"and watch here, see, even if you add a lane it doesn't make traffic any better. In fact it makes it worse. It's called induced demand"

Cool take for road safety, but it also means less parking. Parking stalls used to be as small as 2.5m*5.5m, now they're usually 3.0m*6m, and even then it's a struggle for most trucks. Imagine removing 10-20% of parking spaces depending on the layout.

The thought of calculating and enforcing parking minimums gives me hives. Thankful every day CBRM doesn't have parking minimums. Don't worry, we still see many projects with 2+ spaces per residential unit.

Left on green running through pedestrians.

This intersection got a Target, and they're calling it downtown.

Rest in peace to Donald Shoup, a true legend who changed the world for the better.

If Hozier lived in a walkable community, he wouldn't need anybody to take him to church

The devil is in the details. It's in vogue to remove parking requirements, but that does nothing if you maintain large setbacks (which will inevitably be used for parking) Ditto with upzoning while maintaining low lot coverage %'s.

Well, looks like I've hit my quota for intensity minutes for the next 68,000 years.

NEW Starter pack! 🔥 100 Women in Urbanism Cathy Tuttle (@cathytuttle.bsky.social) and I have curated this list of the 100 most interesting women and non-binary people in urbanism on Bluesky right now.

Oh yeah I would love to go but I already left my house once today and I have a rule where I can't leave my house twice in one day. It's just too many times to leave my house I'm sorry.

Look at how short those crossing distances are,and how the squiggle white lines "frame" the driver. The extra walking distance is pretty tolerable in these scenarios

“the monthly cost of social housing is $613. This is starkly lower than $2,100 for a shelter bed, $4,300 for a correctional facility bed, $13,500 for a hospital bed. Housing people is not only a moral imperative but also an economically sound decision.” Kathy Moreland RN #onpoli

Sadly, none of the Atlantic provinces have accepted CUPW’s offer to distribute government cheques during the strike at Canada Post. Instead, governments in the Atlantic provinces are choosing to force members of the public to travel for their badly needed cheques. #canlab #CUPW #CanadaPost #1u

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Did NS Health learn nothing from the court case less than a month ago? www.cbc.ca/player/play/.... If NS doesn't offer the treatment, then it should cover the cost of treatment if it's available in another province. That's the point of a NATIONAL healthcare system. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Cities that don't plow their sidewalks hate pedestrians.

What is going through someone's head when they think this is normal behavior? Absolutely no room for someone in a wheelchair/scooter or a stroller. Insane.

WHAT A SALE! Just picked up "meet me at the library" and "smaller cities in a shrinking world" Some great books from Island Press that you should read: - Arbitrary Lines (if you're into how zoning effects us) - Right of Way (why our roads suck) - Fire Storm (Fort Mac wildfire)

It's been raining for a week, and will rain for another week. The sun sets before I'm finished work at 4:30. It's stick season. But I just got a great phone call, and the best career news I could've gotten More to report as it develops.

Boy, am I confused.

What in the fresh hell motonormativity is this? In Ontario, you must use a crosswalk if it exists. If there is no crosswalk, you can cross anywhere (so long as you're not interfering with traffic). Is this just a jaywalking extortion device?

Free public transit. Good idea? Not if you want more people out of cars. People that use the bus will use it more. People already driving won't change. youtu.be/K6md7gny4pY?...

"Not an epidemic." atlantic.ctvnews.ca/more/yarmout...

The donuts aren't vegan and this isn't my riding but that doesn't mean you shouldn't rip downtown for donuts and democracy.

"It is unfair to have a society where parking is free for cars and housing is expensive for people" - Donald Shoup. This is my first post on this platform. Come along for the ride.