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#1 Automated light metro fan 🌊🏔️🇨🇦
Part of the Movement https://movementyvr.ca
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How did SFU end up on top of Burnaby Mountain?

The surprising answer involves a new highway, an abandoned graveyard and a land swap that transformed Vancouver’s waterfront.

bettercolumbia.ca/20...

How did SFU end up on top of Burnaby Mountain? - Better Columbia
Burnaby Mountain is a little slice of nature in the city. But how did Simon Fraser University end up on its peak?
bettercolumbia.ca
December 16, 2024 at 5:02 AM
I wrote my first article for Better Columbia!
"Sorry for making your commute 30 seconds longer” — On November 18th, Burnaby City Council voted to scale back a plan for bus lanes on Hastings Street, sending the plan to a second round of public engagement.

bettercolumbia.ca/20...
Burnaby Council sends Hastings bus lanes to public engagement purgatory
On November 18th, Burnaby City Council voted to send the proposal for bus lanes on Hastings Street back to a second round of public engagement, scaling back the original plan.
bettercolumbia.ca
November 21, 2024 at 9:39 AM
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I recently visited Ottawa with some friends for a transit conference. Here are some thoughts about the O-Train LRT from my brief experiences...

Shaky photos by me, others courtesy of @abbyfour.bsky.social

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November 18, 2024 at 4:23 AM
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Introducing the MLA Little Transit Video Challenge!! Will your MLA be one of the 10 that talks to us? Please contact your MLA any way you can!

MLAs reach out at: hello@transitmovement.ca

Get your MLA involved: littlevideo.transitmovement.ca

Deadline is February 21st!
What if a silly video with your MLA could fix TransLink overcrowding?
Movement tried to get this ad in the Superbowl, but the busses were too crowded so we got passed up!Anyway, introducing the MLA Little Transit Video Challeng...
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February 12, 2024 at 3:01 AM
@pjnewwest.bsky.social I really appreciate the advice you and Nathan gave us advocates, I can't wait to put it into practice with @movementyvr.bsky.social!
'Make it easy to say yes': Two mayors' advice for advocates
Mayors Patrick Johnstone and Nathan Pachal got their start in politics as advocates. Now they're on the receiving end of requests (and complaints).
fvcurrent.com
December 16, 2023 at 4:10 AM
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Burnaby Heights deserves better transit, and we made that clear at the Mayor's Council meeting!
'Burnaby Heights deserves better transit': Residents, advocates call for bus rapid transit on Hastin...
"Transit needs to go where people live, work and visit," one Burnaby resident told TransLink's Mayor's Council.
www.burnabynow.com
November 30, 2023 at 11:17 PM