So this is the Vancouver transit to work mode share map As you can see - the skytrain works. Otherwise, people living in South and East Van are more likely to ride the bus or skytrain to work, as well as other areas. see Census Mapper: censusmapper.ca/maps/3719#11...

This Car Free Day, we celebrate those who are replacing car trips with bike trips! 🚲 🌿 We're proud to be an official partner of the #EBikePositive campaign, promoting safer e-bike systems across the industry. 🔗 go.ternbicycles.com/battery-safety#EBikePositive #Ebike #Tern #CarFreeDay #Bikes #CargoBike

The analysis of the BC E-bike rebate program has been released by UBC. Key findings: * Lower income recipients biked more 🚲 * High income households had more carbon savings (less 🚗) * Overall abatement cost of $1300/tonne CO2 reactlab.civil.ubc.ca/bc-ebike-inc... #bcpoli #ebike #climate

August data is in now, trend holds steady.

Montague doesn't even live in Vancouver, has brought forward zero good ideas in 3 years on council, and only made it into the chamber because the VPD endorsed Sim and wanted their personal spokesperson at the table. He's a bully and actively makes our city worse.

Montréal est-elle plus verte qu’il y a huit ans? Bilan. La version complète du reportage est disponible ici 👉 bit.ly/3VxStuy #ValériePlante #politique #Montréal

Jon Stewart's Post-Kimmel Primer on Free Speech in the Glorious Trump Era youtu.be/_GXNJ3V9lzg

Ken Sim and ABC have voted to bury Lucy Maloney’s motion that would have brought six floors and corner stores to side streets across Vancouver, unlocking thousands of family-friendly homes.

Today’s episode of The Ezra Klein Show. Ben Shapiro and I Talk Political De-escalation The state — and stakes — of political disagreement in America, both before and after the Charlie Kirk shooting. open.spotify.com/episode/136V... www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/o...

Great stuff here trying to bring more housing opportunities (Six Floors and Corner Stores!) to Vancouver's active transportation networks and parks from @lucymaloney.bsky.social and @onecityvan.bsky.social Full motion: council.vancouver.ca/20250917/doc...

#Canada led the world in passenger rail tech. We ran world's fastest steam trains, North America's fastest scheduled trains (Rapidos, in the Corridor), and the TurboTrain, which topped out at 274 km/h (170 mph). Now federal government has announced support for a 1,000-km high-speed rail line 🧵

Huh, Tanya Webking, on the COPE executive board, is here spreading condonomics (we can't build more housing b/c it will drive up land value so we can't build more housing!) and a call for low taxes (if you upzone landowners will need to pay more property taxes!).

Nancy Mace was NOT prepared to go toe-to-toe with a journalist over her Charlie Kirk comments

Apartments (including rentals and below market homes!) are banned from most of the city's nice side streets. That sucks! @lucymaloney.bsky.social's motion to legalize 6 floor apts by parks and bike routes could help change that. Here's how you can show support: pwaldkirch.ca/2025/09/12/s...

Global News laid off 26 journalists in B.C. and Alberta today. In B.C. the layoffs include virtually all of the online team, along with many others. The business is increasingly cruel, and the hollowing out of newsrooms providing fair and reliable information continues to suck.

We love to see the #BikeBus momentum spreading across #Canada! www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/vid...

🚨 Important call to action! (1/5) 🚨 A vote on Stanley Park is coming to the Park Board on Sept 15. The staff report calls for working with TransLink to bring bus service around the park (great!!) but no bike lane, despite it being the favourite option among respondents. Report linked here:

British NIMBYism is truly a sight to behold. “We are rejecting this solar farm, because one time I saw an electric vehicle on fire, which reminded me that decades ago a coal mining disaster killed lots of children”.

After 3 years, the Stanley Park Mobility Study has been released. You can read it here: parkboardmeetings.vancouver.ca/2025/2025091... It is very, very underwhelming. A return of a separated bike lane is contemplated, but not specifically recommended, in the 7-15 year timeframe. #bikeyvr 1/4

Did you know your MacBook has a sensor that knows the exact angle of the screen hinge? It’s not exposed as a public API, but I figured out a way to read it and make it sound like an old wooden door.

This is worth a read. There's a strong tendency to dismiss all anti-vaxxers as thoughtless or dumb, and having interviewed Lydia I can attest she is neither. What she does do is speak to fear, finding community and the psychological discomfort of abandoning a core truth she thought she knew.

People need homes with rents they can afford in communities they love. We’re building new rental homes, and cracking down on speculation, and we are seeing progress for renters across BC! And there’s more to do. #BCPoli #HomesForPeople Watch: globalnews.ca/news/1138978...

