Shari Lichterman
@slichterman.bsky.social
CAO City of Greater Sudbury, roots in Ottawa and PEI, dual 🇨🇦🇺🇸, wife, mom…I care about building better cities, fighting climate change, promoting active transportation and transit - supporting great communities.
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Elbows up, Canada.
March 22, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Elbows up, Canada.
Excited to be taking on this new role and making the move to Greater Sudbury! www.greatersudbury.ca/city-hall/ne...
Mayor Lefebvre Announces Hiring of New Chief Administrative Officer
www.greatersudbury.ca
March 1, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Excited to be taking on this new role and making the move to Greater Sudbury! www.greatersudbury.ca/city-hall/ne...
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If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
February 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
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I’m starting to think this isn’t about government efficiency.
January 20, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I’m starting to think this isn’t about government efficiency.
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President Carter defined what it means to be a servant leader. He fought for our democracy, our climate, humanity, and civil rights around the world. We can find peace today knowing that he is reunited with the love his life, Rosalynn.
December 29, 2024 at 11:14 PM
President Carter defined what it means to be a servant leader. He fought for our democracy, our climate, humanity, and civil rights around the world. We can find peace today knowing that he is reunited with the love his life, Rosalynn.
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Montreal isn’t perfect on housing but this is one thing I *love*. Apartments are everywhere, including quiet streets. The dreadful idea that apartments and renters only belong on busy roads (to act as a “buffer” for single-family homeowners) simply is not a thing in a neighbourhood like this.
December 15, 2024 at 10:45 PM
Montreal isn’t perfect on housing but this is one thing I *love*. Apartments are everywhere, including quiet streets. The dreadful idea that apartments and renters only belong on busy roads (to act as a “buffer” for single-family homeowners) simply is not a thing in a neighbourhood like this.
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The thing to remember about Minneapolis and housing is that the 87% of new units were 20+ units builds in transit-oriented and commercial corridors. They did build height *minimums* and abolished parking minimums.
Minneapolis Land Use Reforms Offer a Blueprint for Housing Affordability
Minneapolis was once among the cities whose zoning policies prevented sufficient housing construction. In the early 2000s, the city maintained strict requirements related to parking, land use, and bui...
www.pewtrusts.org
December 3, 2024 at 4:10 PM
The thing to remember about Minneapolis and housing is that the 87% of new units were 20+ units builds in transit-oriented and commercial corridors. They did build height *minimums* and abolished parking minimums.
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You should read this www.esquire.com/news-politic...
My Life As a Homeless Man in America
An extraordinary firsthand account.
www.esquire.com
November 27, 2024 at 4:56 PM
You should read this www.esquire.com/news-politic...
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ICYMI, most read story in the Sunday Toronto Star was my look at how "15-minute city" conspiracy theories are roiling efforts of local councils in the GTA and beyond to make communities more bikeable and walkable www.thestar.com/news/gta/how...
How the 15-minute city idea became a misinformation-fuelled fight that’s rattling GTA councils
The idea of making cities walkable and livable has helped fuel a conspiracy theory that is throwing local meetings into chaos — and is already changing the way councils work.
www.thestar.com
November 25, 2024 at 3:32 PM
ICYMI, most read story in the Sunday Toronto Star was my look at how "15-minute city" conspiracy theories are roiling efforts of local councils in the GTA and beyond to make communities more bikeable and walkable www.thestar.com/news/gta/how...
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They should just rename vaccines “supplements” so everyone will like them.
November 24, 2024 at 9:13 PM
They should just rename vaccines “supplements” so everyone will like them.
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Urbanism wins when people who own cars don’t feel the need to use them all the time.
An important note is that, at least for my family, e-bikes have replaced many car *trips*, not necessarily cars, because we don’t live in a super dense city and neighborhood. And that’s ok. We need every incremental change we can get.
Wine and firewood are just two of the things I hauled home with my old RadWagon. I used this bike a lot to carry my kids, too
November 23, 2024 at 4:12 PM
Urbanism wins when people who own cars don’t feel the need to use them all the time.
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Our boomer population is getting very close to the point where many of them will lose their driver's licenses for medical reasons.
We need to start building more bike/accessibility lanes so they can still access shopping, events, and more independently.
We need to start building more bike/accessibility lanes so they can still access shopping, events, and more independently.
