Trevor Anderson
@trevorjanderson.bsky.social
Edmonton. Retired teacher. Books, cinema, traveling, urbanism, biking, coffee, social justice, active public realms, housing.
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Dr. Wesley nails it:
"If there’s a problem, it’s not that judges exist. It’s that populists don’t like being told “no.”"
We don't elect kings/queens.
The same system that gives power to Premiers gives it to our courts to protect us.
Democracy isn’t mob rule.
And the UCP don't like that. #ableg
"If there’s a problem, it’s not that judges exist. It’s that populists don’t like being told “no.”"
We don't elect kings/queens.
The same system that gives power to Premiers gives it to our courts to protect us.
Democracy isn’t mob rule.
And the UCP don't like that. #ableg
Danielle Smith's comments about the judiciary are among the most worrying things she's said about Alberta democracy.
Conservatives need to stand up to her. Now.
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
Conservatives need to stand up to her. Now.
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
December 7, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Dr. Wesley nails it:
"If there’s a problem, it’s not that judges exist. It’s that populists don’t like being told “no.”"
We don't elect kings/queens.
The same system that gives power to Premiers gives it to our courts to protect us.
Democracy isn’t mob rule.
And the UCP don't like that. #ableg
"If there’s a problem, it’s not that judges exist. It’s that populists don’t like being told “no.”"
We don't elect kings/queens.
The same system that gives power to Premiers gives it to our courts to protect us.
Democracy isn’t mob rule.
And the UCP don't like that. #ableg
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Bus priority infrastructure in Asian cities always stuns me. Our electric bus (that runs every 10 minutes) is speeding down a center running bus lane.
It’s a ~40 minute ride to dinner and I’m seriously enjoying it.
It’s a ~40 minute ride to dinner and I’m seriously enjoying it.
November 29, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Bus priority infrastructure in Asian cities always stuns me. Our electric bus (that runs every 10 minutes) is speeding down a center running bus lane.
It’s a ~40 minute ride to dinner and I’m seriously enjoying it.
It’s a ~40 minute ride to dinner and I’m seriously enjoying it.
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Relegalize SROs. Relegalize single stair buildings to enable larger, family sized homes. Legalize townhomes everywhere. Legalize ADUs everywhere. Legalize apartment buildings in more places. Yes to all the homes.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/n...
The ‘New’ Solution for the N.Y.C. Housing Crisis: Single-Room Apartments
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Relegalize SROs. Relegalize single stair buildings to enable larger, family sized homes. Legalize townhomes everywhere. Legalize ADUs everywhere. Legalize apartment buildings in more places. Yes to all the homes.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/n...
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Here’s something that’s really important for everyone to understand.
If we design our cities just for cars, they fail everyone, including drivers.
If we design our cities with many great CHOICES in how to get around, they work better for everyone, including drivers.
Spread the word.
If we design our cities just for cars, they fail everyone, including drivers.
If we design our cities with many great CHOICES in how to get around, they work better for everyone, including drivers.
Spread the word.
November 15, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Here’s something that’s really important for everyone to understand.
If we design our cities just for cars, they fail everyone, including drivers.
If we design our cities with many great CHOICES in how to get around, they work better for everyone, including drivers.
Spread the word.
If we design our cities just for cars, they fail everyone, including drivers.
If we design our cities with many great CHOICES in how to get around, they work better for everyone, including drivers.
Spread the word.
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WATCH: Seriously, if you’re following ANY bike-lane debate, you HAVE TO WATCH this news story. You actually can’t make this up. Ford claims without evidence that bike-lanes are bad for small business, and THE ACTUAL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION obliterates him with data.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
Annex businesses tell Ford to back off Bloor bike lanes
Stores in the Annex say the Bloor bike lanes have been a big boost to business. As Michelle Mackey reports, the neighborhood's BIA wants the province to back off its new bill that could see the lanes ...
toronto.citynews.ca
November 8, 2025 at 3:13 PM
WATCH: Seriously, if you’re following ANY bike-lane debate, you HAVE TO WATCH this news story. You actually can’t make this up. Ford claims without evidence that bike-lanes are bad for small business, and THE ACTUAL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION obliterates him with data.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
Green tram tracks, like this one I saw in Rotterdam today, just look so much better, but they also make you feel you're in a much calmer space.
September 20, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Green tram tracks, like this one I saw in Rotterdam today, just look so much better, but they also make you feel you're in a much calmer space.
What strikes me the most during a Friday evening rush hour in Delft Netherlands is just how pleasant the noises are compared to the loud cars and motorcycles back home. You can actually hear people talking, birds chirping, and bikes rhythmically wheeling over the cobblestones. Much less stressful!!
September 19, 2025 at 4:26 PM
What strikes me the most during a Friday evening rush hour in Delft Netherlands is just how pleasant the noises are compared to the loud cars and motorcycles back home. You can actually hear people talking, birds chirping, and bikes rhythmically wheeling over the cobblestones. Much less stressful!!
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A school bus, but on bikes! I recently joined parents, kids, and volunteers for a community ride to celebrate the launch of @bikebusedmonton.bsky.social. #yegbike
August 28, 2025 at 8:08 PM
A school bus, but on bikes! I recently joined parents, kids, and volunteers for a community ride to celebrate the launch of @bikebusedmonton.bsky.social. #yegbike
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When parks are the backyard of a city.
August 23, 2025 at 1:09 AM
When parks are the backyard of a city.
