Dave Thompson 🇨🇦
@davethompsonvic.bsky.social
Housing, climate, urbanism, transportation, communities consulting. Also Victoria BC City Councillor, CRD Director. Civil discourse and good governance. Pragmatic progressive. Punkthäuser fan. My own views only. ☄️⏳yyj 🇨🇦
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1/ Interesting article about the #yyj conference centre. I have no opinion about this other than that I have learned to look at the economic analysis used to justify these investments critically.
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Victoria Conference centre could see major upgrades
Destination Greater Victoria is exploring three options to upgrade the Victoria Conference Centre, with one option that would create a shared space inside the Royal BC Museum.
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January 2, 2026 at 8:10 PM
1/ Interesting article about the #yyj conference centre. I have no opinion about this other than that I have learned to look at the economic analysis used to justify these investments critically.
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Victoria beats Vancouver as one of the best places in Canada to visit in 2026
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Victoria beats Vancouver as one of the best places in Canada to visit in 2026
B.C.’s capital narrowly beat out British Columbia’s largest city as one of the best places to visit in Canada, according to American outlet U.S. News & World Report.
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January 3, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Victoria beats Vancouver as one of the best places in Canada to visit in 2026
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Enabling fascists, and Musk throwing actual Nazi salutes, wasn't enough to get some to leave x/Twitter. Will AI-generated child porn do it? Is there anything that will?
all of energy twitter patting itself on the back for continuing to post on a website that is mostly users prompting a generative chatbot to create non-consensual sexualised imagery of children
It's where the Serious Smart Experts are Posting
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It's where the Serious Smart Experts are Posting
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Global outrage as X’s Grok morphs photos of women, children into explicit content - CNBC TV18
X is facing backlash after users exploited its Grok AI to morph photos of women and children into explicit images, sparking global concern over AI-driven sexual abuse and platform safety.
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January 1, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Enabling fascists, and Musk throwing actual Nazi salutes, wasn't enough to get some to leave x/Twitter. Will AI-generated child porn do it? Is there anything that will?
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Another good practice for the New Year would be for all the non-fascists in America who want to opine about politics to really begin believing that urban America is Real America & that its denizens are The Authentic People. Get some self-respect & drop the volkish nationalist view that they're not
And I think liberals should stop taking the bait and ceding ground on immigration.
Immigration is good. Multiculturalism is good. Free trade is good. Stop being embarrassed to say so.
Immigration is good. Multiculturalism is good. Free trade is good. Stop being embarrassed to say so.
January 1, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Another good practice for the New Year would be for all the non-fascists in America who want to opine about politics to really begin believing that urban America is Real America & that its denizens are The Authentic People. Get some self-respect & drop the volkish nationalist view that they're not
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Let's review the year in bipartisan parking reform. I'll go first. Here's a story!😊
“ #Montana & #Washington state sit at opposite ends of the political spectrum, but both passed significant measures capping locally imposed parking minimums, a requirement often used to block new development.”
“ #Montana & #Washington state sit at opposite ends of the political spectrum, but both passed significant measures capping locally imposed parking minimums, a requirement often used to block new development.”
Five states made key legislative changes to reform the housing crisis in 2025
Over 120 pro-housing bills passed in state legislatures in the 12 months through June 2025.
nypost.com
January 1, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Let's review the year in bipartisan parking reform. I'll go first. Here's a story!😊
“ #Montana & #Washington state sit at opposite ends of the political spectrum, but both passed significant measures capping locally imposed parking minimums, a requirement often used to block new development.”
“ #Montana & #Washington state sit at opposite ends of the political spectrum, but both passed significant measures capping locally imposed parking minimums, a requirement often used to block new development.”
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This is how it works for my family. We’ve done a lot more little, fun and more local adventures because of the cargo bike.
For the #yyj business community, that’s meant more trips downtown and to your businesses and restaurants—because of the cargo bike and with the safe cycling network.
For the #yyj business community, that’s meant more trips downtown and to your businesses and restaurants—because of the cargo bike and with the safe cycling network.
E-cargo bikes sound pretty amazing in this new UK study:
"Parents’ and children’s enjoyment, curiosity, and sense of adventure encouraged additional travel, transforming routine journeys into playful and memorable family experiences."
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"Parents’ and children’s enjoyment, curiosity, and sense of adventure encouraged additional travel, transforming routine journeys into playful and memorable family experiences."
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December 31, 2025 at 6:18 PM
This is how it works for my family. We’ve done a lot more little, fun and more local adventures because of the cargo bike.
For the #yyj business community, that’s meant more trips downtown and to your businesses and restaurants—because of the cargo bike and with the safe cycling network.
