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At least they're asking respectfully?
Or, and hear me out, what if we just redesigned our cities to foster human interaction, neighbourliness, meaningful relationships with other living people? Would that not be more cost effective?
"We assume that car use is an incompressible liquid that must be routed somewhere. But it’s more like a gas that fills whatever space it is given.”
—Ian Lockwood, transport planner.
Well there is that…
My spouse is an Italian citizen and we are making sure passports and paperwork are up to date just in case we need to flee fascism by returning to the birthplace of fascism.
There is no damage more irreparable than the shadow of an idea that something you don’t like could maybe one day happen
Paging @urbantruth.bsky.social, who are familiar with this group's shenanigans
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
As taxes go up, infrastructure continues to decay, rents rise and homelessness increases, we can look to this tiny constituency of wealthy Calgarians with outsized political influence who would sabotage our city's future to avoid the "irreparable harm" of having a rowhouse on their block.
Lehodey: "irreparable harm to people who live next door."
"Frankly, my personal view is city council has kind of lost its way. They're focused on density for density's sake without thinking about density that can actually provide affordable homes and help solve the housing crisis"
#HeIsWrong
Two mailers, one from the City talking about our crumbling infrastructure, and our inability to guarantee freshwater to Calgarians. The other from Calgarian’s for Thoughtful Growth (a bunch of bullshit in my opinion) reads: REPEAL BLANKET UPZONING Get the facts Make your voice heard NUMBERS MATTER 1. Register, attend, and speak at the public hearing 2. Submit a written comment 3. Email your Councillor 4. Encourage a neighbour to participate and spread the word Affordability • Upzoning doesn't require affordable units • Upzoning increased land costs • Entry-level homes replaced with higher-priced builds • Families must compete against commercial buvers Economic Factors • Decreased immigration has reduced nousins demand CREB reports housing prices and rents are declining • False funding fear - Calgary exceeded housing targets Infrastructure Capacity Existing neighbourhoods weren't built for a drastic increase in density • Water, sewer, electrical, roads, and schools differ by community • Upgrades are delayed or completely underfunded Local Planning One-size-fits-all zoning ignores neighbourhood context Repeal, Reset, and Restart • Repeal blanket upzoning Reset to previous zoning bylaw - no amendments • Restart local planning - designate best sites for density
#YYC mailer today is #NIMBY propaganda. No repeal guarantees the funds that are already earmarked for affordable housing. Breaking the HAF deal is not what I voted for. Good government is doing hard things, but when you have legal teams forming a grassroots misinfo campaign odds are in your favour.
This almost makes me want to have another baby
Even better, you can ride in the front bucket of my cargo bike
Happy International “what about international men’s day” day
I've been meaning to get a bike camera for a long time, can anyone recommend one? Now seems like as good a time as any...
Hard to believe that anyone is questioning the relevance of opera in this modern age given that an opera about Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs has been written within the last decade @juddgreenstein.bsky.social
mosesjacobsopera.com
No respecte for anybodye who doth talke shit about opera or ballet.
I’m so glad we’re friends
Well if single-stair is good enough for Jesus…
Way better than anything AI could have generated
If only it were legal to have more than one electric cargo bike…
I have an Urban Arrow but I’ve been Christiania-curious for so long… they are really beautiful bikes
“The way I see it, money in a TFSA, RRSP, investments is growing whereas a car is a depreciating asset on which you pay interest,” she said. “It’s lose, lose financially.”
#math
I had to duck out otherwise I would have said hi, though I'm sure there were people waiting to talk to you about things other than Christiania bikes...
What? Why? No one bikes in the winter...
Yes! I caught the tail end of your panel.
Motorists hate it when someone else "takes their spot", but people who bike for transportation love it.
Just rocked up to class to find this beauty parked in my spot. Always a joy to see cool bikes out in the wild.
