If Madison, Wisconsin can do it, why the hold up in Vancouver?

lol what a clownshow--the whole meeting had to end abruptly because they lost quorum, at least in part because Pete Fry was absent without an approved leave of absence.

This partnership between Bart and Uber seems designed to undermine what limited bus service already exists to these stations.

man even when I'm playing a video game someone is parked in the bike lane

Yes, I'm quoted in this article... But extremely observant people will notice I'm also in the thumbnail... But it's me from 7 years ago www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Justin we love you but as a chart enthusiast you're too smart to post charts with arbitrary start points and linear trendlines. Here's a couple we made, with the same data, that shows traffic fatalities are on the rise! But onto a more serious analysis of this 🧵

New speed camera replacement just dropped in Ford’s Ontario

Cold and wet out there folks but so glad for @translink.ca @movementyvr.bsky.social and all the great folks making it easy to get around. #postthegood

5 people have been killed on the roads in Metro Vancouver in the last week, including a driver, a cyclist, and 3 pedestrians, one of whom was a young child. Each of them had lives, families and friends, aspirations and potential that will not be realized. Each of them could have been me, or you.

July 2024 after a string of fatal crashes: "It's the summer weather." December 2025 after a string of fatal crashes: "It's the winter weather." I don't know maybe our road design just isn't safe?

“Bikelash is not something to resist or be afraid of, but rather to be embraced. …a sign your City is doing something right”. Amen. #LifeAfterCars @thewaroncars.bsky.social

NEW: Hundreds of public servants are being let go at federal agencies that monitor climate risks, @natashabulowski.bsky.social reports

The Transit Death Spiral is something that desperately needs to be avoided, but can be easily kickstarted during budget crunches. Stagnant budgets are actively damaging to transit service. As an extension to this video, my thoughts on "schedule maintenance": bettercolumbia.ca/2025/12/02/f...

This explains something that has always mystified me about drivers who rail against bike lanes and transit. Why WOULDN'T you want people to have options not to drive? It would make your own driving better! But they don't just want good traffic, they want to reinforce the NORM of driving

We've managed over the last three years to keep tax (and fee!) increases in line with population growth + CPI, while opening a big new rec centre, meeting our provincial housing regulations, and investing in community partnerships that support arts, culture and sport. #NewWest is getting it done.

Budget 2026 passes.

What a crowd!

A sad day for cyclists. Bill 60 - which prohibits the conversion of motor vehicle lanes to bike lanes (or any other prescribed purpose) - has passed Third Reading this morning which will kill various cycling projects in Toronto & across Ontario. #shame #BikeTO #BikeSky #TOpoli #ONpoli #VisionZero

Do you also think the draft Vancouver budget stinks? Join us next Tuesday, November 25th at 9am for a diaper change-in at city hall. This city should be for everyone, babies included. cc @womentcities.bsky.social @claraprager.bsky.social @stand.earth @cape-bc.bsky.social @michellecyca.com

two days i pointed out sean was still moonlighting as a reply guy on twitter and he's responded with 13 hours of live-skying a budget meeting and he might be actually dying and if so this is on me

The 2026 Vancouver budget risks imposing cuts to road safety initiatives that we simply can't afford. With so few details being released, we call upon council to amend the budget to direct that essential transportation programs and staff be protected. 👉 More: visionzerovancouver.ca/2025/11/12/2...

Listening to Vancouver Council budget discussion in the background this morning. In response to a question from @seanorr.bsky.social about where they'll be retracting from the city just said they're planning to REMOVE baby changing tables and menstrual product dispensers to save costs. Shameful.

Last Friday, I attended a meeting convened by @visionzerovancouver.ca with regional elected folk, transportation & public health professionals to talk about inter-agency collaboration on the ending of road deaths and serious injury. It helped solidify for me the value of the #NewWest VZ approach.

Remember this for elections next year, Vancouver folks.

Brilliant video from @ardenenglish.bsky.social explaining why right on red is so dangerous for pedestrians, and why BC should get rid of it. Please watch! youtu.be/AqDV13zzMao?...

This blog post from former mayor of Edmonton @doniveson.bsky.social is so, so good. civicgood.substack.com/p/the-big-pi...

