Heather Drugge
@hdrugge.bsky.social
writer, transportation activist, hiker, sailor, politics nerd
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🚦Feeling the North Shore traffic blues? 😩 Let's call for a decongestant for reliable rides and less stress. Bus Rapid Transit, yes please!🚌🙋🏽♀️ #NorthVan #NorthShore #BetterNorthShore www.betternorthshore.ca/blog/theres-...
There’s a decongestant for North Shore traffic. Let’s ask for it now! — Better North Shore
We need Bus Rapid Transit now!! The North Shore urgently needs funding to enhance transit infrastructure, shifting focus from a costly third crossing to cost-effective bus rapid transit.
www.betternorthshore.ca
November 17, 2025 at 11:36 PM
🚦Feeling the North Shore traffic blues? 😩 Let's call for a decongestant for reliable rides and less stress. Bus Rapid Transit, yes please!🚌🙋🏽♀️ #NorthVan #NorthShore #BetterNorthShore www.betternorthshore.ca/blog/theres-...
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Want to get more involved in your North Shore community? Love mountain biking? Want a free tree for your street? Interested in stormwater management or food security? Public art? The October newsletter is out with something for everyone. Join our mailing list! www.betternorthshore.ca/newsletter/o...
October 2025 on the Shore — Better North Shore
So many opportunities to participate in public life—from joining a civic committee to attending a workshop, or having fun at a pub night—the North Shore is activity central. Join in!
www.betternorthshore.ca
October 18, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Want to get more involved in your North Shore community? Love mountain biking? Want a free tree for your street? Interested in stormwater management or food security? Public art? The October newsletter is out with something for everyone. Join our mailing list! www.betternorthshore.ca/newsletter/o...
The North Shore has a generational opportunity to create more housing and conviviality. www.betternorthshore.ca/blog/living-...
Living la vida local — Better North Shore
If we support councils that bring forward zoning to embrace smaller mixed-use developments throughout all neighbourhoods, we could spread the burden of growth and reduce traffic congestion.
www.betternorthshore.ca
June 7, 2025 at 4:59 AM
The North Shore has a generational opportunity to create more housing and conviviality. www.betternorthshore.ca/blog/living-...
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Tree service. Great use of cargo bikes. Let's build out complete bike networks in every city in North America. Enable businesses, expand accessibility, and make our cities and towns quieter and safer. The District of North Vancouver has had an approved bike master plan since 2012. #BetterNorthShore
May 10, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Tree service. Great use of cargo bikes. Let's build out complete bike networks in every city in North America. Enable businesses, expand accessibility, and make our cities and towns quieter and safer. The District of North Vancouver has had an approved bike master plan since 2012. #BetterNorthShore
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We asked three questions - about the wastewater treatment plant overruns, the carbon tax, and transportation - to all federal candidates in North Vancouver’s two electoral districts: Burnaby North-Seymour and North Vancouver-Capilano. Here’s what they said: www.betternorthshore.ca/blog/federal...
Federal election candidate questions and answers — Better North Shore
We sent three questions to all federal candidates in Burnaby North—Seymour and North Vancouver—Capilano. Here’s what they said.
www.betternorthshore.ca
April 24, 2025 at 11:59 PM
We asked three questions - about the wastewater treatment plant overruns, the carbon tax, and transportation - to all federal candidates in North Vancouver’s two electoral districts: Burnaby North-Seymour and North Vancouver-Capilano. Here’s what they said: www.betternorthshore.ca/blog/federal...
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Celebrating North Shore old growth on Earth Day
April 22, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Celebrating North Shore old growth on Earth Day
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🤔 Ever wonder why some trees can be cut down while others can’t? On the North Shore, the criteria for protected trees vary between municipalities. This post explores the rules and differences🌳🏠 #betternorthshore #trees #NorthVan #westvan
www.betternorthshore.ca/blog/0cvndle...
www.betternorthshore.ca/blog/0cvndle...
Our North Shore roots are in the trees — Better North Shore
Braaap, braaap, zing ding ding ding. Oh, no. There’s the sound of another tree coming down. Birds circle the area, literally in a flap because their home is being destroyed. The tree is a large Wester...
www.betternorthshore.ca
April 16, 2025 at 9:22 PM
🤔 Ever wonder why some trees can be cut down while others can’t? On the North Shore, the criteria for protected trees vary between municipalities. This post explores the rules and differences🌳🏠 #betternorthshore #trees #NorthVan #westvan
www.betternorthshore.ca/blog/0cvndle...
www.betternorthshore.ca/blog/0cvndle...
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Car advocates are right to worry that once you build cities for people instead of cars, those people will stop voting for the interests of the car industry.
BREAKING & BIG: Today in PARIS, citizens voted in a referendum to PEDESTRIANIZE 500 MORE of the city's streets, giving fresh momentum to efforts by city leaders to create people-places, curb car usage, and improve air quality. 66% of Parisians voted in favour of the measure, official results showed!
Paris residents vote in favour of making 500 more streets pedestrian
Parisians voted in a referendum on Sunday to pedestrianise a further 500 of the city's streets, giving fresh momentum to efforts by the French capital's left-leaning town hall to curb car usage and improve air quality.
www.reuters.com
March 24, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Car advocates are right to worry that once you build cities for people instead of cars, those people will stop voting for the interests of the car industry.
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🏡✨ Supportive housing is vital for people experiencing homelessness on the North Shore. It’s more than just a roof overhead — it includes essential support services like healthcare and job training. Let's build more. #northvan #housing #betternorthshore www.betternorthshore.ca/blog/support...
Supportive housing: yes in my backyard — Better North Shore
Supportive housing is about investing in the health and happiness of our entire community. The leading causes of homelessness on the North Shore are low income, high rents and a lack of affordable ren...
www.betternorthshore.ca
March 18, 2025 at 1:24 AM
🏡✨ Supportive housing is vital for people experiencing homelessness on the North Shore. It’s more than just a roof overhead — it includes essential support services like healthcare and job training. Let's build more. #northvan #housing #betternorthshore www.betternorthshore.ca/blog/support...
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Contrary to a common argument against bike lanes, that extra space away from car traffic often becomes the preferred route for emergency responders
Move On: Stop saying bike lanes block emergency vehicles
Contrary to a common argument against bike lanes, that extra space away from car traffic often becomes the preferred route for emergency responders
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March 13, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Contrary to a common argument against bike lanes, that extra space away from car traffic often becomes the preferred route for emergency responders
Worried about the cost overuns for our wastewater? Here's how much it costs to flush on the North Shore #betternorthshore #northvan #westvan
www.betternorthshore.ca/blog/potty-p...
www.betternorthshore.ca/blog/potty-p...
Potty politics: can we afford to flush in 2025? — Better North Shore
Here’s what each North Shore municipality is doing to prevent us from feeling the flush of our tax dollars going down the drain through a massive utility bill “shock” in 2025.
www.betternorthshore.ca
February 16, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Worried about the cost overuns for our wastewater? Here's how much it costs to flush on the North Shore #betternorthshore #northvan #westvan
www.betternorthshore.ca/blog/potty-p...
www.betternorthshore.ca/blog/potty-p...
Shelagh's snow report
February 2, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Shelagh's snow report