Rapid transit improvements work best when it’s designed to serve an area of shops, restaurants and housing… We’re fighting to make sure transit improvements that serve the needs of our region don’t get shut down by people afraid of change.

Burnaberians (?) and people from around Metro Vancouver, last chance to fill the survey about the North-Shore Burnaby BRT. Tell Translink you want it to go through Burnaby Heights! Watch @denisagar.bsky.social explains why: youtu.be/n2TuO_f38FM?...

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

Listen to @michaelhall.bsky.social about curbside use and tell Translink what you think about the proposed BRT (opt 1 if you would like to get to Burnaby Heights comfortably) translinklistens.ca/bus-rapid-tr...

Bill proposal: every council member (anywhere in the world) will have to go to the Netherlands for a week, stay in a suburb/not a city center and learn how convenient it is to use public transport and bicycles. Only than they could say something and vote about transit/urban development.

I wrote an op-ed for the @dailyhivevancouver.bsky.social about my feelings about the 25 bus in Vancouver (spoiler: not so positive), transit planning and the changes needed for more people-oriented cities. Thanks @denisagar.bsky.social and @iamkennethchan.bsky.social dailyhive.com/vancouver/no...

Today (like any other day) is a good day to remind everyone: Paint (alone) is not infrastructure!

One of the things that I love to do during the NBA playoffs is to compare who has the fewest parking lots outside the stadium. Go Knicks! (at least on the no parking part)

Biking to Work, School, or to Shop? Log Your Rides—It’s Go By Bike Week from May 31–June 6! Ride your bike to 30+ celebration stations for free bike checks, snacks, prizes, and more! Join for free as a team or ride solo at bikehub.ca/gbbw #GoByBike #GoByBikeBC

They've been planning the Broadway & Commercial site for almost 20 years. This Thursday (May 15) it's FINALLY getting a public hearing. A thousand transit-oriented rental homes, zero displacement, and daycare! Please say YES to housing. Step-by-step instructions below!

It's Jane's Walk weekend in Metro Vancouver! I just love this event so much, it allows you to really learn about a city from the people who live and love it. I really recommend everyone to go on at least one walk (in Vancouver or wherever you are in the world) @janeswalkvan.bsky.social

If any of you are in Vancouver this Friday and wants some urbanism fun, come join us in the Urbanism Big Tent at Brewhall Vancouver 5:30🎪🎉 More details and rsvp here: www.instagram.com/strongtownsv... You can rsvp here as well: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #StrongTownVancouver #urbanism

Paris is going to pedestrianize *500 MORE* street. Meanwhile Vancouver is slowly and painfuly suffocating the one great pilot it had in Gastown... Not to mention the rest on the metro area.

🚍 Save the Bus! Despite the rain, so many people showed up at the #SaveTheBus rally today in Metrotown to demand no transit cuts, only more funding! We need more buses. Cutting transit funding is not an option. Thanks @movementyvr.bsky.social for organize the rally! Take action: SaveTheBus.ca

You all know I love the inspirational power of a great “before & after” street or place transformation. Here’s a before, middle and after transformation, showing the temporary and then permanent changes. The evolution of a school street in Bratislava, Slovakia, HT @holz-bau.bsky.social. Very smart.

I wrote an entire article analyzing this. The key takeaway: “EVs are the future of cars, but cars are not the future of transportation”

You see Vancouver, this is how you do it (I'm looking at you Gastown debacle!) Montreal Adds Nine More Car-Free Streets after ‘Mind Blowing’ Success www.theenergymix.com/montreal-add...

Perfect Sunday afternoon today at the Woodland bike bridge! With @StrongTownsVancouver & @VisionZeroVancouver we set up benches, planters, and games, turning it into a real community hangout. Public spaces are for people, not just cars. Hope it will continue and grow! #TacticalUrbanism #Placemaking

Had a crap day, so I need to rant and vent, Vancouver urbanism edition: Why do beg buttons still exist? Just let me cross! Why does the Millennium Line only have 2 cars? It’s packed! Why does it take so long to upgrade a SkyTrain station? It’s just an escalator!