At the APTA conference, a Vancouver, Canada public transit planner said that they keep increasing frequencies to address overcrowding, but it just induces more ridership so the crowding comes back. We haven't begun to saturate the market for fixed route bus service in

We tax polluters. Why not tax spreaders of misinformation? thehill.com/opinion/campai…

Needed: '...adjusting the economic incentives for spreading mistrust and misinformation. Those who sow mistrust rarely pay the costs, but we can change that.'

Love this idea!❤️

Speaker Greg Fergus kicked Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre out of the House of Commons during question period today.
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Premier David Eby at Victoria Chamber. British Columbia is well positiioned to weather global economic headwinds. We need more housing, and more is coming. BC buying land for housing around transit stations improves affordability.

👷‍♀️ Work has begun on Gorge Road Safety Improvements! The project includes protected bike lanes, road paving, intersection upgrades, landscaping, underground water main replacement and more - visit victoria.ca/signup for construction updates. #yyjtraffic

'Around-the-clock on-site staff support, including life-skills training, employment assistance and counselling, physical and mental-health resources, and referrals to other essential services.'
Excellent news, and much more needed across the province.
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'Alberta premier stands by pick of ’contrarian’ chair to lead COVID-19 data review' edmontonjournal.com/news/politics/… via Edmonton Journal by Lisa Johnson

1) Having the government elevate a 'contrarian' view isn't about 'fresh eyes', it is the institutionalization of false balance /

We must target the root cause of misinformation. We cannot fact check our way out of this theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

'Polarising, controversial & sensationalist material performs well [on social media], and gets boosted accordingly.'

'...take people down algorithmic rabbit

This study will be a hit on X. I expect some creative responses.

Study links conservatism to lower creativity across 28 countries psypost.org/study-links-co…

'...conservative thinking, which emphasizes order, tradition, and predictability, has been suggested to potentially inhibit

Hon. Rob Fleming with Paul Nursey at Destination Greater Victoria AGM. Belleville Terminal, new BC Ferries, ferry electrification and more.

Why are environmental NGOs like @EnviroDefence pushing governments so hard to densify existing neighbourhoods & shift construction from detached houses to denser building types?

A big part of it is summed up right here:

How single-family zoning screws over renters for the benefit of mansion-buyers:

My next community coffee-chat will be Monday, April 29, 2024, 3:00pm to 4:00pm at Nor Cafe, 860 Johnson St. Feel free to drop by, and share what you’d like City Council to do in the coming months and years. :⁠-⁠)

Bike is in the shop. Looks like Matt Dell got here before me.

Residents save money when governments:
1. allow more homes in the right places - walkable communities and near transit and active transportation infrastructure.
2. Invest in transit and active transportation infrastructure.

'The comprehensive land-use plan, adopted in 2022, is designed to transform, over the next 20 to 30 years, the area into mixed-use, walkable neighbourhoods that will serve as the heart of Saanich.'
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