If your city’s bike network is safe & connected, people of all ages & abilities will use it, including people in motorized wheelchairs.
Everyone deserves freedom of mobility & to get around in the ways that work best for them. Cities need to ensure that’s possible.
Everyone deserves freedom of mobility & to get around in the ways that work best for them. Cities need to ensure that’s possible.
November 23, 2024 at 5:13 AM
Our boomer population is getting very close to the point where many of them will lose their driver's licenses for medical reasons.
We need to start building more bike/accessibility lanes so they can still access shopping, events, and more independently.
We need to start building more bike/accessibility lanes so they can still access shopping, events, and more independently.
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November 18, 2024 at 11:08 PM
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“Bluesky is an echo chamber!”
Our Reply: Echo chamber? Nah, we prefer to call it surround sound for facts.
Our Reply: Echo chamber? Nah, we prefer to call it surround sound for facts.
November 19, 2024 at 1:53 AM
“Bluesky is an echo chamber!”
Our Reply: Echo chamber? Nah, we prefer to call it surround sound for facts.
Our Reply: Echo chamber? Nah, we prefer to call it surround sound for facts.
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If you like something, then hit the like button. But if you REALLY like something and think other people should see it, then you should hit the repost button.
Bluesky works differently than platforms you're already used to. Liked posts don't get boosted to new eyes. The key is reposting.
Bluesky works differently than platforms you're already used to. Liked posts don't get boosted to new eyes. The key is reposting.
November 18, 2024 at 6:19 PM
If you like something, then hit the like button. But if you REALLY like something and think other people should see it, then you should hit the repost button.
Bluesky works differently than platforms you're already used to. Liked posts don't get boosted to new eyes. The key is reposting.
Bluesky works differently than platforms you're already used to. Liked posts don't get boosted to new eyes. The key is reposting.
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HERE IT IS! My 1st Urbanism & City-Building Starter Pack. I’ll keep adding to it as more city champions arrive here on Bluesky & I discover more of you. Please share this far & wide to support and grow our urbanism community here. Our cities need all the help they can get! go.bsky.app/G7isZfk
November 11, 2024 at 3:16 AM
HERE IT IS! My 1st Urbanism & City-Building Starter Pack. I’ll keep adding to it as more city champions arrive here on Bluesky & I discover more of you. Please share this far & wide to support and grow our urbanism community here. Our cities need all the help they can get! go.bsky.app/G7isZfk
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Welcome Canadians who have just arrived to Bluesky from Elon’s website
If you’re looking for good accounts to follow, I have starter packs with 250+ Canadian journalists you can mass-follow all at once that will get you up to speed:
Part 1: go.bsky.app/89ZtPe4
Part 2: go.bsky.app/KZ9uoRS
If you’re looking for good accounts to follow, I have starter packs with 250+ Canadian journalists you can mass-follow all at once that will get you up to speed:
Part 1: go.bsky.app/89ZtPe4
Part 2: go.bsky.app/KZ9uoRS
November 13, 2024 at 2:56 PM
Welcome Canadians who have just arrived to Bluesky from Elon’s website
If you’re looking for good accounts to follow, I have starter packs with 250+ Canadian journalists you can mass-follow all at once that will get you up to speed:
Part 1: go.bsky.app/89ZtPe4
Part 2: go.bsky.app/KZ9uoRS
If you’re looking for good accounts to follow, I have starter packs with 250+ Canadian journalists you can mass-follow all at once that will get you up to speed:
Part 1: go.bsky.app/89ZtPe4
Part 2: go.bsky.app/KZ9uoRS
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Hi friends - Canadian urbanism starter pack.
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November 12, 2024 at 6:46 AM
Hi friends - Canadian urbanism starter pack.
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I have been thinking this all week. Some people are still talking like the rules won't change. Some people just presume Trump didn't wreck everything the first time (it was closer than you'd think) so he won't the second time. Some people just have no idea. But there are dark times ahead.
I really think most people don't appreciate the scale of what's coming.
November 10, 2024 at 4:05 PM
I have been thinking this all week. Some people are still talking like the rules won't change. Some people just presume Trump didn't wreck everything the first time (it was closer than you'd think) so he won't the second time. Some people just have no idea. But there are dark times ahead.