cyclists-not-drivers-4431270

Zeb King 🇨🇦

3 days ago

It is so nice to connect with fellow councillor, Teale Phelps Bondaroff, at #UBCM. Teale is shaking things up in a good way in Saanich. It hasn't even been one year yet, and good resolutions are being made and supported. #yyj #saanich #climatecaucus #bcpoli

Missing People Canada

4 days ago

Missing Woman and Dog in Saanich, BC - Nathalie Cavill, 56 - #BC #Saanich
https://missingpeople.ca/missing-woman-and-dog-in-saanich-bc-nathalie-cavill-56/?feed_id=19593&_unique_id=650b6a95a2eca

BC Info Bot

4 days ago

Global News BC: Man dies after being pulled from frigid waters off Saanich, B.C. https://globalnews.ca/news/9972787/saanich-drowning/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #colesbaydrowning #boatlaunchdeath #saanichdrowning #colesbaydeath #saanichdeath #saanichrcmp #Drowning #Fatality #Saanich #Canada

Ed Wiebe

2 weeks ago

Sometimes what at first appears to be a boring overcast day has some interesting atmospheric and cloud dynamics. This is the morning of 2023-09-11 (07:00–13:00) seen from #UVic #Saanich

Clouds form when water vapour in the air condenses (or crystallizes). This is (usually) caused by cooling (it increases the relative humidity). Air cools when it's moved upward.

Early on we see relatively stationary wave-like disturbances lifting bands of air. Cloud forms at the crests of the waves. 1/2

A timelapse video of the view looking north from #UVic. The sky is covered in cloud at different heights. In the foreground we see bands of cloud appear and disappear but without moving sideways (that is, there is little wind affecting the flow of air).

Later we see a layer of altocumulus appear and disappear.

Finally, we see some strong, shallow convection in a layer of altocumulus. We can see fall streaks, cloud pulled down in a stream of cold air and raindrops, that quickly evaporate in drier air below.

Ed Wiebe

2 weeks ago

Greater #VictoriaBC #cycling. If you enjoy the new fixed #LochsideTrail at the Heritage Society, thank me (and the #CRD 😜). I chased down an employee and asked them to check it and fix it. I'm also responsible for the repaired manhole at the S-bend north of Borden and McKenzie. That one took a lot of complaining (#Saanich's manhole, CRD trail). Remember, the trail network is the transportation network. Don't let municipalities ignore them.

The newly paved trail. I went from witnessing a crash in a group straight to the CRD and they fixed it!

Auscandoc

2 weeks ago

https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/covid-vancouver-island-no-outbreak-1.6959369
“Dr. Jeff Unger, an ER physician at #Saanich Peninsula Hospital, said 18 patients tested positive for #COVID19 as of Aug. 31, occupying nearly 30 per cent of beds at the hospital. Most patients at this hospital, Unger said, are over the age of 75, making them particularly vulnerable to #COVID19.”

Ed Wiebe

3 weeks ago

Hey #Saanich #VictoriaBC. It can be done. Eliminate #AirBnB.

Ed Wiebe

3 weeks ago

A new tenant next door told us that in order to get a _room_ in the house so he could attend classes at #UVic in the fall and winter he had to pay rent for the whole summer as well. #Saanich

Ed Wiebe

3 weeks ago

@Alienated53 I know my community, #Saanich, BC is really doing very little.

Ed Wiebe

3 weeks ago

I planted tomatoes in the spring knowing that there would be a pile of green unripe fruit in the fall. (We enjoyed a pile of ripe tomatoes too!) the whole plan was green tomato chutney. That was my labour today. I added some fresh candied orange peel to each jar as well.
😋🤤#Saanich #HomeCanning #Canning

Canning jars filled with fresh green chutney. There are four jars visible but behind them others can be seen.