Miles with a new bikepacking route on Vancouver Island! Right when I was planning a trip including the section between Nanaimo and Port Renfrew ☺️ https://bikepacking.com/routes/alberni-bam-bam/ #bikepacking #vancouverisland

Wildfire forces closure of Coquihalla Highway #Coquihalla #BCHwy5

It's official: "Standardized Apartment Districts and City-Initiated Zoning Changes" is going to public hearing on September 16. This is a big deal; Vancouver is finally moving away from its insane "every building gets a new unique zoning district" system council.vancouver.ca/20250916/phe...

Nothing to see here. 🙈 Just Alberta banning books like Handmaid's Tail, 1984, and Brave New World. #ABLeg #FreeDumb #censorship www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Why is the rent so damn high in LA? Simple economics: the demand for housing is extremely high and our housing supply is extremely low.

Trip report from the West Coast Trail - August 2025. * perfect weather: sunshine and no rain * amazing scenery: rugged cliffs, sea stacks, and waterfalls * wildlife: humpback whales, black bears, sea lions, and pygmy owls canadianveggie.com/2025/08/25/w... #hiking #westCoastTrail #exploreBC

Vancouver’s Integrity Commissioner has found Mayor Ken Sim and ABC councillors broke the code of conduct on multiple occasions for coordinating amendments to controversial motions in separate private online conversations ahead of public council meetings

So the VPD fudged the numbers to get Ken Sim and a pro-cop ABC council elected. All so they could get a big budget increase? Screams of blatant corruption. #vanpoli

If you just assume that most stories about crime waves being pushed by the police are propaganda without much (if any) basis in fact, you'll rarely be proved wrong.

Incredible to see this billboard up in Vancouver. So happy to have worked with the amazing people @visionzerovancouver.ca visionzerovancouver.ca/2025/08/02/d...

Guess which provinces have a public auto insurance system?

Electric cargo bikes are car replacers. It’s so great to see how many families can get to soccer practice this way (enabled by Minneapolis’ protected bike infrastructure).

Our "Life After Cars" book tour is coming to Vancouver, BC for an event with Vision Zero Vancouver on Saturday, Nov 8th. Tickets are now available in presale to Patreon supporters of The War on Cars. We have a feeling this one will sell quickly, so don't miss out. www.patreon.com/thewaroncars...

The British media outlet ITV also went on a Jordanian airdrop and simply ignored the Israeli government’s illiberal demands: www.itv.com/news/2025-08...

“Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.” Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability & quality of life. Common sense. Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.

Maybe if enough football games get cancelled we can convince Conservatives to take climate change seriously. www.sportsnet.ca/cfl/article/... #BlueBombers #Winnipeg

Having lost in the council of public opinion, the opponents of a 6 floor, 230 home rental building at Ash & W 28th Ave are taking their fight to the courts. While costly, judicial reviews are increasingly being used to slow, & halt growing density #Vancouver #VanRe #VanPoli

Motherfucking wind farms…

Some interesting details on curious gap in traffic deaths between the US and Canada www.iihs.org/news/detail/...

🚧 Construction has begun on the new BC Cancer centre in #Kamloops! The new centre will include: 🔸 Shielded treatment rooms with 3 linear accelerators 🔸 Radiation therapy planning & CT simulator 🔸 Diagnostic MRI 🔸 Oncology outpatient clinic with exam & consult rooms #BCCancer

One of the biggest barriers to re-greening cities is the idea every resident is entitled to ten square metres of paved public space on which to store a private vehicle that sits idle for 23.5 hours each day. A notion Reims is slowly challenging, and de-paving its streets one parking space at a time.

Bikepacking from Vancouver to Fort Langley: We did it! 🚴‍♀️🏕️ Our first e-cargo bike camping trip was full of challenges (hello, flat tire!) and triumphs. I'm looking forward to finding more bikeable campgrounds. #Bikepacking #FortLangley #exploreBC #bikeYVR canadianveggie.com/2025/07/21/b...

Please get this man out of office, immediately. This is not who should ever be running a municipality.

Drumroll, please... The first new Amtrak Cascades train is leaving the Siemens manufacturing facility in Sacramento today and heading to Pueblo, CO for testing! Following a year-long testing journey, they’ll arrive home to the PNW in 2026—stay tuned for more photos! #trains #PNW

Bikepacking from Vancouver to Fort Langley: We did it! 🚴‍♀️🏕️ Our first e-cargo bike camping trip was full of challenges (hello, flat tire!) and triumphs. I'm looking forward to finding more bikeable campgrounds. #Bikepacking #FortLangley #exploreBC #bikeYVR canadianveggie.com/2025/07/21/b...