Kathryn Davies
@kaphryn.bsky.social
Cargo bikes, theremin, housing, law student at UCalgary. Co-founder at @moreneighboursyyc.bsky.social
The official mascot of Calgary's housing strategy
November 18, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The official mascot of Calgary's housing strategy
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Single family homes are the most luxurious type of housing. That’s why nearly every rich person lives in one.
November 16, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Single family homes are the most luxurious type of housing. That’s why nearly every rich person lives in one.
This was SO STRIKING to me when I became a parent and I've searched high and low to find books that show any mode of transportation other than cars/trucks.
One of my favourites is Taro Gomi's Bus Stops, which normalizes everyday people taking the bus. pageskensington.com/item/BYvNReU...
One of my favourites is Taro Gomi's Bus Stops, which normalizes everyday people taking the bus. pageskensington.com/item/BYvNReU...
November 13, 2025 at 5:27 PM
This was SO STRIKING to me when I became a parent and I've searched high and low to find books that show any mode of transportation other than cars/trucks.
One of my favourites is Taro Gomi's Bus Stops, which normalizes everyday people taking the bus. pageskensington.com/item/BYvNReU...
One of my favourites is Taro Gomi's Bus Stops, which normalizes everyday people taking the bus. pageskensington.com/item/BYvNReU...
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November 9, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Well fellow women, what else can we ruin?
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 6, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Well fellow women, what else can we ruin?
My favourite thing about Zohran-mania is the notion that it's cool and fine to ride the bus. 🚌
Sold-out crowd for @thewaroncars.bsky.social in Seattle tonight, with more than one shoutout to New York’s mayor-elect:
“This is a man who got people to talk about buses. That is a superhero thing to do.”
“This is a man who got people to talk about buses. That is a superhero thing to do.”
November 6, 2025 at 6:49 AM
My favourite thing about Zohran-mania is the notion that it's cool and fine to ride the bus. 🚌
Are we sending out kids to school in red tomorrow?
October 29, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Are we sending out kids to school in red tomorrow?
Can confirm.
The #1 thing we hear from current cargo bike owners - they wish they had bought it sooner...
October 25, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Can confirm.
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Fun fact about Calgary's new City Council: there are as many councillors-elect named Mike/Myke as there are women.
October 22, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Fun fact about Calgary's new City Council: there are as many councillors-elect named Mike/Myke as there are women.
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For the past year, I've been doing an embedded "ethnographic" study of Calgary's election. As a consequence, I've mostly kept quiet about it. It'll still be months before I have qualitative results to share, but in the meantime, here are some results from our pre-election survey. #yyccc #yycvote
October 21, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Voter turnout in today's municipal election will be historically low because everyone will be spending the entire day trying to get through on the phone line to book our children's Covid vaccines...
October 20, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Voter turnout in today's municipal election will be historically low because everyone will be spending the entire day trying to get through on the phone line to book our children's Covid vaccines...
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If you're affordable home plan is just decaying bungalows you actually have a slum plan
October 12, 2025 at 5:45 PM
If you're affordable home plan is just decaying bungalows you actually have a slum plan
This video surprised me, and is very relevant to Alberta municipal elections happening this month.
Albertans are right to be wary of UCP meddling in municipal affairs, but I wonder if we're missing out with a wholesale rejection of a party system.
Albertans are right to be wary of UCP meddling in municipal affairs, but I wonder if we're missing out with a wholesale rejection of a party system.
This video is a long time coming.
People always ask me: what makes Montreal so ambitious on urbanism? (At least for bikes and pedestrians.)
I've been thinking through this and asking Montrealers, and in this video I want to cover *part* of the answer.
People always ask me: what makes Montreal so ambitious on urbanism? (At least for bikes and pedestrians.)
I've been thinking through this and asking Montrealers, and in this video I want to cover *part* of the answer.
