My Premier wants some temporary foreign worker to die outside a hospital from a medical emergency because they just aren't special enough to be treated like a human. Danielle Smith has such a dark heart.

"The level of racism and hate that has been expressed has risen undoubtedly, and it is aligned with this premier's... attempt to pin all of her failings on newcomers to this province." ABNDP's Rakhi Pancholi argues Premier Smith's referendums are designed to anger and distract.

The UCP has been in power for 51 of the last 55 years but according to Danielle Smith it's the family who arrived six months ago that is wrecking the province.

In a Korean restaurant with karaoke rooms in the back, but the soundproofing isn’t that good so I can hear a beautiful rendition of “Call Me Maybe” in the background

Celebrating interprovincial migration while yelling about international migration…

One important enabler of car-free (or car-light) living? Access to car share! In Montreal’s central neighbourhoods, between 20 and 43% of households are members of Communauto — the oldest car share service in North America. But the more suburban boroughs are seeing high growth.

"you look happier" thanks i took the bus here

Missing Milan right now I was there for a few days over the summer, and taking the metro or trams around felt so comfortable and modern I think my fav part was taking the metro to a random stop and walking around a dense and vibrant neighbourhood not encircled by 7 lane stroads like TOD in Canada

LFG

BREAKING: We're staying at 8 homes per lot! Edmonton City Council today voted against reducing the maximum number of homes per lot from 8 to 6 in the RS zone! #yeg #yegcc

Want to thank the 83rd Ave bikelane today for giving me a safe way to walk to brunch in Old Strathcona before the sidewalks were cleared

How it feels to be an urbanist YIMBY

What a great photo of Brazilian alpine skier Lucas Pinheiro Braathen, the first South American to ever win a medal at the Winter Olympic Games.

Happy Valentine's Day transit riders!💕 This year, show those you care about that your love for them is as strong as your love for the Metro Line

It always amazes me how busy Bramalea is even built in the middle of nowhere, a testament to feeder buses + intermodal/inter-agency transfer station done right. (Very GTHA planning core)

it's incredible to contemplate the volume of civic funding and effort spent appeasing: - people who find the sight of poverty more offensive than evidence-based public health policy - drivers who think bad traffic is a human rights violation - residents who recoil from shadows like reverse-vampires

Did you know that Edmonton has committed to putting bus lanes on 75% of its bus rapid transit network? #yegcc #yeglrt #takeets #publictransit #urbanism

Some would say that heterogeneity is the most important thing in creating a good city, especially when it comes to building age

Hey Edmonton urbanists! Thought I'd start a starter pack for us. Let me know if you want to be in it or have suggestions! go.bsky.app/E7u9toC

Edmonton: Lower taxes! Infill (lowers costs), 🚲 lanes (reduce expensive 🚗 dependency). Also Edmonton: No, not like that. Edmonton: Make this city more vibrant! Infill brings people in to shrinking nhbds, including renters, just like vibrant cities like Montreal. Also Edmonton: No, not like that.

The Canada development pattern of towers in a mall parking lot is an improvement, and I think the proximity of stuff is amazing, but it doesn’t actually build a comfortable urban environment

I think a lot about how even with higher transit ridership, a growing bike network, way better pedestrian infrastructure, and dense suburbs, Edmonton doesn’t *feel* as urban as a lot of cities in the United States I think a lot of it comes down to improving commercial districts and making cool shit

Two governments managing jurisdictions that have experienced rapid growth recently Two very different abilities and willingnesses to accommodate and embrace growth I talk about how Edmonton isn’t keeping up, but compared to the province we might as well be years ahead

When neighbourhoods stagnate, we're not protecting them, we're weakening them. Pushing people out to the suburbs is not sustainable. ZBR is working. We often say we prefer rowhomes when towers are proposed and now we're getting it. Public engagement doesn't mean public agreement.

