Jennifer Maiko Bradshaw
@amoralorealis.bsky.social
Game dev, pro-housing activist. she/her
I made eye contact and was very sure to keep my dog on a super short leash because they weren’t slowing down. I’m always terrified that they’re going to run over my dog.
They knew I was there, I’m pretty sure they’re either ignorant about right of way on unmarked crosswalks, or just don’t care
They knew I was there, I’m pretty sure they’re either ignorant about right of way on unmarked crosswalks, or just don’t care
November 14, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I made eye contact and was very sure to keep my dog on a super short leash because they weren’t slowing down. I’m always terrified that they’re going to run over my dog.
They knew I was there, I’m pretty sure they’re either ignorant about right of way on unmarked crosswalks, or just don’t care
They knew I was there, I’m pretty sure they’re either ignorant about right of way on unmarked crosswalks, or just don’t care
Never forget friends, the people who blame condos and condo developers and density for all our housing woes is completely out of touch. Only rich people can afford low density.
October 11, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Never forget friends, the people who blame condos and condo developers and density for all our housing woes is completely out of touch. Only rich people can afford low density.
Semi-regular reminder that “luxury condo” BS notwithstanding, poorer people live in higher density housing and richer people live in low density housing. This shouldn’t be surprising ofc since low density requires lots of land and thus it’s expensive.
September 18, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Semi-regular reminder that “luxury condo” BS notwithstanding, poorer people live in higher density housing and richer people live in low density housing. This shouldn’t be surprising ofc since low density requires lots of land and thus it’s expensive.
It’s pretty disappointing to see people who genuinely believe we must work to end climate change, yet actively fight against the need to build new things like denser/greener homes outside of wildfire zones. Reducing VMT is so fucking critical.
August 23, 2025 at 2:52 PM
It’s pretty disappointing to see people who genuinely believe we must work to end climate change, yet actively fight against the need to build new things like denser/greener homes outside of wildfire zones. Reducing VMT is so fucking critical.
It’s also pretty sad to me when someone clearly interested in the climate doesn’t see that houses - especially the sprawl of the US - is horrendously bad for the climate and we need a new, better, denser, greener alternative
August 23, 2025 at 1:55 PM
It’s also pretty sad to me when someone clearly interested in the climate doesn’t see that houses - especially the sprawl of the US - is horrendously bad for the climate and we need a new, better, denser, greener alternative
It’s wild to me how you look at this graph and can’t see that when availability goes down, prices go up, and vice versa. The data scientist that made it also made this meme, very relevant
August 23, 2025 at 9:48 AM
It’s wild to me how you look at this graph and can’t see that when availability goes down, prices go up, and vice versa. The data scientist that made it also made this meme, very relevant
Hey look, data on prices adjusting, including downward when there’s high availability, in every city
August 23, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Hey look, data on prices adjusting, including downward when there’s high availability, in every city
Availability - both housing for purchase and for rent - anti-correlates with price, in every city. It would make utterly no sense otherwise. Prices are currently flat or dropping because there’s unsold inventory. Not because we’ve magically unfinancialized housing
August 23, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Availability - both housing for purchase and for rent - anti-correlates with price, in every city. It would make utterly no sense otherwise. Prices are currently flat or dropping because there’s unsold inventory. Not because we’ve magically unfinancialized housing
I always wanna say like…Ley, show me exactly where in this graph, which city at what time, did they have greater supply available yet higher prices?
August 20, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I always wanna say like…Ley, show me exactly where in this graph, which city at what time, did they have greater supply available yet higher prices?
It really grates my gears when high income people living in luxury homes at the top of this graph call small condos luxury and pretend those are the problem.
For some reason they’re very often fucking landscape architects??? Wtaf is happening at UBC SCARP.
For some reason they’re very often fucking landscape architects??? Wtaf is happening at UBC SCARP.
August 20, 2025 at 3:03 PM
It really grates my gears when high income people living in luxury homes at the top of this graph call small condos luxury and pretend those are the problem.
For some reason they’re very often fucking landscape architects??? Wtaf is happening at UBC SCARP.
For some reason they’re very often fucking landscape architects??? Wtaf is happening at UBC SCARP.
🎯 yeah. It usually is only at rezoning. Which is total BS. Exempts the most exclusionary and gentrifying and expensive form of housing. It drives me up the wall how regressive we are when it comes to housing. It’s as if we throw progressive taxation principles out the window
August 14, 2025 at 3:46 PM
🎯 yeah. It usually is only at rezoning. Which is total BS. Exempts the most exclusionary and gentrifying and expensive form of housing. It drives me up the wall how regressive we are when it comes to housing. It’s as if we throw progressive taxation principles out the window
Yeah I mean I guess I agree that we shouldn’t aspire to be like Hungary 🤨
August 10, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Yeah I mean I guess I agree that we shouldn’t aspire to be like Hungary 🤨
The lights and fog all works! 🥲 time to finish construction and start painting soon. Sorry for the lack of urbanism content, been very busy crafting!