Someone check on Ken Sim

It’s #GoByTransitWeek! @movementyvr.bsky.social Take a bus this week, you’ll never know what friends you’ll meet.

It's Vancouver Budget season, which means it's time for the annual debate over whether the city's property taxes are very high or very low — but year marked with the tension of Ken Sim's proposal to freeze the local portion of property taxes to zero.

Vancouver has a motion by @seanorr.bsky.social on Oct 8 to lower barriers to accessibility for public participation at City Council. Fill in this form to support this motion! council.vancouver.ca/20251008/doc... 1/2

Last week ABC's Brian Montague engaged in some seriously unprofessional conduct at city council. This is just a clip of a larger series of interruptions. This sorts of bullying shouldn't be tolerated in civic business.

This is a great observation, and it's also worth noting that it's a *useful* ideological position for some people, because it so easily tips over into "we shouldn't allow newcomers here, because our services are full!"

If you oppose new rental apartments that might have a nice view because they're "luxury", but are silent about reserving nice views for the garages of $5 million+ detached houses, congrats! You're part of why Vancouver has a housing crisis.

new S(ubstack)-Bahn post: 20 years ago, Seoul was haggling over whether to install platform screen doors at its Metro stations. many called it a waste and an impossibility. now it’s at all Metro stations across South Korea. how did this transformation happen? www.substack-bahn.net/p/how-seoul-...

More evidence that speed cameras work. "Since those cameras were put up, 57% of drivers were slowing down and adhering to the speed limit. In some school zones, it was as high as 90%" “Eighty-five per cent of people who have been issued one ticket have only been issued [that] one ticket”

I wrote an article about parking, and with curbside space being a finite resource, businesses betting on it to forever sustain them might be quite the gamble. The topical example is of course Burnaby Heights and BRT, but the argument can apply to many other uses. bettercolumbia.ca/2025/09/05/b...

Would you rather have new convenient transit access to the wonderful restaurants and shops in Burnaby Heights, or to a station that's already served by SkyTrain? The choice is yours! 1/3

Aftermath of a car crash in Utrecht, Netherlands: *The street is closed off to cars. *Police measure angles of impact and look for possible causes (to prevent future crashes). *Officers politely summarize the incident with people walking & rolling by. How are car crashes evaluated in YOUR city?

I think it's pretty cool that @movementyvr.bsky.social just had a sold-out, standing room only, transit-themed comedy show with the crowd laughing their butts off. A director from the TransLink Board and a sitting MLA being in the crowd and getting every single joke was the 🍒 on top 🚍♥️

Thanks King for defending the Georgia St bus lane. When will @davidebybc.bsky.social finally permit automated bus lane enforcement so entitled people in Benzes can't break the law with impunity?

Victoria councillor here. This is a very big problem and another strike against municipal parties. We are taught, upon election, that strategizing is allowed as long as it does not meet quorum. Quorum = 6 in Vancouver, so they seem to have broken it. And city staff should know better.

The Vancouver Sun caught us ahead of our Bus Lanes Anniversary ‘Picnic’ happening today! This work is already underway, but the delays are adding up for riders. Find us today (Aug 22nd) at Gordon Park at 1PM! 🧺

The provincial housing reforms haven't done nearly enough in the City of Vancouver, the epicentre of the housing crisis. The appointment of Christine Boyle as the new housing minister is a chance for a reset. Read more in my op-ed on the DailyHive: dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc...

This. Is. Huge. It appears that the judge saved the bike lanes because they found that: -removing the bike lanes would reduce the safety of cyclists, going against the charter of rights and freedoms -removing the bike lanes would worsen congestion, going against the removal's stated purpose

For over a year, Granville Bridge has been a construction zone with a 30km/h speed limit 24/7. So do drivers actually drive the limit? We took our speed radar gun to find out. The answer will probably.... not surprise you youtube.com/shorts/G31re...

Anyone interested in this?

1 like = 1 bus expansion that we could have if there was more transit funding

It was a huge honour to be sworn in as BC’s new Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs today.

@jmcelroy.bsky.social should make a chart on how many CBC articles reporting on car crashes are titled like this

We're thrilled that @lucymaloney.bsky.social's motion on the renewed Vision Zero plan passed unanimously by Council this week. Read more about our thoughts in our press release: visionzerovancouver.ca/2025/07/10/v...