Here's a fun slide from the road conditions update happening at Vancouver City Council right now - yes that's right, a 400+ year backlog on sidewalks.

Lenny Zhou, our city councillor, just suggested raising money from local residents to maintain roads. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSs51CuxTNE #vanpoli #vancouver

Seeing that today made me realise that I haven't given up on everything in life yet. 🫣 #biketooter #cycling #asssaver #streetphotography

BC Gov website presents you with their take on a checkbox. #uiux

mfs be like "born too late to explore the world 😢" does openstreetmap look complete to you? get working

It happens to 50,000 people in the lower mainland every year, and on Friday it happened to @rhifaux.bsky.social. Was it an accident? We think this was the predictable result of government inaction.

A person caught excessively speeding and facing basically zero consequences kept speeding? "Go figure" indeed! (And why is 90 in a 50 not excessive??) This is what we mean when we say road violence is predictable and preventable.

RE: https://social.coop/@Anibyl/116105748776741248 My specialty is making bikes heavier. I just add new parts but never remove old ones.

📣 New West folks! A great Vision Zero motion from @pjnewwest.bsky.social is coming to council tomorrow, asking the province to expand VZ grants and to collect & share better crash data. Read more here: pub-newwestcity.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx...

I wanted the blue checkmark on LinkedIn. The one that says “this person is real.” In a sea of fake recruiters, bot accounts, and AI-generated headshots, it seemed like a smart thing to do. So I tapped “verify.” I scanned my passport. I took a selfie. Three minutes later — done. Badge acquired […]

Of course it's gonna be privileged kids doing more activism! It's the fact they use their privilege, “pass the mic”, and fight for a world where their circumstances aren't a privilege but a right, that's what matters. When conservatives point out the privilege of their political rivals, it's […]

Our longtime volunteer @rhifaux.bsky.social was hit by a driver yesterday on the way home from a road safety workshop at city hall. She is home from the hospital and recovering with a broken wrist. We're grateful it wasn't worse, and outraged it happened at all. More to say soon.

“AI is a harmful but useful tool” You can say the same about slavery, patriarchy, fossil fuels, exploitation, theft, colonialism. Even when you're using it for good, you're also using it for evil.

RE: https://social.coop/@Anibyl/116105484341836467 cycling around McMansions with 5 new cars in a driveway and listening how we cannot afford to build hospitals or even sidewalks feels surreal

another friend was hit by a car driver, went to hospital cool cool cool 🧱

I don't ride my mountain bike most of the year because, well, it rains, and I don't want come home extra wet and muddy. THIS CHANGES TODAY #BikeTooter

I woke up early and decided to head to Richmond to ride new streets. Just reached 30% of Metro Vancouver 🎉 Saw planes. Was cold. #Wandrer #bikeyvr #BikeTooter

RE: https://fosstodon.org/@fedora/116104377947827767 “The ability to have virtual desktops only on the primary screen” Hallelujah! #kde

The Breach Show is such a great #cdnpoli podcast!

NDP Leadership Debate https://www.cpac.ca/cpac-special/episode/ndp-leadership-debate-in-depth-coverage?id=d812dee4-f5a7-4adf-b0f3-ef534a933e82# #cdnpoli #ndp

If you go to a neo-nazi conference don't expect to be part of an organization that receives public funding. Oh, and also, you're a neo-nazi, which means you're a horrible, hateful, human being in general […]

Overheard two colleagues chatting in the break room: “…so I used the AI to extract the data into a table. And it put errors in the table - can you believe it??!” Well… 🤷

The only wrap-up I care about is from #Wandrer

West 49th could use space reallocation to accommodate active transpo or bus lanes. It's 4 lanes wide, of which only 2 are usable because of an occasional parked car.

snow? no no no

the best work ideas come when showering

Picked up another load of compost this morning. The house rests on a pad of mostly clay fill dirt behind a massive retaining wall. The little herb plot has been filtered, but would turn into a solid block of terracotta without assistance, and the wider plot […] [Original post on indieweb.social]

VPD cop pulling a left-on-red in a Dodge Charger is so on-brand for this org.

