Matthew Wood
@matthewwoodfi.bsky.social
Canadian-Finnish economist with a love for bikes, trains, good policy, and trivia. Nova Scotian in Helsinki. "Mer finsk än finländarna själva" - HBL
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A lot of people assume that Amsterdam has been biketopia since time immemorial but it actually was car hell for decades before the citizens became fed up with car fatalities and forced the government to rebuild everything around mass transit and bikes. It took time and will, but they did it.
Driving didn’t “naturally” become inevitable. We designed a society that make driving inevitable in most places. We can design something different
September 28, 2025 at 2:26 PM
A lot of people assume that Amsterdam has been biketopia since time immemorial but it actually was car hell for decades before the citizens became fed up with car fatalities and forced the government to rebuild everything around mass transit and bikes. It took time and will, but they did it.
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Halifax Wanderers on noussut tyhjästä ilmiöksi itäisessä Kanadassa.
Kanadalainen jääkiekkokaupunki hurahti jalkapalloon | Aitio
www.apu.fi
July 7, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Halifax Wanderers on noussut tyhjästä ilmiöksi itäisessä Kanadassa.
Halifax's dipshit mayor doing his absolute best to drag Halifax back to the 1950s (from the 1990s).
Mayor Andy Fillmore states that he will introduce a motion next Tuesday to halt construction of new bike lanes #BikeHfx
June 6, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Halifax's dipshit mayor doing his absolute best to drag Halifax back to the 1950s (from the 1990s).
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"I'm going to govern in econometrics" is a winning campaign slogan for the ages.
April 29, 2025 at 2:59 AM
"I'm going to govern in econometrics" is a winning campaign slogan for the ages.
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Yritysten ja rikkaiden veronkevennysten sijaan köyhyyttä olisi hyvin helppo vähentää — ja se maksaisi vain murto-osan Orpon hallituksen suunnittelemista veronkevennyksistä.
Selvitimme sosiaaliturvaetuuksien indeksikorotuksen, työttömyysturvan lapsikorotuksen sekä työttömyysturvan ja yleisen asumistuen suojaosien palauttamisen vaikutukset köyhyyden kehittymiseen.
Uudistuksilla köyhien määrä vähenisi 19 200:lla vuonna 2026 ja 21 200:lla vuonna 2027. 1/4
Uudistuksilla köyhien määrä vähenisi 19 200:lla vuonna 2026 ja 21 200:lla vuonna 2027. 1/4
Sosiaaliturva | Soste: Näillä toimilla köyhien määrä vähenisi
Sosiaali- ja terveysalan kattojärjestön mukaan köyhyys voitaisiin kääntää Suomessa selvään laskuun jo parissa vuodessa.
www.hs.fi
April 22, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Yritysten ja rikkaiden veronkevennysten sijaan köyhyyttä olisi hyvin helppo vähentää — ja se maksaisi vain murto-osan Orpon hallituksen suunnittelemista veronkevennyksistä.
Tax cuts for the rich and service cuts for everyone. Does anyone remember how well trickle-down economics worked everywhere else? What's Liz Truss up to these days?
Finance Minister Riikka Purra cites research suggesting that tax cuts for high-income earners could boost employment and economic growth.
Thursday's papers: Purra promises tax cuts, growing nicotine addiction, and shoplifting surge
Finance Minister Riikka Purra cites research suggesting that tax cuts for high-income earners could boost employment and economic growth.
yle.fi
April 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Tax cuts for the rich and service cuts for everyone. Does anyone remember how well trickle-down economics worked everywhere else? What's Liz Truss up to these days?
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"We have the government we deserve. The American age is over. And it ended because the American people were no longer worthy of it."
The American Age Is Over
Emergency Triad: The United States commits imperial suicide.
www.thebulwark.com
April 5, 2025 at 1:00 AM
"We have the government we deserve. The American age is over. And it ended because the American people were no longer worthy of it."
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Unfortunately reality is starting to look more like the assumptions of our trade war scenario from last week. Lose-lose.
@suomenpankki.fi @bofitresearch.bsky.social
www.bofbulletin.fi/en/2025/1/ho...
@suomenpankki.fi @bofitresearch.bsky.social
www.bofbulletin.fi/en/2025/1/ho...
April 3, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Unfortunately reality is starting to look more like the assumptions of our trade war scenario from last week. Lose-lose.
@suomenpankki.fi @bofitresearch.bsky.social
www.bofbulletin.fi/en/2025/1/ho...
@suomenpankki.fi @bofitresearch.bsky.social
www.bofbulletin.fi/en/2025/1/ho...
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The U.S is the wealthiest country in the history of the world. We should not have the highest rate of child poverty of nearly every major country on earth. We should have the lowest.
It's time to end this international embarrassment & create an economy that works for all.
It's time to end this international embarrassment & create an economy that works for all.
April 1, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The U.S is the wealthiest country in the history of the world. We should not have the highest rate of child poverty of nearly every major country on earth. We should have the lowest.
It's time to end this international embarrassment & create an economy that works for all.
It's time to end this international embarrassment & create an economy that works for all.
