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Hey #Brisbane, #Queensland folks, if you're not already aware, it's super important that you make submissions to the SDIWC committee to oppose the 10km/h speed limit for ebikes, requirement to have a driver's licence, and more. See more at Space4cyclingbne or CBD BUG Facebook pages, or from Bicycle Queensland. If you need some starter ideas, here's the letter to my MP in response to the inquiry the bill's based on (some details have changed but the bulk is still correct):
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1--PuQrV0eUgfg0cUh0MQtAcvsJhYbTOTOjpmHvUgisk/edit?usp=drivesdk

Ebike law Letter public

26th March 2026 Ronny Reader CEO, Company Name 123 Address St Anytown, ST 12345 Dear MP I am writing to share my strong disagreement with aspects of the proposed changes to laws regarding ebike licensing. I ride an analogue bike currently, but would like the option to purchase an ebike for com...

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Jim Dec 6

@BrentToderian but I can't think of too many examples of us doing Stage 3, and would *love* to know what projects he worked on that fit that category

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Jim Dec 6

Can't link it because it's only on Nebula so far. Think it goes to YouTube in about a week?

I find it interesting that @BrentToderian said Brisbane did stage 3. I can't think of many examples of that (maybe the Gympie Rd bus lanes?). But I can think of a **lot** of both types of Stage 4 (most of our bikeways are along creeks or motorways, or lose safety/priority at crossings, or are just painted shoulders), and some Stage 2 (privatising HSW while making it worse for bike transport).

Jim Dec 6

An excellent episode of @notjustbikes's Urbanist Agenda with @BrentToderian.

5 stages of urban planning. 1: the wrong thing (car-centric design). 2: the wrong thing, but better (EVs are better than ICE cars). 3: have your cake and eat it too (widen roads while adding bike/transit lanes). 4: doing the right thing, badly (painted bike lanes). Alt 4: only the low-hanging fruit (bike lanes in parks). Finally, 5: doing the right thing, well.

Says @brisbane did stage 3 when he was here.

Jim Aug 10, 2025

Portuguese court orders Wikipedia to censor article about far-right politician Caesar DePaço, removing information "relating to accusations of past crimes, an organization he was alleged to have founded, and his resignation (or dismissal) from a civil service post." The information was all factual and well-sourced.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2025-08-09/News_and_notes

Luckily, the Wayback Machine has an archive of the latest pre-censorship article & only English and Portuguese WP were censored: Spanish WP has most details

Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2025-08-09/News and notes - Wikipedia

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Jim Jul 3, 2025

@localtesting hey @Zagorath and @RebekahWSD and anyone else who might see this, could you guys comment under this post? And then again in a while after I've tried some pixelfed stuff?

Jim Jul 3, 2025

Test post on localtesting

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Jim Jun 15, 2025

@australia (the protest pictured here is a different one to the one that BCC and QPS lied to get blocked. A weekend march through the CBD streets that make up the official detour. Instead of the originally-planned peak-hour block of the Story Bridge)

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Jim Jun 15, 2025

@australia they lied to the press and public by claiming the protests are linked to the Greens, that they're related to Extinction Rebellion, and that they're illegal. None are true. Every protest has gone through the accepted process of declaring intent. Instead, BCC & QPS have wasted their resources fighting the protests in court with multiple expensive Silks, against the self-repped organisers. And they lie, inventing nonsensical security risks, in order to get the court to block the protest.

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Jim Jun 15, 2025

@australia they claim it's impossible to close a lane because one lane wouldn't be wide enough, so they would need two. If that were true, then fine; the answer is to do that, close two lanes. There'd still be 4 for cars. But it's not true. In fact, while the pedestrian paths on the bridge are wider than what would be left of one lane after water-filled safety barriers are installed, the paths on the on-ramps up to the bridge are *already* narrower than that.