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More than 70 species of #sharks and rays win wildlife trade protections in a conservation first 🦈
the #UK becomes the largest world economic power to ban new oil and gas exploration 🛢️
#guerrilla urbanists in LA take pedestrian safety into their own hands 🎨
and more – in our new issue👇
the #UK becomes the largest world economic power to ban new oil and gas exploration 🛢️
#guerrilla urbanists in LA take pedestrian safety into their own hands 🎨
and more – in our new issue👇
'Historical win' for sharks and rays, UK to ban oil and gas exploration, Los Angelenos paint guerrilla crosswalks - Squirrel News
In today's Squirrel News, more than 70 species of sharks and rays win wildlife trade protections in a conservation first, the UK becomes the largest world economic power to ban new oil and gas explora...
squirrel-news.net
December 1, 2025 at 4:21 PM
More than 70 species of #sharks and rays win wildlife trade protections in a conservation first 🦈
the #UK becomes the largest world economic power to ban new oil and gas exploration 🛢️
#guerrilla urbanists in LA take pedestrian safety into their own hands 🎨
and more – in our new issue👇
the #UK becomes the largest world economic power to ban new oil and gas exploration 🛢️
#guerrilla urbanists in LA take pedestrian safety into their own hands 🎨
and more – in our new issue👇
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Who should win the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize?
This newly created honor will be awarded by FIFA boss Gianni Infantino in December at the World Cup draw. Infantino is widely expected to honor President Donald Trump.
This newly created honor will be awarded by FIFA boss Gianni Infantino in December at the World Cup draw. Infantino is widely expected to honor President Donald Trump.
Opinion | Trump-tailored ‘Peace Prize’ is one more own goal for FIFA
World Cup governing body once again puts power and profit above all else.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Who should win the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize?
This newly created honor will be awarded by FIFA boss Gianni Infantino in December at the World Cup draw. Infantino is widely expected to honor President Donald Trump.
This newly created honor will be awarded by FIFA boss Gianni Infantino in December at the World Cup draw. Infantino is widely expected to honor President Donald Trump.
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"Throughout all of this pushback & opposition, Vancouver experienced an authentic bike boom, with the mode share increasing by nearly 300%. An impressive 10% of trips to work are now made by bike, one of the highest rates in North America. Women now make up nearly half of all trips made by bicycle."
When newly-elected Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson started converting car lanes to bike lanes in 2009, pundits claimed it was political suicide. In 2018, he stepped down after three terms as the longest-serving mayor in the city's history. So what can this tale teach us about so-called "bikelash"?🧵
October 6, 2025 at 7:17 AM
"Throughout all of this pushback & opposition, Vancouver experienced an authentic bike boom, with the mode share increasing by nearly 300%. An impressive 10% of trips to work are now made by bike, one of the highest rates in North America. Women now make up nearly half of all trips made by bicycle."
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Hey y'all. Some of you may remember I really wanted to put together an urbanism dictionary, and well, this is what I finally decided is the best way to do that!
If you have any great photos you want featured, @me!
Also, there's a daily quote too!
If you have any great photos you want featured, @me!
Also, there's a daily quote too!
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Stroad
A pejorative portmanteau of street and road: an expensive, dangerous, and ugly design that tries to be both a high-speed commuter road and destination street with businesses, failing at both while being equally frustrating for drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians.
Stroad
A pejorative portmanteau of street and road: an expensive, dangerous, and ugly design that tries to be both a high-speed commuter road and destination street with businesses, failing at both while being equally frustrating for drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians.
Stroad - Wikipedia
A stroad is a thoroughfare that combines the features of streets and roads.[1][2][3][4] Common in the United States and Canada, stroads are wide arterials (roads for through traffic) that also provide...
en.wikipedia.org
October 3, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Hey y'all. Some of you may remember I really wanted to put together an urbanism dictionary, and well, this is what I finally decided is the best way to do that!
If you have any great photos you want featured, @me!
Also, there's a daily quote too!
If you have any great photos you want featured, @me!
Also, there's a daily quote too!
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No city in Canada has a “laissez-faire” housing system.
They all strictly regulate what you can build and where. Montreal is a little better (less single-family zoning) but it’s still true here.
When you limit the supply of housing below demand, what happens?
We’re doing this to ourselves.
They all strictly regulate what you can build and where. Montreal is a little better (less single-family zoning) but it’s still true here.
When you limit the supply of housing below demand, what happens?
We’re doing this to ourselves.
“Montreal verges on losing one of its most attractive features: affordability. Recent news that rents in Montreal have doubled since 2019 reveal that the city hasn’t taken hard enough action against the greed that’s undermining housing affordability.”
An editorial by @taylornoakes.com.
An editorial by @taylornoakes.com.
The Montreal housing crisis — brought to you by predatory landlords, Airbnb profiteers and the politicians who enable them
The Montreal housing crisis — brought to you by predatory landlords, Airbnb profiteers and the politicians who enable them.
cultmtl.com
September 27, 2025 at 7:54 PM
No city in Canada has a “laissez-faire” housing system.