For the #yyj business community, that’s meant more trips downtown and to your businesses and restaurants—because of the cargo bike and with the safe cycling network.
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A @theglobeandmail.com editorial on the shaky basis of development charges. Usually we put special taxes on things we want less of, like cigarettes, and cut taxes on essentials, like groceries. There's a housing shortage and people need homes.
#housing #yyj
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#housing #yyj
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Development charges rest on a shaky foundation
The philosophy of ‘growth pays for growth’ no longer makes sense in the midst of a housing crisis
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December 29, 2025 at 5:10 PM
A @theglobeandmail.com editorial on the shaky basis of development charges. Usually we put special taxes on things we want less of, like cigarettes, and cut taxes on essentials, like groceries. There's a housing shortage and people need homes.
#housing #yyj
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#housing #yyj
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#LangfordBC - Langford nixes city centre off-street parking minimums for new developments goldstreamgazette.com/2025/12/26/l...
Langford nixes city centre off-street parking minimums for new developments - Goldstream News Gazette
Changes to on-street parking could also be on the way
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December 29, 2025 at 6:27 PM
#LangfordBC - Langford nixes city centre off-street parking minimums for new developments goldstreamgazette.com/2025/12/26/l...
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Car free living can save a person an average of $12,000 annually, making living in expensive cities more attainable. Cities also save money by investing in bicycling and pedestrian infrastructure. Win-win. #bikesky #yyjbike #bikeyvr
The Virtuous Cycle | The Tyee
What started as a cost-saving measure to ride my bike more often became a highlight of daily life. Third in a series from a new book by Steve Burgess.
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December 30, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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“Even if you don’t use the safe bike and roll network, there are thousands and thousands of your neighbours that do.
…a huge thank you to Victoria’s councils — 5 of them — who have made it possible for so many people to bike or roll around our city safely & efficiently.
You have changed my life.”
…a huge thank you to Victoria’s councils — 5 of them — who have made it possible for so many people to bike or roll around our city safely & efficiently.
You have changed my life.”
Comment: How Victoria’s bike and roll network changed my life
Even if you, or your friends, don’t use the safe bike and roll network, there are thousands and thousands of your neighbours that do.
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December 25, 2025 at 9:47 PM
“Even if you don’t use the safe bike and roll network, there are thousands and thousands of your neighbours that do.
…a huge thank you to Victoria’s councils — 5 of them — who have made it possible for so many people to bike or roll around our city safely & efficiently.
You have changed my life.”
…a huge thank you to Victoria’s councils — 5 of them — who have made it possible for so many people to bike or roll around our city safely & efficiently.
You have changed my life.”
It's been wonderful to see seniors, parents with toddlers, people on electric wheelchairs and mobility scooters, and others using the protected bike and roll network. The network helps them feel safer and be safer. More network improvements are coming in Victoria and the CRD!
#urbanism #safety #yyj
#urbanism #safety #yyj
“An isolated bike lane is a toy; a useful network of bike and roll lanes is core infrastructure.”
I love this commentary on how empowering it is to have choices in your community. It’s also invigorating to know many communities in the region are contributing to a useful network of transportation ♥️
I love this commentary on how empowering it is to have choices in your community. It’s also invigorating to know many communities in the region are contributing to a useful network of transportation ♥️
Comment: How Victoria’s bike and roll network changed my life
Even if you, or your friends, don’t use the safe bike and roll network, there are thousands and thousands of your neighbours that do.
www.timescolonist.com
December 25, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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I appreciate the TC publishing my commentary on Victoria's bike and roll network. The network really has made a huge change for the better in my, and my wife's, lives.
#yyj #yyjbike
#yyj #yyjbike
“An isolated bike lane is a toy; a useful network of bike and roll lanes is core infrastructure.”
I love this commentary on how empowering it is to have choices in your community. It’s also invigorating to know many communities in the region are contributing to a useful network of transportation ♥️
I love this commentary on how empowering it is to have choices in your community. It’s also invigorating to know many communities in the region are contributing to a useful network of transportation ♥️
Comment: How Victoria’s bike and roll network changed my life
Even if you, or your friends, don’t use the safe bike and roll network, there are thousands and thousands of your neighbours that do.
www.timescolonist.com
December 25, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Who needs a village when you can have parking lots?
December 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Who needs a village when you can have parking lots?
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Remember the 1920s when nobody was left-handed
December 24, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Remember the 1920s when nobody was left-handed
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This was, surprisingly. the most popular letter I wrote this year
"My firm belief was that sooner or later, whether folks were ready or not, actual reality would force them to see the crisis clearly, and embrace action. ... I was wrong."
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"My firm belief was that sooner or later, whether folks were ready or not, actual reality would force them to see the crisis clearly, and embrace action. ... I was wrong."