Ed Wiebe

3 weeks ago

I just saw the strangest thing. Two guys pulled up on the street with a mattress on their car. They took it down and brought it into a house. 🤯🥳

#Saanich #GordonHead

Ed Wiebe

3 weeks ago

#BC Ministry of Transport says the quiet part out loud:

Drivers are the congestion they themselves decry.

#VictoriaBC #Saanich

https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/avoid-busiest-travel-times-on-the-malahat-this-weekend-ministry-advises-7489423

Ed Wiebe

3 weeks ago

Here's the Month in a Minute sky video from #UVic for August. There's some missing data this month. This camera looks north and records an image every five seconds. These are converted to daily videos and uploaded to youtube here https://www.youtube.com/@victoriaweathercam/videos

#Saanich #VictoriaBC

A grid of daily sky videos arranged in rows of six days. Each video shows the changing sky as the day progresses. The whole month of videos is synchronised so that they show the same moments of the each day. This month there's a real mix of clear blue sky and clouds. Later in the month some days are tinged with orange (sepia) because of wildfire smoke.

Ed Wiebe

3 weeks ago

Come on #Saanich! Do the right thing.

"Nanaimo bans natural gas as primary heat in new homes as of July 2024"

This doesn't go far enough, but it's a start.

https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/nanaimo-bans-natural-gas-as-primary-heat-in-new-homes-as-of-july-2024-7479488

Ed Wiebe

3 weeks ago

PSA #UVic

Classes resume next week. Do not drive to campus if you have any other way of getting here. You will be happier if you don't drive your own vehicle.

#VictoriaBC #Saanich

Ed Wiebe

4 weeks ago

As I travelled home, cycling, I passed a soccer camp with small children out in a large playing field. Lighting wasn't striking nearby but that's actually not a good indicator of safety. We don't get many thunderstorms in Greater #VictoriaBC, not even one per year on average. As a result people are simply not aware of the danger and of the simple rules to follow. A soccer camp should have moved indoors, or been cancelled while the storm was active. Lightning can kill. #Saanich 3/3

Ed Wiebe

4 weeks ago

It's been a bit dark and gloomy at #UVic today. I know that late April and late August are comparable in terms of incoming solar energy at our latitude. But, I had never looked at it in detail.

I compared observed insolation (power) across 20 years of data here at #UVic. You can see the cross-over point is in the third week of both months (as expected).

Temperature cross-over, the dates in Spring and Fall when temperatures match, is a month later: May and September, second image.

#Saanich

An X-Y scatter plot for insolation in April and August at #UVic. The august values slowly decrease from the beginning of the month to the end. The April values increase. They cross between the twentieth and twenty-fifth of the month.

An X-Y scatter plot for temperature in May and September at #UVic. The September values slowly decrease from the beginning of the month to the end. The May values increase. They cross between the twentieth and twenty-fifth of the month.

Ed Wiebe

4 weeks ago

#Lightning is pretty rare in #VictoriaBC (like, not even once per year on average). There has been a bit of action over Juan de Fuca Strait in the last few minutes. Some loud thunder shaking buildings at #UVic that also shows up on my home seismometer. #ShakeNet #Saanich

Map of Juan de Fuca Strait with the locations of lighting strikes marked.

Seisomemeter traces (vertical motion) showing sharp peaks when thunder rattled the house.

Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada

1 month ago

Unfortunately, the motion in #Saanich #BC to regulate the graphic flyers did not go forward, due to the cowardice of other councillors.

Thanks to Councillor Teale Phelps-Bondaroff for bringing forward his excellent report recommending a London-style bylaw that would require graphic flyers to be in a sealed envelope. #ProChoice #Canada

https://www.vicnews.com/local-news/anti-abortion-leaflets-dont-prompt-delivery-change-by-saanich-council-2346245

Multimodal Explorer

1 month ago

This week's ride is along Shelbourne Street in Saanich, BC. Like the previous video, this is a great example of converting a painted buffered bike lane to a quick build protected bike lane. #saanich #yyjbike #bikelanes #biketooter #ProtectedBikeLanes #cycling