Corey Burger
@burgundavia.bsky.social
Geographer, Bike Rider, Open Source Advocate, Gamer, Senior Data Monkey
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The article itself, which isn't bad. We do need lots more non-market. But we've made higher density housing of all types too hard to build ricochet.media/justice/hous...
Alberta renters don’t need more ‘supply’ — they need non-market housing options
Governments keep chasing the market while community housing providers quietly deliver stable, affordable homes that won’t disappear when profits rise
ricochet.media
December 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The article itself, which isn't bad. We do need lots more non-market. But we've made higher density housing of all types too hard to build ricochet.media/justice/hous...
Screenshot for when I get blocked
December 19, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Screenshot for when I get blocked
Jasper has similar opinions about rain
December 19, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Jasper has similar opinions about rain
It's all Cubic. I actually dont know of a single operator in North America who doesn't use them (sure there are)
December 19, 2025 at 2:28 AM
It's all Cubic. I actually dont know of a single operator in North America who doesn't use them (sure there are)
Also why is every transit agency paying *again* to Cubic for the same functionality?
December 19, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Also why is every transit agency paying *again* to Cubic for the same functionality?
I'd ask cat, children or men but the ingredient list made that clear
December 18, 2025 at 1:16 AM
I'd ask cat, children or men but the ingredient list made that clear
Based on that, the only thing running on gas in the whole CRD would be one industrial site - the landfill. There'd be zero gas elsewhere
December 16, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Based on that, the only thing running on gas in the whole CRD would be one industrial site - the landfill. There'd be zero gas elsewhere
CRD's landfill captures methane and burns it. There isn't that much
December 16, 2025 at 11:26 PM
CRD's landfill captures methane and burns it. There isn't that much
And hostile infrastructure/easy to maintain
December 15, 2025 at 4:12 AM
And hostile infrastructure/easy to maintain
@ryanjabs.bsky.social has done sheds as well for this kind of thing (don't get me started about how parking bylaws allow vertical bike racks to count)
December 13, 2025 at 6:45 PM
@ryanjabs.bsky.social has done sheds as well for this kind of thing (don't get me started about how parking bylaws allow vertical bike racks to count)
Ya, sticker shock when it comes to civil construction costs is something I forget about, having been involved with bike stuff for so long. It truly is bonkers how much it all costs
December 13, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Ya, sticker shock when it comes to civil construction costs is something I forget about, having been involved with bike stuff for so long. It truly is bonkers how much it all costs
In 2018 when I went to South Africa via Frankfurt my first and last photos on vacation were bike infra
December 13, 2025 at 6:39 PM
In 2018 when I went to South Africa via Frankfurt my first and last photos on vacation were bike infra
Can't say I agree with that. I avoided that stop because the shelter was so grotty. Also installation costs would be same (pad pour, etc) Metal lasts way longer, so wouldn't be shocked if wood was more expensive long run
December 13, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Can't say I agree with that. I avoided that stop because the shelter was so grotty. Also installation costs would be same (pad pour, etc) Metal lasts way longer, so wouldn't be shocked if wood was more expensive long run
Given most shelters are municipal, I think the best route to fix is to convince a council to deviate from BC Transit standard designs
December 13, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Given most shelters are municipal, I think the best route to fix is to convince a council to deviate from BC Transit standard designs
There was a Kiwanis built wooden one in Oak Bay up until a decade ago
December 13, 2025 at 6:33 PM
There was a Kiwanis built wooden one in Oak Bay up until a decade ago
For me its lack of sides & the holes in the sides - leads to basically zero dry seats during the winter
December 13, 2025 at 6:28 PM
For me its lack of sides & the holes in the sides - leads to basically zero dry seats during the winter
When did we last use wood? Most of the shelters when I was a kid were already aluminum
December 13, 2025 at 6:26 PM
When did we last use wood? Most of the shelters when I was a kid were already aluminum
Maintenance costs, mostly. And custom fabrication isn't cheap... if only they weren't so terrible as shelters
December 13, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Maintenance costs, mostly. And custom fabrication isn't cheap... if only they weren't so terrible as shelters
Oh, I'm so sorry
December 13, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Oh, I'm so sorry
Ya, it's frustrating. It's even worse when staffers or politicians say the same thing
December 10, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Ya, it's frustrating. It's even worse when staffers or politicians say the same thing
Or that some people will never say yes, so no amount of good faith dialogue will move them
December 10, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Or that some people will never say yes, so no amount of good faith dialogue will move them