The Secret of Montreal’s Urbanism Success
YouTube video by Oh The Urbanity!
youtu.be
October 11, 2025 at 4:49 PM
This video surprised me, and is very relevant to Alberta municipal elections happening this month.
Albertans are right to be wary of UCP meddling in municipal affairs, but I wonder if we're missing out with a wholesale rejection of a party system.
Albertans are right to be wary of UCP meddling in municipal affairs, but I wonder if we're missing out with a wholesale rejection of a party system.
Sad I didn’t make it to #YIMBYtown this year, but at least I can relive the magic through my coffee mug. @housingnowto.bsky.social @russilwvong.bsky.social @nzorach.bsky.social
September 15, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Sad I didn’t make it to #YIMBYtown this year, but at least I can relive the magic through my coffee mug. @housingnowto.bsky.social @russilwvong.bsky.social @nzorach.bsky.social
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Join us on Sunday, September 21, 2025 for our second Kidical Mass YYC ride. This family friendly bike ride will start at 10:30 am. Meet at Deville Coffee Kensington at 10 am and ride together through Sunnyside before heading over to Riley Park Playground.
September 13, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Join us on Sunday, September 21, 2025 for our second Kidical Mass YYC ride. This family friendly bike ride will start at 10:30 am. Meet at Deville Coffee Kensington at 10 am and ride together through Sunnyside before heading over to Riley Park Playground.
Ward 7 could have been so easy. It's been demoralizing to watch things go off the rails due to petty politicking, classic progressive purity testing, and old grudges (and frankly, a ton of sexism).
Are we ever going to learn our lesson?
Are we ever going to learn our lesson?
Well, this is certainly predictable.
It's also avoidable. Progressives just repeating 2021 in Ward 7. 🤦 #yyccc
It's also avoidable. Progressives just repeating 2021 in Ward 7. 🤦 #yyccc
September 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Ward 7 could have been so easy. It's been demoralizing to watch things go off the rails due to petty politicking, classic progressive purity testing, and old grudges (and frankly, a ton of sexism).
Are we ever going to learn our lesson?
Are we ever going to learn our lesson?
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A well-deserved endorsement!
We’re delighted to announce our next endorsement for the 2025 municipal election: Heather McRae for City Council in Ward 7!
To learn more about Heather McRae check out our endorsement page: https://calgarysfuture.ca/endorsements/heather-mcrae/
#YYC #YYCCC #CalgarysFuture @hmcrae.bsky.social
To learn more about Heather McRae check out our endorsement page: https://calgarysfuture.ca/endorsements/heather-mcrae/
#YYC #YYCCC #CalgarysFuture @hmcrae.bsky.social
September 13, 2025 at 1:16 AM
A well-deserved endorsement!
"A municipality is a corporation."
- Section 4 of the Municipal Government Act
We are electing a board of directors in October.
- Section 4 of the Municipal Government Act
We are electing a board of directors in October.
McElroy is bang on.
City councils are not parliaments, which are designed to be antagonistic. City councils are boards of governance. Different rules and standards apply.
City councils are not parliaments, which are designed to be antagonistic. City councils are boards of governance. Different rules and standards apply.
Here's my video on why Vancouver's Integrity Commissioner ruled that Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim and his ABC Vancouver councillors violated the city's code of conduct
also i got some sun on grouse mountain yesterday and didn't go to our makeup studio before filming hahahaha whoops
also i got some sun on grouse mountain yesterday and didn't go to our makeup studio before filming hahahaha whoops
August 30, 2025 at 3:15 AM
"A municipality is a corporation."
- Section 4 of the Municipal Government Act
We are electing a board of directors in October.
- Section 4 of the Municipal Government Act
We are electing a board of directors in October.
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McElroy is bang on.
City councils are not parliaments, which are designed to be antagonistic. City councils are boards of governance. Different rules and standards apply.
City councils are not parliaments, which are designed to be antagonistic. City councils are boards of governance. Different rules and standards apply.
