Are Vancouverites VERY interested in the new austerity budget being proposed for Vancouver, and the implications for our values, our resiliency & quality of life, our reputation (and competitive advantage) as a leader in sustainability and climate action? Well, I’ll be the 609th speaker to Council.

Thank you @jasonthorne.bsky.social for sharing the Guide!

Touring Keybridge and King’s Cross - two recent master planned communities in London - with Alfredo Caraballo and Silvia Asuni from Allies and Morrison.

How can building and energy codes change to better suit existing buildings and help reduce carbon emissions? Join us in Halifax on October 23rd for an engaging, collaborative Workroom hosted by the CAHP, Giaimo, and Ha/f.

Bike lane in Barcelona protected by: motorcycle/scooter parking, containerized trash/recycling, and a bike share station. (Note the flashing yellow bike signal allowing cyclists to go through the crosswalk when it's clear.)

Starting a study looking at best practices for desinging tall, family-friendly buildings. In need of case study precedents - any suggestions?

Erika Kirk is going to turn up the volume on the right's efforts to win young women in a way I don't think any Democratic party or movement org is ready for. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Tune in as we introduce the No Political Enemies Act. We aren't going to lie down as Trump tries to destroy free speech in this country.

@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social: Yeah. It's Fascism. www.thebulwark.com/p/yeah-its-f...

If we’re going to have Chinese style autocracy in the US, I’d also like the renewable energy infrastructure, high speed rail, electric vehicles, investment in science, and good food.

The benefits of asymmetry on full display along Blackfriars Road this morning. Predominantly north bound cycle traffic using the width of combined path. Central boulevard for bike and car parking and stops separate use from the sidewalk to keep them obstacle free….

Silly Jimmy Kimmel. He should have just called for all homeless people to be killed and he’d still have a job.

Few things did more critical damage to North American downtowns than the demolishing of old buildings to build massive expanses of surface parking, along with the widening of roads to create huge one-way “car sewers,” all based on the failed theory that surrendering to cars would “save Downtown.”

the future is car free

'What New Urbanism often misses is that conditions today are fundamentally different from the conditions that produced the places it seeks to emulate.' bingo! renx.ca/new-urbanism...

“Gun control was among the numerous political and social issues he discussed at events and on podcasts. A few months ago, Kirk said: "It's worth it to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment". #CharlieKirk

Life without cars. @thewaroncars.bsky.social

The nominee to head the democracy promotion bureau at the State Dept told us today that his priority was to "tell the truth". Interesting because Secretary Rubio has placed a gag order on telling the truth - banning the criticism of dictators that rig and steal elections.

Pritzker: "He has no idea what's he's talking about. There is no emergency that warrants deployment of troops. He is insulting the people of Chicago by calling our home a hellhole, and anyone that takes his word at face value is insulting Chicagoans too."

Local councillor objection is key moment here. All leadership in Toronto kneels before the homeowner (and car driver). Even the downtown enviro ones.

Does Wellington St., between Spadina and Portland qualify? Bidirectional bike lane and deciduous trees on the north side, garden bed and retail spill-out zone on the south. We also promoted this idea as part of thermal comfort guidelines, for the same reasons you stated.

Streetscape thesis; asymmetrical designs could improve biodiversity, resiliency and comfort, and reduce municipal costs. Does anyone have good examples where this has happened?

This interview, which is also available to listen to as a podcast, provides a useful overview of some of the dangerous trends we’ve been seeing in recent months regarding federalization and militarization of state and local police functions.

Vision, Activism, Leadership. What we need more of.

READ THIS: How Amsterdam became the bicycle capital of the world. In the 1960s, Dutch cities saw cars as the transport of the future. It took the intolerable toll of child traffic deaths — and fierce activism — to turn #Amsterdam into the urban biking nirvana of today. It took vision & leadership.

NEW: Russian forces conducted a large series of missile and drone strikes against Ukraine overnight on July 18 to 19.

"The City of Toronto needs a reset. Mayor Chow needs to recognize the value and role architects bring to projects and how investing in design saves money, reduces risks and creates better places for people.” The designs put forth by the City of Toronto are shocking, messaging that followed more so.

At launch of NSW Pattern Book for Low Rise Housing. Led by NSW Government Architect Abbie Galvin, Premier & Planning Minister speaking. Housing designs available to purchase at discount, with fast track approval process. Great work by 8 invited architects. Let’s hope this improves housing design & $

this would basically cover most of america then

that number would dwarf the embodied CO2 of parking stalls but virtually no one looks at those numbers when talking about parking or the embodied carbon impact of buildings but as noted by folks like @kellyalvarezdoran.bsky.social and Ha/f climate studio - those direct emissions? also massive!

Why urban design standards shouldn't be based on the turning radius of a massive truck. A great piece by Mitchell May and @kellyalvarezdoran.bsky.social — a Toronto focus but applies to many cities across North America.

#PutinWarCriminal ‼️Exactly one year ago, 🇷🇺 terrorists attacked Okhmatdyt, largest children's hospital in Ukraine There were more than 600 patients in the hospital. Two were killed, another 16 were injured, including 7 children. Five buildings of Okhmatdet were destroyed. #Russia #Ukraine

Garbage, Parking, and the Death of Small Businesses. Eager to hear your thoughts! @jasonthorne.bsky.social @alexbozikovic.bsky.social @johnlorinc.bsky.social @holz-bau.bsky.social

there are 60% more cars in seattle today than there were 30 years ago. the city should be doing everything possible to bring those numbers down. instead, they're still requiring parking in much of the city. while claiming to be a climate leader. make it make sense.

Children aren't even safe from cars at their own schools because we've built so many schools to only be accessible by car.

It's incredible how outclassed the federal NDP under Jagmeet Singh is by the federal Liberals, AGAIN, on housing policy and ambition. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Canada is getting back in the business of building homes: Lpc.ca/housing

Basically @reidhoffman.bsky.social is sane and the other guy not so much

Our response to the U.S. tariffs is to fight, protect, and to build. That means building the infrastructure to help diversify our trade partners, create good jobs, and grow our economy.

Dear American citizens, whatever you wish more German citizens would have done in 1933, do that now.

This is absolutely bonkers insane and evil. Straight up alliance with Putin. We are sending this highly talented woman back to her death for no goddamn reason at all.

It seems ICE had a quota for Venezuelan gang members & filled it by picking up people with tattoos. Rose, hummingbird, soccer, mother, Autism awareness. For that people are taken from their families & sent to spend the rest of their lives in horrifying conditions. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Why do we keep building fully glazed skyscrapers when the evidence shows less glass would be better for people and planet? I spoke to @dezeen about the weird (and environmentally criminal) obsession with transparency in tall building design - a thread🧵 www.dezeen.com/2025/03/26/g...

This is a concentration camp whose purpose is to Make America White Again. It's full blown nazism in America.

When scholars of authoritarianism and fascism leave U.S. universities because of the deteriorating political situation here, we should really worry.

The US, India, China, and Russia are all openly interfering in the Canadian elections, united behind a single candidate / platform. Common sense dictates, whomever they are behind is not the person or people you want to elect. Be smart, make the right choice. #cdnpoli

Naheed Nenshi 🇨🇦 - "Danielle Smith’s comments during her Breitbart interview are antithetical to democracy. I'm old enough to know just how fragile this beautiful nation is, & I’ll be damned if I let a reckless, incompetent and unethical Premier undermine what we’ve built here together." 🇨🇦 #cdnpoli