mila
@iloveorcas.bsky.social
student interested in trains and orcas 🌈
vancouver/montréal 🇨🇦
vancouver/montréal 🇨🇦
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Really great article on just how easily a lack of investment can turn into severe transit service reductions 🚍
The Transit Death Spiral is something that desperately needs to be avoided, but can be easily kickstarted during budget crunches.
Stagnant budgets are actively damaging to transit service. As an extension to this video, my thoughts on "schedule maintenance": bettercolumbia.ca/2025/12/02/f...
Stagnant budgets are actively damaging to transit service. As an extension to this video, my thoughts on "schedule maintenance": bettercolumbia.ca/2025/12/02/f...
December 3, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Really great article on just how easily a lack of investment can turn into severe transit service reductions 🚍
RAAAAAH ORCA SUPREMACYYYYYYYY
It’s official: British Columbia’s best symbol is the Orca
The Orca winner of The Search for B.C.'s Best Symbol | CBC News
The winner comes after five weks, 500,000 votes, and a semifinal win against B.C.'s official tree, a quarterfinal win against the official mammal, and a round of 16 victory over the official bird.
www.cbc.ca
August 16, 2025 at 10:37 PM
RAAAAAH ORCA SUPREMACYYYYYYYY
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Businesses are dead (RIP)
July 23, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Businesses are dead (RIP)
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Small bike lane is gradually turning into big bike lane!
(Good progress in Mile-End, but further south hasn’t seen much change yet.)
(Good progress in Mile-End, but further south hasn’t seen much change yet.)
July 23, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Small bike lane is gradually turning into big bike lane!
(Good progress in Mile-End, but further south hasn’t seen much change yet.)
(Good progress in Mile-End, but further south hasn’t seen much change yet.)
Tannée d'avoir à naviguer l'expérience clientèle de la STM, très souvent difficile à comprendre voire totalement incompréhensible. Des exemples de systèmes avec une bonne signalétique efficace et intuitive ça existe partout, il serait peut être temps de tout réviser ça ;)
La STM refait ses panneaux d'arrêt et a apparemment décidé que c'était pas important de mentionner aux passengers que cette ligne est hors service la grande majorité de la journée
(et que la gare Mont-Royal n'existe plus....)
(et que la gare Mont-Royal n'existe plus....)
June 29, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Tannée d'avoir à naviguer l'expérience clientèle de la STM, très souvent difficile à comprendre voire totalement incompréhensible. Des exemples de systèmes avec une bonne signalétique efficace et intuitive ça existe partout, il serait peut être temps de tout réviser ça ;)
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Metrolinx has decided that they know how to run a railway better than the Germans at DB who made up ONxpress. A huge loss of talent for transit in Toronto and Canada and easily as catastrophic a move from Metrolinx as the agencies performance on the Eglinton Crosstown.
As of yesterday contract with OOI (ONxpress) and CAD Rail terminated. Alstom seeking a 4-10 year extension now.
May 16, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Metrolinx has decided that they know how to run a railway better than the Germans at DB who made up ONxpress. A huge loss of talent for transit in Toronto and Canada and easily as catastrophic a move from Metrolinx as the agencies performance on the Eglinton Crosstown.
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Let’s take a ride on Seattle’s new waterfront bike lane.
(🐇2x)
(🐇2x)
January 30, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Let’s take a ride on Seattle’s new waterfront bike lane.
(🐇2x)
(🐇2x)
come on vancouver, you can do it <3
Montreal will continue the largest pedestrian street program in North America, committing $12mil to 9 pedestrian streets over 3-years.
“These projects are not only good for the economy, they also contribute directly to the quality of life of the population.” @valplante.bsky.social
“These projects are not only good for the economy, they also contribute directly to the quality of life of the population.” @valplante.bsky.social
January 28, 2025 at 6:25 AM
come on vancouver, you can do it <3
la gare lucien l'allier fait peau neuve !
