It's no surprise that housing in Metro Vancouver is expensive. But it might surprise you that for some parts of our region, transportation costs even more than housing. 1/3

omg some Olympic Village residents are trying to NIMBY the elementary school. They're citing "neighbourhood character" for why four floors is just too much damned school for their neighbourhood

Should this major transit investment duplicate existing service or go to a totally awesome neighbourhood where we can visit restaurants and dentists and friends? Have your say and fill out the survey today!!!! This will shape Burnaby for years to come. translinklistens.ca/bus-rapid-tr...

Transit riders of Vancouver, come to our bus lane picnic pls :)❤️

It was awesome collaborating with @tomflood.bsky.social on this project. So cool to see this up!

Next speaker Michelle @chellers.bsky.social . Cities like Hoboken NJ have achieved vision zero using solid measures to slow down cars. Many cities "declare" vision zero lack a solid plan to get there. Need leaders to prioritize it & follow evidence based approach, like today's motion.

"City leaders today still have a choice: bow to privilege and maintain an unfair, damaging status quo, or show leadership by prioritizing fair, efficient, and affordable transportation over the single-occupant car and the exalted parking spot." archive.is/cSWHr

We care about moderate transit increases through marginal increases in taxes! Woo!

To donate, please book at blood.ca. we have a national system and blood products will be transfered as needed. We need to replenish the supply over the coming weeks. It doesn't all need to be monday. (I used to work at can blood svcs)

By extension, enhancing transit service can be a powerful Vision Zero strategy. Better transit —> More riders & fewer car trips —> Fewer crash deaths

One of these BRT projects in Seattle has taken longer to deploy than the entire space race

"Severance" but it's about how people become totally different individuals behind the wheel of a car.

A non-exhaustive list of reasons to get involved in local politics - the results of some elections are decided on the other side of the country. but in a local election, the decision is made right at home

We'll only give you a sign if you ask!

“If you had to guess the leading cause of death for children and young people around the world, what would you say? Malaria perhaps? Pneumonia? Suicide? They’re all high up there, but no, it’s road accidents.”

You don't want a self driving car, you want good public transit

The @cityofvancouver.bsky.social says it prioritizes pedestrians, but recent changes at Kingsway & Dumfries and Adanac & Commercial tell a different story. These projects make walking less safe and convenient—at a cost. A thread. 🧵 1/

🚨 Bus Lane Alert 🚨 (Vancouver, BC) 🎶 Where oh where should the bus lanes be? 🎵 Maybe just maybe on the 99-B 🐝 The BUSIEST section of the BUSIEST bus line in Canada or the US deserves all-day bus lanes! Vancouver is considering a half-baked solution. Lets make them bake the whole cake 🎂 1/10

buses

We’re at the grand opening of Capstan!! We love a new station. Come say hi if you see us, we have stickers. ☺️

This year @eugeniewaters.bsky.social and I put forward a federal petition to regulate vehicle size and weight in Canada. The response from the government is disappointing and very telling. 🧵 www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

missed opportunity to say "overjoyed" instead of "delighted" but the sentiment is the same, sooo happy to see this pass in New West and looking forward to what's to come. :) :) :)

Today at Vancouver City Council, Councillor Brian Montague (North Vancouver) & Mayor Ken Sim demanded that crayon drawings by children be removed because they might intimidate the gas industry lobbyists who were there to speak in defense of fossil gas in new buildings. You can’t make this stuff up.

This Tuesday, council votes on whether to go back to allowing natural gas for heating buildings in Vancouver. I want to take a look at the stated reasons behind this move, and assess their accuracy. A bit of a long thread but an important one... 🧵 www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/t...

On the bottom: a raised crosswalk with daylighting, where the intersection narrows for better visibility and shorter crossing distance. On the top: a traditional crosswalk where the sidewalk essentially disappears into the road for crossing. Rue Louis-Hémon at Bélanger

One reason I left Twitter was because of the nonstop (in-) fighting between the centre/centre left and the left in housing circles. In an effort to build a bridge early on here, I’m going to talk about my experience, both lived, and as an academic/activist. To kick things off: zoning is racist.

Does anyone know how to be a normal human being on the news? I always get sooo nervous and forget everything I know globalnews.ca/video/108743...

Wow! How do you tame a large 8-lane arterial road? Dedicate half of it to buses and bikes. Comment apaiser une grande artère de 8 voies? Réserver la moitié aux autobus et aux vélos. Boulevard Henri-Bourassa, Montréal

bus lane alert ‼️ for my friends in north burnaby (or anyone invested in better transit and climate action in metro vancouver) the opportunity to add 3.6km of bus lanes is coming to council THIS MONDAY so please send a quick message of support! & if u can, join us at council to watch in person :)

While it is true that federal politics feels hopeless right now, know that you, personally, have the power to make a positive material difference in people’s lives by showing up and participating in local government.

My friend Aaron Johnson & I started a new podcast! Our aim is to create a resource for folks to learn more our built environment. Ep 1 & 2 are out featuring @chellers.bsky.social & Albert Huang 😀 Follow in your podcast app for the weekly new episodes! Ep 2: link.chtbl.com/urbvan2

my friends helen and aaron made a podcast! and they had me on as their first guest! and my fave mayor in metro van gave it a shout out 🥳

so housingcrisiscore to be 28 and run into high school classmates in our high school neighbourhood bc we all still live with our parents lol

Just another happy ebike user. Join us. @thewaroncars.bsky.social

We spent some time this afternoon handing out some pamphlets but, most importantly, talking to people about Vancouver's childcare shortage. It was energizing -- people really get how NIMBYs and institutional inertia are dragging this city down! vancouversun.com/news/local-n...

twitter once elon removes blocking

Trains are cool

Climate change got you stressed out? Join me and (hopefully) a few hundred of my friends this Friday outside David Eby’s constituency office to send a message to the government: end fracking in BC! No new oil and gas! Get serious about the climate already!

as a math major and a car hater, I love this sticker 💚 @thewaroncars.bsky.social