“Pairing free buses with paid parking says we value people in motion more than cars at rest,” writes Nicolas Rohatyn.

Two of the most powerful ways of reducing ghg emissions: drive less and fly less. By building more walkable, lovable neighbourhoods, we can help people do both! www.instagram.com/p/DSA4xweAab...

In related news Ubisoft Halifax downsizes their entire studio to a prompt "engineer".

In December, shoppers who use #HSR pay even more into public coffers, than motorists who abandon their vehicle at retail districts curbs. #HamOnt

Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan… * Vehicle traffic: -11% * Foot traffic: +3.4% * Storefront vacancy: -0.9% * Pollution: -22% * Revenue for mass transit: $548M So YES this has been a huge success.

When we say "no, everything hasn't been digitized," I need you to understand that we really mean is that virtually nothing has been digitized. This is because the realm of primary sources that historians use is incomprehensibly large.

And I'll just put this here for further consideration: theconversation.com/learning-wit...

A big part of being a historian is being a detective! Who did this? Why? Where? Why does it matter in the grand scheme of things? You have to learn how to probe, how to uncover, how to read against the grain, how to find unusual sources, how to interpret those sources. How to piece together a puzzle

Reminder: Winter cycling may not be for everyone, but with equivalent road maintenance that motorists get, the number of people that it is realistic for, is surprisingly high! #HamOnt

Winter presents challenges to every transportation mode! So, in a way, it's not a surprise that Montreal is the first Canadian city to get over, "what about winter", being the go-to anti-bikelane excuse.

"Some described the intersection as a trouble spot, saying drivers frequently speed through the area despite it being near several schools." These calls come after every tragedy. Problem is, the councillors they elect aren't willing to expend any political/budget capital for #VisionZero.

Something even #HamOnt will need, after a summer that saw 30 days over 30C and our federal/provincial governments wanting to build even more highways and pipelines!

The Epstein Files, everybody!

Epstein Files 🤝 FOIA for a Canadian infrastructure projects' cost estimates.

This symbol of the wealth inequality must go, before budget debates ramp up.

Mitt Romney arguing that you should tax the rich more in a piece that mostly makes the case for means testing Social Security is actually the most Mitt Romney thing imaginable

This is not the first time RFK Jr or his fellow anti-vax travelers conducted a study they knew would harm or kill children in low-income countries. It is a dehumanizing, colonialist model of manufacturing evidence: sacrificing foreign kids for political pseudoscience. www.notus.org/health-scien...

@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social makes a good point here about how free buses helps to make bus drivers's jobs safer by eliminating the fare collection part of their job and potential conflicts. #HamOnt

Why doesn't the city publish locations of motor vehicle collistions anymore? #HamOnt

If you don't support a data centre moratorium, after seeing this graph, I'm not sure you ever will. #CdnPoli

Manufacturing systemic dysfunction, is also how neoliberal politicians create footholds, for the private sector.

If Mitt Romney can say it, surely the @ndp.ca can make it their platform's starting point. #CdnPoli

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... - Kudos to Natalie Stechyson of CBC for an accurate, detailed look at the causes behind the Food Processor's panic numbers. It's all climate change with a side of bird flu. Which raises the question: why is the NDP engaging in climate change denial? 🤔

The 6 richest men in the world are all Trump allies. They control your algorithms and data on X, TikTok, Twitch, Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, Threads, and YouTube. Just in case you’re wondering why more isn’t done to stop right-wing bots and misinformation on social media.

CO₂ is plant food 🙃

Wrapped: street edition. One of the nerdy things I set out to do this year is see how many of the ~4300 streets of #hamont I could run or walk. 2200 and counting. It's been a fun way to experience the city we have made home over the last decade!

I predict Cutting Crew councillors will be eager to get this sort of dystopian "efficiency" into #HamOnt city systems.

So the Carney Liberals to rely on the guy that bans bike lanes and dreams of a subterranean 401, for environmental assessments.

They booked a bunch of 14 year old models to come to a Mar A Lago party, told them to dress sexy and tried to ply them with alcohol.

Ladies and gentleman: The President of the United States www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...

"what exactly do programmers do? We are architects of execution. Or, if you prefer honesty: we’re translators for very expensive, very stupid machines that happen to be very fast at being stupid." generativeai.pub/the-eternal-...

Good afternoon, the Hamilton Police Services Board is underway. Present on time: Kroetsch Not Present at 1:00pm - Pauls, Spadafora #yhmcc Livestream and Agenda: pub-hpsb.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx...

Subtraction politics leads to economic own goals. Who’d have thought? 🙄

Great to see Guelph will continue to encourage youth to use public transit. Speaking of... where's that Cllr Beattie motion that Cllr Spadafora mentioned, after a traffic tragedy took a young life in his ward, @mayorandreahorwath.bsky.social? #HamOnt

The new rules leave key decisions to the Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, who will be empowered to select “trusted proponents” and designate projects under the new system. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/18/n...

Thousands of people wrote letters, phone calls, and made live deputations at city committees. The sheer number and diverse perspectives and passionate voices has been inspirational. Thanks to their work, a key green building policy is back on the table.

The influential progressive third party announced Thursday that it was putting out a recruitment call for candidates specifically opposed to data centers. www.wired.com/story/oppose...

Canada's big banks gave their traders and investment bankers a 15% raise this year. $27.3 billion in "performance-based compensation". Whaaat? And why? Because tariff turmoil was awesome for Big Banks this year. They're partying.  We're struggling.  You're right to be furious.

Spoiler: the only housing and traffic congestion solution that Canada can think of, will be futile.

A good reminder that cyclists and transit users free up fuel for farmers' tractors.

Toronto finds path forward for bike lanes without breaking Ford government rules. Common sense idea here for Winnipeg. You don't have remove traffic lanes, just "narrow the roadway" (reduce lane widths) & voila, bike lane. Naturally reduces speeds at the same time. Win, win. t.ly/uLFJb

The Canadian party obsessed with austerity and lead by former banker and asset manager, qualifies as “the Left in Canada”. 😬

This is maybe old news at this point, but peeps in #hamont should not go to any other businesses owned by these union-busters. That means don’t patronize: Mulberry Coffeehouse Paisley Coffeehouse and Eatery Donut Monster Redchurch Station 1 Coffeehouse (in Grimsby)

““It’s going to take some time to rebuild those cow herds,” he said.” Except the drought conditions that degraded herd sizes, to begin with, are likely to become the norm, because the atmosphere is acting as a sponge, as we make it hotter and hotter!

Amid the AI investment boom, cities and counties across the US are pulling the emergency brake on data centers, writes Jenna Ruddock. From Maryland to Missouri, at least fourteen states are home to towns or counties that have implemented moratoriums: a complete pause on data center development.

Like many neoliberal politicians, asset management CEOs probably own plenty of AI-related stocks

The Onion, 23 years ago. theonion.com/no-blood-for...