January 26, 2025 at 5:03 PM
la gare lucien l'allier fait peau neuve !
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16-home 6-story point access block social housing in paris, MIR architectes
damn
studios to 3BRs.
ground floor retail space.
active solar protection.
<$200k per home.
and 100% illegal in every part of the US. i wonder why we have a housing crisis?
📸: Julien Lanoo
mirarchitectes.fr/16-logements/
damn
studios to 3BRs.
ground floor retail space.
active solar protection.
<$200k per home.
and 100% illegal in every part of the US. i wonder why we have a housing crisis?
📸: Julien Lanoo
mirarchitectes.fr/16-logements/
January 26, 2025 at 6:54 AM
16-home 6-story point access block social housing in paris, MIR architectes
damn
studios to 3BRs.
ground floor retail space.
active solar protection.
<$200k per home.
and 100% illegal in every part of the US. i wonder why we have a housing crisis?
📸: Julien Lanoo
mirarchitectes.fr/16-logements/
damn
studios to 3BRs.
ground floor retail space.
active solar protection.
<$200k per home.
and 100% illegal in every part of the US. i wonder why we have a housing crisis?
📸: Julien Lanoo
mirarchitectes.fr/16-logements/
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If you live in a small/midsized city, you can often change the discourse on housing/land use by starting a locally-focused blog on these issues. I've seen it happen. With the death of local media, there's often no one covering e.g. zoning hearings. If that's you, you set the terms of the debate.
December 24, 2024 at 6:17 PM
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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...
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
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...
The surprising answer involves a new highway, an abandoned graveyard and a land swap that transformed Vancouver’s waterfront.
bettercolumbia.ca/20...
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Il y avait du monde dans le quartier des spectacles ce soir, beaucoup de monde de bonne humeur au Marché de Noël, sur la patinoire et dans la rue Sainte-Catherine piétonne! C’était beau à voir. 🎄
December 1, 2024 at 2:24 AM
Il y avait du monde dans le quartier des spectacles ce soir, beaucoup de monde de bonne humeur au Marché de Noël, sur la patinoire et dans la rue Sainte-Catherine piétonne! C’était beau à voir. 🎄
montréal vancouver
🤝
patinoires urbaines
🤝
patinoires urbaines
November 23, 2024 at 6:56 AM
montréal vancouver
🤝
patinoires urbaines
🤝
patinoires urbaines
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"Ford government to ban lawsuits against province if cyclists are hurt or killed on streets where bike lanes are removed"
This is genuinely insane.
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
This is genuinely insane.
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
Ford government to ban lawsuits against province if cyclists are hurt or killed on streets where bike lanes were removed
Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria tells cyclists: for your own safety, stay off Bloor, Yonge and University when bike lanes are removed.
www.thestar.com
November 21, 2024 at 11:36 PM
"Ford government to ban lawsuits against province if cyclists are hurt or killed on streets where bike lanes are removed"
This is genuinely insane.
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
This is genuinely insane.
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
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"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...
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 9:37 AM
"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...
bettercolumbia.ca/20...
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“By 2030, Paris will have removed 60,000 parking spaces and replaced them with trees. That’s one of the goals outlined in the French capital’s new 2024-2030 Climate Plan, which was released last week and will soon be voted on by the Council of Paris.” www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Paris to Replace Parking Spaces With Trees
The city’s new climate plan promises to drop speed limits, repurpose traffic lanes, remove 60,000 parking spots and create urban “oases” to combat extreme heat.
www.bloomberg.com
November 19, 2024 at 5:03 PM
“By 2030, Paris will have removed 60,000 parking spaces and replaced them with trees. That’s one of the goals outlined in the French capital’s new 2024-2030 Climate Plan, which was released last week and will soon be voted on by the Council of Paris.” www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
i haven't watched a council meeting in months and i forgot how mad they make me feel - needless wasting of staff time and, for whatever reason, an unrepentant desire to pursue entirely useless public engagement that does nothing but delay getting anything done
November 19, 2024 at 2:37 AM
i haven't watched a council meeting in months and i forgot how mad they make me feel - needless wasting of staff time and, for whatever reason, an unrepentant desire to pursue entirely useless public engagement that does nothing but delay getting anything done
'we love you ravi' we all say in unison
It’s an honor to be appointed BC Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs.