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This speaks volumes:
Yale professors, Timothy Snyder, a historian of totalitarianism and the author of "On Tyranny," and Jason Stanley, a philosopher and the author of "How Fascism Works", move to Canada.
leiterreports.typepad.com/blog/2025/03...
munkschool.utoronto.ca/person/timot...
Yale professors, Timothy Snyder, a historian of totalitarianism and the author of "On Tyranny," and Jason Stanley, a philosopher and the author of "How Fascism Works", move to Canada.
leiterreports.typepad.com/blog/2025/03...
munkschool.utoronto.ca/person/timot...
Stanley from Yale to Toronto
Jason Stanley (philosophy of language, epistemology, political philosophy), Professor of Philosophy at Yale University, has accepted a senior offer from the University of Toronto, where he will be thr...
leiterreports.typepad.com
March 26, 2025 at 12:13 AM
This speaks volumes:
Yale professors, Timothy Snyder, a historian of totalitarianism and the author of "On Tyranny," and Jason Stanley, a philosopher and the author of "How Fascism Works", move to Canada.
leiterreports.typepad.com/blog/2025/03...
munkschool.utoronto.ca/person/timot...
Yale professors, Timothy Snyder, a historian of totalitarianism and the author of "On Tyranny," and Jason Stanley, a philosopher and the author of "How Fascism Works", move to Canada.
leiterreports.typepad.com/blog/2025/03...
munkschool.utoronto.ca/person/timot...
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Lähetin Helsingin Sanomiin vastineen 20.3. pääkirjoitukseen. Vaikuttaa siltä että eivät vastinettani julkaise, joten laitetaan tänne internettiin!
JÄTKÄSAAREN TUNNELI ON TURHA
Jostain syystä Helsingin Kokoomusta ja Sdp:tä ei kiinnosta tunnelin hyöty/kustannus-arvio!
#kuntavaalit2025
#helsinki
JÄTKÄSAAREN TUNNELI ON TURHA
Jostain syystä Helsingin Kokoomusta ja Sdp:tä ei kiinnosta tunnelin hyöty/kustannus-arvio!
#kuntavaalit2025
#helsinki
March 24, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Lähetin Helsingin Sanomiin vastineen 20.3. pääkirjoitukseen. Vaikuttaa siltä että eivät vastinettani julkaise, joten laitetaan tänne internettiin!
JÄTKÄSAAREN TUNNELI ON TURHA
Jostain syystä Helsingin Kokoomusta ja Sdp:tä ei kiinnosta tunnelin hyöty/kustannus-arvio!
#kuntavaalit2025
#helsinki
JÄTKÄSAAREN TUNNELI ON TURHA
Jostain syystä Helsingin Kokoomusta ja Sdp:tä ei kiinnosta tunnelin hyöty/kustannus-arvio!
#kuntavaalit2025
#helsinki
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Trudeau: "He talked about banking again today in a tweet, which doesn't make any sense because 16 banks are currently active in Canada holding about $113b worth of assets in this country... what he wants is to see a total collapse of the Canadian economy, because that'll make it easier to annex us."
March 4, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Trudeau: "He talked about banking again today in a tweet, which doesn't make any sense because 16 banks are currently active in Canada holding about $113b worth of assets in this country... what he wants is to see a total collapse of the Canadian economy, because that'll make it easier to annex us."
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It's snowing again and I have "Vuosaari on My Mind".
Happy holidays🎄
Happy holidays🎄
December 22, 2024 at 9:26 AM
It's snowing again and I have "Vuosaari on My Mind".
Happy holidays🎄
Happy holidays🎄
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Vienna recently transformed 1.3km of Argentinierstraße, a central corridor in the heart of the City. By replacing some parking with seating & greenery, the street has been transformed into a place that prioritizes pedestrians & cyclists while welcoming cars as guests.
📸 @modacitylife.bsky.social
📸 @modacitylife.bsky.social
November 25, 2024 at 5:34 PM
Vienna recently transformed 1.3km of Argentinierstraße, a central corridor in the heart of the City. By replacing some parking with seating & greenery, the street has been transformed into a place that prioritizes pedestrians & cyclists while welcoming cars as guests.
📸 @modacitylife.bsky.social
📸 @modacitylife.bsky.social
The Helsinki region's new light rail line 15 is such an improvement to what we had before. Dedicated tracks, frequent service, high average speed, and great rolling stock. Plus, it comes with loads of AAA bike lanes along the length of the line!
November 24, 2024 at 9:46 AM
The Helsinki region's new light rail line 15 is such an improvement to what we had before. Dedicated tracks, frequent service, high average speed, and great rolling stock. Plus, it comes with loads of AAA bike lanes along the length of the line!
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We should redesign cities for autonomous kids, not autonomous cars.
November 23, 2024 at 4:53 AM
We should redesign cities for autonomous kids, not autonomous cars.
After a long time on the other site it's time to finally try something new. Expect my love for Helsinki and Finland, urbanism, and dining cars on trains to shine through.
Good to be here - please look at my bike.
Good to be here - please look at my bike.
November 23, 2024 at 8:33 AM
After a long time on the other site it's time to finally try something new. Expect my love for Helsinki and Finland, urbanism, and dining cars on trains to shine through.
Good to be here - please look at my bike.
Good to be here - please look at my bike.