Josh Messmer 🐝☀️🇨🇦
@joshmessmer.com
Former Video & Web guy (ThisHereVancouver). Current Econ & Data guy advocating for better social infrastructure (CoFounder VisThinkCo). Future Coureur des bois.
Langley, Metro Vancouver, 🇨🇦
https://bio.site/joshmessmer
Langley, Metro Vancouver, 🇨🇦
https://bio.site/joshmessmer
Reposted by Josh Messmer 🐝☀️🇨🇦
Collectivism is so dead that people think giving every individual a veto is the most collectivist you can be
January 6, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Collectivism is so dead that people think giving every individual a veto is the most collectivist you can be
imo, stations should default to the cross streets wherever possible, seconding to historic neighborhood or riverway names when crossstreets don’t make sense.
Streetname order should be consistent: NS-EW or vice versa. That way you future proof the name in case of nearby
Streetname order should be consistent: NS-EW or vice versa. That way you future proof the name in case of nearby
22) SPERLING - BURNABY LAKE
Points against - nearly a kilometer from Burnaby Lake, while road-realignment has rendered the section of "Sperling" that it sits on only 300 m long and disconnected from the main parts of Sperling Avenue north or south.
Rating: C-
Points against - nearly a kilometer from Burnaby Lake, while road-realignment has rendered the section of "Sperling" that it sits on only 300 m long and disconnected from the main parts of Sperling Avenue north or south.
Rating: C-
January 3, 2025 at 9:52 AM
imo, stations should default to the cross streets wherever possible, seconding to historic neighborhood or riverway names when crossstreets don’t make sense.
Streetname order should be consistent: NS-EW or vice versa. That way you future proof the name in case of nearby
Streetname order should be consistent: NS-EW or vice versa. That way you future proof the name in case of nearby
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I am guessing this is The Minnesota Star Tribune's first use of *asterisk-at-either-end* instead of the more traditional style of marking emphasis in an italicized sentence by *not* italicizing the word
January 2, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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Reposted by Josh Messmer 🐝☀️🇨🇦
Yup. City planners literally printed this in an apartment open house I went to in Vancouver. An apartment as a “shield” for rich homeowners, from arterial noise and pollution. Hundreds of apartment renters used as human shields.
Here's just how bad this problem is in Seattle. See how the apartments in the image are used as a buffer?
Except the development shown isn't in Seattle. It's in Guelph, Ontario, and my point is this problem is so ingrained in North American urban planning that it could be in dozens of cities.
Except the development shown isn't in Seattle. It's in Guelph, Ontario, and my point is this problem is so ingrained in North American urban planning that it could be in dozens of cities.
December 29, 2024 at 12:46 AM
Yup. City planners literally printed this in an apartment open house I went to in Vancouver. An apartment as a “shield” for rich homeowners, from arterial noise and pollution. Hundreds of apartment renters used as human shields.
Now do speed cams
This is cool: British Columbia now has a 100% off-grid traffic camera and weather station on Highway 3 at Paulson Summit, using solar power and satellite Internet
Drivers can see more of B.C. roads before trips
New technology helped DriveBC add 22 new cameras in 2024, delivering 37 more views to help motorists travel more safely, especially during winter.
news.gov.bc.ca
December 28, 2024 at 10:42 PM
Now do speed cams
Reposted by Josh Messmer 🐝☀️🇨🇦
Every news story about “San Francisco’s ‘war on cars’” is about drivers who are absolutely furious that they live in a city.
December 28, 2024 at 7:33 PM
Every news story about “San Francisco’s ‘war on cars’” is about drivers who are absolutely furious that they live in a city.
Trying to go back to my reply guy roots on this site, compared to my snarky quote tweet mode-of-late on X
December 28, 2024 at 7:27 AM
Trying to go back to my reply guy roots on this site, compared to my snarky quote tweet mode-of-late on X
Will be very interesting to see the results of this in ~5 years. I imagine the success/failure will have a lot to do with the social programs between the shelter rung and the social housing rung.
Manitoba will start moving people from encampments into housing in 2025, balance budget by 2027: Kinew
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Manitoba will start moving people from encampments into housing in 2025, balance budget by 2027: Kinew | CBC News
Premier Wab Kinew says his government will start moving people out of homeless encampments and into housing in the new year, while sticking to its timeline for a balanced budget despite a projected de...
www.cbc.ca
December 24, 2024 at 9:34 AM
Will be very interesting to see the results of this in ~5 years. I imagine the success/failure will have a lot to do with the social programs between the shelter rung and the social housing rung.
Using domains / dns verification as an open identity verification system is very clever.
December 24, 2024 at 3:26 AM
Using domains / dns verification as an open identity verification system is very clever.
Hello to old mutuals!
I'm slightly concerned I've joined the lefty echo chamber app, here, but at this point I'm thinking that's better than whatever the hell's going on on the other site. My main use case has always been article filtering/sharing, so I'm hoping that works just as well. Tips?
I'm slightly concerned I've joined the lefty echo chamber app, here, but at this point I'm thinking that's better than whatever the hell's going on on the other site. My main use case has always been article filtering/sharing, so I'm hoping that works just as well. Tips?
December 24, 2024 at 2:57 AM
Hello to old mutuals!
I'm slightly concerned I've joined the lefty echo chamber app, here, but at this point I'm thinking that's better than whatever the hell's going on on the other site. My main use case has always been article filtering/sharing, so I'm hoping that works just as well. Tips?
I'm slightly concerned I've joined the lefty echo chamber app, here, but at this point I'm thinking that's better than whatever the hell's going on on the other site. My main use case has always been article filtering/sharing, so I'm hoping that works just as well. Tips?