neil21
@neil21.bsky.social
Renewables SaaS PM by day, Urbanism by night. Scot in #newwest
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neil21
@neil21.bsky.social
· Jan 2
Building on the #socialstair and Transit Oriented Area #bcpoli, what further policy interventions might help #newwest develop more like the single lot redevelopment image, and less like the Land Assembly image?
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Downtown #newwest continues to grow and keeps being awesome.
New coffee shop / cafe opening in #newwest in March 2026. Afterhours Cafe, located at 42 - 6th St. www.afterhourscafe.ca/home
Afterhours Cafe
www.afterhourscafe.ca
February 14, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Downtown #newwest continues to grow and keeps being awesome.
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No smart people in the military, on orders from the dumbest SecDef in history.
Hegseth to US military: if you get into MIT, we won't let you attend because of the risk that you will be exposed to ideas hostile to MAGA when you study there.
February 14, 2026 at 11:41 PM
No smart people in the military, on orders from the dumbest SecDef in history.
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New literature review post!
I discuss research showing what happens to housing prices, rents, and displacement when demand increases faster than supply, and what happens when supply is allowed to keep up.
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I discuss research showing what happens to housing prices, rents, and displacement when demand increases faster than supply, and what happens when supply is allowed to keep up.
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February 14, 2026 at 9:48 PM
New literature review post!
I discuss research showing what happens to housing prices, rents, and displacement when demand increases faster than supply, and what happens when supply is allowed to keep up.
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I discuss research showing what happens to housing prices, rents, and displacement when demand increases faster than supply, and what happens when supply is allowed to keep up.
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We used to stay in Caolas. The joke was it was full of cows (like the whole island).
Dale Bissland (Scottish, b.1985)
"Road to Caolas," 2023
Oil on panel
60 x 60 cm
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
"Road to Caolas," 2023
Oil on panel
60 x 60 cm
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
February 14, 2026 at 10:28 PM
We used to stay in Caolas. The joke was it was full of cows (like the whole island).
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Walter Molino (Italian, 1915-1997)
The Burst of Flowers, 1958
Tempera and watercolor on thin cardboard
60 x 32 cm. (23.6 x 12.6 in.)
Private collection
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
#ValentinesDay
The Burst of Flowers, 1958
Tempera and watercolor on thin cardboard
60 x 32 cm. (23.6 x 12.6 in.)
Private collection
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
#ValentinesDay
February 14, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Walter Molino (Italian, 1915-1997)
The Burst of Flowers, 1958
Tempera and watercolor on thin cardboard
60 x 32 cm. (23.6 x 12.6 in.)
Private collection
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
#ValentinesDay
The Burst of Flowers, 1958
Tempera and watercolor on thin cardboard
60 x 32 cm. (23.6 x 12.6 in.)
Private collection
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
#ValentinesDay
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Kelvin Jumanne (Tanzanian, born 1999)
Petals of Peace, 2025
Charcoal, graphite pencil and colour pencil on paper
24 × 33 in
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
Petals of Peace, 2025
Charcoal, graphite pencil and colour pencil on paper
24 × 33 in
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
February 14, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Kelvin Jumanne (Tanzanian, born 1999)
Petals of Peace, 2025
Charcoal, graphite pencil and colour pencil on paper
24 × 33 in
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
Petals of Peace, 2025
Charcoal, graphite pencil and colour pencil on paper
24 × 33 in
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
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Salvador Dalí (Spanish, 1904-1989)
Butterfly Valentine, 1959
Ink, watercolor and collage on paper
9 5/8 x 7 1/4 inches
Hallmark Art Collection
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
Butterfly Valentine, 1959
Ink, watercolor and collage on paper
9 5/8 x 7 1/4 inches
Hallmark Art Collection
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
February 14, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Salvador Dalí (Spanish, 1904-1989)
Butterfly Valentine, 1959
Ink, watercolor and collage on paper
9 5/8 x 7 1/4 inches
Hallmark Art Collection
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
Butterfly Valentine, 1959
Ink, watercolor and collage on paper
9 5/8 x 7 1/4 inches
Hallmark Art Collection
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
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The BC Government list stats (including financial data) for all local gov'ts, going back more than a decade. Fascinating what you can glean from a few spreadsheets. www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/...
February 14, 2026 at 2:18 AM
The BC Government list stats (including financial data) for all local gov'ts, going back more than a decade. Fascinating what you can glean from a few spreadsheets. www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/...