Here's my video on why Vancouver's Integrity Commissioner ruled that Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim and his ABC Vancouver councillors violated the city's code of conduct
also i got some sun on grouse mountain yesterday and didn't go to our makeup studio before filming hahahaha whoops
also i got some sun on grouse mountain yesterday and didn't go to our makeup studio before filming hahahaha whoops
August 26, 2025 at 4:16 PM
McElroy is bang on.
City councils are not parliaments, which are designed to be antagonistic. City councils are boards of governance. Different rules and standards apply.
City councils are not parliaments, which are designed to be antagonistic. City councils are boards of governance. Different rules and standards apply.
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I wrote something for @theglobeandmail.com
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... #yycbike #yegbike #BikeTO #BikeHFX
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... #yycbike #yegbike #BikeTO #BikeHFX
Opinion: The premiers are using bike lanes as a political scapegoat
Safe cycling infrastructure saves lives, but sadly, many politicians are ignoring the facts
www.theglobeandmail.com
August 16, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I wrote something for @theglobeandmail.com
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... #yycbike #yegbike #BikeTO #BikeHFX
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... #yycbike #yegbike #BikeTO #BikeHFX
Is it really about bike lanes Alberta?
August 14, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Is it really about bike lanes Alberta?
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Kidical Mass YYC is only 11 days away. We've got a new linktree set up & are looking for volunteers to help marshal: linktr.ee/kidicalmassyyc
Hoping some of my #yycbike friends are up for helping us give these kiddos a great first ride!
Hoping some of my #yycbike friends are up for helping us give these kiddos a great first ride!
kidicalmassyyc | Instagram | Linktree
Kidical Mass is a worldwide movement that aims to give youth the ability to travel safely and independently on bicycles in their cities.
linktr.ee
August 13, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Kidical Mass YYC is only 11 days away. We've got a new linktree set up & are looking for volunteers to help marshal: linktr.ee/kidicalmassyyc
Hoping some of my #yycbike friends are up for helping us give these kiddos a great first ride!
Hoping some of my #yycbike friends are up for helping us give these kiddos a great first ride!
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Gonna unpack this a bit. There are at least two groups of left-leaning folks here that @mikepmoffatt.bsky.social is mixing up.
1)left-leaning housing policy folks like @cwhitzman.bsky.social, Alex Hemingway who want tenure neutrality because housing (and tax) policy should be equitable to renters
1)left-leaning housing policy folks like @cwhitzman.bsky.social, Alex Hemingway who want tenure neutrality because housing (and tax) policy should be equitable to renters
It never fails to amaze me how many on the left's ideal Canadian housing system is one where the top 10% own their own home, the bottom 20% live in social housing, and the 70% in the middle-class rent from one of a half-dozen corporations who'd own the rest of the housing stock.
August 10, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Gonna unpack this a bit. There are at least two groups of left-leaning folks here that @mikepmoffatt.bsky.social is mixing up.
1)left-leaning housing policy folks like @cwhitzman.bsky.social, Alex Hemingway who want tenure neutrality because housing (and tax) policy should be equitable to renters
1)left-leaning housing policy folks like @cwhitzman.bsky.social, Alex Hemingway who want tenure neutrality because housing (and tax) policy should be equitable to renters
The main source of noise in cities is… cars. Dense walkable and bikeable neighbourhoods allow people to reduce their vehicle use and thus the noise level of their environment.
Lots of reasons someone who lives in a less dense neighborhood would object to it being converted to a dense urban one. Easiest to understand: neurodiversity. Some people can't function in the hubbub of an urban environment. Urbanity has many advantages, but peace and tranquility aren't among them.
August 3, 2025 at 10:49 PM
The main source of noise in cities is… cars. Dense walkable and bikeable neighbourhoods allow people to reduce their vehicle use and thus the noise level of their environment.
This is my entire parenting philosophy
July 28, 2025 at 7:41 PM
This is my entire parenting philosophy