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After Earth Day
The biggest error of my working life (so far).
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December 24, 2025 at 2:16 AM
This was, surprisingly. the most popular letter I wrote this year
"My firm belief was that sooner or later, whether folks were ready or not, actual reality would force them to see the crisis clearly, and embrace action. ... I was wrong."
alexsteffen.substack.com/p/after-eart...
"My firm belief was that sooner or later, whether folks were ready or not, actual reality would force them to see the crisis clearly, and embrace action. ... I was wrong."
alexsteffen.substack.com/p/after-eart...
December 23, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Pedestrian hit by vehicle at the intersection of Bay & Tyee
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December 22, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Pedestrian hit by vehicle at the intersection of Bay & Tyee
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No, this barge isn't delivering Christmas trees.
It ran aground on BC's north coast — the second to have trouble in the region in a month.
The company that operates both barges said it has left. Questions remain about plans to open the region to oil shipping. @thetyee.ca
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It ran aground on BC's north coast — the second to have trouble in the region in a month.
The company that operates both barges said it has left. Questions remain about plans to open the region to oil shipping. @thetyee.ca
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Seattle Firm Has Second Barge Hit Trouble on BC Coast | The Tyee
A photo showing a barge with a tree implanted in its front is real, The Tyee can confirm.
thetyee.ca
December 22, 2025 at 3:26 PM
No, this barge isn't delivering Christmas trees.
It ran aground on BC's north coast — the second to have trouble in the region in a month.
The company that operates both barges said it has left. Questions remain about plans to open the region to oil shipping. @thetyee.ca
thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
It ran aground on BC's north coast — the second to have trouble in the region in a month.
The company that operates both barges said it has left. Questions remain about plans to open the region to oil shipping. @thetyee.ca
thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
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In Feb. @onecityvan.bsky.social members will choose a mayoral nominee. My interview with one candidate: Amanda Burrows Wants to be a Mayor Who Speaks for Renters via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
Amanda Burrows Wants to be a Mayor Who Speaks for Renters | The Tyee
‘I have been evicted before, like so many people's stories in this city.’
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December 18, 2025 at 9:53 PM
In Feb. @onecityvan.bsky.social members will choose a mayoral nominee. My interview with one candidate: Amanda Burrows Wants to be a Mayor Who Speaks for Renters via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
Fear-based misinformation created for personal gain. An example.
(This is about influencers and "wellness." I wish I could say that this never happens in local policy and political discussions.)
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(This is about influencers and "wellness." I wish I could say that this never happens in local policy and political discussions.)
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Jessica Knurick, PhD, RDN on Instagram: "Friendly reminder that context matters in chemistry. The same compound can exist in very different forms, doses, and uses.
My 2026 wish is fewer viral scare ...
Trisodium phosphate is a versatile compound that has been misrepresented in recent viral videos. In this post, we explore its multiple uses and benefits, debunking misconceptions and sharing practical...
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December 22, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Fear-based misinformation created for personal gain. An example.
(This is about influencers and "wellness." I wish I could say that this never happens in local policy and political discussions.)
www.instagram.com/reel/DSik5Xg...
(This is about influencers and "wellness." I wish I could say that this never happens in local policy and political discussions.)
www.instagram.com/reel/DSik5Xg...
Meta shuts down global accounts linked to abortion advice and queer content
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#christofascism
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#christofascism
December 21, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Meta shuts down global accounts linked to abortion advice and queer content
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#christofascism
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#christofascism
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UPDATE: As part of an Emergency Weather Response, our partners at the Salvation Army ARC are adding 30 extra shelter mats this evening at 525 Johnson Street.
The City is opening an overnight warming tent in response to recent and forecasted weather conditions in Victoria.
📍 Location: Across the street from Salvation Army ARC
🕗 Hours: Tonight, Saturday, December 20, 8 p.m. to 7 a.m.
📍 Location: Across the street from Salvation Army ARC
🕗 Hours: Tonight, Saturday, December 20, 8 p.m. to 7 a.m.
December 21, 2025 at 12:06 AM
UPDATE: As part of an Emergency Weather Response, our partners at the Salvation Army ARC are adding 30 extra shelter mats this evening at 525 Johnson Street.
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Yarra's new parking requirements map was gazetted yesterday, you can see the massively beneficial changes, half of Yarra now has maximums instead of minimums, and most of the rest has greatly reduced requirements. This will all help reduce the cost of new housing, offices, and businesses.
December 19, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Yarra's new parking requirements map was gazetted yesterday, you can see the massively beneficial changes, half of Yarra now has maximums instead of minimums, and most of the rest has greatly reduced requirements. This will all help reduce the cost of new housing, offices, and businesses.