[road violence, death, journalism] RE: https://flipboard.com/@cbcnews/calgary-s2m5l3ffz/-/a-QnX_jNXiT3SJ7Lgu2UEqng%3Aa%3A107108217-%2F0 Some journalists reporting on road violence have no respect or compassion to the victims. Driver hits a family with a stroller in a crosswalk, killing the […]

today we say goodbye to Pattullo Bridge only before it's demolished people have the luxury to enjoy it without cars

For several months, pedestrians and cyclists won't be able to use the brand new stal̕əw̓asəm Bridge — and the old Pattullo Bridge will be closed too. https://www.pattullobridgereplacement.ca/active-transportation/ #bikeyvr

Apparently, International Village mall has a #sundial on its roof? There's 0 info I could find about it. Would be a cool #urbex destination. #vancouver

After a series of trucks hit bridges, barges are following suit. Fitst Westham Island Bridge, now Arthur Laing Bridge. Apparently hit by a crane on a barge. 😑

Turn restrictions are now in place at Broadway and Ontario St, preventing rat running onto this bikeway 🎉 Still work to do especially on 10th but this is a great move from the city!

Wow, running a publicly available service from my home server appeared to be way easier (but also more complicated in a way) that I thought. Nice training for my human intelligence 😜

I wish more #bands had their music available not only on #streaming services. Let us buy your tracks!

[Nazi screenshot and swearing and substack] Ok, sorry folks, I heard substack had a nazi problem, I thought it was using the broad use of the adjective. I did not expect them to HOST ACTUALLY FUCKING NAZI newsletters. I will shutdown my Substack immediately. WTF?

Just a horrible situation unfolding in the small community of #tumblerridge :tumblerridge: Watching the video conference from B.C. RCMP now. Not a lot of information other than numbers. 9 people dead plus shooter. 25 injured. This is a community of only 2500 and a high school of around 150 […]

Five years after being approved, 24/7 school zones are coming to Vancouver - all it took was asking the right questions! Read more: visionzerovancouver.ca/2026/01/26/s...

wow. no #discord https://www.theverge.com/tech/875309/discord-age-verification-global-roll-out

Are you interested in improving the mapping of bike infrastructure on @openstreetmap in your area? People for Bikes are hosting two webinars to show you how: February 17, 12 PM MT: OpenStreetMap 101: Introduction to Bike Infrastructure Mapping in OpenStreetMap Register now at […]

HERITAGE GAS STATION you heard that right https://www.nsnews.com/local-news/west-vancouver-protects-former-mid-century-gas-station-with-heritage-recognition-11838763 #westvancouver

A VZV volunteer called in these stairs to 311. They're not only slippery but also the only route to the bus stop from the east. City came out and installed metal traction grating! No action yet on the ramp and accessibility requests, but this is an improvement for now. We love when 311 works!

gay for bikes #BikeTooter

BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ Frickin' gas-powered leaf blowers. I thought Vancouver had instituted a ban on them but what happened was Council directed staff to study it, who then evaluated Park Board experiences and decided it was "too hard". I'd mutter "Greenest City" but you would be able to hear me rn.

Imagine if we were giving cigarette smokers billions in rebates to buy vapes, hoping they'd switch. That's what EV rebates are.

Carney reintroduced $5000 rebate for people driving Rebates for people using other forms of transportation: $0

Flipped vehicle crash at Broadway/Granville. Currently it's a 30 km/h construction zone because of the B-way subway. Once again, I'm on my "if you cause a vehicle to flip in the city, you should lose your license" bent. Yeah, allow appeals, but flipping a vehicle indicates excessive recklessness.

OMG. Our winter has been so bad (no snow!) that the Grouse Grind is now open, some two and a half months early. It's currently 18C on my balcony in the sunshine. On February 4th. Oy.

RE: https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/@chris/116014112276096869 The fossil fuel industry has Liberals in their pocket. #cdnpoli