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Way back in 2018 I did a walking tour of Vancouver with @brenttoderian.bsky.social and he explained how that city overcame this problem. You need family-sized units & also, crucially, *good urban schools*.
Young families typically leave cities for the suburbs. Here’s how to keep them downtown.
Urbanist Brent Toderian explains how Vancouver held onto its families.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Way back in 2018 I did a walking tour of Vancouver with @brenttoderian.bsky.social and he explained how that city overcame this problem. You need family-sized units & also, crucially, *good urban schools*.
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6/6 The labour federation is urging Albertans to sign up and "be part of the 3.5 per cent solution!"
"Let’s get ready to resist!"
RichardJR -- Albertans please join the AFL's "Ready To Resist" campaign. We must stand up against the UCP assault!
Alberta Federation of Labour afl.org/action-pages...
"Let’s get ready to resist!"
RichardJR -- Albertans please join the AFL's "Ready To Resist" campaign. We must stand up against the UCP assault!
Alberta Federation of Labour afl.org/action-pages...
Ready to Resist
If Danielle Smith and her UCP government strip teachers of their constitutionally protected right to strike and bargain collectively, it will be the last straw. This is a government that is: This is…
afl.org
October 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
6/6 The labour federation is urging Albertans to sign up and "be part of the 3.5 per cent solution!"
"Let’s get ready to resist!"
RichardJR -- Albertans please join the AFL's "Ready To Resist" campaign. We must stand up against the UCP assault!
Alberta Federation of Labour afl.org/action-pages...
"Let’s get ready to resist!"
RichardJR -- Albertans please join the AFL's "Ready To Resist" campaign. We must stand up against the UCP assault!
Alberta Federation of Labour afl.org/action-pages...
"At 11 a.m. on May 15, 1919, Winnipeg workers from the city’s building and metal trades put down their tools and walked off the job. They were joined by unionized workers from other occupations. But incredibly, thousands of non‐unionized workers also left their jobs to join the general strike."
October 28, 2025 at 3:39 PM
"At 11 a.m. on May 15, 1919, Winnipeg workers from the city’s building and metal trades put down their tools and walked off the job. They were joined by unionized workers from other occupations. But incredibly, thousands of non‐unionized workers also left their jobs to join the general strike."
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I’m beyond bored with forced car dependency.
Forced car dependency is bad and we really need to interrogate & fix it.
Designing our cities around cars is unsafe, expensive, bad for the climate & our own health.
We can do better.
Forced car dependency is bad and we really need to interrogate & fix it.
Designing our cities around cars is unsafe, expensive, bad for the climate & our own health.
We can do better.
September 24, 2025 at 12:03 AM
I’m beyond bored with forced car dependency.
Forced car dependency is bad and we really need to interrogate & fix it.
Designing our cities around cars is unsafe, expensive, bad for the climate & our own health.
We can do better.
Forced car dependency is bad and we really need to interrogate & fix it.
Designing our cities around cars is unsafe, expensive, bad for the climate & our own health.
We can do better.