Chris
@chrisyvr.bsky.social
Vancouverite, urbanist, scientist, and all-around lefty who likes learning new things
Feels like an election to me
British Columbia Provincial Polling:
NDP: 44% (-4)
CON: 26% (+24)
BCU: 17% (-17)
GRN: 9% (-6)
Others: 3%
Abacus Data / November 28, 2023 / n=1000 / Online
(% Change With 2020 Election)
Check out BC model details from @338canada.bsky.social here: 338canada.com/bc
NDP: 44% (-4)
CON: 26% (+24)
BCU: 17% (-17)
GRN: 9% (-6)
Others: 3%
Abacus Data / November 28, 2023 / n=1000 / Online
(% Change With 2020 Election)
Check out BC model details from @338canada.bsky.social here: 338canada.com/bc
December 3, 2023 at 10:43 PM
Feels like an election to me
Have not reached for my vitamin D or light box this fall. Sunniest November ever?
November 25, 2023 at 8:14 AM
Have not reached for my vitamin D or light box this fall. Sunniest November ever?
Starting your Monday morning with the Keeling Curve
November 20, 2023 at 6:44 PM
Starting your Monday morning with the Keeling Curve
Looking for that one odd thing at home which you remember putting somewhere "easy to find"
November 20, 2023 at 4:13 AM
Looking for that one odd thing at home which you remember putting somewhere "easy to find"
Anyone else feeling big cozy vibes tonight? 🌧️🫖😌
November 11, 2023 at 3:22 AM
Anyone else feeling big cozy vibes tonight? 🌧️🫖😌
Reposted by Chris
This is why Christine Boyle is still the best Vancouver City Councillor. dailyhive.com/vancouver/va...
Vancouver councillor proposes densifying Shaughnessy with affordable housing | Urbanized
Should affordable rental housing and added density be introduced to Vancouver's Shaughnessy mansion neighbourhood?
dailyhive.com
November 10, 2023 at 4:50 AM
This is why Christine Boyle is still the best Vancouver City Councillor. dailyhive.com/vancouver/va...
Hooray! No more evo parking scramble at Brentwood!
We're happy to see carshare expand in Burnaby. Research shows each carshare vehicle takes up to 15 personal vehicles off the road & significantly reduces total vehicle distance traveled. That means safer streets, less congestion, & more space for people!
www.burnabynow.com/local-news/b...
www.burnabynow.com/local-news/b...
Burnaby 'ready to welcome' Evo, Modo car-share in less than 2 months
Evo and Modo car-share users will be able to park throughout the city as of Jan. 1, 2024.
www.burnabynow.com
November 7, 2023 at 7:44 PM
Hooray! No more evo parking scramble at Brentwood!
Should loitering on a public space even be an offence? Only for "reasonable motive"? What if you just want to read a book?
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
November 4, 2023 at 8:26 PM
Should loitering on a public space even be an offence? Only for "reasonable motive"? What if you just want to read a book?
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Reposted by Chris
Hold up, HIGH of 8C tomorrow 😱 *rummages in winter clothing box*
October 24, 2023 at 7:11 AM
Hold up, HIGH of 8C tomorrow 😱 *rummages in winter clothing box*
In two weeks I will be visiting the urbanist hell of Phoenix. Never been there before. Here's my car-free strategy 1/
Pipeline dreams: the desert city out to surpass Phoenix by importing water
Buckeye, Arizona, is eyeing ‘crazy’ ideas to keep growing, including piping water hundreds of miles uphill from Mexico
www.theguardian.com
October 19, 2023 at 7:32 PM
In two weeks I will be visiting the urbanist hell of Phoenix. Never been there before. Here's my car-free strategy 1/
Labour is out in NZ. Interestingly both of Wellington's seats were lost to the Green Party
October 17, 2023 at 4:36 PM
Labour is out in NZ. Interestingly both of Wellington's seats were lost to the Green Party
Reposted by Chris
Hey Blue Sky folks interested in cycling in Vancouver and surrounds: although Blue Sky doesn't have hashtags, it does have feeds, and there is a #bikeyvr feed that you can follow (see the "# Feeds" menu item to the left in the web interface).
October 16, 2023 at 3:34 PM
Hey Blue Sky folks interested in cycling in Vancouver and surrounds: although Blue Sky doesn't have hashtags, it does have feeds, and there is a #bikeyvr feed that you can follow (see the "# Feeds" menu item to the left in the web interface).
Went to Kissa Tanto this weekend for the first time. What a gem! Transports to a Tokyo jazz kissa from another time
October 16, 2023 at 4:09 AM
Went to Kissa Tanto this weekend for the first time. What a gem! Transports to a Tokyo jazz kissa from another time
Bluesky comes at a time when Vancouver is experiencing decline and needs some public reframing
Could this place help?
Could this place help?
October 16, 2023 at 3:09 AM
Bluesky comes at a time when Vancouver is experiencing decline and needs some public reframing
Could this place help?
Could this place help?
I've been going to Union St Market for almost 15 years. So sad to see it go! I will miss shrimp cakes and pastel de nata on weekend bike rides
Great piece by John Mackie on the closure of Union Market and corner stores in general....
vancouversun.com/news/local-n...
vancouversun.com/news/local-n...
Beloved Vancouver corner store Union Market to close after three decades
The Union Market is an institution in Strathcona and to cyclists along the Union Street bike route. Read more.
vancouversun.com
October 16, 2023 at 1:26 AM
I've been going to Union St Market for almost 15 years. So sad to see it go! I will miss shrimp cakes and pastel de nata on weekend bike rides