Joshua Bertram
@joshuabertram.bsky.social
PhD Student in Mechanical Engineering at Carleton University. Transit and sustainable urban development advocate in Ottawa.
Don’t you know we can only provide corporate welfare to men’s sports?? /s
November 7, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Don’t you know we can only provide corporate welfare to men’s sports?? /s
Urban highways are a sign of bad transportation design and a lack of imagination as to what that land can be used for instead.
Gentrification is a problem mainly because we upzone communities piecemeal instead of general upzoning/abolishing most zoning. No communities can be exempt from change.
Gentrification is a problem mainly because we upzone communities piecemeal instead of general upzoning/abolishing most zoning. No communities can be exempt from change.
August 12, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Urban highways are a sign of bad transportation design and a lack of imagination as to what that land can be used for instead.
Gentrification is a problem mainly because we upzone communities piecemeal instead of general upzoning/abolishing most zoning. No communities can be exempt from change.
Gentrification is a problem mainly because we upzone communities piecemeal instead of general upzoning/abolishing most zoning. No communities can be exempt from change.
It is ironic that we looking back to ammonia haha. A district cooling system could be tricky, since water probably could’t get cold enough to be effective, and it would require retrofitting many buildings but could be worth looking into!
July 11, 2025 at 1:24 PM
It is ironic that we looking back to ammonia haha. A district cooling system could be tricky, since water probably could’t get cold enough to be effective, and it would require retrofitting many buildings but could be worth looking into!
Air conditioning is not as bad nowadays but the refrigerants you need to do the heat exchanging are greenhouse gasses and ozone depleters. It being electric is also only good if the grid is majority clean energy. It’s necessary in many places but no AC is definitely better for the environment.
July 11, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Air conditioning is not as bad nowadays but the refrigerants you need to do the heat exchanging are greenhouse gasses and ozone depleters. It being electric is also only good if the grid is majority clean energy. It’s necessary in many places but no AC is definitely better for the environment.
It’s especially frustrating because the needs of those who live by and near the Market do not align with the wants of suburban residents. I doubt there will be much support for less cars in the market at those suburban consultations.
June 17, 2025 at 9:12 PM
It’s especially frustrating because the needs of those who live by and near the Market do not align with the wants of suburban residents. I doubt there will be much support for less cars in the market at those suburban consultations.
Ahh I see thats actually big brain
June 17, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Ahh I see thats actually big brain
GTA traffic tends to add an 30-60min onto your trip.
June 17, 2025 at 3:29 PM
GTA traffic tends to add an 30-60min onto your trip.
It showed up on time for me but if you are headed to Toronto good luck 🫡
June 17, 2025 at 3:25 PM
It showed up on time for me but if you are headed to Toronto good luck 🫡
I am getting O-train flashbacks reading this jeez. Makes you wonder how on earth we ever plan to make rail good in Canada.
June 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I am getting O-train flashbacks reading this jeez. Makes you wonder how on earth we ever plan to make rail good in Canada.
Today there was crazy bunching.
June 5, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Today there was crazy bunching.
In Ottawa its even more problematic. DC revenue goes to a general fund for a variety of city wide uses. A majority of it is used for road “improvements” and widenings in the suburbs. Not only do infill apartments pay more, but they forced to subsidize car infrastructure for suburbanites.
June 3, 2025 at 4:58 PM
In Ottawa its even more problematic. DC revenue goes to a general fund for a variety of city wide uses. A majority of it is used for road “improvements” and widenings in the suburbs. Not only do infill apartments pay more, but they forced to subsidize car infrastructure for suburbanites.
Hence why I dont support scrapping development charges completely. Any land use that will lose the city money over its lifespan should have to pay the difference in DCs. It would help encourage more infill development while discouraging unsustainable sprawl.
June 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Hence why I dont support scrapping development charges completely. Any land use that will lose the city money over its lifespan should have to pay the difference in DCs. It would help encourage more infill development while discouraging unsustainable sprawl.
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This photo goes so damn hard it's not even funny.
The community support has been amazing, even among businesses.
If you live in Ottawa and ride the 6 or 7, please visit strongtownsottawa.ca/bank for more info on how to support. But the big two are emailing the PM, and counselor Menard.
The community support has been amazing, even among businesses.
If you live in Ottawa and ride the 6 or 7, please visit strongtownsottawa.ca/bank for more info on how to support. But the big two are emailing the PM, and counselor Menard.
Let's Make a Better Bank Street - Strong Towns Ottawa
The city is currently studying options for how to make Bank Street better, but none of their options seek to push the status quo that got us into the mess we're in.
strongtownsottawa.ca
May 29, 2025 at 11:22 AM
This photo goes so damn hard it's not even funny.
The community support has been amazing, even among businesses.
If you live in Ottawa and ride the 6 or 7, please visit strongtownsottawa.ca/bank for more info on how to support. But the big two are emailing the PM, and counselor Menard.
The community support has been amazing, even among businesses.
If you live in Ottawa and ride the 6 or 7, please visit strongtownsottawa.ca/bank for more info on how to support. But the big two are emailing the PM, and counselor Menard.