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This iconic Fabian Todorovic cartoon is still one of the best I’ve seen at illustrating the remarkable amount of space we surrender to cars, leaving little space left for everyone and everything else. The text added later makes the bonus point that many drivers still manage to complain about it.
August 4, 2025 at 6:33 AM
This iconic Fabian Todorovic cartoon is still one of the best I’ve seen at illustrating the remarkable amount of space we surrender to cars, leaving little space left for everyone and everything else. The text added later makes the bonus point that many drivers still manage to complain about it.
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Alberta's provincial government punching down - again - to distract from the chaos they are causing everywhere #yycbike www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
ANALYSIS | Alberta minister threatens to axe bike lanes. Can he make his case? | CBC News
Province claims urban bike lanes worsen congestion. Ontario said the same thing — then a judge found they lacked evidence to back up their point.
www.cbc.ca
August 3, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Alberta's provincial government punching down - again - to distract from the chaos they are causing everywhere #yycbike www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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We were out at Taste of Edmonton today collecting ideas from transit riders on how we can best improve our system!
These ideas will inform our future advocacy, and be sent to the City
#yegcc #yegtransit #yeglrt
These ideas will inform our future advocacy, and be sent to the City
#yegcc #yegtransit #yeglrt
July 23, 2025 at 2:19 AM
We were out at Taste of Edmonton today collecting ideas from transit riders on how we can best improve our system!
These ideas will inform our future advocacy, and be sent to the City
#yegcc #yegtransit #yeglrt
These ideas will inform our future advocacy, and be sent to the City
#yegcc #yegtransit #yeglrt
View from the office today!
July 18, 2025 at 8:10 PM
View from the office today!
It was great to see so many people out last night to be inspired by @nerd4cities.bsky.social Thanks @pathsforpeople.bsky.social
July 18, 2025 at 2:24 PM
It was great to see so many people out last night to be inspired by @nerd4cities.bsky.social Thanks @pathsforpeople.bsky.social
Montréal knows how to create pedestrian streets that engage the 10s of 1000s of people using them every day. They make them playful, fun places that people want to visit. No hostile furniture here! What a boon to the small local shops, restaurants, and bars that line these summer streets!!
June 9, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Montréal knows how to create pedestrian streets that engage the 10s of 1000s of people using them every day. They make them playful, fun places that people want to visit. No hostile furniture here! What a boon to the small local shops, restaurants, and bars that line these summer streets!!
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June 6, 2025 at 8:21 PM
First visit to New York City since the introduction of congestion pricing. These photos were taken between 3:30 p.m. and 6:15 p.m. on Friday, May 16th, in midtown Manhatten, and show the drastic decrease in traffic. Buses and taxis were moving! What a win for hard-working New Yorkers going home!!
May 17, 2025 at 12:29 PM
First visit to New York City since the introduction of congestion pricing. These photos were taken between 3:30 p.m. and 6:15 p.m. on Friday, May 16th, in midtown Manhatten, and show the drastic decrease in traffic. Buses and taxis were moving! What a win for hard-working New Yorkers going home!!
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If we’re being honest, the biggest threat to urban livability isn’t density or height. It’s the noise, danger, pollution, and wasted space that comes from prioritizing cars above all other modes of transport.
May 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
If we’re being honest, the biggest threat to urban livability isn’t density or height. It’s the noise, danger, pollution, and wasted space that comes from prioritizing cars above all other modes of transport.
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The report shows this was a government-wide, systemic refusal to process FOIP requests. It's a damning indictment of the UCP's extreme culture of secrecy. And the UCP is further reducing FOIP access, which is yet another red flag re: growing authoritarianism.
oipc.ab.ca/information-...
oipc.ab.ca/information-...
May 9, 2025 at 8:55 PM
The report shows this was a government-wide, systemic refusal to process FOIP requests. It's a damning indictment of the UCP's extreme culture of secrecy. And the UCP is further reducing FOIP access, which is yet another red flag re: growing authoritarianism.
oipc.ab.ca/information-...
oipc.ab.ca/information-...
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Without popular support for separation, she has seriously limited options. But Moscrop is exactly right: this is live ammo-stuff now, the way Brexit was, the way Trump as a candidate was. She is reckless, and part of a political movement of delusion and dishonesty. Very dangerous
Danielle Smith is playing fast and loose with the future of the country. It seems like a long shot that Alberta would vote to leave, but who knows what happens once you start down this path. It’s a live-ammo outing now.
Utter insanity.
Utter insanity.
May 5, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Without popular support for separation, she has seriously limited options. But Moscrop is exactly right: this is live ammo-stuff now, the way Brexit was, the way Trump as a candidate was. She is reckless, and part of a political movement of delusion and dishonesty. Very dangerous
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Mike Judd of Timberwolf Wilderness Society timberwolfwildernesssociety.ca explains what restoration of the Eastern Slopes looks like.
#abpoli #ableg #polluterpay #EasternSlopes #water #wilderness #restoration
#abpoli #ableg #polluterpay #EasternSlopes #water #wilderness #restoration
May 6, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Mike Judd of Timberwolf Wilderness Society timberwolfwildernesssociety.ca explains what restoration of the Eastern Slopes looks like.
#abpoli #ableg #polluterpay #EasternSlopes #water #wilderness #restoration
#abpoli #ableg #polluterpay #EasternSlopes #water #wilderness #restoration
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Think of your favourite part of your town. Could you build it again under your zoning laws? No? Porquoi mes amis, porquoi?
Cartoon with caption by my buddy @jackhauen.bsky.social
May 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Think of your favourite part of your town. Could you build it again under your zoning laws? No? Porquoi mes amis, porquoi?