Josh White
@jwhiteyvr.bsky.social
🍁 General Manager Planning, Urban Design & Sustainability and Director of Planning at City of Vancouver 🍁
It seems increasingly evident that algorithmically driven social media and online content, particularly which drives our brains to keep scrolling and scrolling, is both as addictive and as unhealthy and corrosive as smoking.
www.cnn.com/2026/02/03/t...
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‘We will protect them from the digital Wild West.’ Another country will ban social media for under-16s | CNN Business
Spain will ban social media for under-16s and require platforms to employ strict age verification tools, joining Australia, France and Denmark in moves to curb the influence of digital platforms on ch...
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February 4, 2026 at 6:46 AM
It seems increasingly evident that algorithmically driven social media and online content, particularly which drives our brains to keep scrolling and scrolling, is both as addictive and as unhealthy and corrosive as smoking.
www.cnn.com/2026/02/03/t...
www.cnn.com/2026/02/03/t...
Incredibly cleared eyed middle power doctrine.
The Carney speech is worth reading in full: globalnews.ca/news/1162087...
Read the full transcript of Carney’s speech to World Economic Forum - National | Globalnews.ca
Prime Minister Mark Carney gave a forceful speech in Davos, Switzerland, on the 'new world order' and how middle powers like Canada can benefit by working together.
globalnews.ca
January 21, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Incredibly cleared eyed middle power doctrine.
Vancouver City Council unanimously approved implementation steps on the Rupert + Renfrew Area Plan, including a significant City-Initiated rezoning in the low rise apartment zones of the plan comprising 2580 parcels…
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2,600 single-family lots in East Vancouver approved for six-storey apartments | Urbanized
Rezoning for six-storey apartments have been approved for single-family areas in the Rupert and Renfrew Station Area Plan of Vancouver.
dailyhive.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Vancouver City Council unanimously approved implementation steps on the Rupert + Renfrew Area Plan, including a significant City-Initiated rezoning in the low rise apartment zones of the plan comprising 2580 parcels…
dailyhive.com/vancouver/ru...
dailyhive.com/vancouver/ru...
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That’s the good stuff
January 13, 2026 at 3:11 AM
That’s the good stuff
Going to be in Australia soon for a couple weeks. Looking for some tips from the (planner-type) community on some neighbourhoods or maybe interesting developments to make sure not to miss while in Melbourne and Sydney. Things to learn from.
December 16, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Going to be in Australia soon for a couple weeks. Looking for some tips from the (planner-type) community on some neighbourhoods or maybe interesting developments to make sure not to miss while in Melbourne and Sydney. Things to learn from.
Reposted by Josh White
A bystander seen in a widely circulated video disarming a gunman during a deadly shooting rampage at a popular Australian beach is being heralded as a hero who saved lives.
Bystander shown in videos disarming gunman during Australian beach shooting commended for bravery
A bystander seen in a widely circulated video disarming a gunman during a deadly shooting rampage at a popular Australian beach is being heralded as a hero who saved lives.
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December 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM
A bystander seen in a widely circulated video disarming a gunman during a deadly shooting rampage at a popular Australian beach is being heralded as a hero who saved lives.
Reposted by Josh White
Sydney Opera House
December 15, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Sydney Opera House
Maybe the funniest movie ever made - This is Spinal Tap. RIP Rob Reiner.
a man and a woman are standing next to each other and the woman is wearing a skeleton tank top .
ALT: a man and a woman are standing next to each other and the woman is wearing a skeleton tank top .
media.tenor.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Maybe the funniest movie ever made - This is Spinal Tap. RIP Rob Reiner.
A significant move Vancouver made this week was moving forward with enabling novel Single Egress & Space Efficient Stairs. Led by the great team in Development, Buildings & Licensing, supported closely by Vancouver Fire Rescue Service; and Planning this will be transformative for low-rise apartments
December 12, 2025 at 12:37 AM
A significant move Vancouver made this week was moving forward with enabling novel Single Egress & Space Efficient Stairs. Led by the great team in Development, Buildings & Licensing, supported closely by Vancouver Fire Rescue Service; and Planning this will be transformative for low-rise apartments
Today, the City of Vancouver took assertive steps toward addressing the cost challenges confronting building housing. Prices and rents have levelled and begun to decline, which is great news for affordability, however costs to deliver remain stubbornly high....
vancouver.ca/news-calenda...
vancouver.ca/news-calenda...
Vancouver supports delivery of more than 20,000 homes amid challenging construction conditions
Today, Vancouver City Council approved with amendments a suite of actions to make it easier and less expensive to build homes with the goal of supporting more affordable housing for all residents.
vancouver.ca
December 11, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Today, the City of Vancouver took assertive steps toward addressing the cost challenges confronting building housing. Prices and rents have levelled and begun to decline, which is great news for affordability, however costs to deliver remain stubbornly high....
vancouver.ca/news-calenda...
vancouver.ca/news-calenda...
I spoke to Dan Fumano about proposed actions to address costs affecting development viability to help unlock new housing supply. Prices and rents are dropping, which is good, but costs need commensurately go down if we are to keep building housing.
vancouversun.com/opinion/colu...
vancouversun.com/opinion/colu...
City of Vancouver eyes changes to make housing development more viable
City of Vancouver staff are proposing a series of changes to make housing development more viable in a challenging market.
vancouversun.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:57 AM
I spoke to Dan Fumano about proposed actions to address costs affecting development viability to help unlock new housing supply. Prices and rents are dropping, which is good, but costs need commensurately go down if we are to keep building housing.
vancouversun.com/opinion/colu...
vancouversun.com/opinion/colu...
Into classical music? My brother’s concert - bass quartet at Jericho Arts Centre Dec 3!
www.bassmas.ca
www.bassmas.ca
Bass-Mas |
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November 5, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Into classical music? My brother’s concert - bass quartet at Jericho Arts Centre Dec 3!
www.bassmas.ca
www.bassmas.ca
Very happy for that plucky underdog the LA Dodgers.
November 2, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Very happy for that plucky underdog the LA Dodgers.
Jays left 22 stranded games 6 and 7. Just couldn’t buy a hit when it really mattered.
November 2, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Jays left 22 stranded games 6 and 7. Just couldn’t buy a hit when it really mattered.
Ohtani just doesn't have his stuff. HAVE to take advantage now!
November 2, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Ohtani just doesn't have his stuff. HAVE to take advantage now!
Jays have stranded an insane number of base runners the last 10-11 innings of play
November 2, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Jays have stranded an insane number of base runners the last 10-11 innings of play
Whomever wins this game should just get 2 wins.
October 28, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Whomever wins this game should just get 2 wins.