August 7, 2025 at 8:13 AM
The lights and fog all works! 🥲 time to finish construction and start painting soon. Sorry for the lack of urbanism content, been very busy crafting!
More progresssss
July 14, 2025 at 1:02 AM
More progresssss
Progress on my next cosplay…
June 26, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Progress on my next cosplay…
Now I don’t love these towers mind you, or more specifically the SURFACE PARKING surrounding g it. Are they for real??? Why isn’t it a micro park or some ground level retail or something?
The housing otoh is fine
The housing otoh is fine
June 21, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Now I don’t love these towers mind you, or more specifically the SURFACE PARKING surrounding g it. Are they for real??? Why isn’t it a micro park or some ground level retail or something?
The housing otoh is fine
The housing otoh is fine
Not to pile on this random dude at all, but this is too perfect an example to pass up.
It’s funny to me how so many people Problematize perfectly normal vacancy rates. 100 units in 4 towers in Chicago with 2346 units is 4% vacancy rate. People need a vacant unit to move into, folks!
It’s funny to me how so many people Problematize perfectly normal vacancy rates. 100 units in 4 towers in Chicago with 2346 units is 4% vacancy rate. People need a vacant unit to move into, folks!
June 21, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Not to pile on this random dude at all, but this is too perfect an example to pass up.
It’s funny to me how so many people Problematize perfectly normal vacancy rates. 100 units in 4 towers in Chicago with 2346 units is 4% vacancy rate. People need a vacant unit to move into, folks!
It’s funny to me how so many people Problematize perfectly normal vacancy rates. 100 units in 4 towers in Chicago with 2346 units is 4% vacancy rate. People need a vacant unit to move into, folks!
Folks like councillor Jim Hanson (DNV, my hometown) are THE worst at playing to this myth. The District of North Van is a breathtakingly expensive muni nowadays, with detached houses in the $2-4M range. But he’ll very often rail against more dense housing, using this busted myth.
June 20, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Folks like councillor Jim Hanson (DNV, my hometown) are THE worst at playing to this myth. The District of North Van is a breathtakingly expensive muni nowadays, with detached houses in the $2-4M range. But he’ll very often rail against more dense housing, using this busted myth.
2) Condos are not luxury. Of course, a brand new condo is more expensive than an old condo. But age aside, low density housing is more expensive and has appreciated more over time because you can build condos but not land, and there’s a lot of land for every detached house. Low density is luxury.
June 20, 2025 at 8:13 PM
2) Condos are not luxury. Of course, a brand new condo is more expensive than an old condo. But age aside, low density housing is more expensive and has appreciated more over time because you can build condos but not land, and there’s a lot of land for every detached house. Low density is luxury.
In fact, at least certainly for rents, more vacancies means more availability, and more availability means LOWER rents, in every city. This is perfectly logical stuff but I keep having to tell people this. My rent is too damn high because we don’t build enough homes in Vancouver.
June 20, 2025 at 8:08 PM
In fact, at least certainly for rents, more vacancies means more availability, and more availability means LOWER rents, in every city. This is perfectly logical stuff but I keep having to tell people this. My rent is too damn high because we don’t build enough homes in Vancouver.
Let’s first address 1) they’re not empty. Here’s an easy-to-grok infographic: the areas in Vancouver that have more vacant homes are rich mansion areas like Shaughnessy, not condo areas. Housing density is not a good predictor of vacant homes.
June 20, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Let’s first address 1) they’re not empty. Here’s an easy-to-grok infographic: the areas in Vancouver that have more vacant homes are rich mansion areas like Shaughnessy, not condo areas. Housing density is not a good predictor of vacant homes.
It’s a good reminder, when you go to a park and it’s surrounded by detached houses, that NAmerican planning is fundamentally inequitable. Parks are used to raise the property values of already-rich property owners, while apartments are forced onto polluted arterials.
June 16, 2025 at 2:34 AM
It’s a good reminder, when you go to a park and it’s surrounded by detached houses, that NAmerican planning is fundamentally inequitable. Parks are used to raise the property values of already-rich property owners, while apartments are forced onto polluted arterials.
Replacing multimillion dollar luxury detached houses that only the richest can afford, with rental homes that much lower income people can afford, is a VERY good thing, especially when it’s close to public transit. Support support support
June 16, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Replacing multimillion dollar luxury detached houses that only the richest can afford, with rental homes that much lower income people can afford, is a VERY good thing, especially when it’s close to public transit. Support support support