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22nd Street Stn area needs help so bad 😭
My proposal: make 7th Ave one-way with all traffic flowing to 20th St. Removal of the opposite direction would make room for a bus lane, allowing buses to skip Qboro bound traffic, as they could snake into their bus-only turn lane, or left turn onto 6th Ave
My proposal: make 7th Ave one-way with all traffic flowing to 20th St. Removal of the opposite direction would make room for a bus lane, allowing buses to skip Qboro bound traffic, as they could snake into their bus-only turn lane, or left turn onto 6th Ave
@newwestminster.bsky.social @pjnewwest.bsky.social @translink.ca the situation is 7th Ave is DIRE. I counted 6 buses stuck in standstill traffic 😭😭
if there's any way you can control access to this street please do 😭😭
if there's any way you can control access to this street please do 😭😭
February 13, 2026 at 11:24 PM
22nd Street Stn area needs help so bad 😭
My proposal: make 7th Ave one-way with all traffic flowing to 20th St. Removal of the opposite direction would make room for a bus lane, allowing buses to skip Qboro bound traffic, as they could snake into their bus-only turn lane, or left turn onto 6th Ave
My proposal: make 7th Ave one-way with all traffic flowing to 20th St. Removal of the opposite direction would make room for a bus lane, allowing buses to skip Qboro bound traffic, as they could snake into their bus-only turn lane, or left turn onto 6th Ave
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Okay, Grandma, that's enough Winter Olympics for you! 😆
February 13, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Okay, Grandma, that's enough Winter Olympics for you! 😆
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Jennifer Annesley continues to prove she is one of the best watercolourists alive.
"Valentines" (12 x 12" watercolour) just arrived at Whiterock Gallery, B.C. The type cherries are actually named "Valentine," part of Romance series developed for our cold 🇨🇦 climate at the University of Saskatchewan.They are little flavour bombs in the juiciest shades of red. #canadianart
February 13, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Jennifer Annesley continues to prove she is one of the best watercolourists alive.
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every shirt either says “I don’t see what’s funny about that” or has an image of a popular meme from 2013
February 13, 2026 at 9:38 PM
every shirt either says “I don’t see what’s funny about that” or has an image of a popular meme from 2013
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CURLING BEEF! CURLING BEEF! CURLING BEEF! CURLING BEEF!
(I never post Olympic videos bc the IOC will hunt you down but I am taking that risk so that you can hear the Canadian curling cursing)
(I never post Olympic videos bc the IOC will hunt you down but I am taking that risk so that you can hear the Canadian curling cursing)
February 13, 2026 at 9:44 PM
CURLING BEEF! CURLING BEEF! CURLING BEEF! CURLING BEEF!
(I never post Olympic videos bc the IOC will hunt you down but I am taking that risk so that you can hear the Canadian curling cursing)
(I never post Olympic videos bc the IOC will hunt you down but I am taking that risk so that you can hear the Canadian curling cursing)
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Meanwhile (if I heard correctly) #newest is prezoning every single residential lot for schools, rolling out the red carpet for any schools @davidebybc.bsky.social wants to build here.
Tonight, Vancouver council will have a public hearing for a school 19 years in the making
There's some community opposition to the project — but there's also the bigger question of why it takes the provincial and municipal governments 19 years to approve a single school
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
There's some community opposition to the project — but there's also the bigger question of why it takes the provincial and municipal governments 19 years to approve a single school
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
February 13, 2026 at 4:34 AM
Meanwhile (if I heard correctly) #newest is prezoning every single residential lot for schools, rolling out the red carpet for any schools @davidebybc.bsky.social wants to build here.
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I can feel the dry heat, hear the cicadas, sneeze the dusty pollen…
February 12, 2026 at 8:05 PM
I can feel the dry heat, hear the cicadas, sneeze the dusty pollen…
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Surrey’s Transit Future is our vision for the transit network in Surrey. We conducted engagement with Surrey residents and Movement volunteers to inform our plan. This plan was led by our volunteers Ahasan Bhuiyan and Abby Ivison with support from staff. Give it a read!
Surrey's Transit Future | Movement: Metro Vancouver Transit Riders
The City of Surrey and TransLink are working to update Surrey’s transit network. Movement has created our own plan for what we think transit in Surrey should look like.
movementyvr.ca
February 12, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Surrey’s Transit Future is our vision for the transit network in Surrey. We conducted engagement with Surrey residents and Movement volunteers to inform our plan. This plan was led by our volunteers Ahasan Bhuiyan and Abby Ivison with support from staff. Give it a read!
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Hey #NewWest, we have heard that people might want to gather tomorrow to lean on each other on the provincial Day of Mourning. All are invited to City Hall at 6pm tomorrow for a candlelight vigil. No agenda, no speeches, just community.
February 12, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Hey #NewWest, we have heard that people might want to gather tomorrow to lean on each other on the provincial Day of Mourning. All are invited to City Hall at 6pm tomorrow for a candlelight vigil. No agenda, no speeches, just community.
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Cooling off my drink by putting it in a thermos.
February 10, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Cooling off my drink by putting it in a thermos.