They all strictly regulate what you can build and where. Montreal is a little better (less single-family zoning) but it’s still true here.
When you limit the supply of housing below demand, what happens?
We’re doing this to ourselves.
They all strictly regulate what you can build and where. Montreal is a little better (less single-family zoning) but it’s still true here.
When you limit the supply of housing below demand, what happens?
We’re doing this to ourselves.
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New #Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies report concludes that #zoning laws “have been wielded as weapons to limit overall housing production, as well as what type of homes can be built, and where.”
It calls for “reducing or eliminating parking minimums and lot size requirements” & much more.
It calls for “reducing or eliminating parking minimums and lot size requirements” & much more.
What to Know from Harvard's 'Unlocking the Missing Middle' Housing Study
The United States is in the midst of a national housing shortage, and Massachusetts is no exception to this environment. A new Harvard report has examined the loss of “middle”...
rock929rocks.com
September 27, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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Powerful call from Xinka leaders, civil society orgs & Green Party leader Elizabeth May ALL calling on #Canada and Vancouver-based Pan American Silver to respect #IndigenousPeoplesRights and the Xinka's decision to reject consent for the Escobal mine in #Guatemala. www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...
Guatemalan Indigenous Leaders Urge Closure of B.C.-Owned Mine
At a news conference in Ottawa, Marisol Guerra and Marta Muñoz, two Xinka women from Guatemala, call on the Canadian government to support the closure of Vancouver-based Pan American Silver’s Escobal ...
www.cpac.ca
September 23, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Powerful call from Xinka leaders, civil society orgs & Green Party leader Elizabeth May ALL calling on #Canada and Vancouver-based Pan American Silver to respect #IndigenousPeoplesRights and the Xinka's decision to reject consent for the Escobal mine in #Guatemala. www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...
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“A group led by former Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart will challenge the province's municipal voting system in court, arguing it is unconstitutional and does not lead to fair representation.” #VanPoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Former Vancouver mayor to challenge B.C.'s voting system in court | CBC News
Referendums for voter reform have been held — and not passed — in Vancouver. Now, the city's former mayor Kennedy Stewart is bringing the issue forward for a legal challenge.
www.cbc.ca
September 22, 2025 at 3:26 PM
“A group led by former Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart will challenge the province's municipal voting system in court, arguing it is unconstitutional and does not lead to fair representation.” #VanPoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Are you tired of being ignored by City Hall? Your voice deserves to be heard. Join the fight to make local elections fair in British Columbia: www.fixcityhall.ca/petition?rec... #vanpoli #Vancouver #VancouverBC
Will You Join The Fight?
British Columbians deserve local governments that reflect the diversity and voices of their communities, not outdated systems designed to silence them.
www.fixcityhall.ca
September 21, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Are you tired of being ignored by City Hall? Your voice deserves to be heard. Join the fight to make local elections fair in British Columbia: www.fixcityhall.ca/petition?rec... #vanpoli #Vancouver #VancouverBC
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Permanent Residents have residency requirements, CRA has residency requirements. The government can make them match. I don’t know why Jason Kenney felt handcuffed. Maybe a Harper thing. vancouversun.com/opinion/colu...
How can the owner of three B.C. malls and a mansion not be 'a resident of Canada for tax purposes'?
Billionaire Weihong Liu, who is trying to buy the troubled HBC, says she is a citizen of China. Tthat's where she lists her current address
vancouversun.com
September 21, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Permanent Residents have residency requirements, CRA has residency requirements. The government can make them match. I don’t know why Jason Kenney felt handcuffed. Maybe a Harper thing. vancouversun.com/opinion/colu...
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#MetroVancouverRD - Metro Vancouver pushing for water metering to reduce overall consumption vancouversun.com/news/metro-v...
Metro Vancouver pushing for water metering to reduce overall consumption
Only a couple of municipalities in the region fully meter water usage, but expanding the efforts could help combat climate change.
vancouversun.com
September 19, 2025 at 3:20 PM
#MetroVancouverRD - Metro Vancouver pushing for water metering to reduce overall consumption vancouversun.com/news/metro-v...
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Vancouver Is About to Blow a Chance for Transit Area Affordability via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
Vancouver Is About to Blow a Chance for Transit Area Affordability | The Tyee
The citywide rezoning strategy facing council’s vote is fatally flawed. Here’s what to do instead.
thetyee.ca
September 12, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Vancouver Is About to Blow a Chance for Transit Area Affordability via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
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URGENT!!
A us corp is trying to lease prime crown land along the Vancouver Island/BC coast.
This is NOT for an outward bound program.
WE THE CITIZENS HAVE A SAY.
Please follow the link and comment on why their application must be denied.
PLEASE SHARE
comment.nrs.gov.bc.ca/applications...
A us corp is trying to lease prime crown land along the Vancouver Island/BC coast.
This is NOT for an outward bound program.
WE THE CITIZENS HAVE A SAY.
Please follow the link and comment on why their application must be denied.