Housing combined with Infrastructure.
We have made some progress on getting more affordable housing online but we have much more work to do🙏🏾
Housing combined with Infrastructure.
We have made some progress on getting more affordable housing online but we have much more work to do🙏🏾
November 18, 2024 at 11:06 PM
'we love you ravi' we all say in unison
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Quartier des Spectacles et Quartier Latin, deux quartiers à vocation culturelle 🎭 🎤 , l’un est en plein essor 💥, l’autre est en décrépitude avec de nombreux commerces fermés. 😞
Que remarquez-vous ? 🤔
Que remarquez-vous ? 🤔
November 17, 2024 at 11:06 PM
Quartier des Spectacles et Quartier Latin, deux quartiers à vocation culturelle 🎭 🎤 , l’un est en plein essor 💥, l’autre est en décrépitude avec de nombreux commerces fermés. 😞
Que remarquez-vous ? 🤔
Que remarquez-vous ? 🤔
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Goddamn back in the day they really just said openly they wanted to make poor people live in arterials to segregate us from rich homeowners.
I mean I appreciate the honesty
I mean I appreciate the honesty
November 16, 2024 at 6:04 PM
Goddamn back in the day they really just said openly they wanted to make poor people live in arterials to segregate us from rich homeowners.
I mean I appreciate the honesty
I mean I appreciate the honesty
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I made a starter pack of people in British Columbia who post about generally urbanist topics and local issues.
Its mostly from my own following list, but comment here and I'll add you (or any suggestions) to it.
go.bsky.app/CmvMt5o
Its mostly from my own following list, but comment here and I'll add you (or any suggestions) to it.
go.bsky.app/CmvMt5o
November 16, 2024 at 5:09 AM
I made a starter pack of people in British Columbia who post about generally urbanist topics and local issues.
Its mostly from my own following list, but comment here and I'll add you (or any suggestions) to it.
go.bsky.app/CmvMt5o
Its mostly from my own following list, but comment here and I'll add you (or any suggestions) to it.
go.bsky.app/CmvMt5o
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bus lane alert ‼️ for my friends in north burnaby (or anyone invested in better transit and climate action in metro vancouver)
the opportunity to add 3.6km of bus lanes is coming to council THIS MONDAY so please send a quick message of support! & if u can, join us at council to watch in person :)
the opportunity to add 3.6km of bus lanes is coming to council THIS MONDAY so please send a quick message of support! & if u can, join us at council to watch in person :)
🚌🚨🚨Bus Lane Alert🚨🚨🚌
On Monday November 18 Burnaby Council will be voting on bus lanes on Hastings St and we need your help! This would be a huge improvement to the street and we need your support to make sure it happens! Ways to help are at the end of this thread 👇
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On Monday November 18 Burnaby Council will be voting on bus lanes on Hastings St and we need your help! This would be a huge improvement to the street and we need your support to make sure it happens! Ways to help are at the end of this thread 👇
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November 15, 2024 at 2:28 AM
bus lane alert ‼️ for my friends in north burnaby (or anyone invested in better transit and climate action in metro vancouver)
the opportunity to add 3.6km of bus lanes is coming to council THIS MONDAY so please send a quick message of support! & if u can, join us at council to watch in person :)
the opportunity to add 3.6km of bus lanes is coming to council THIS MONDAY so please send a quick message of support! & if u can, join us at council to watch in person :)
vancouver you have no excuse
Greetings from Addis Ababa, where they are building a whopping 100km of cycling infrastructure (50km of which was delivered in the past **6 months**)
November 15, 2024 at 11:44 PM
vancouver you have no excuse