Recently toured a planner on the fence on 8plexes thru Bonnie Doon, showing them how they're deeply used. On my street, we own and are the minority. Most rent but also have kids. Our nbhd school isn't closing, we all save $. Renter voices are routinely ignored. edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...

Does anyone know when Wihkwentowin Neighbourhood Renewal is actually supposed to take place? like estimated years of construction?

In my book, it's morally bankrupt to make families with less money live on 30,000 cars per day roads.

Cute 7-plex in Millhurst

Canada's so good at turning bus lines that have the ridership to justify a metro line into trams that have the ridership to justify a metro line

“Toronto got itself a much better transit network today. Eglinton is not perfect, and it’s not a subway, but it will make getting across the city faster and more comfortable.”

The amount of houses that alert me whenever I walk by them is ludicrous. I do not feel comfortable being filmed by private landowners when I am in public space If the cameras only film private land go right ahead, but they should have not be pointed at the sidewalk

wild to advertise a massive surveillance network, but since it can find a lost dog it’s good now

🧵 Good morning Edmonton. We're live from the council chambers where the Urban Planning Committee will debate reducing housing options. There are 60 speakers registered so there's a high chance this becomes two days. We'll be live posting so follow along to see how it goes!

Edmonton could be about to downzone most of our city! I have an awful week so won’t be speaking, but follow along here for some not-so-neutral analysis and updates

From a Diab & El-Geneidy 2015 paper: Just moving stops far-side and removing the right-turn/stop conflict could save up to 8.7% of running times on line 165 in Montréal, equivalent to adding 7-9 trips per weekday per direction for free We leave so much on the table. tram.mcgill.ca/Research/Pub...

While many of you are likely yelling “GO PATRIOTS” or “GO SEAHAWKS” I’m yelling “GO HOUSE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE” and “The rule of law!”

Last week we got more info on what the new high-floor LRT vehicles will look like! When these 32 new LRVs arrive, Edmonton will finally retire its Siemens U2 fleet, which have been in service since the system opened in the 70s!

Going into politics with the sole aim of removing "live, work and play" from every planning document in existence

I use the wayback machine almost everyday, don’t want to live without it

The Wayback is now so load-bearing we should be protecting it with our actual lives

It really does seem like Edmonton made the worst choice on micro mobility share. High cost and limited range just leads to anti social behaviour and a negative attitude towards scooters.

Fearmongering about crime = politics of xenophobia. London is far safer than violent viral videos will have you believe www.economist.com/britain/2026... Reality: "Violent crime has been in decline in London for years." "Part of this online rubbishing is to blame migrants."

I have not been paying attention to the NDP leadership race, and sorta just assumed McPherson was gonna sweep. Very interested to see what is gonna happen here...

Hey Edmonton friends, the plans for Wîhkwêntôwin's neighbourhood renewal are VERY good. Please help keep them that way (and ask for MORE) in the city's survey (ends Feb 8!). engaged.edmonton.ca/buildingwihk...

Getting to Calgary Trail or Gateway sucks 👎 Awful transit service and inconsistent sidewalks mean that the thousands of workers and shoppers who come here daily are forced onto two traffic-clogged roads That could all change with Edmonton's bus rapid transit plan www.instagram.com/p/DUHb2NOiebX/

friend of mine is an undocumented immigrant and has been hiding in Melania theaters bc he knows people assume no one is in there

I think the majority of cross streets on Whyte Ave had cars creeping into the crosswalk as I was crossing No right on red and raised crossings now!

I’ve never seen the Century Park bike parkade this busy! Especially in January This is doubly impressive given that to access it you have to go downtown and fill out a form that the service center people don’t even know exists, to get a blank white card that only works at this one place

Beginning to believe Edmonton was very lucky we did the redesign when ridership was already at its lowest, as people flocked back to the system we sorta skipped the adjustment period and immediately saw the positive impacts of more direct and frequent buses ca.news.yahoo.com/fewer-people...