PLEASE SHARE
comment.nrs.gov.bc.ca/applications...
September 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
URGENT!!
A us corp is trying to lease prime crown land along the Vancouver Island/BC coast.
This is NOT for an outward bound program.
WE THE CITIZENS HAVE A SAY.
Please follow the link and comment on why their application must be denied.
PLEASE SHARE
comment.nrs.gov.bc.ca/applications...
A us corp is trying to lease prime crown land along the Vancouver Island/BC coast.
This is NOT for an outward bound program.
WE THE CITIZENS HAVE A SAY.
Please follow the link and comment on why their application must be denied.
PLEASE SHARE
comment.nrs.gov.bc.ca/applications...
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Metro Vancouver says that wood smoke from residential burning is the largest single source of fine particulate matter emissions in the region, which can be a major health concern for seniors, infants & other vulnerable people.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Metro Vancouver residents could risk a fine if they don't register fireplaces, wood stoves by Sept. 15 | CBC News
Most Metro Vancouver residents with a wood-burning fireplace or wood stove will have to register their appliances by Sept. 15 as part of regional bylaws — or risk facing a fine.
www.cbc.ca
August 19, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Metro Vancouver says that wood smoke from residential burning is the largest single source of fine particulate matter emissions in the region, which can be a major health concern for seniors, infants & other vulnerable people.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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And the award for the fastest evidence of induced demand and "Just one more lane" desperation goes to... DOUG FORD and the Ontario Conservatives! #ontario #onpoli #dougford #frankdomenic🍁
August 15, 2025 at 2:53 PM
And the award for the fastest evidence of induced demand and "Just one more lane" desperation goes to... DOUG FORD and the Ontario Conservatives! #ontario #onpoli #dougford #frankdomenic🍁
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Bribe Offers and Conflicts of Interest: Vancouver's Building Inspector Scandal via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/07... Amazing......!!!!!???
Bribe Offers and Conflicts of Interest: Vancouver’s Building Inspector Scandal | The Tyee
The city’s auditor general urges action after finding an employee’s conflict of interest persisted for 10 years. A Tyee explainer.
thetyee.ca
July 7, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Bribe Offers and Conflicts of Interest: Vancouver's Building Inspector Scandal via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/07... Amazing......!!!!!???
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Ken Sim is awful, but Brian Montague might be the worst human on Vancouver City Council. Everything he does is aimed at increasing fossil fuels, evicting renters, or brutalizing homeless people and drug users.
Let's toss him aside next election
Let's toss him aside next election
June 20, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Ken Sim is awful, but Brian Montague might be the worst human on Vancouver City Council. Everything he does is aimed at increasing fossil fuels, evicting renters, or brutalizing homeless people and drug users.
Let's toss him aside next election
Let's toss him aside next election
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Celebrations for the World Cup have always been loud, chaotic, riotous events (as they should be) that will be covered in "foreign flags" from around the globe. What should supports expect when they come to the USA? Are you ready for the National Guard to crash celebrations for your national team?
June 9, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Celebrations for the World Cup have always been loud, chaotic, riotous events (as they should be) that will be covered in "foreign flags" from around the globe. What should supports expect when they come to the USA? Are you ready for the National Guard to crash celebrations for your national team?
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As the Club World Cup kicks off under the threat of immigration crackdowns, @hebagowayed.bsky.social & @nickocchiuto.bsky.social write in The Guardian about how FIFA corruption has put Trump’s authoritarian agenda front and center.
Authoritarian-friendly Fifa fest shows why next year’s World Cup must be boycotted | Heba Gowayed and Nicholas Occhiuto
The Club World Cup is being staged across the US as citizens from 12 countries are banned and masked agents demand people’s papers based on the color of their skin
www.theguardian.com
June 17, 2025 at 7:38 AM
As the Club World Cup kicks off under the threat of immigration crackdowns, @hebagowayed.bsky.social & @nickocchiuto.bsky.social write in The Guardian about how FIFA corruption has put Trump’s authoritarian agenda front and center.
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If you could the Canada line would be moving less than 30% its actual ridership.
June 8, 2025 at 11:57 PM
If you could the Canada line would be moving less than 30% its actual ridership.
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This is from a twitter post from 2018 by Rep. Rick Larsen, is what I found when I searched this image.
Apparently it was a parade in DC.
If we can't get our wish and he *does* get his ego-stroking parade, I hope it is even emptier of onlookers than what we see here.
Apparently it was a parade in DC.
If we can't get our wish and he *does* get his ego-stroking parade, I hope it is even emptier of onlookers than what we see here.
May 18, 2025 at 5:57 PM
This is from a twitter post from 2018 by Rep. Rick Larsen, is what I found when I searched this image.
Apparently it was a parade in DC.
If we can't get our wish and he *does* get his ego-stroking parade, I hope it is even emptier of onlookers than what we see here.
Apparently it was a parade in DC.
If we can't get our wish and he *does* get his ego-stroking parade, I hope it is even emptier of onlookers than what we see here.